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.
- Maximum individual item weight for yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. waste75 lb
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.
- Prohibition of mobile containers in front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.
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.