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§501.030 PUBLIC WEALTH, WELFARE AND SANITATION 5501.041 Subd. 6. Yard Waste.. Yard waste shall mean lawn cuttings, leaves., weeds, garden wastes and soft -bodied plants. (Ref. Ord. 1000; 3/11103) Subd. 7. Yard Waste Container. The term yard Waste container as used herein shall mean a plastic waterproof hag of up to thirty-nine (39.) gallon size and one .and one-half (1 A } mil. thickness and shall not exceed thirty-five (35) pounds in weight when full..(Ref. Ord. 10002 3/11103) 5501.030 GARBAGE COLLECTION;.. UNLAWFUL ACTS. It shalt be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to not dispose of refuse and yard waste which accumulates upon their property at least once a week. Every householder.; occupant ar owner of any single family dwelling unit or any other structure utilized for dwelling purposes shall. use the garbage and refuse collection service as provided by the .City of White Bear Lake. Multi -family housing units are exempt from this contract requirement. (Ref. Ord. Nos. 495, 619170; 554,.7/10/73; Ord. 873.; 6-14-92; Ord..1000, 3/11103) 9501..040 REFUSE YARD WASTE AND RECYCLABLES COLLECTION: CONTAINERS REQUIRED; EXCEPTION, COLLECTION. All refuse. (excluding Christmas trees) shall be kept in containers as defined above. A.R yard waste shall. be kept in. yard waste containers or refuse. containers as defined above. All recyclable material shall be kept in a container made available through the City's recycling program or other container approved by the Director of Public. Works. There is no limit to the number of refuse containers that wilt be picked up. (Ref. Ord. 873, 6/14/92) Pick -.up and disposal of refuse from multi -family housing dwelling units shalt be by a standard rubbish container of one (1), two (2), three (3) or four (4) cubic yard capacity;. to be furhished by and maintained by the Contractor. Actual service needs. are. to be determined by volume accumulations as determined by the Code Enforcement Officer,. upon review with the. Contractor; Container service is subject to continuing review by the Code Enforcement Officer. Other types of containers such as oil drums, fiber drums, barrels.,. cardboard boxes and paper bags wi€t not be accepted as refuse or garbage containers. On the. collection day determined by the City; refuse, yard waste; and recycling containers shaft be placed on the curb along the public roadway adjacent to the customer's building and in areas where there. is.a public alley; containers. shalt be placed on the alley line. for collection;. provided, that speciat "walk-in" service at the dwelling: shall be provided for handicapped persons who have filed a doctor's certificate with the City Clerk. Containers must be placed properly for pick-up prior to six (5;00) oclock a.m. on the day of collection to ensure service: The Contractor shall. complete pickups by ten {10:00) o'clock p.m. unless emergency permission is granted by the City Manager's office. 5501.041 ENCLOSURE OF CONTAINERS. All. garbage or refuse containers exceeding seventy-five (75) .gallons in size and located on property used for purposes other than single family residential, shall be contained within a building or within an area which has an impermeabte floor surface and is enclosed and screened within a 90% or greater opaque wooden or metal fence or masonry wall not less than six (6) feet in height having a gate or doorway which remains closed except for access. purposes. All enclosures must be large enough to..allow adequate area for the storage of recyclable material containers. (Ref. Ord. 873, 6114192) In cases of special hardship., the applicant may apply for a variance as provided for in S1301.060,. and the City Council may grant a variance from the. requirements of this. section and establishing special requirements necessitated by the. variance. (Ref. Ord No. 756, 1.11.2188) Revised 8/24/11