§ 8.28.140. Required provision of approved containers and minimum service and container capacity; container placement; residential occupants' access to services.

A.

All mixed material, and organic material created or produced in the City shall be deposited in a container or containers approved by the Director, equipped with suitable handles and a tight-fitting cover, and watertight. Every person in possession, charge, or control of any single-family dwelling, multi-family dwelling or commercial premises shall provide a sufficient number of such containers of sufficient capacity to hold all mixed materials, recyclable materials, and organic materials which are created, produced, or accumulated on such premises between the time of successive collections by the collector or removal under self-haul permit, to meet the minimum SFD and MFD service and container capacity requirements of this section, and to meet county and/or state requirements for organic materials capacity and/or recyclable materials capacity.

B.

The minimum service and container capacity requirements are as follows:

1.

Single-family dwellings: For each residential unit, mixed material container capacity of at least 20 gallons.

2.

Multi-family dwelling: mixed material container and collection frequency such that the weekly capacity is equal to the number of dwelling units in the multi-family dwelling multiplied by 20 gallons.

C.

Such containers shall be kept in a suitable location upon such premises, readily accessible to the collector, if backyard service is provided. Every person subscribing to curbside collection shall place the container(s) at curbside or streetside on their collection day in a manner that does not block any driveway, sidewalk or street. Containers placed at curbside or streetside shall be timely returned to their normal storage area after the collector has emptied the container(s). By written permission of the Director, a location for such container or containers upon public property may be arranged.

D.

Owners of SFD and MFD premises shall ensure that the occupants of such premises have reasonable access to the services provided by the MM&O and RR collectors, including the collection of mixed materials, organic materials, recyclable materials, and bulky goods.

(Ord. No. 13314, § 1, 6-22-2015)