The purpose of the residential curbside collection program is to provide an efficient, reliable and effective means of solid waste collection for City residential/noncommercial properties as specified per this chapter. Per the adoption of this chapter, the Franklin City Council is continuing with its current residential automated curbside collection program with the noted changes, which now differentiates between residential and commercial curbside collections. This will include the collection of residential household municipal solid waste, as well as commercial containerized commercial collection by means of an outside contractor(s) approved by the City to operate within City limits and to use CRSWRRC facilities for disposal by means of registering annually on July 1 with the City Municipal Services Department. The sections below will address the automated collection service authorized and approved by the City Council and to be implemented by City staff per this chapter and the applicable policies, guidelines and regulations issued by the Director.
Until such time as the new automated residential curbside collection system is fully implemented, the current curbside collection practices and procedures will remain in effect. The City owns all containers used for automated pickup of residential curbside trash collection. These containers will be removed from all commercial properties when City services to commercial properties are phased out. During this transition period the property owner(s) will be duly notified of the options and services available. The City reserves the right to phase in the implementation of revised residential automated curbside collection program to more efficiently deal with and address any operational issues and resulting changes. During this transition period, light commercial and multifamily dwellings three and over, except for owner-occupied three-family dwellings, currently being serviced will be phased out consistent with this chapter. Those affected property owners will be notified in advance of changes to their service and provided options consistent with § 257-22 below. These properties will not be phased out until July 1, 2024. Once the transition occurs, this section is null and void.
The implementation of the automated residential curbside collection program is carried out through the creation of a base level of service that is available to properties identified below. Properties not covered under the base level of service will rely on individually contracted commercial services (see Article IV below). This residential base level service will be carried out using the same City-owned containers. See § 257-23 for a description of the types and sizing of the containers to be used.
A. 
Single- and two-family residences and owner-occupied three-family dwellings. All such residences must be on accepted, maintained public ways. Accessible private ways, as outlined in Subsection D below, will continue to be eligible for the base level automated residential curbside collection system services provided by the City.
B. 
Multifamily residential buildings with three units or greater. These units are considered commercial entities under provisions of this chapter and will not be serviced by the City automated residential curbside collection system.
C. 
Commercial properties. These properties are not serviced by the City's automated residential curbside collection system in conformance with the provisions of §§ 257-23 through 257-30.
D. 
Municipal buildings, public schools. (under the fiscal control of the Franklin School District), charter schools and churches. These facilities will be serviced by the City's automated curbside collection system.
E. 
Properties on private roadways or unaccepted subdivisions/roadways. These properties are potentially eligible for automated residential curbside collection service provided that the owner(s) or appropriate responsible parties provide the City with a release of liability, in a format acceptable to the City Attorney, and the subject property is fully accessible, as determined by the Director, to the City's collection vehicles in all seasons. All requests to provide residential base level service to these properties must be made in writing, and a site visit by the Director shall be conducted on a periodic basis to determine the adequacy of the access and the ability to properly situate containers for the automated pickup. The base level curbside collection service for these properties may be discontinued by the City at any time if the owner, developer, or the appropriate responsible party fails to maintain the road or accessway so that the City's collection vehicles cannot properly, safely, and adequately access the subject properties for the automated collection. The Director may issue warning letters to these properties, but service may also be immediately discontinued or stopped without notice if adequate access is not provided as determined by the Director.
F. 
Use of transfer station by Franklin nonprofit volunteer groups or individuals. Franklin nonprofit volunteer groups/individuals who clean City of Franklin parks, roads, cemeteries, and other common municipal properties needing to dispose of solid waste and/or recyclables generated within the boundaries of the City of Franklin may dispose of said material at the transfer station without being subject to Chapter 160, Fees.
G. 
Properties are not eligible for automated residential curbside collection system provided by the City.
(1) 
Condominium/apartment buildings or complexes, or multifamily buildings, with three or more individual residential dwellings.
(2) 
Mobile/manufactured home parks, campgrounds, vacant lots and homes under an enforcement order for a Solid Waste Ordinance violation.
(3) 
Any property listed in Subsection E that does not provide the release of liability, and/or the accessway is not reasonably accessible, as determined by the Director, to the collection vehicles.
A. 
The base level service for the automated residential curbside collection will be accomplished using specialized containers designed for automated pickup by the City's contracted service. Generally speaking, the containers supplied by the City will continue to be 48, 64, or 96 gallons in size.
B. 
Only approved containers, as obtained through the City, shall be used by the eligible properties for curbside pickup. No non-automated configured containers or standalone bags shall be used by the customer for the purpose of curbside pickup. All municipal solid waste must be bagged and placed in the designated container with the lid closed. Over packing of containers should be avoided as the container many not completely empty when dumped.
C. 
For residential properties, two units and under, and owner-occupied three units, the maximum weekly amount of trash that will be picked at the curb by the City will not exceed 192 gallons per housing unit, regardless of the number of containers. The total weight of trash placed in a container will not exceed 200 pounds. All containers of waste that exceed the "base level service" amount must be disposed of at the transfer station or through the use of a residential, property owner purchase of a specified container from the City.
D. 
Appropriately sized City-specified containers, or containers approved by the Director or designee(s), shall be provided by the City to each property owner eligible for curbside pickup at no charge up to the 192-gallon capacity. The Director or designee(s) will work with the solid waste staff to determine the sized containers for individual properties based on the amount of trash a property generates. Historic solid waste generation rates and/or trash audits may be conducted to determine the properly sized containers to be provided to each eligible residential property. Upon implementation of this chapter, all excess containers (over base level service) will be removed from the property by the MSD Department.
E. 
If a property owner/customer finds that the size of the container is not adequate, then the MSD office should be contacted to discuss an exchange and upgrade of the container unit. A "trash audit," discussed in § 257-12 above, might be used to determine the need for an increase in the size of the container and/or number of containers.
F. 
For single-family, two-family units, and three-family owner-occupied units, the Director shall determine how many containers will be provided. More than one unit might be required to share trash containers based on site-specific conditions and circumstances.
G. 
The containers are the property of the City of Franklin and are not to be removed from the property even in the event of a change in ownership or resident status. All automated containers shall be assigned to a street address.
H. 
If a container is stolen from a specific property, then the owner or resident shall contact the MSD office to report the theft.
The collection schedule for pickup shall be prepared by the Director or designee(s). The schedule, to include holiday collection, will be available at City Hall, the transfer station, the MSD Office, on the City website in the "Transfer Station Guidelines," and in educational materials distributed through the schools and civic organizations. The holiday collection schedule will be posted in January of each year. Delays due to unforeseen circumstance, such as snow storms or mechanical issues, will be posted on the home page of the City's website.
A. 
For the automated curbside collection system, both commercial and residential, all trash shall be placed into the appropriate containers so that the lid can be securely shut. No solid waste placed on the ground or on top of a container or in any unapproved containers will be picked up by the City or its contractor. The containers shall not be overfilled or arranged in any manner that will prevent the lid from remaining closed at all times to prevent water from filling the container or to provide access to animals. If containers are improperly placed, overfilled or contain unacceptable items, the City or contractor reserves the right to refuse container pickup.
B. 
Any spillage from any containers placed for curbside pickup such as that resulting from animals, wind-blown litter and other weather conditions, etc., shall be the responsibility of the owner/customer to clean up. City staff or contractor will not pick up or clean up such spillage. The City strongly recommends that all residents take care to protect the containers against spillage, wind-blown litter, vandalism and intrusion by animals.
C. 
All trash must be bagged before placing it into the trash container.
D. 
In the event of inclement weather or mechanical breakdowns resulting in a disruption to the pickup schedule, the container should be left out for pickup the following day and placed in a manner as not to interfere with snow removal operations.
A. 
For the automated residential and commercial curbside containerized collection program, the containers shall be placed at the curbline and outside of the travel way and off the edge of the paved roadway at the end of the driveway apron, or at another appropriate location so that it is accessible for automated truck pickup. It is essential that containers be placed three feet apart and four feet away from any type of fixed object including but not limited to parked vehicles, mail boxes, trees, utility poles, overhead wires, etc. In selected cases, the Director or designee(s) may designate a specific location for the placement of containers.
B. 
The containers shall be in place ready for collection by 6:45 a.m. on the designated collection day. The containers shall not be placed out for collection before 5:00 p.m. on the previous day.
C. 
City staff or contractor will not cross over private property to pick up solid waste materials.
D. 
The container handle must be facing inward toward the residence to allow for the automated truck to properly pick up and dump the container.
Empty containers shall be removed from the collection point by the end of the collection day and properly stored on the owners' property. Containers that are not removed from the point of collection within 24 hours after being emptied may be removed by the City or contractor for noncompliance.
Waste can be placed in both green and gray lid containers. Recyclable materials shall be mixed in with regular household trash. Recycling of certain household items may be dropped off at the transfer station in accordance with the "Transfer Station Guidelines." See § 257-29 below for prohibited/acceptable and unacceptable items.
Certain materials will not be collected by the City or the contractor at the curbside. These items include but are not limited to: sand, stone, or brick products, construction or demolition/building materials, electronics of any type, household appliances, auto parts, waste oil, paint, furniture, oils of any type, yard waste or tree limbs/roots, hot ashes, asbestos, propane tanks, pressurized containers, mercury-containing devices, and scrap metal. If any resident has a question on whether or not an item is accepted or prohibited, they can contact the MSD office for more information. The Director is authorized to make a final determination as to what constitutes prohibited and unacceptable materials. Many of the items listed above are accepted at the transfer station for recycling or general disposal, some of which require a fee. (See Article III for more information on the transfer station). No hazardous materials or waste are permitted to be placed out for curbside pickup. All hazardous materials shall be disposed of at a City-sponsored or sanctioned hazardous waste collection day, or at a regional collection facility authorized to accept hazardous materials.
For the automated collection program in general, if the Director or designee(s) determine that materials being placed out for curbside pickup are unacceptable, or if the materials are not properly containerized or managed per the provisions of this chapter, then the City reserves the right to not pick up said materials. The property owner or resident will then be responsible for removing the materials from the curb or other location and properly disposing of the materials at the transfer station or other appropriate disposal facility.