§ 23-4. Hours of collection.

Collection of residential refuse shall not commence before 6:00 o'clock a.m., and shall be completed by 8:00 o'clock p.m. on any single collection day. Emptied garbage cans, recycle bins and uncollected material exceeding collection standards shall be removed from the street right-of-way by noon on the day following that day on which the collection vehicle has completed collections in the particular geographical collection area. Failure to remove the garbage can, recycle bin or other material by noon on the day following collection shall be considered littering. The police department and the department of building safety shall have the authority to enforce this provision regarding hours for the removal of garbage cans, recycle bins, and other materials for collection. Collection of commercial refuse or commercial recyclables may not be conducted where the dumpster or other commercial refuse container is within 200 feet of any private residence between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Where the dumpster or other commercial refuse container is more than 200 feet from residential property, then the collection times stated above do not apply. For the purposes of this provision, collection of commercial refuse or commercial recyclables at apartments, apartment houses or complexes, condominium, and/or co-ops will be classified as commercial collection.

(Ord. No. 3178, 4-27-2004)