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Sec. 16-10. Refuse Collection Requirements. (a) Refuse containers such as dumpsters or other approved receptacles shall be required for mobile home parks and for multifamily, commercial and industrial developments. The number, size, design, and location of such containers shall be approved by the Director of General Services or his designee. (b) Rcfuse containers shall be located on a site so that service vehicles will have a convenient access to them while minimizing encroachment on parking places, vehicular circulation drives, sidewalks, and public right of ways. Dumpsters and their enclosure shall not be closer than 50 feet to any residential structure and shall be set back a minimum of five feet from the property line. (c) Commercial high volume refuse generators on sites with sufticient outside area to accommodate refuse enclosures with adequate capacity shall provide for indoor refuse storage. Compaction devices may be a part of such an accommodation. (d) Refuse containers shall be located on a paved area or concrete pad constructed in accordance with all applicable health department standards. They shall be hidden from general view by means of fencing, masonry walls, landscaping, or other such method deemed necessary and acceptable by the Director of General Services. (e) All refuse containers shall be adequately sized to handle the needs ofthe facility or development. The Director of General Services may require a developer to demonstrate adequate refuse capacity by calculation using waste industry standards. Materials and waste which may be edible or attractive to rodents or insects shall only be stored in completely closed containers. (f) If centralized refuse containers are used in residential developments, they shall be located in an area or areas conveniently accessible to all residents. The containers shall be enclosed on three sides by a solid wood or masonry wall with a solid opaque gate provided on the fourth side. Landscaping shall be incorporated to improve the visual appearance. Support posts, gate frames, hinges and latches should be of sufficient size and strength to allow gates to function without sagging or becoming an eyesore. (g) If individual refuse containers are used for the units in a residential development, the site plan shall provide adequate storage space and outdoor access to such storage for the occupmlt or each residential stmcture to store the refuse container in a side or rear yard.