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stlbject to a charge of$5.00 per additional tire and the provisions of Section 16-31. All ti res must be clean and rimless. (f) White goods: White goods shall be placed as close to the curb as possible. Refrigerators and freezers must be empty and have the door removed before placed for collection. Sec. 16-35. Collection of bulk refuse generally. Bulk refuse shall be picked up from residential dwellings at such time, and in accordance with such procedures as may be established by the director of general services. Such items shall not be placed for collection as part of the regular collection process for garbage, trash or refuse. Tree branches, tree limbs, parts of trees, bushes, shrubbery and cuttings, or clippings and the like, which cannot be placed in receptacles or refuse bags as required under section l6-34(c), shall be cut into lengths of between four (4) feet and six (6) feet and stacked neatly at curbside in a pile not to exceed eight (8) feet x ten (10) feet by eight (8) feet in height. Tree parts greater than 18 inches in diameter will not be picked up by the city and will be the responsibility of the home owner or tenant for disposal. It shall be the responsibility of the owner or tenant of the premises involved to remove all tree trimmings, cuttings, shrubbery and the like that do not meet these specifications or those contained in section 16-34(c). Tree and shrubbery branches, limbs and trimmings cut by landscape or tree service contractors will not be collected by the city. Owners or tenants placing items for collection cut by tree and landscape conlra~tors will be subject to the charges and pcnalties of Section 16-31 of this division. Bulk refuse shall not be collected by the city from vacant lots, business and commercial establishments, including multifamily residential complexes. Sec. 16-36. Times and dates containers and bulk refuse to be placed for collection. (a) Normally, in the areas receiving automated refuse collection, residents may place the container for collection at any time after 5 :00 p.m. the day before and by 7:00 a.m. on days of collection or as specified by the director. Such receptacles should be removed from the collection site as soon as possible after collection and stored beside or behind the dwelling or at a site acceptable to the director. Receptacles must be removed by 7:00 pm. on collection day. Yard waste packaged in clear plastic bags shall be placed out for collection at the same time as the automated refuse container. (b) Bulk refuse collection shall normally be on the same day as garbage collection. Residents may place bulk refuse for collection any time the day before scheduled collection but not after 7:00 am on thc day of collection, or as specified by the director. Tires, white goods, and cardboard set out for collection must be separated from bulk refuse.