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Title 17 : Refuse and Trash Disposal
Chapter 1 : Refuse

17-106 : Containers--portable refuse containers.

  1. The following premises shall use portable refuse containers:
    1. Single family dwellings;
    2. Multi-family dwellings containing no more than two (2) units;
    3. All businesses located in the central business district (C-1 Zone) whose containers are not serviceable by mechanical means.
    4. Any residential or commercial premises, which in the opinion of the board of mayor and aldermen does not generate a sufficient amount of refuse to warrant the placement of a commercial refuse container on site, or does not have a suitable location for placement of a commercial refuse container on site.
  2. Portable refuse containers shall be constructed of strong and durable material, rodent and insect proof and not readily corrodible. Such containers shall have a capacity of not more than thirty-two (32) gallons and not less than twenty (20) gallons, and when filled, shall weigh not more than seventy-five (75) pounds. Portable refuse containers shall be equipped with tight fitting lids or covers to preclude the free access of flies and insects and to prevent the containers from collecting water during rain or snow. The lids or covers shall be kept in place at all times except when refuse is being deposited therein or removed therefrom by the collector. Where alleys are used by the refuse collectors, containers shall be placed on or within six (6) feet of the alley line in such a position as not to intrude upon the traveled portion of the alley. Where streets are used by the refuse collectors, containers shall be placed adjacent to and back of the curb, or adjacent to and back of the ditch or street line if there be no curb, at such times as shall be scheduled by the city for the collection of refuse therefrom. As soon as practicable after such containers have been emptied they shall be removed by the owner to within, or to the rear of, his premises and away from the street line until the next scheduled time for collection. (Ord. # , May 1992)