Have
your lawn waste at the curb by
7:00
am on Monday and Friday to ensure
that is picked up
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PAPER LAWN WASTE BAGS ARE ACCEPTABLE**
ORDINANCE
NO. 110810B
AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF
ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF ASHTON,
ILLINOIS
Chapter 54 - solid waste
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WASTE COLLECTION ORDINANCE
Article
II
GARBAGE AND REFUSE
SECTION 54 - 34
WHERAS, the Village Board of Trustees
of the Village of Ashton, Lee
County, Illinois, have deemed
it appropriate to establish a
Landscape Debris Collection Policy
and to create Article II, Garbage
and Refuse, Section 54 - 34.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED,
by the Village of Ashton Code
of Ordinance be amended as follows:
Chapter
54
Solid Waste
A. Article II Garbage and Refuse.
Section 54-34
a)
The Village of Ashton shall collect
landscape debris on Monday and
Friday of each week which schedule
from time to time may be amended
without ordinance by Village Resolution;
provided that the material is
properly placed for collection
as hereafter set forth.
b)
Landscape debris is defined as:
leaves, grass clippings, small
branches and brush tied in bundles
of five feet (5') in length or
less and not exceeding fifty pounds,
plants and other organic materials
which would normally be associated
with residential gardens together
with shrub and bushes from a typical
parcel of residential property.
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c)
Landscape debris shall be placed
in clear bags, if not bundled
as described hereinabove. Except
that small branches may be placed
in cans of 30 gallons or less.
All bags, cans, and/or bundles
must be placed at the front curb
for pick up. In no event shall
any landscape debris be placed
for collection if mixed with other
solid waste. In no event shall
any landscape debris be placed
for collection in any single bag,
can and/or bundle weighs in excess
of 50 lbs. Any landscape waste
which is mixed with solid waste
or is in excess of 50 lbs will
not be disposed of by the City
and in addition, any violator
will be subject to fines and penalties
as provided in the general penalty
of description in the Municipal
Code.
d)
Any accumulation of landscape
debris on any particular pick
up day in excess of one Village
truck (one ton truck) will be
assessed an additional $25.00
charge per load. Arrangements
for such pick up must be made
in advance together with payment
therefore. In the alternative,
the Village of Ashton will provide
for a truck to be dropped off
to be loaded by the Village resident
and thereafter dumped by a Village
employee at no charge. Any such
request must be made to the Village
Clerk at least 7 days before the
requested drop off. Delivery of
the truck and scheduling thereof
are subject to availability; Village
obligations' and other requests.
Village reserves the right and
may reasonably deny any such request.
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PAPER LAWN WASTE BAGS ARE ACCEPTABLE**
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