Sec. 19-66. Placement of solid waste for collection by county.

(a) Period permitted for placement; placement within enclosures. On the day scheduled for collection, containers shall be placed at the roadside ready for collection prior to 7 a.m. the day of collection, unless the occupants of the premises have been exempted from this requirement under the provisions of subsections (d) or (e) of this section. Containers shall not be placed at the roadside for collection more than twelve (12) hours before the regularly-scheduled collection time, and shall be removed from the roadside no later than midnight of the day of collection. Households or qualified small businesses with driveways in excess of three hundred feet (300') in length may leave their containers within enclosures near the roadway, if such enclosures comply with all county ordinances and are approved by the county administrator; provided that such containers must be placed at roadside in accordance with the provisions of this section for collection.

(b) Dates and time of collection. The regularly-scheduled collection times shall be once per week, except in the case of inclement weather or other emergencies, on such dates and times as shall be established and announced by the county administrator. Such collection times shall coincide as closely as possible with the county's schedule for the collection of recyclable materials. Collection schedules may be adjusted for holidays.

(c) Bags and Bundles of Solid Waste. No bags, bundles of solid waste or yard waste may be placed outside of a container for collection, nor may any private containers be set out for collection by the County’s contractor.

(d) Exemption for medical reasons or age. The county administrator may exempt the occupants of any premises from the roadside collection requirements of subsection (a) of this section and provide for an alternate pick up location, upon the filing by such occupants of an appropriate affidavit, with such documentation as may be required by the county administrator, stating that due to medical reasons or advanced age, none of the occupants are able to place such containers at the roadside for collection.

(e) Other types of exemptions. The county administrator may also exempt, to the extent determined feasible by the county administrator, and if their driveways are of sufficient design to accommodate collection vehicles, the occupants of the following types of premises from the roadside collection requirements of subsection (a) of this section, upon application therefore and upon payment of the additional fees set out in section 19-73:

(f) Placement of containers for exempted occupants. In the event that the occupants of any premises are exempted from the roadside collection requirements of this section, they shall place their containers for collection at such location as may be agreed upon by the county and the occupants. Occupants who are exempted from the roadside collection requirements of this section shall ensure that on their regularly-scheduled collection day, access to containers shall be kept clear, and that dogs are secured so as not to impede collection.