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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCES NO. 778 AND 1957 AND TO AMEND SECTIONS 5.16.10 AND 5.16.11 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS.
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BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
SECTION 1: That Ordinance 778 Section 9 and Code of Ordinance Section 5.16.10 shall be amended to read as follows:
Garbage shall be collected from private residences by the City at least twice a week and it is hereby made the duty of the occupants of every dwelling in the City to have garbage on their respective premises properly placed in approved cans and/or containers and available for regular garbage collections. Properly placed shall be considered on the curbside or within five feet (5') of the roadway if no curb exists, unless back door pick-up arrangements have been previously made with the sanitation department or an approved medical waiver is on record. Garbage and/or containers shall be placed on the curb no later than 6:00 a.m. and not remain on the curb longer than twenty-four (24) hours. Garbage shall be collected from business and commercial houses not less than once ever week with the exception of Sundays and holidays.
The director of Public Works and the Sanitation Committee will establish provisions to waive curbside pick-up for the physically challenged where such an arrangement would constitute an unusual burden or hardship on any citizen. Fees for such waivers will be the same as for curbside collections. Request for waiver must be reviewed annually.
SECTION 2: That Ordinance 1957 Section 1 and Code of Ordinance Section 5.16.11 shall be amended to read as follows:
The fees for such collection shall be paid monthly in advance and shall be set by resolution by the City Council.
Residential collection fees shall be based on a dual-rate system as set by resolution by the city council. Residents desiring the option of back door collection may do so at a rate of fifty percent (50%) above the curbside...
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