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Home My Public Portal AboutOrdinances-1976-73 ORDINANCE NO. 73 ` AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING RATES FOR SERVICES, CHARGES FOR THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE AND PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE WITHIN THE CITY OF TIFFIN BY CONTRACT WITH ONE OR MORE PRIVATE COLLECTORS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TIFFIN, IOWA. • SECTION 1. PURPOSE: The purpose of this ordinance is to provide for the collection and disposal of garbage from residential properties in the City of Tiffin , Iowa, and to provide service charge rates on a uniform and equitable basis for the collection and disposal of garbage. SECTION 2. RESPONSIBILITY: The City shall provide garbage collection - once each week for each dwelling unit located within the corporate limits of the City of Tiffin'by contract with one or more private garbage collectors. The City shall notify landowners of the regular day that garbage will be collected,' except • when the designated day falls on a holiday or collection is unable to be made because of inclimate conditions. SECTION 3. RATES AND CHARGES: The rate of charge for each occupied dwelling unit shall be determined yearly and shall be collected on a quarterly basis. Each landowner shall be notified in their July billing of the quarterly charge for the ensuing twelve month period. For those individual landowners of the City of Tiffin who are over the age of sixty-two, the rate on their home- stead shall be reduced by one-half, upon application being made to the City at the City Hall provided there is no more than one person under the age of sixty-two residing with the landowner. Statements for garbage collection service will'be sent to the householder in whose name the sewage bill;is listed upon the Town sewer records. :Unoccupied dwelling units will not be charged for garbage collection providing notice of vacancy of a dwelling unit be given to the City. Payment of the above charges • shall be paid the first of each quarter to the City of Tiffin, either by mail or at - • the City Hall, at such times as the City Council may designate. Any charge not paid'when due shall become a lien on the property served by the garbage collection ,system and shall be collected in the same manner as' other taxes. SECTION 4. DEFINITION OF DWELLING UNIT: For purposes of this ' ordinance, a dwelling unit shall have the same definition as has been established and set out in the Sewer'Ordinance No. 57 of the City of Tiffin, Iowa. • S F 4t3' Y s 5", hs*• Pj�lE1 L'1 WA, t'VJA .1 i".1Y,-:..'.:: •.,r-vvn. +gas-,:ivy-°iYct+:;.'-sw'v4llStsF`r.aa.>.,,.-.. .,.ti to.>_ �..r.«z..cr �• z�,sta,,.,.vi:. .sa;�K-,-...,-..a.. r,..tea,. ...-.-. V n ., . . SECTION 5. PRECOLLECTION PRACTICES: . A. Preparation of garbage: All garbage shall be drained of liquid before being deposited in garbage cans for collection. The garbage shall be wrapped in newspaper or something similar .before being placed in the container if garbage - • bags are not used. a`The collector may refuse to collect undrained garbage of a liquid or semi-liquid nature; .,unwrapped or improperly placed garbage. B. Garbage Containers: It will be the duty of the occupants of each dwelling unit to provide suitable garbage cans and/or garbage bags and to maintain said garbage cans: in good condition. All garbage cans shall be kept closed with a tight fitting cover except when being filled or emptied and be kept in a sanitary condition. __ _._ _ _____Garbage bags:if:used. must be securely tied, `- --.--------- .-. -=.--.- . - —_ C. No container shall weigh over sixty pounds when loaded and large,items of junk or trash sh will only be picked'up through private ,agree rnents between the . ,` `- • • collector.a rid except for the yea_ rly pickup Of Christmas trees. SECTION 6:. POINTS OF COLLECTION:'':-All garbage cans are:to- be kept - - .. in an inconspicuous position until date of collection 4;.at which time.:the Y:are, :to;be rnoved:to"the driveways adjacent to the street=in,front of the respective . - properties':;'. uch garbage cans shall be placed‘no,.earlier than 6:00:-P.M.. the. - f', evening=before the day.upon which garbage'is:`collected and such containers :, shall be removed from such place on the same day collection is made,: , - - : •:r SECTION 7. -DUTIES OF THE .COLLECTORS: In case any of the above conditions for collection are` violated.by:_the landowner, the contractor shall . - be under.no.-obligation to make collections at.that property until arrangements _ -'. have`been made through the City Clerk for correction of the violations. In the i;,: . . � -.• event collections are not made by.the collector under this section, the landowner''- i'•�- ::.•shall be responsible for his own disposal:of refuge. r '. SECTION 8.°:.REPEALER: All Ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict -: . with the provisions of-this Ordinance are hereby repealed., - SECTION 9 'SAVING 'CLAUSE: If.a:ny section, provision or part f this= •, ..- Ordinance..shall:`be adjudged to:be.invalid or unconstitutiorial-, such`adjudication`.• ';, •`J- f : -shall'not affect the::validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any'sedtion",.-provision :1= r part thereof not adjudged invalid or u o nconstitutional., : -; ';` SECTION .10 `:WHEN EFFECTIVE: This-ordinance shall`be-effective• after ' its final.passage,."approval and publ' :tion.as `provided by law,:+., G •r CITY OF IFFTN Ilkir • , �a or, City of-'Tiffin , ATTET� fl - ' ' 'f,' ' .:Clerk; ty Tiffin r x . .... fir'°"pr,.n. ',.atk ...A•..u•.-;•°--,F.,::.-`;;<`. .. €;- -.. -r.... . ti..r r .. .. -r ':�t;,'r,-.^r+S7.4.';tcitAr"@N.? 'j!.t '.r '� The above ordinance No. was passed and adopted by the Tiffin Town Council this % day of d ./ , 1976, and signed by the Mayor this / day of 'QJ , 1976. To'n erk I �cc./, Town Clerk of Tiffin, Iowa, posted Ordinance No. 7,77 three public places in Tiffin, Iowa, namely: • )1/(-;72(-- 9; /(a_//•J °<-I//Lef chz„te.(,- aie,d9;-,/a)a-* This Ordinance was posted on the /day of , 1976. (IP, lerk i