§ 8.01.110. Trash refuse and debris.

(1)

Storage.

(a)

Single-family dwellings. The occupant of each single-family dwelling shall provide sufficient containers to store all residential trash accumulated on such premises between weekly collection periods. The containers shall be of such material and design as approved by the health officer and shall consist of thirty to thirty-five gallon plastic or metal containers with or without plastic bag liners or such other containers as approved by the health officer. Plastic bags may be used for yard wastes. Subject to the approval of the health officer, seventy to one hundred-eight gallon containers on wheels with an attached lid which can be emptied mechanically into the solid waste collection vehicle may be used with the permission of the solid waste collector, and if used shall be placed by the occupant of the dwelling, on the day of collection at a location designated by the solid waste collector.

All such residential trash produced on each single-family dwelling premises shall be stored in the containers on the premises where produced such thirty to thirty-five gallon containers located, on the day of collection, for convenient access by the solid waste collector and limited to seventy-five pounds maximum weight per container. All such residential trash containers shall be watertight, rodent proof and fly proof with lids or closures maintained in place.

(b)

Multifamily dwellings. The owner of each occupied multifamily dwelling shall provide, for the use of the occupants, containers as required for single-family dwellings of sufficient quantity to contain all residential trash produced on the premises between collection periods or in lieu of such containers shall provide a containerized unit(s) of sufficient size to contain all residential trash produced on the premises between collection periods. The owner of each multifamily dwelling shall be responsible for the trash being in the containers and the condition and maintenance of the containers.

(c)

Apartments and manufactured home parks. The owner of each apartment and each mobile home park shall provide sufficient containers (no more than ten thirty to thirty-five gallon containers placed on any one location or containerized units to contain all of the residential trash produced by the occupants of the premises between collection periods. Mobile home parks may provide individual thirty to thirty-five gallon containers for each mobile home and in such case shall provide weekly collection for each mobile home.

The owner shall be responsible for the trash being in the containers and for the condition and maintenance of the containers.

(d)

Residential bulky waste may be stored on the premises of single-family dwellings, multifamily dwellings, apartments and mobile home parks outside of an enclosed building for no longer than seven days. The occupant of each occupied single-family dwelling and the owners of multifamily dwellings, apartments, mobile home parks and unoccupied single-family dwellings are responsible to arrange for the removal and collection of all residential bulky waste within seven days after it has been placed on the premises outside of an enclosed building.

(Ord. No. 45-319 § 11)