Sec. 382.416. - Automated Service.

"Automated Service" means those service areas in which the City or Contractor uses automated equipment attached to collection vehicles to collect garbage and rubbish and recycling materials and furnishes a garbage and rubbish Cart and a recycling materials Cart to the resident. Notwithstanding any other provision of Chapter 382 , when Automated Service is available in a service area, residents shall have curbside setout requirements as follows: All garbage and rubbish and recyclables set out for collection by a resident must be placed inside the automated collection Cart (garbage and rubbish only for the garbage Cart, recyclables only for the recycling Cart), and the Cart shall be set out for collection before 6:00 a.m. on the day of collection and the Cart must be placed within five feet of the street with the Cart arrows facing the street. The Cart must have clearance above and on all sides in order to allow for automated pickup of the Cart. City or Contractor shall not be required to collect any garbage, rubbish or recyclables unless: (1) The appropriate material is placed in the Cart with the lid tightly closed; (2) The Cart is in working condition; (3) The Cart is properly placed out for collection; (4) The Cart is at or below its maximum weight, pursuant to the load capacity as embossed on or affixed to the Cart; and (5) All other requirements are complied with. No garbage, rubbish or recyclables of any kind shall be collected unless placed inside the Carts with the lids closed (i.e., no such materials shall be collected from the ground or from any other type of container). Recycling Carts containing items other than recyclable materials will not be collected. Garbage Carts containing items other than garbage and rubbish will not be collected. At the time of Cart delivery by City or Contractor, a brochure will be provided explaining how the Cart should be placed at curbside to provide access to the collection vehicle. The resident must place the Cart such that the collection vehicle and its automated arm, which must connect with and lift the Cart, has unobstructed lateral and overhead clearance, and access to the correct side of the Cart, which should be facing the street. Only properly placed unobstructed Carts will be collected. Residents with questions may contact the Solid Waste Division or the Contractor. If the resident and Contractor cannot agree upon an appropriate location to set out a Cart, the Director shall resolve the dispute and designate the location where collection shall occur. Once Automated Service becomes available, recyclable materials shall be collected every two weeks. When Automated Service is available Cart means a 64- to 67-gallon or 94- to 97-gallon container (or such smaller capacity as the Director may approve) on wheels with attached lids provided by: (i) The Contractor in service areas serviced by the Contractor; and (ii) The City in service areas serviced by the City. One Cart shall be provided for residential garbage and rubbish and one Cart shall be provided for recyclable materials. When a Cart has been damaged by the resident and must be replaced, the resident shall be required to purchase a replacement Cart. Effective April 1, 2013, the color of all Carts purchased by a contractor, or by the City, for Automated Service sale or distribution to residents, shall be limited to forest green, dark gray, or brown, as approved by the Chief of Solid Waste. The approved color carts shall be consistent for the entire service area. (Ord. 2011-349-E, § 3; Ord. 2013-117-E, § 1)