Fort Walton Beach Ordinance — 1792 - solid waste rates and charges — reading text

or placed in or metal r- efuse near the rear of the business establishment at a plaee aecessible to the employees and trucks of the city. Commercial users shall in their dispose of their solid waste approved bulk or shall be solid waste containers. Bulk containers accessible to city employees and WCVs and positioned only in city approved locations on the commercial sites. 2) Residential solid waste cans shall be brought to curbside by their users unless a special pickup has been authorized. J.) Boxes shall be broken down and placed in receptacles solid waste or bulk containers. Yard trash Residential users must be separated yard waste from all other tfash-solid waste. Yard waste and will be collected on the waste collection day. No single item of yard tfash- normal yard tfash- waste Ord. 1792 Page 7 of 12 shall exceed four feet in length~ ef have a diameter greater than four inches~ or shall exceed 50 pounds in weight. The volume of loose tFasB yard waste shall be limited to 32 eubic feet 4 cubic yards per week or less. This volume is roximately apj:} alent to five standard garbage cans. equi"'; Exceptions may be made for storm damage. 4~) Tfash other thaB yard Garbage and trash shall be placed in the a1:ltomated container provided. If the volume is too great to fit into the container, then the customer shall call the sanitation utilities department for ~ special/extra pickup. No person shall sweep or throv; trash, refuse or garbage otherwise deposit solid waste into the streets, alleys or sidewalks of the city. e 1) The city will not collect hHazardous wastes, infectious wastes, and dangerous materials or substances, such as poisons, acids, caustics, infected materials, ashes, explosives and radioactive materials.:-.; Hill not be colle6ted by the city. Such materials must be properly disposed of by the person or business creating the refuse hazardous waste. +he sanitation and licensing inspector may be eontaeted for lice in disposing ad"' of these materials. Sec. 10. 80. 06 19. 81. 94. Burning; Incinerators. No person shall burn any garbage or trash. wastes in the city except in an incinerator authorized by appropriate permits. ' l ithO\l: t first obtaining a permit fr.om the chief of the flfe d6f) artment. N " o person shall install an ineiaerator '.vithout the permission of the fire department. Operation of incinerators shall be subject to periodic fire department inspections to ensure that adequate fire and safety precautions are maintained. Sec. 10.80.07 19. 81. 95. Construction Debris Building, R-emodeling Refuse. Materials Construction and demolition debris resulting from remodeling, repair, excavation, construction~ ef demolition of structures, etc... such as earth, plaster, mortar, roofmg materials, pieces of concrete, lumber, etc.;~ must be removed and properly disposed of in an approved container by the person performing such work or disposal. Use of such or contractor containers reQuires the issuance of an exception permit pursuant to sec. 10. 80.020. Construction as described in this shall not be debris.. section.. disposed of in any city waste container. Sec. 10.80. 08 19.81. 96. Waste Oil, Grease. Waste oil ef and grease accumulated at garages, filling stations and similar establishments shall be removed and properly osed of by those dis1;) establishments. ' ill not be removed by the city except for the convenienee OJ/ Ord. 1792 Page 8 of 12  of the city. The city shall not remove such waste except for the city's convenience or public or welfare. If the city removes such health..safety.. the establishment waste.. orproperty owner will be char~ed for the removal. No person shall place waste oil or grease into storm sewers, sanitary sewers or on the ground. Sec. 10.80.09 19.81. 97. Accumulations, Deposits Limited. No person shall accumulate garbage or trash. solid waste upon any premises in the city for a period longer than eight days. Gai'bage or trash Solid waste placed at the curb side or right-of-way shall be treated as an intended sanitation solid waste pick-up on the regularly scheduled day. For oversized Oversized or excess volume will be subiect to additional fees as described in sec. 10. 80. 034, for which a billing work order will may be issued~ aBEl with payment is due upon issuance. No persons shall deposit garbage, trash or yard trash solid waste upon any vacant or unoccupied premises, in any waterway, pit or pool, or upon the property or premises of another person. The removal of any refuse all solid waste located on an unoccupied or vacant piece of property is the responsibility of the property owner. Sec. 10. 80. 10 19. 81. 98.Recycling. he City issued recycling bins are the property of the city but the responsibility of the resident or user. The bins shall be left at the residence when the occupant resident moves. Recycling bins shall be placed at the curb or the place designated by the sanitation superintendent no earlier than 7: 00 p.m. the night before the designated collection day and be remo' led by 7: 00 p. m. after colleetion. Recyclable material in the Bin \\'flen plaeed at the curbside for colleetion shall become the property of the city. Recyclable materials shall be collected and disposed of only in the manner designated by the city manager. Sec. 10.80. 1119.81. 99. Removal of Reeyelahle Solid Waste Materials; Violation. It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized person to remove, pick up, or transfer any reeyclable solid waste materials from disposal containers. the recycling bins after being plaeed at the carbo This provisiofl shall not apply to the earrent resident or ovmer of the property upon v:hich the recycling bins is plaeed and to those a1:lthorized by the city to collect, process, and market recyclables. This prohibition shall include scavenging in garbage eaftS. Each unauthorized removal, pick up or transfer of reeyclables solid waste will constitute a separate offense, and shall be punishable as provided in section 1.05. SECTION 3. Amendment of Chapter 10. 82, Solid Waste Rates and Charges Ord. 1792 Page 9 of 12  Chapter 10. 82, Solid Waste Rates and Charges, of the Code Ordinances is amended as follows: Chapter 10.82, Solid Waste Rates and Charges Sec. 10.82. 01. Authority to Establish Rates, Charges. In order to eO~ler the cost of inspeetiRg, collecting, J.: iaOOling and hauling of solid \ vaste and recyclables, the city cotHlcil shall establish fates afld charges to be paid by the O\ VBer or oecapaflt of eaeh. business or housing unit from v:hich refuse is collected by the city. The minimum namber of piclrnps due to health and/or odor n1:lisance'. vill be determined by the city. The city council shall establish rates and charges to be paid by the owner or occupant of each commercial. or multi- family unit for the residential.. collection of solid waste by the city. Activating water service will automatically activate solid waste charges. Sec. 1 0. 82. 02. Units, Bases Defined. Multifamily services. Multifamily residential units on individual water meters utilizing a city- supplied bulk container are charged per unit per month, or the fee for bulk containers, whichever is greater. Single unit service. Single- family residential service, multifamily residential service, are charged per unit per month. Bulk container service. At These containers are provided at the request of the user and shall be billed on a monthly basis using the following formula: monthly rate charge equals the rate per cubic yard per pickup times the cubic yards per container times the number of pickups per week times 52 weeks a year divided by 12 months a year. Compactor service. Ysefs Accounts utilizing a compactor, which ismast be incorporated used with a bulk container that is compatible with city equipment, shall be charged the commercial rate times three per bulk container. ( Commercial rate x 3 x number of bulk containers equals fee.) Commercial sharing of containers. Businesses may combine and share the cost of commercial dwnpable r-efuse bulk containers, but in no case vAll the unit cost be less than the minimum cost established else:ovhere ..- in this seetioneach business shall {>ay the " sharing dumpster" fee as outlined in the city' s current Comprehensive Fee Schedule. If access to a container is blocked when the di~/ velfare and sanitation solid waste ision of health, ,.. employees arrive for a scheduled pickup, the pickup will not be made. + he erew Solid waste employees will not return until the next scheduled date unless arrangements are made otherwise. Ord. 1792 Page 10 of 12 A'erweight, e7size 8...." 8r e~ ill be billing vlork order ' l.. ess "./ohrme "- ash. f;&. issued from the public v;orks department authorizing the sanitation Cre\":to perform. the necessary \-,..rode The customer \ vill be billed the cost of remo"lal, plus the cost of disposat Items that vAll be r- em~ Yled en a billing rork order basis iBclade, b1:lt are not limited to, the f-olo~.. ving: tree trunks y.... and limbs over foar ioohes in diatlieter, tree st1:lmps, heaters and hot '.. vater stoves. ~AJ1Y of the items designated in this subsection shall be remo":ed at no charge during a desigaated cleaBup '..veek. Change of container. If a customer