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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