§ 24-2. Container requirements.

Solid waste containers shall meet the following requirements:

(1)

No solid waste container provided by a customer shall exceed 60 pounds gross loaded weight nor 32 gallons in size. Cans should be tapered with a smaller bottom than top opening.

(2)

Sunken containers shall not be used in new construction. A franchisee is not required to service an underground container unless the person responsible for it places the container above ground prior to collection.

(3)

All containers shall be rigid, rodentproof and fireproof.

(4)

The user shall provide safe access to the pickup point so as not to jeopardize the safety of the driver of a collection vehicle or the motoring public or to create a hazard or risk to the person providing the service. When the Council finds that a private bridge, culvert or other structure or road is incapable of safely carrying the weight of the collection vehicle, the collector shall not enter on such structure or road. The user shall prove a safe alternative access point or system.

(Code 2006, § 8.20.2; Ord. No. 1385, § 1(part), 2000)