Hopewell, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 18-24, 18-25, 18-36, 18-42

Extracted standards

10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

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  • Distance from curb for container placement5 ft

    Mobile containers and properly secured refuse shall be placed within five (5) feet of the curb or front of the property for servicing.

  • Maximum bulky waste dimensions

    Bulky waste set outside of mobile containers shall not exceed the quantity of material which can be placed in, and transported safely by, a one-half-ton pick-up truck (approximate maximum dimensions of bulky waste: Eight (8) feet by four (4) feet by four (4) feet).

  • Maximum time before collection to place mobile containers48 hr

    Mobile containers shall not be placed for pickup more than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the collection day.

  • Maximum time after pickup to remove containers12 hr

    Mobile containers must be removed from the pickup area within twelve (12) hours after pickup.

  • Materials shall not be of a hazardous nature nor shall any individual item weigh more than seventy-five (75) pounds.

  • Maximum tree limb length for collection4 ft

    Tree limbs, cuttings, shrubbery, and similar yard waste may be disposed of as residential refuse, provided that such limbs, cuttings, shrubbery, and the like are cut in four-foot lengths, tied in bundles and stacked in a neat, manageable pile...

  • Minimum commercial refuse pickup frequency1 per week

    Commercial establishments shall provide for on-site containerized refuse collection and disposal, with pick-ups of at least once weekly.

  • Mobile containers shall not be left in the front yard of any lot or piece of property, except during the period provided for herein.

  • Prohibition of littering

    Littering is prohibited. Litter shall be prepared and placed for collection as specified in this article.

  • Prohibition of unlawful dumping

    No garbage, refuse, abandoned junk, or other offensive material shall be dumped, thrown, or allowed to remain on any lot or space within the city limits.

From the ordinance

Mobile containers shall not be placed for pickup more than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the collection day... Tree limbs... cut in four-foot lengths... Commercial establishments shall provide for on-site containerized refuse collection and disposal, with pick-ups of at least once weekly.
Sec. 18-24, 18-25, 18-36, 18-42