§ 10-6. Duty to obtain collection service.

(a)

Each occupied dwelling unit and each business or commercial establishment must obtain adequate garbage and trash collection service from that company or organization franchised by the city to provide such garbage and trash collection within the city limits.

(b)

Each occupied residential unit located in a building containing four (4) or less residential units shall contract and make adequate arrangements for adequate garbage and trash collection with that company or organization franchised to provide such service in the city, and each such service in the city shall be billed as an individual home and each such dwelling unit in buildings of four (4) or less shall be deemed an individual account and shall be billed quarterly in advance in accordance with the rate set for individual single-family residences located within the city by city ordinance.

(c)

Garbage and trash collection service shall be obtained by the owner of the building or buildings of each dwelling unit, as applicable, and shall not be obtained by tenants thereof. However, owners of units which are in condominiums whose condominium association obtains and pays for the garbage and trash collection service shall be exempt from this requirement. The association may obtain and pay for the trash collection service.

(d)

Any person, firm, corporation or organization found guilty of violation of this section shall be fined and/or imprisoned not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) or thirty (30) days or both.

(Ord. No. 137, § 1, 8-31-70; Ord. No. 75-439, §§ 1—3, 9-30-75; Ord. No. 91-207, § 1, 1-13-92; Ord. No. 93-169, § 2, 3, 10-12-93)