10-4-3-2: COMMERCIAL TRASH AND RECYCLING CONTAINERS:

   A.   Types: The commercial customer shall be provided one or more of the following containers: ninety-five (95) gallon wheeled carts, three (3) to eight (8) cubic yard dumpsters, or ten (10) to forty (40) cubic yard roll-off containers. Commercial customers also may utilize customer-owned compactor containers, no larger than forty (40) cubic yards in capacity. Compactor sizes and locations shall be approved by the City prior to installation to ensure safe collection and to meet billing requirements. Customers are responsible for ensuring the compactor specifications are compatible with the franchise hauler's collection equipment. The City and the franchise hauler are not responsible for costs incurred due to compactors that do not meet specifications.

   B.   Container Location And Access Requirements:

      1.   Each property shall provide adequate space, screened from public view, for trash and recycling containers. For separate properties that share a trash and recycling service location a binding legal agreement is required.

      2.   The container location shall have sufficient foundation to support the weight of a fully loaded container; and the access to the container location shall have sufficient foundation for the weight of the collection vehicle.

      3.   The City shall have final approval of container locations, space requirements and safety factors, including location of compactors to ensure proper height and truck access clearances.

      4.   Roll-off containers, dumpsters, and temporary project-specific containers shall not be placed on a public street or be placed in a manner that may obstruct the public right-of-way or pedestrian traffic without prior approval from the Ada County Highway District.

      5.   Site plans for permanent commercial service shall be submitted to the City for the review and inspection for all new construction or remodeling where commercial trash and recycling service will be used. Site plan approval shall be based on compliance with the Public Works Department Solid Waste Design Standards (Solid Waste Policy 1). Service requirements shall be established by the department and updated as needed.

         a.   If the site is not developed as approved, the City may require site remediation or corrective action, including, but not limited to, acquisition of different collection containers, removal and reconstruction of enclosure or site access at the owner's expense.

         b.   Modifications to the enclosure or site must be submitted to the Public Works Department for approval prior to modification.

      6.   The City may designate collection locations, relocate collection sites or establish collection service hours to protect the public or franchise hauler's safety or health.

      7.   Customers with containers in locations that require special collection services, have access limitations, require designated hours of collection, or entry into rooms to remove and service containers, may be required to enter into a special service agreement and be assessed additional service fees. This provision does not apply to temporary, project-specific container service as defined in this chapter.

   C.   Container Contents: Contents of trash and recycling containers must fall freely from the container when emptied, and the container lids must close completely and swing freely open when emptied. Wet and/or putrescible wastes must be bagged prior to placement in a waste container or compactor. Liquids shall not be placed in a container or compactor.

   D.   Sanitary Condition: Customers shall be responsible for maintaining trash and recycling containers in a sanitary condition, including exterior and interior. The collection location shall be kept free of accumulating grease, decomposing materials, excess wastes, snow, ice, ponded water and litter.

   E.   Overloaded Containers: Containers cannot be overloaded. Customers must remove extra materials if a container is found to be overloaded, or pay an additional fee. Compactor units may require customers to remove extra material before they can be serviced, in order to remain within the weight limits of the container and collection truck.

(Ord. 21-17, 5-23-2017; amd. Ord. 10-21, 4-13-2021; Ord. 50-22, 11-1-2022; Ord. 26-25, 6-24-2025)