§ 51.22. VEGETATIVE WASTE.

(A)

Vegetative waste shall be collected from residential areas once a week on one of the regular scheduled collection days as approved by the Contract Administrator. Collection shall begin no earlier than 6:00 a.m. and cease no later than 6:00 p.m. Vegetative waste shall be placed adjacent to the pavement or travel way of the street/alley. Residents shall bag or containerize all grass clippings, leaves, pine needles and similar loose items whenever possible. Large vegetative waste items must not be more than six (6) feet in length or fifty (50) pounds in weight, and shall be placed neatly at the curb. Vegetative waste shall not be comingled with trash or garbage.

In the event of a dispute between the contractor and a customer as to what constitutes vegetative waste, the situation will be reviewed and decided by the City Manager, whose decision shall be final.

(B)

If vegetative waste is placed adjacent to the pavement or travel way of the street/alley at time periods or at locations outside of those allowed by subsection 51.40(H), then the City or its contractor may collect the vegetative waste and a fee of eleven dollars fifty cents ($11.50) per cubic yard will be charged to the resident or business for the collection of the vegetative waste if such collection is not performed on the regular scheduled collection day. The minimum charge shall be eleven dollars fifty cents ($11.50) and all charges shall be to the nearest whole cubic yard. Such fee will be placed on the resident or business's water bill. If the resident or business does not receive a water bill then a separate bill for this charge shall be sent to the property owner. The eleven-dollar-fifty-cent-per-cubic-yard charge shall be remitted to and retained by the City for all collections from residential properties. The eleven-dollar-fifty-cent-per-cubic-yard charge, associated with code enforcement activities, for collections from commercial properties shall be billed by the City.

(Am. Ord. 33-96, passed 9/17/96; Am. Ord. No. 55-96, passed 11/19/96; Ord. No. 8-99, passed 3/2/99; Am. Ord. No. 8-99, passed 3/2/99; Ord. No. 15-02, § 5, passed 6/4/02; Ord. No. 22-10, § 3, passed 8/3/10)