§ 6-3-7. Availability and extent of service.

(a)

Mobile containers and/or recycling bins shall be serviced one (1) time a week. (Twice a week service for carts and recycling bins will be provided only in extreme cases where rollout carts will not accommodate refuse and space constraints do not allow a bulk container.) Back door service is available, subject to the approval of the city administrator who may request a doctor's certificate for those persons who are unable to roll their mobile container or carry their recycling bin to the curb.

(b)

All persons, firms or corporations who generate more refuse than can be serviced by mobile containers and recycling bins one (1) time a week and desiring service by the city shall no longer receive mobile container/recycling bin service, but shall be required to furnish a bulk container of the type approved by the city, provided that such container shall not be serviced more than once per day. (Note: twice a week exception in paragraph (a) above refers to mobile containers and/or recycling bins.) Containers shall follow as closely as possible to the following schedule:

(1)

Residential area: One (1) mobile container/recycling bin per home.

(2)

Apartment complex: One (1) to four (4) units, one (1) mobile container/recycling bin per apartment.

(3)

Apartment complex: Five (5) units and above, bulk containers(s) in sufficient size and number as specified and approved by the city.

(c)

The city administrator is authorized to determine when a bulk container is unserviceable and may discontinue service for same.

(Ord. No. 92-10-12(A), 10/12/92; Ord. No. 2009-05-11(A), 5/11/09)