HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-09-24 - ORDINANCES - WASTE REFUSE COLLECTION (2)ORDINANCE NO. 96-28
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE AT CHAPTER 15.44 REGARDING
REGULATIONS GOVERNING INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT,
INCLUDING REFUSE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL SERVICES WITHIN
THE CITY, AUTHORIZING THE FURNISHING OF SUCH SERVICES BY
THE CITY OR PURSUANT TO FRANCHISE OR PERMIT
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Santa Clarita Municipal Code is amended at Chapter 15.44 relating to integrated
waste management to read as follows:
Part 1 - Definitions for the purposes of this Chapter, the following italicized words and
phrases shall be added and have the meaning respectively ascribed them by this Part 1:
15.44.076 Recvclables "Recyclables" includes any and all tin, steel and tin
plated beverage and food containers, aluminum cans, foil and scrap, glass bottles, jars
and food containers, PETE (#I resin) plastic bottles and containers, HDPE (#2 resin)
plastic bottles and containers, PS (#6 resin) plastic containers, clamshells, cutlery,
corrugated cardboard, chipboard, mixed paper, junk mail, magazines, newspaper,
telephone books, aseptic containers, Christmas trees and any other recyclable goods
designated by the City Manager or Designee
15.44.096 Solid Waste "Solid Waste" includes refuse and yard trimmings,
means putrescible or non-putrescible, and includes rubbish, garbage and yard trimmings
as defined in this section.
15.44.101 Yard Trimmings "Yard Trimmings" includes vegetative
cuttings, shrubs, stumps, brushes, tree trimmings, leaves, grass clippings, twigs, weeds,
and related garden materials. Yard trimmings does not include agave, yucca, palm
fronds, bamboo or juniper spears.
Part 1 - Definitions for the purposes of this Chapter, shall be revised as follows:
15.44.090 Rubbish "Rubbish" means nonputresci'ble unwanted or discarded
material or debris, either combustible or noncombustible including but not limited to paper,
cardboard, , straw, clothing wood m wood products,
crockery, ghrsr, rubber, 7neftf, pkisfic, construction or demolition material, reeychrbles,
compostables, bulky wastes and other municipal solid waste.
Part 2- Integrated Waste Man ern for the purposes of this Chapter, is revised to read as follows:
15.44.200 Provision of Service. The City shall provide for or furnish integrated
waste management services relating to collection, transfer, and disposal of refuse, yard
trimmings, recyclables and compostables within and throughout the City. Such services may
be furnished by any one or combination of the following: (i) City officers and employees; (ii)
contractors franchised or licensed by the City; or (iii) agreement with another local agency.
15.44.215 Collection Arrangements Required. The owner, occupant or other
person responsible for the day-to-day operation of every property in the City of Santa Clarita
shall make arrangements with the City, another local agency approved by the City, or a
contractor franchised or licensed by the City for the collection of refuse, recyclable materials,
yard trimmings, and compostable materials as set forth in this Chapter.
Part 3 - Fees. Franchises and Licenses for the purposes of this Chapter is revised to read as
follows:
15.44.325 Liability for Fees.
(a) Every person required to arrange for refuse collection or the collection
of recyclables, yard trimmings or cwmpostables shall be liable for the service access fees and
charges for such collection, whether or not collection services are utilized.
Part 4 - Containers for the purposes of this Chapter is revised to read as follows:
15.44.400 Containers: Location. It is the duty of every person designated under
Part 2 in possession, charge or control of any place within the City, in or from which refase
solid waste accumulates or is produced, to keep in a suitable place readily accessible to the
collector, containers capable of holding without spilling all refase solid waste which would
ordinarily accumulate on the premises between the time of two successive collections.
15.44.405 Use of Containers.
(a) Every person designated under Part 2 who is in charge of residential
or commercial premises shall deposit or cause to be deposited all refuse, recyclables and yard
himmdngs in standard containers or bins as approved and assigned by the City Manager or
designee and the collector.
(e) Every person designated under Pmt Z who is in charge of residential
or commercial premises shall not mix recyclables or yard trimmings with either rubbish
or refuse as defined in Part I - Definitions.
15.44.410 Unlawful Acts. It is unlawful for any person to place refuse and yard
trimmings in or to otherwise use the refuse containers of another person without the
permission of such other person.
Part 9 - Self -Haulers for the purposes of this Chapter shall be revised and added to read as
follows:
15.44.901 Exemptions All residential dwellings, multi family dwellings and
commercial establishments have the option to be exempt from yard trimmings collection
service provided that those dwellings have no landscaping or that home composting and
mulching is actively practiced as a method to source reduce all yard trimmings generated
at that dwelling site Those exercising this option have the responsibility of notifying their
individual contractor of their intention of being exempt from the program and applying
for an exemption permit through the City. The City Manager or designee shall make a
determination on the issuance of a certificate of exemption from the yard trimmings
service If this option is exercised the contractor shall not pick up yard trimmings from
the location. It is the Contractor's responsibility NOT to collect any yard trimmings with
the refuse/rubbish.
SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY. The city council hereby declares that.the provisions of this
Ordinance are severable and if for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction shall hold any
sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining parts of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause a copy of this
ordinance to be published in the manner prescribed by law.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of Sectember , 1996.
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MAYOR
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) §
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, George A. Caravalho, City Manager/City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 96-2,R was regularly introduced and placed upon its first
reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 10th , day of Sept. , 19 96 . That
thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at the regular meeting of the City Council
on the 24 day of septembe . 19_gL_ by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Darcy, Heidt, Smyth, Boyer
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Klajic
ATY CLERK
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