§ 13-40. Placement of litter containers.

(a)

It is the responsibility of all persons occupying or controlling any single-family dwelling to place containers for litter at least three feet from the property line or public right-of-way. Containers shall not be stored in the front yard or on a front porch. If containers are stored outside, they shall be secured and maintained in a stationary manner. Containers shall not be set out for garbage pick up earlier than 3:00 p.m. on the day preceding garbage pickup. Litter containers shall be retrieved and returned to the premises within 24 hours after garbage pickup. In two-family or multiple-family dwellings of less than five units, it is the responsibility of the owner to place and retrieve containers within the same guidelines provided for single family dwellings. The owner of a multifamily dwelling consisting of five or more dwelling units or a commercial building shall provide and maintain a rat proof, watertight and tightly covered or sealed dumpster for all litter except rubbish. Exceptions to this requirement can be granted through the director of community development.

(b)

All properties, excepting those zoned industrial are required to have a dumpster must provide screening per the following standards.

(1)

All dumpsters shall be limited to that area shown on an approved site plan.

(2)

All dumpster areas used to store trash or recyclable materials shall, whenever possible be located on the side or rear of the building and shall be effectively screened from view from residential properties or public rights-of-way.

(3)

Dumpster areas shall be located a minimum of 50 feet away from residentially-zoned property lines. Where 50 feet of separation is not available, the development review board shall work with the applicant to locate the refuse area as optimally as possible.

(4)

Dumpsters visible from the public way or from residentially zoned property shall be screened on all sides, with a minimum height of six feet and a maximum height of seven feet.

(5)

Screening shall be comprised of material that matches or compliments the building material of the principal structure. The development review board shall have the authority to determine compliance with this requirement. In no case shall chain-link or wire material be permitted.

(6)

Enforcement of section 13-40(b) and all subsections will follow the process defined in chapter 5 article VI Housing Property Maintenance Code of the City of Peoria.

(7)

Existing noncompliant screening shall be allowed to remain until it is replaced, damaged beyond 50 percent of construction value, or the parcel is redeveloped.

(Code 1957, § 14-24; Ord. No. 13891, § 1, 2-28-95; Ord. No. 14473, § 1, 3-24-98; Ord. No. 17360 , § 1, 4-26-16; Ord. No. 17674 , § 1, 4-9-19)