Ordinance 15-05OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
ORDINANCE NO. 15-05
AMENDING THE CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES SECTION 40-34
PLACEMENT FOR CONTAINERS FOR COLLECTION BY ADDING A NEW
PARAGRAPH (e) PROVIDING FOR A FEE SCHEDULE ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY
MANAGER FOR THE REMOVAL OF SOLID WASTE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. Section 40-34 (e) of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 40-34. Placement Of Containers For Collection:
(a) Where collections are made from alleys, solid waste containers shall be placed
in one location for each dwelling, in clear view and at the owner's property line
abutting the alley and on the days designated in said schedule.
(b) Where collections are made from the street, solid waste containers shall be
placed in one location for each dwelling, in clear view and in the street right of
way on the owner's property side of the curb and on the days designated in said
schedule. Such containers shall be placed so as not to interfere with vehicular
and pedestrian traffic and when emptied shall be promptly removed by the
owner.
(c) No person shall place solid waste at the street for collection more than twenty
four (24) hours before the scheduled collection day.
(d) All solid waste shall be placed at the designated collection location for city
collection by six o'clock (6:00) A.M. on the scheduled collection day.
(e) Any solid waste placed for collection but not collected because it is not in
compliance with this section shall not be collected by the city and shall be
removed by the owner within twenty-four (24) hours after the scheduled
collection day and stored in such a manner as not to create a health, safety or
fire hazard. An owner who fails to remove such solid waste within such twenty-
four (24) hour period shall, in addition to the penalty for such violation, be
charged a fee for the removal of the solid waste based on a schedule
established by the City Manager after written notice by the City Manager.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect on the 4th day of April, 2005.
Passed, approved and adopted this 8th day of March, 2005.
/s/Terrance M. Duggan
Mayor
Attest:
/s/Jeanne F. Schneider, CMC
City Clerk