§ 94-2. Responsibility for refuse collection.

Responsibility for administration of residential refuse and garbage collection and commercial waste as set forth herein shall lie with the public works department of the city. Said collections of residential refuse and garbage collection and commercial waste, with the exception of all waste and all refuse and garbage produced by commercial food processing establishments, food service establishments, limited food service establishments or limited retail food store establishments as defined under the food establishment sanitation regulations as set forth by the state department of public health, industrial A-1 waste, industrial A-2 as herein above defined in section 94-1 of this article by the City of Muscle Shoals shall be mandatory. However, in the event that an otherwise qualifying commercial establishment shall be subject to the terms and conditions of a written contract for the collection of garbage and commercial waste said terms of this article as to the mandatory collection of same by the City of Muscle Shoals shall not apply during the term of said contract to the extent that same is existing and valid to January 1, 2003 but shall apply upon the expiration of the term of the existing contract or on January 1, 2003, whichever shall first occur. Henceforth, hereafter and forevermore, the collection of all waste and all refuse and garbage produced by commercial food processing establishments, food service establishments, limited food service establishments or limited retail food store establishments as defined under the food establishment sanitation regulations as set forth by the state department of public health, industrial A-1 waste, industrial A-2, as hereinabove defined in section 94-1 of this article shall be the responsibility of such commercial or industrial establishment and such commercial or industrial refuse and garbage will not be collected, recovered picked up or be the responsibility of the City of Muscle Shoals or any of its departments or agencies. Furthermore, any commercial establishments producing waste and all refuse and garbage in excess of 18.80 cubic yards per week will not be collected, recovered picked up or be the responsibility of the City of Muscle Shoals or any of its departments or agencies.

Determination of whether a commercial establishment qualifies for collection of waste and all refuse and garbage by the City of Muscle Shoals shall be at the sole discretion of the superintendent of public works of the city.

(Ord. No. 1414-09, § I, 2-16-09)