§ 21-31. Yard waste.

(a)

Generally.

(1)

City trucks will haul loose yard waste when such refuse is put into boxes, bags or containers supplied by the city or its contractor and placed on the front of the lot near the street.

(2)

Hedge, shrubbery cuttings and vines will be collected at no charge provided that such cuttings do not exceed one hundred (100) pounds in weight and are placed in boxes, bags, or other containers suitable for handling. Limbs and large cuttings that cannot be bagged or boxed will be collected provided they do not exceed six (6) feet in length, and eight (8) inches in diameter. These limbs and large cuttings shall be placed on the front of the lot with the large ends of each limb facing the street. Removal of such limbs by hauling or chipping shall be free of charge provided that the quantity of such material shall not exceed a truck load of twenty (20) cubic yards by volume as determined by the public services director or his designee. If the volume of limbs and cuttings exceed a truck load of twenty (20) cubic yards by volume, a fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per load or portion thereof over and above the first load shall be paid prior to removal by city personnel.

(3)

Limbs and other refuse collected under this section shall be limited to not more than one (1) load from the same location per week. Additional loads may be collected if city personnel is available as determined by the public services director and payment has been received.

(4)

Property or homeowners are responsible for removing tree stumps, tree trunks and all limbs that are greater than eight (8) inches in diameter and six (6) feet in length. The five hundred dollar ($500.00) bond requested in section 11-42(214), tree surgeons or service, shall be available to indemnify the city for any damage or costs which may accrue by reason of the licensee's failure to properly remove and haul away tree stumps, trunks and limbs which the licensee has caused to be trimmed, bored, filled, sprayed, removed or cleared.

(5)

It shall be unlawful to dump, throw, or otherwise discard grass cuttings, leaves, yard rakings, limbs, trash or rubbish into the streets or upon the paved or established sidewalks of the city. Leaves may be deposited at the side of the street in rows parallel to the street to be collected by the city's vacuum loader during designated loose leaf collection season. Contact public services for dates of loose leaf collection. All other times during the year, leaves shall be bagged or containerized in receptacles approved by the public services director.

(Ord. No. 2017-40, § 1(Exh. A), 6-20-17)