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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0451_44644 SECTION 2. Definitions. (a) Brush. Large tree or shrub limbs, branches or trimmings which cannot be handled in standard garbage trucks. (b) Garbage. Kitchen refuse, ordinarily including only foodstuffs or related materials. (c) Large appliances and trees. All refrigerators, stoves, water heaters, trees, tree limbs, etc., that are too large, heavy or bulky to be collected with normal collection equipment. (d) Refuse. All wastes resulting from domestic, commercial or industrial operations incident to urban life, except sewage, but including garbage, brush and trash. (e) Trash. All refuse other than garbage, brush, and large appliances and trees, including household trash (discarded clothing, toys, papers, etc.) and yard trash (grass clippings, small shrub and tree trimmings, leaves, and the like). (f) Garbage and refuse containers shall be not easily corrodible, with a tight fitting lid of not less than twenty (20) or more than thirty-two (32) gallons. (g) Utilities. Water, sewer service, electrical service, garbage collection service. As used in this ordinance it shall mean one or more of said services. (h) City of Georgetown. As used in this ordinance this term means not only the area within the corporate limits of the City of Georgetown as it now exists and as may here- after be changed but also those areas outside such city limits where a utility or utilities are served by said city, except in those instances where a contraty intent is apparent. SECTION 3. Persons required to keep containers. Every owner, agent, lessee, tenant or occupant of any house, building, flat, apart- ment or tenement in the City of Georgetown, where persons reside, board or lodge or where animal or vegetable food is prepared or served, shall provide such house, building, flat, apartment ortenement, and at all times maintain in good order and repair, a garbage or refuse container or containers for the deposit of garbage and refuse for collection by the City of Georgetown. SECTION 4. Collection of Garbage, Refuse, Brush and Other Waste Material. It shall be the duty of the head of every family occupying or in possession of any house, building, flat, apartment, tenement or dwelling place in the City of Georgetown which is a private residence and for which a garbage container is required under this Ordinance, to place or cause to be placed such container in the alley at the rear of the lot of said premises, not exceeding three feet from the property line of the premises served, for the removal of the contents of the container, at such times and in such manner as the City of Georgetown may direct. In the eventit is not practicable to collect and remove the garbage from the alley, the owner, occupant, tenant, or lessee of the premises shall place such garbage container at the street curb line in front of the property. The City Manager shall have the authority to designate -the location of such containers, taking into consideration, among other things, convenience to collection crews, convenience to the customer, hazardous conditions such as electrical wiring, danger of the collector being bitten by household pets, and other such matters. All brush to be collected shall be placed between the curb line and the property line of the premises from which some is to be collected and removed or in alleys as above defined. SECTION 5. Waste from building operations. Rock, waste, scrap building materials, or other trash resulting from the construction or major remodeling, resulting from a general cleanup of vacant or improved property just prior to its occupancy, or resulting from sizeable amounts of trees, brush and debris cleared from property in preparation for construction, will not be removed by the City as regular service, but may be done for the owner on payment of an extra charge determined by the City Council of the City of Georgetown to be fair and reasonable. Proportionate charges wi I I be set for partial loads. The owner, at his option, wi II have such debris removed at his expense by private haulers. The aforesaid rates shall be set and may be increased or decreased from time to time by resolution or the City Council and such rates shall be available upon request at the city offices during business hours.