Title 13 Public Utilities and Services
Chapter 13.02 Solid Waste
Article III. Collection
Section 13.02.0316 Customer Responsible to Accommodate Departmental Collection Vehicle and Equipment Weight, Clearance Needs
Customers are responsible to make premises conditions suitable for departmental vehicles and equipment.
Department collection vehicles and equipment providing service for residential-capacity containers such as automated carts weigh up to twenty-nine tons loaded and require an access route of a minimum of twelve feet wide to the container pickup location. Height clearance requirements are a minimum of fourteen feet.
In addition, the premises site must have adequate access to permit vehicle turn-around.
Because site conditions and access and vehicle configurations vary, customers must contact the department in advance to assure compliance with this requirement.
Department collection vehicles and equipment providing service for residential capacity automated carts , dumpster containers (one to six cubic yards), rolloff containers (with a capacity greater than ten cubic yard drop boxes or rolloff compaction units ) weigh up to twenty-nine tons loaded and require access route and conditions as minimum as provided in subsection (A) of this section.
Because site conditions and access and vehicle configurations vary, customers must contact the department in advance to assure compliance with this requirement.
Absent prior approval, an accessible site shall require a paved street or alley, with at least twelve feet unobstructed width and without overhead obstructions to allow at least fourteen-foot overhead clearance.
Additionally, the access shall not be so steep as to preclude safe vehicle access, as determined by the director.
Date Passed: Monday, October 14, 2024
Effective Date: Wednesday, January 1, 2025
ORD C36589 Section 17
