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Ordinance No. 45 Garbage and Refuse 2 Section 4. Collection, Supervision, and Control. The City Council shall have the authority to make regulations concerning the days of collection, type and location of waste containers, and such other matters pertaining to the collection, conveyance, and disposal as they shall find necessary, and to change and modify the same. Any person aggrieved by a regulation of the City Council shall have the right of appeal to the City Council which shall have the authority to confirm, modify, or revoke any such regulation. Section 5. Pre-Collection Practices. Grass clippings, leaves, and other similar refuse shall be placed in bags or bundles not exceeding three (3) feet in any dimension and securely fastened to avoid spillage. Household appliances and furniture falling within the definition of refuse need not be so packaged. All refuse deposited for pickup shall be placed next to the property line unless the commercial private garbage and refuse collector agrees to pick up such refuse from some other location on the premises. Refuse shall be deposited at one place, at ground level, on each property. Refuse and garbage shall not be deposited on the traveled roadway on any street or alley. Refuse and garbage shall not be deposited next to streets or alleys for collection prior to 3:00 p.m. on the day preceding the day of collection and containers and any garbage or refuse which is not picked up shall be removed from any such location on the day of collection. Section 6. Preparation of Garbage and Refuse. Except as otherwise provided in Section 4, all garbage and refuse as accumulated on any premises shall be placed and maintained in containers and shall have drained from it all free liquids before being deposited for collection and shall be wrapped or bagged. Section 7. Contagious Disease Refuse. Refuse such as, but not limited to, bedding, wearing apparel, or utensils from residential dwelling units or other units where highly infectious or contagious diseases are present shall not be deposited for regular collection but shall be disposed of as directed by the health officer or his deputy at the expense of the owner or possessor thereof. Section 8. Hazardous Waste; Hazardous Waste Regulations. All hazardous waste, including but not limited to, explosive and highly flammable material, shall be disposed of in accordance with applicable laws and regulations of the United States of America and the State of Minnesota, including regulations and permit requirements established by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Minnesota Waste Management Board. Section 9. Duty to Provide and Maintain Containers in Sanitary Conditions. Garbage and refuse containers shall be provided by the owner, tenant, lessee, occupant of the premises or garbage and refuse collector, located in such a manner so as to prevent them from being overturned. Such containers shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition and kept free from any substance which will attract or breed flies, mosquitoes, or other insects. No garbage or refuse container shall exceed thirty-two (32) gallons in capacity or have ragged or sharp edges and any other defect liable to hamper or injure the person collecting the contents thereof. Containers not complying with the requirements of this ordinance shall be promptly replaced upon notice. Garbage containers shall be made of metal, or other suitable material, which is rodent, fire, and waterproof and which will not easily corrode and is equipped with suitable handles and tightfitting covers and shall be kept tightly covered when there is garbage therein. Refuse containers shall be of a kind suitable for collection purposes, and shall be of such size and weight that they can be handled by one man, and kept tightly covered when there is refuse therein. Section 10. Multiple Dwelling Residences. Multiple dwelling residences shall either be equipped with refuse containers and refuse pickup service as provided in this paragraph 10 or be equipped with a commercial incinerator complying with the requirements of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Refuse containers provided as an alternative to or in addition to such incineration shall be at least one (1) cubic yard in capacity, shall be conveniently located in relationship to the residence units for which they are provided, shall be water-tight and rodent-proof with self-closing lids and shall be kept in an enclosing structure concealing them from public view. Such structure shall have a raised concrete floor and shall be surrounded by a concrete barrier curb. Such structure shall be kept in a state of good repair at all times. The refuse containers shall be located so that their contents are inaccessible to at least three (3) feet above the base of the enclosing structure. The owner or operator of such multiple dwelling residence shall provide for garbage pickup from such containers each day. Refuse, debris, garbage and other waste materials shall not be permitted to be accumulated in or near the enclosing structures (except in the containers). There shall be daily cleanup in and around each such enclosing structure.