CITY RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL COLLECTION SERVICES

Tucson Code ch. 15, art. IV

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Tucson Code § 15-16 Collection from residential establishments by persons or entities other than the city prohibited.

Sec. 15-16. Collection from residential establishments by persons or entities other than the city prohibited. The collection of refuse or recyclable materials from any residential establishment by any person, business, corporation or firm other than the city is prohibited. (Ord. No. 10539, § 4, 6-3-08, eff. 7-1-08)

Tucson Code § 15-16.1 City collection services at residential establishments.

Sec. 15-16.1. City collection services at residential establishments. (A) Residential establishments that are capable of being occupied are required to receive standard residential collection services and pay the commensurate fee in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. (B) Residential establishments shall use only the containers issued by the city for refuse and recycling collection, unless otherwise authorized by the director, and shall not remove them from the intended establishment. Any customer who removes a container or uses a container removed from a different establishment shall be charged the account reconciliation fee. (C) The director shall determine the point of collection, the method of collection, the volume, the frequency of service, and the number of containers issued to each residential establishment. (D) The point of collection shall be immediately adjacent to or in a public right-of- way wherever feasible, as determined by the director. A customer may request the point of collection be moved from the location determined by the director to where collection vehicles must enter private property. Where the director approves a request, a permission agreement is required and the customer is charged the private driveway fee in addition to other fees, unless waived. (E) The director may issue additional containers, and charge commensurate fees, to residential establishments that consistently demonstrate inadequate refuse container capacity to maintain sanitary conditions. (F) Any residential establishment with an assisted living home license shall have a minimum of one hundred eighty (180) gallons of weekly-serviced refuse container capacity unless the director determines that less capacity is adequate to maintain sanitary conditions. (G) Shared front load service with a fee charged to individual dwelling units shall be provided only upon the director's determination that it is the most feasible method due to site and/or ownership conditions. (Ord. No. 10539, § 4, 6-3-08, eff. 7-1-08; Ord. No. 10674, § 3, 6-2-09, eff. 7-1-09; Ord. No. 10895, § 3, 5-17-11, eff. 7-1-11; Ord. No. 10986, § 2, 5-22-12, eff. 7-1-12; Ord. No. 11272, § 2, 6-9-15, eff. 7-1-15)

Tucson Code § 15-16.2 Customer responsibilities regarding recycling collection service.

Sec. 15-16.2. Customer responsibilities regarding recycling collection service. Customers at residential and commercial establishments shall place in city recycling containers only those recyclable materials designated as acceptable by the director in this chapter and in administrative rules. Customers shall handle specific types of recyclable materials in accordance with this chapter and administrative rules. (Ord. No. 10539, § 4, 6-3-08, eff. 7-1-08)

Tucson Code § 15-16.3 Parameters for brush bulky collection service.

Sec. 15-16.3. Parameters for brush bulky collection service. (A) Residential establishments will be provided brush bulky collection service up to two (2) times each calendar year according to a published schedule or appointment-based system established by the director. Up to ten (10) cubic yards of material requiring no more than fifteen (15) minutes of collection effort will be collected from each residential establishment at each scheduled service as part of standard residential collection services. (B) Commercial establishments primarily used for dwelling units will be provided brush bulky service as part of standard commercial APC collection service. (C) Commercial establishments may obtain, with director approval, collection service for bulky waste for the same fees as for special residential brush bulky service as designated in this chapter. (D) Vacant lots are not eligible to receive brush bulky service. (Ord. No. 10539, § 4, 6-3-08, eff. 7-1-08; Ord. No. 10674, § 3, 6-2-09, eff. 7-1-09; Ord. No. 12254, § 2, 5-19-26, eff. 7-1-26)

Tucson Code § 15-16.4 Assisted collection service to residential establishments.

Sec. 15-16.4. Assisted collection service to residential establishments. A resident who has a qualified disability, under the Americans with Disabilities Act, that prevents him/her using normal refuse or recycling collection services at a residential establishment may request assisted collection service. The requirements for assisted collection service shall be established in administrative rule. Assisted collection service is provided without additional fee. (Ord. No. 10539, § 4, 6-3-08, eff. 7-1-08; Ord. No. 10674, § 3, 6-2-09, eff. 7-1-09; Ord. No. 10796, § 3, 5-25-10, eff. 7-1-10)

Tucson Code § 15-16.5 Temporary suspension of service.

Sec. 15-16.5. Temporary suspension of service. (A) The director may temporarily suspend residential services and commensurate fees at a residential establishment when the customer requests it and it is feasible. The suspension may last up to eight (8) months, after which time the fees will resume and service will resume when the customer requests it. The department will pick up all containers when the suspension is requested. APC removal and delivery fee shall be charged when the department picks up containers for a temporary suspension. (B) A customer that attempts to use any residential services during the suspension period will be back billed for entire suspension period and will be charged the account reconciliation fee. (Ord. No. 10539, § 4, 6-3-08, eff. 7-1-08; Ord. No. 10895, § 3, 5-17-11, eff. 7-1-11)

Tucson Code § 15-16.6 Neighborhood cleanup service.

Sec. 15-16.6. Neighborhood cleanup service. Neighborhood cleanup services can be provided to: registered City of Tucson neighborhood associations (NAs), homeowners associations (HOAs), and neighborhood enhancement programs designated by mayor and council. Outside a NA or an HOA, neighborhood cleanup services can also be provided for cleanup of public property or multiple private properties when requested by at least ten (10) residential establishments paying the standard residential fee and when the director deems that the cleanup improves a significant area of the community. Neighborhood cleanup service consists of temporary roll off collection service. The service can only be provided for no additional fee to approved groups where all residential establishments are paying for standard residential service. Neighborhood cleanup services require advance scheduling, are limited by appropriated funds, and are subject to requirements established in administrative rule. (Ord. No. 10539, § 4, 6-3-08, eff. 7-1-08; Ord. No. 10674, § 3, 6-2-09, eff. 7-1-09; Ord. No. 10986, § 2, 5-22-12, eff. 7-1-12; Ord. No. 11178, § 2, 6-3-14, eff. 7-4-14)

Tucson Code § 15-16.7 City collection service at commercial establishments.

Sec. 15-16.7. City collection service at commercial establishments. Each commercial establishment shall arrange for an adequate level of collection service from the city, or shall demonstrate other adequate management of refuse, as determined by the director. (Ord. No. 10539, § 4, 6-3-08, eff. 7-1-08)

Tucson Code § 15-16.8 Violations of city collection service requirements.

Sec. 15-16.8. Violations of city collection service requirements. (A) The director may issue notices to responsible parties at residential or commercial establishments when the director identifies violations of the requirements contained in this chapter or in an administrative rule or regulation under this chapter. (B) If three (3) or more notices for the same or related violation are issued in any twelve (12) month period, then beginning with the third notice, the director shall impose the following fees for processing the violation notices the director issues: (1) Third notice . . . . . $10.00 (2) Fourth or subsequent notice . . . . . 25.00 (C) A responsible party that has been issued three (3) notices for a recycling container contaminated with unacceptable material shall be designated a nonparticipant and charged a ten dollar ($10.00) fee. The director will remove the recycling container, deliver a substitute refuse container, and impose the fee for an additional refuse container. Recycling service will be restored and the additional refuse container removed with director approval. (D) It is a civil infraction for a customer at a residential establishment to fail to pay fees for city residential services and thereby causing a violation of any of the requirements of section 15-10.1. The fine for this infraction shall be between a minimum of seventy five dollars ($75.00) and a maximum of three hundred dollars ($300.00). In lieu of a fine, the court may substitute community service at a rate of ten dollars ($10) per hour. (Ord. No. 10539, § 4, 6-3-08, eff. 7-1-08; Ord. No. 10674, § 3, 6-2-09, eff. 7-1-09; Ord. No. 10895, § 3, 5-17-11, eff. 7-1-11; Ord. No. 11087, § 1, 6-18-13, eff. 7-20-13)

Source: City of Tucson, Tucson Code (Charter and General Ordinances) and Unified Development Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/tucson/latest/tucson_az/0-0-0-10765Fetched: 10/28/2026