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Revised 8/24/11 §501.030 PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND SANITATION §501.041 Subd. 6. Yard Waste. Yard waste shall mean lawn cuttings, leaves, weeds, garden wastes and soft-bodied plants. (Ref. Ord. 1000, 3/11/03) Subd. 7. Yard Waste Container. The term yard waste container as used herein shall mean a plastic waterproof bag of up to thirty-nine (39) gallon size and one and one-half (1 ½ ) mil thickness and shall not exceed thirty-five (35) pounds in weight when full. (Ref. Ord. 1000, 3/11/03) §501.030 GARBAGE COLLECTION; UNLAWFUL ACTS. It shall 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 or 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, 6/9/70; 554, 7/10/73; Ord. 873, 6-14-92; Ord. 1000, 3/11/03) §501.040 REFUSE YARD WASTE AND RECYCLABLES COLLECTION: CONTAINERS REQUIRED, EXCEPTION, COLLECTION. All refuse (excluding Christmas trees) shall be kept in containers as defined above. All 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 will be picked up. (Ref. Ord. 873, 6/14/92) Pick-up and disposal of refuse from multi-family housing dwelling units shall be by a standard rubbish container of one (1), two (2), three (3) or four (4) cubic yard capacity, to be furnished 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 will not be accepted as refuse or garbage containers. On the collection day determined by the City, refuse, yard waste, and recycling containers shall 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 shall be placed on the alley line for collection; provided, that special "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 (6:00) o'clock 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. §501.041 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 impermeable 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, 6/14/92) In cases of special hardship, the applicant may apply for a variance as provided for in §1301.060, 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, 1/12/88)