Chapter 8.05
GARBAGE AND TRASH COLLECTION
Sections:
8.05.040 Fees for removal of garbage and rubbish.
8.05.060 Molesting of containers.
8.05.010 Definitions.
In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
“Commercial enterprises” means places which conduct business and pay business license taxes to the town. Included in this definition are churches, schools, hospitals, industrial premises and all concerns not otherwise defined herein.
“Dwelling unit” means one or more rooms designated for occupancy by one household for living purposes and having its own cooking and sanitary facilities.
“Garbage” means all putrescible wastes, except sewage and body wastes, including all organic wastes that have been prepared for, or intended to be used as, food or have resulted from the preparation of food, including all such substances from all public and private establishments and residences.
“Household” means an individual, or two or more persons related by blood, marriage or adoption and usual servants, living together as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit, or a group of not more than five persons who need not be related, living together as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit.
“Multi-family units” means multi-family residences and multi-family dwellings, defined as follows:
1. “Multi-family dwellings” means motels, mobile home parks and travel trailer parks.
2. “Multi-family residence” means a residence with two or more dwelling units designated for occupancy by two or more households with separate housekeeping and cooking facilities for each individual household. Such residences are limited to apartments, townhouses and condominiums.
“Refuse” means all garbage and trash.
“Single-family residence” means a detached dwelling unit designated for occupancy by one household only.
“Trash” means all nonputrescible wastes. (Prior code § 10-1-1)
8.05.020 Collection agency.
The town or other collectors authorized by and under contract with the town shall collect all refuse within the town. No person, except as provided in this chapter, shall collect or gather refuse within the town. (Prior code § 10-1-2)
8.05.030 Collection hours.
The hours of collection of refuse shall be designated by the council. (Prior code § 10-1-3)
8.05.040 Fees for removal of garbage and rubbish.
A. Fees Within the Town’s Service Area. There shall be assessed and charged against the owner, occupant or lessee of all occupied premises within the town’s service area, fees for collection and removal of garbage, rubbish and refuse. The fees shall be established by the council as a fee schedule adopted and amended by the council from time to time.
B. Rental of Dump Truck. A dump truck (capacity three tons) may be obtained by any town resident for disposal of large volumes of trash and debris. A nonrefundable fee of $30.00 is established for rental of this truck per customer per day, or $50.00 per weekend, which fees do not include the cost of disposal of the contents at the landfill. Residents must pay $30.00 per ton for disposal at the landfill. Residents must complete an application and submit payment for truck rental and trash deposit at the time of signing up for the rental. Payment must include a $90.00 deposit for up to three tons of content disposal at the landfill. The resident will be charged for a minimum of one ton at $30.00, and the remaining balance of the resident’s deposit will be refunded, based on the amount of trash that is disposed, at the rate of $30.00 per ton. The following items cannot be placed in the dump truck: tires, white goods (refrigerators, air conditioners, stoves, washers, dryers, etc.), liquids, waste oil, antifreeze, paint, insecticides, or debris from construction work. (Ord. 18-25 § 1, 2018; Ord. 18-09 § 1, 2018; Ord. 14-04 § 1, 2014; Ord. 01-020 § 1, 2001; Ord. 01-015 § 7, 2001; Ord. 98-002, 1998; Ord. 97-009, 1997; Ord. 95-005, 1995; Ord. 94-005, 1994; Ord. 91-006, 1992; Ord. 85-05, 1985; prior code § 10-1-4)
8.05.050 Collection of fees.
Monthly refuse collection charges shall be due and payable on the first day of each month at the Town Hall and shall be delinquent from and after the tenth day of each month. Monthly statements need not be mailed to each customer. If the fees for refuse collection are not paid, such fees may be recovered by the town in an action at law against the owner or occupant, or both, of the subject premises. Such charges may be assessed against the premises served and collected and returned in the same manner as other county and municipal taxes are assessed and collected. (Ord. 01-015 § 7, 2001; prior code § 10-1-5)
8.05.060 Molesting of containers.
It shall be unlawful for any person to uncover or cause to be uncovered or tip or cause to be tipped over, or molest or cause to be molested in any manner, any container or garbage or rubbish legally placed upon any street, curb or alley for removal by an authorized collector. (Prior code § 10-1-6)