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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. No. 1978-582~ ~ ~ . ~ i "~ Y,, ORDINANCE NO. 582 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,.CALIFORNIA REPEALING AND RE-ENACTING CHAPTER 8.16 (GARBAGE COLLEC- TION) OF THE LAKE ELSINORE MUNICIPAL CODE. The City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, California does ordain as follows: SECTION 1: Chapter 8.16 of the Municipal Code of the City of Lake Elsinore is hereby repealed and re-enacted to read as follows: SECTIONS: 8.16.010 . 8.16.020 8.16.030 8.16.040 8.16.050 8.16.060 8.16.070 8.16.080 8.16.090 8.16.100 8.16.110 Chapter 8.16 Garbage and Waste Matter Collection Sanitation department established--Duties Definitions Dumping material prohibited Burning prohibitions Garbage and waste receptacles--Design & location Garbage and waste receptacles--Sanitary requirements Garbage collector duties Finding of neccessity--Failure to pay charges a misdemeanor Charges--Billing Charges--Designated Rate changes 8.16.010 Sanitation department established--Duties. There is established a sanitation department of the city which shall be in the charge of and under direct supervision of the superintendent of public works. ,8.16.020 Definitions. For the purpose of this Ordinance, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section: ~A. "Garbage" includes and means kitchen and table refuse, leavings, offal, and every accumulation of animal, vegetable and other matter that attends or results from the preparation, consumption, decay, dealing in or storage of meats, fish, fowl, fruits, vegetables and other food.. B. "Waste matter" and "rubbish".mean crockery, bottles, tin cans, metal vessels, trimmings and prunings, from lawns, trees and gardens, pasteboard boxes, berry boxes, rags, paper, straw, sawdust,. packing material, shavings, boxes, ashes and other matter commonly discarded and not hereinabove included in the definition of the. word "garbage." -1- _ ,. <, ~. ,~ .... _ r ~ '~ ~ - ~ - ' ryi CC * T )~ .y<5 ~.~' 8.16.030 Dumping material prohibited. No person, firm, OL_cOrF2czYati9n shall dump, place or bury in any lot, land, street, alley or waterway within the cor- porate limits of the city any garbage, rubbish, waste matter or substance condemned by the health officer, or .any other deleterious or offensive substances. ~ ~I '~ 5..16.040. Burning prohibitions. No person, firm or corporation shall burn - or permit to be burned in the open air within the city, either upon private pro- perty or upon any street, alley, park, waterway or public place, any garbage or any waste matter which shall, in burning, cause or create an offensive odor or a dense or offensive smoke. 8.16.050 Garbage and waste receptacles--Design and location. Every tenant, lessee or occupant of any premises where garbage is produced shall provide upon such premises in a suitable. place to be designated by the garbage collector one or more galvanized metal, or plastic garbage receptacles; with appropriate tight- fitting covers, and fitted with handles, for receiving and holding all waste produced upon. such premises between the times of collection and removal. Every tenant, lessee: or occupant of any premises where rubbish or waste: matter is produced shall, if necessary, in addition to the garbage receptacle, provide upon such premises, in ,a suitable place, one or more receptacles to contain all rubbish and waste, matter-which may accumulate upon such premises between removals. All such receptacles shall at all times be located in such places as to be readily accessible for removing and .emptying the same, and in such places as may be designated by the superintendent of public works, but shall not be placed within the limits of any street or alley. 8.16.060 Garbage and waste receptacles--Sanitary requirements. All garbage and waste matter receptacles shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition by the owner or person using the same, and garbage receptacles shall be at all times kept tightly covered, except when garbage is being deposited therein or removed therefrom, and shall at all times be proof against the access by flies to the contents thereof. 8.16.070 Garbage collector duties. It shall be the duty of the garbage collector to: A. Collect all garbage from the city and remove the same from all boarding- houses, restaurants, hotels, eating. houses, markets, grocery stores, fruit. stores, stores selling fruits or vegetables, public camping grounds and other places of business at least three times each week, and from all dwelling houses at least one time each week; B. Collect all rubbish and waste matter from all single-family residences in area served at least one time each week and/or at such other times as may be necessary. to prevent. an undue accumulation of such rubbish and waste matter; C. Deliver such garbage, rubbish and waste matter collected and dispose of the same_in properly constituted city or county operated land fills. 8.16.080 Finding of necessity--Failure to pay charges a misdemeanor. The city finds that the universal collection of garbage and waste matter in the city is necessary in order to protect the health and well-being of the residents thereof, and that in order to properly provide therefore it is necessary to make a monthly charge against these occupants of the city residing within the sexvice area. Failure to pay the charges-as provided for in this Ordinance for said purpose will result in rendering it impossible for the city to furnish adequate and necessary garbage. and waste matter collection and disposal, and the nonpayment thereof when due by the. renter. or-owner of any residential or business unit with- in the city constitutes a misdemeanor. _2_ _-r.,~ ..T.. .,«.. ..v._s.,. ~..oSty ..-vn. s.\.t ... i.s . _. .. o-..f..... t> u. L ..n}r~... ~..~:-.1 ...qS . ~: ~a .: , ; ~~ ,: ~, ~ } _ ; d~ .."..~. - _ 8.16.90. Charges--Billing The amount of the monthly charge; as provided in i this ordinance, shall be added to the water bill for each unit and collected at the same time and in the same manner. Each and every business and each and every - home shall be billed for this service so long as the water is on. There shall be no exemptions made to this ordinance. 8.16.100 Charges--Designated The monthly charges for the removal of garbage and waste matter shall be as established by resolution of the City Council when deemed appropriate. 8.16.110 Rate Changes The Council may change the rates set forth in this ordinance by resolution, provided that such changes shall not take effect until thirty days after the passage of said resolution. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of October 19 78 Gf /~~ *1~J1~ lfl Nap Har 's, Mayor City of Lake Elsinore ATTEST: Florene Marshall, City Clerk City of Lake Elsinore -3- > ',; _ ., .,