HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 5163 ORDINANCE NO. s. G OFFICIAL RECORD
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AN ORDINANCE GOVERNING AND REGULATING THE COLLECTION, REMOVAL R WORTH, TEL
DISPOSAL OF REFUSE WITHIN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS; DEFIhnqu
TERMS; MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO DEPOSIT REFUSE ON PUBLICLY OR PRIVATE-
LY OWNED PROPERTY; REQUIRING ALL OWNERS, OCCUPANTS, TENANTS OR
LESSEES OF RESIDENCES, BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE CONTAIN-
ERS WITH COVERS FOR REFUSE; ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENTS FOR STANDARD
REFUSE CONTAINERS;-REQUIRING THAT CONTAINERS BE PLACED AT CERTAIN
LOCATIONS ON PREMISES: AUTHORIZING THE WASTE-DISPOSAL SUPERINTENDENT
TO MAKE INSPECTIONS AND ISSUE NOTICES; STIPULATING REQUIREMENTS AND
PROHIBITIONS CONCERNING COLLECTION OF VARIOUS TYPES OF REFUSE;
REGULATING THE COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF REFUSE ON THE STREETS;
PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS FOR THE SECURING OF PERMITS; PROVIDING. FOR
THE PAYMENT OF FEES FOR DUMPING; FIXING SCHEDULES OF REASONABLE
CHARGES FOR WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICE; AUTHORIZING THE PUBLIC HEALTH
DIRECTOR TO MAKE INSPECTIONS-AND TO ENFORCE AND ADMINISTER THE
PROVISIONS HEREOF; PROVIDING A SERVERABILITY CLAUSE; REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; FIXING A
PENALTY FOR ANY VIOLATION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
Definitions
The following words, when used in this ordinance, shall have the meanings,
respectively, ascribed to them in this section:
The term "refuse" shall be held to mean all wastes resulting from
domestic, commercial or industrial operations incident to urban life,
except sewage, but including garbage, brush and trash.
The term "garbage" shall be held to mean kitchen refuse, ordinarily
including only foodstuffs or related materials.
The term 'brush" shall be held to mean large tree or shrub limbs,
branches or trimmings which cannot be handled in standard garbage trucks
but can be handled in brush chippers.
The term "large appliances and trees" shall be held to mean all
refrigerators, stoves, water heaters, trees, tree limbs, etc. that are
too large, heavy, and/or bulky to be collected with normal collection
equipment (standard garbage trucks and brush chippers).
The term "trash" shall be held to mean all refuse other than garbage,
brush, and large appliances and trees, including household trash (dis-
carded clothing, toys, papers, etc.) and yard trash (grass clippings,
small shrub and tree trimmings, leaves, etc.).
SECTION 2.
Depositing Refuse on Streets or Vacant Lots Prohibited
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association of
persons to sweep, throw or deposit, or cause to be swept, thrown or deposited,
any refuse upon or along any drain, gutter, alley, sidewalk, street or vacant
lot, or upon any publicly or privately owned premises within the corporate
boundaries of the City of Fort Worth.
SECTION 3.
Duty of Owner or Occupant to Provide Refuse Containers
Every owner, occupant, tenant or lessee using or occupying any building,
house or structure within the corporate boundaries of the City of Fort Worth
for residential, church, school, college, lodge, commercial, business or any
purpose shall provide and maintain standard refuse containers of sufficient
number and size, as hereinafter specified, to hold such garbage or trash as
will normally accumulate on his premises.
SECTION 4.
Requirements as to Refuse Containers
Each owner, occupant, tenant or lessee receiving refuse collection service
shall provide suitable leakproof refuse containers for garbage and trash of not
less than ten (10) nor more than thirty (30) gallons capacity, constructed of
substantial material and maintained in good condition, with a tight-fitting lid
or cover, with handles so that same can be conveniently emptied, and tapered
from top to bottom. When containers deteriorate so as to become hazardous or
non-leakproof, they shall be replaced.
SECTION 5.
Refuse Containers to be Kept Secure and Fastened
All refuse containers shall be kept secure and fastened with lids in place at
all times so that insects, rodents or other animals cannot have access to the con-
tents thereof, to prevent.scattering of the contents thereof, to minimize fire
hazard, and to prevent accumulation of water therein.
SECTION b.
Placing Refuse Containers for Collection
If the building, house, structure or premises from which refuse is to be
collected and removed is adjacent to an alley, the owner, occupant, tenant or
les-see of such premises shall place refuse containers at the entrance to the alley
most accessible, for collection. Where the property served is not adjacent to an
alley, containers may be placed adjacent to the building, house, or structure for
which refuse service is provided. The. Waste Disposal Superintendent shall have
the authority to designate the location of such containers,
taking into consideration, among other things, convenience to collection crews,
convenience to the customer, hazardous conditions such as electrical wiring, danger
of the collector being bitten by household pets, etc.
SECTION 7.
Authority of the Waste Disposal Superintendent
to Make Inspections and Issue Notices
The Waste Disposal Superintendent shall have authority to make inspections
of refuse containers from which garbage and trash are to be collected by City
forces and to issue notices to comply with the provisions of the ordinance
to owners, occupants, tenants or lessees occupying any building, house or
structure within the corporate limits of the City of Fort Worth, or the premises
from which such collections are to be made, when such owners, occupants, tenants
or lessees have failed to maintain refuse containers in the manner prescribed by
this ordinance. If compliance with this ordinance is not obtained by issuance
of such notices, the matter shall be referred to the Public Health Director for
further corrective action as provided by Section 17 of this ordinance.
SE`,Ti()N 8
Requirements and Prohibitions Concerning
Collection of Various Types of Refuse
The following special re.q Arem:nc.s and prohibitions shall govern the
collection of the types of refuse i9dicatcd.
a) Garbage and household trash - to be placed in regulation contain-
ers as specified En this ordinance, and collected from the normal
collection point as specified by the Waste Disposal Superintendent
(at alley where alley exists,, or near building where there is no
alley),
b) Yard trash - to be placed in suitable containers such as baskets,
sacks, boxes, etc,, but in no instance exceeding 30 gallons capacity;
and to be collected on the regularly scheduled garbage collection
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days from the point specified by the Waste Disposal Superintendent
(at alley where alley exists, or at curb where there is no alley).
c) Brush - to be reduced to shapes that can be readily handled by
collectors and placed at the point specified by the Waste Disposal
Superintendent (at alley where alley exists or at curb where
there is no alley); and to be collected once weekly on the regularly
scheduled brush collection day.
d) Broken glass - all broken glass must be wrapped securely before it
is placed in containers to reduce the danger of injury to collectors.
e) Ashes - all ashes must be allowed to stand until cold before being
placed in containers for collection. Ashes which have been allowed
to cool completelyshall be placed in suitable containers and will be
collected from the point specified by the Waste Disposal Superintend-
ent (at alley where alley exists, or at curb where there is no alley).
f) Large appliances and trees - discarded appliances and trees or tree
limbs that are too large to be handled with normal collection equip-
ment (standard garbage trucks and brush chippers) shall be collected
on special call after request by customers for such service, or upon
notification by collection crews that special collection is required.
g) Earth and construction materials - earth, rocks, concrete, and similar
materials will not be collected by City Waste Disposal crews. Waste
materials resulting from construction or remodeling by a building
contractor and materials from an unimproved lot will not be collected.
h) Wet refuse - all refuse that is mixed with water or other liquids shall
be drained before being deposited in the garbage container.
i) Animal excrement - all animal excrement shall be wrapped in paper or
other combustible material before being deposited in the garbage con-
tainer.
j) Papers - where large accumulations of paper such as newspapers are put
out for collection, such papers shall be securely bound or placed in
containers to prevent scattering of paper on privately and publicly
owned premises.
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SECTION 9.
Charges for Refuse Rem*al Service
Residential Buildings and Premises
Garbage and trash removal service from houses, buildings and premises used
for residential purposes shall be provided two times each week, and brush
removal services will be provided one time each week. The monthly charges for
such services are hereby fixed and determined as follows:
Single Family Residence $2.00 per month
Duplex Apartment Building 3.50 " if
Garage Apartment Unit 1.75
Group Housing -
Three (3) or more.houses
on same water meter or multi-
ple family apartment building,
for each house unit or apart-
ment 1.75
.Trailer occupied as a
housing unit 1.75 "
SECTION 10.
.' TCharges for Refuse Removal Service
Business and Commercial Buildings and Premises
Charges for refuse collection from houses, buildings and premises used for .
commercial, business, and other non-residential purposes shall be based on a
minimum service charge for one standard 30 gallon container and a charge of
twelve cents (12p) per stop for the average number of additional containers;
used, with the resultant monthly charge rounded to the nearest $.05, as follows:
Class A - Service Twice a Week - Minimum Charge $2.00 per Month
Average
Number of
Containers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Minimum
Monthly Charge 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2;00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00
Charge per
Container 0 1.10 2.15 3.25 4.30 5.40 6.50 7.55 8.65 9.70
Total Monthly
Charge 2.00 3.10 4.15 5.25 .6.30 7.40 8.50 9.55 10.65 11.70
Class B - Service Three Times a Week - Minimum Charge $3.70 per Month
Average
Number of
Containers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Minimum
Monthly Charge 3.70 3.70 3.70 3.70 3.70 3.70 3.70 3.70 3.70 3.70
Charge per
Container 0 1.55 3.10 4.65 6.20 7.75 9.30 10.85 12.40 13.95
Total Monthly
Charge 3.70 5.25 6.80 8.35 9.90 11.45 13.00 14.55 16.10 17.65
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Class C - Service Six Times a Week - Minimum Charge $8.90 per month
Average
Number of
Containers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Minimum
Monthly Charge 8.90 8.90 8.90 8.90 8.90 8.90 8.90 8.90 8.90 8.90
Charge per
Container 0 3.10 6.20 9.30 12.40 15.50 18.60 21.70 24.80 27.90
Total Monthly
Charge 8.90 12.00 15.10 18.2.0 21.30 24.40 27.50 30.60 33.70 36.80
Class D - Special Service - unscheduled Services
Upon request, the Waste Disposal Division shall make such special un-
scheduled collection of Lefuse as are requested, and a charge shall be
levied for such service at the rate of $11 per hour, plus a. fixed fee
of $5.50 for hauling to the disposal site, computed as follows. Actual
time consumed to lead truck, computed from arrival to departure from
the property served, plus a fixed fee of $5.50 based upon an average
time of thirty (30) minutes for hatil'.ing to the refuse dispcsa,l. site.
Class E - Unclassified Service
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In the event the garbage or trash to be collected from any house,
building or premises exceeds that which can be placed in refuse con-
tainers, as defined in Secticn 4 of this ordinance, the owner., occu-
pant, tenant or lessee thereof shall be charged proportionately for
the collection, removal and hauling of such excess at the rate of
$11 per hour. The monthly chargee for such service shall be computed
upon the basis of the frequency of service provided and the amount:
of time required for leading and 'h,,3.ul,ing to the refusee disposal site.
SECTION 1.1.
Collection of Charges, Payment fc:r Services Rendered
To avoid duplication in billing and as a cc,nvEnience to the pubiic, the fees
for the services herein regulated shall be included on the monthly water bills, and
any person who shall fail or refuse to pay the charge for such services rendered
within ten days from the date sama shall become. due and payable shall be subject to
having such services suspended. It is expressly made the duty of the Dwner,
pant, tenant or lessee using or oc^upying any building, house or structure receiv-
ing such services to make payment therefor.. When refuse collection service is
suspended for non-payment of charges, the Public Health Director shall be notified
immediately for appropriate action in accordance with the provisions of this
ordinance.
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SECTION 12.
Permit for Private Collection and Disposal Required
No person except a duly authorized agent or employee of the City shall
empty refuse containers or convey or transport garbage or trash on the streets,
alleys and public thoroughfares of the City without a written permit granted
and issued by the Public Health Director.
SECTION 13.
Permit Application; Information to be Shown
The application for a permit required hereunder shall set forth the name
and address of the applicant; the trade name .under which the applicant does or
proposes to do business; the number of vehicles the applicant desires to
operate; the class, size and design of each vehicle; whether or not the appli-
cant has been convicted of a violation of any national, state or municipal law;
whether or not the applicant or any persons with whom he has been associated or
employed have a claim or judgment against him for damages resulting from
negligent operation of a vehicle; the nature and character of the service the
applicant proposes to render; the experience he has had in rendering such service;
the patrons for whom he proposes to render this service; and such other informa-
tion as may be required.
SECTION 14.
Application for Permit
Any person, firm or corporation desiring a permit for the collection,
removal, transportation or disposal of refuse shall make application for such
permit to the Public Health Director, who shall make or cause to be made such
investigation as he may consider necessary in order to determine whether or not
the public convenience and necessity warrant the granting of such permit. The
Public Health Director shall determine if the applicant is a fit and proper
person to perform such service or conduct such business, and may require the
applicant to provide in writing such information as the Director shall request
in order to determine such facts, as well as information as to his financial
responsibility in the event of claims for damages against him by persons dam-
aged by reason of the negligent operation of any vehicle used in such work.
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In the event the Director is satisfied that the applicant meets the require-
ments of this ordinance and is a competent and responsible person, firm or
corporation and has adequate equipment to perform such type of work, he
shall issue a permit.
Each person, firm or corporation holding a permit as above described shall
pay an annual fee for same based on the following scale;
(1) For the collection and transportation of refuse
from permittee's premises or place of business
using permittee's own equipment, the fee shall be
Five Dollars ($5.00) for each vehicle so used.
(2) For the collection and transportation of refuse
from any point other than permittee's premises or
place of.business, the fee shall be Twenty-five
Dollars ($25.00) for one vehicle and Five Dollars
($5.00) for each additional vehicle so used. For
any permit granted during the last six months of
the City fiscal year, the fee for one vehicle shall
be Twelve and 50/100 Dollars ($12.50) and Five
Dollars ($5.00) for each additional vehicle.
All permits shall expire on the 30th of September of each year.
SECTION 15.
Nontransferable• Revocation
Permits granted for the collection, removal and disposal of refuse shall
not be transferred or assigned. Such permits may be rescinded by the Public
Health Director at any time for any reason that such action is deemed to be
in the best interest of the public.
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SECTION 16.
Permits to Be Attached to Vehicle or
Kept in Possession of Person Rendering
Service; Inspection
In all cases where permits have been issued for the collection, removal and
disposal of refuse, evidence of s-ch fact shall be established by the affixing of
a metal tag in a prominent place on each vehic.:le for which a permit is granted, such
tag to be issued annually by the Public. Health Director upon compliance with the
provisions hereof.
SECTION 17.
Authority of the Public Health Director to Inspect
The Public Health Director shall have authority to make inspection of publicly
or privately owned premises t.) determine whether or not refuse is being properly
collected, removed and disposed of as required by the provisions of this ordinance
or any other applicable health ordinance. In the event it is found that this
ordinance or any other applicable health ordinance is being violated, appropriate
and timely action shall be taken to insure full compliance with same.
SECTION 18.
Payment of Fees for Dumping Refuse
Any person, firm or corporation desiring to dispose of refuse at a. City
operated disposal site, including those holding a permit for private collection
and disposal of refuse and paying the fee therefor, shall pay an additional dump-
ing fee for each and every lead of re.F�se dumped or deposited at or upon municipal
dump grounds or at incinerators owned aid/jr operated by the City of Fort Worth.
However, this charge shall n t. be applied to ]Dads of refuse collected by the
Texas Highway Department from the right-cf-way of p7iblic streets and highways,
nor to disposal of refuse resulting from the activities of any department of the
Fort Worth City government. The following fee schedule shall, apply to disposal
of all refuse with the exceptions noted inn the preceding sentence.
Type of Vehicle Charge per load
Passenger Automobiles $ .25
Trucks and trailers, one ton capacity or less .35
Two axle tracks or trailers, except for packer-
type refuse collect:ii•a trunks 1,.50
Three or more axle trucks or trailers, and
packer-type refuse collection trucks 3.25
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SECTION 19.
Severability Clause
Should any part, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or
phrase contained in this ordinance be held to be unconstitutional, such holding
shall not affect the- validity of the remaining portion of the ordinance, which
in all respects shall remain in full force and effect; and the City Council
hereby declares that it would not have passed the unconstitutional part had it
known it was invalid and that it would have passed the remaining part that is
not invalid.
SECTION 20.
Repealing Ordinances in Conflict
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This ordinance shall be held and construed to be cumulative of all other
_ ordinances affecting the health, safety, peace and sanitation of the public in
the City of Fort Worth except in those instances where the provisions of this
ordinance are in conflict with the provisions of ordinances heretofore passed,
and all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of
this ordinance are expressly repealed.
SECTION 21.
Penalty
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions
of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be fined in any sum not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00),
and each offense and each day's continuance of failure to comply with this
ordinance shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
SECTION 22,
Effective Date
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and
after the date. of its passage and publication "as required by law, and it is so
ordained:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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City Attorney
Passed and adopted this vZ day bf 1964.
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City of Fort Worth, Texas )�r. ThOi n
Mayor and Council Communication
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Transmitted herewith is a proposed ordinance accumulating and revising the
ordinances currently in effect regulating the collection and disposal of refuse
in Fort Worth, and the fees charged for this service. The proposed revisions
update and clarify the basis for establishing rates for non-residential cus-
tomers by -formalizing the basis currently used to establish these charges. The
revisions would not result in an overall increase in charges for collection of
refuse, and would have no effect on the charge to residential customers. The
proposed ordinance revisions also clarify and modernize other provisions of
Waste Disposal ordinances currently in effect.
The following is a summary of the proposed changes in the Waste Disposal ordin-
ance, with explanatory comments.
CHANGES COMMENTS
1. Revision of the basis for setting When a service charge for refuse collec-
service charges for non-residen- tion was first imposed in 1943, the
tial customers. (Section 10) schedule for setting non-residential
customers ' rates was established on the
basis of the type and square foot area
of the business served. Rates based on
this criteria proved to be unworkable,
and in practice, non-residential rates
have been applied on the basis of the
average volume of, refuse collected,
which is believed to be the most equit-
able and practical basis for establish-
ing such rates. However, the rate basis
utilized in establishing non-residential
service charges was never formalized
and adopted by the City Council.
Using existing practice as a guide, a
formal non-residential rate schedule has
now been prepared, based on the average
number of standard refuse containers
used, frequency of collection, and an
$11 hourly charge for customers whose
refuse is too voluminous to be placed
in standard containers. The $11 per
hour rate is based on the hourly cost
OFFICIAL RECORD of operating a Waste Disposal Division
crew, including supervision and disposal
CITY CEf"wT",Y operations.
FT. A survey of business customers has been
made, which indicates that application
of the formal rate schedule proposed,
as compared to the rates established
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informally by the Waste Disposal rateman,
would result in only minor changes in the
charges now being paid in most cases.
Significant changes would be made only in
a few cases where present rates are seri-
ously out of line due to changes in vol-
ume of refuse or frequency of service
since the existing rate was established.
Application of the proposed new rate
schedule would assure more objective and
uniform establishment of non-residential
rates, with no basic change anticipated
in total revenue.
2. Establishment of an hourly charge **sting ordinances make no provision for
for special, unscheduled collec- charging for additional calls to regular
tions. (Section 10) City customers, nor for special calls to
individuals or companies which are not
City customers. Special collections are
occasionally requested by businesses and
householders who are not regular City
customers when a special clean-up of the
premises is made, when a lot is cleared
prior to development, etc. Also, City
customers sometimes desire an extra col-
lection prior to regular collection days
due to an unusually heavy accumulation of
refuse, preparation for a special event,
etc.
Charges are presently made for such
special collections at the rate of $11
per hour plus a fixed fee of $5.50 for
hauling. The proposed ordinance recom-
mends formally establishing the existing
$11 per hour charge for such service,
computed from the time of arrival at the
place from which the refuse is to be col-
lected until the time of departure, and
the fixed fee of $5.50 for the average
time involved in hauling refuse to a dis-
posal site and returning (30 minutes).
3. Establishment by ordinance of the Fees presently charged for disposal of
basis for fees charged individ- refuse hauled by persons other -than City
uals, institutions, and business- collection crews have never been estab-
es desiring to dispose of refuse lished by ordinance. Existing fees are
at City operated disposal sites; $.30 per load for vehicles of one ton
and revision of the existing capacity or less; $.60 per load for
rates charged for this service larger vehicles except for three axle
to offset costs involved in dis- trucks or trailers or larger. In the
posal of such privately hauled past, these charges have not been applied
refuse. (Section 18) to governmental agencies and other insti-
tutions, such as hospitals. It is be-
lieved that charges for special service
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such as refuse disposal should be applied
uniformly, especially in regard to govern-
mental agencies and other institutions
which do not share the cost of City ser-
vices through payment of property taxes.
However, the Texas Highway Department is
presently allowed free disposal of refuse
which its crews collect from the freeways
and highways in Fort Worth, and it is be-
lieved that the value of this service to
the City warrants continuing to grant
free disposal of refuse from this source.
Therefore, the proposed ordinance exempts
from the service charge this type of re-
fuse from the Texas Highway Department,
as well as refuse hauled by all City
crews. No provision is made in the pro-
posed ordinance for exempting any other
agencies from the refuse disposal charge,
and it is proposed that, in the future,
charges be applied uniformly to all users
of disposal facilities with the exceptions
noted above.
The cost of disposing of privately hauled
refuse in 1962-63 is egtimated at $1 per
ton, and revenue from disposal charges
amounted to only $.36 per ton. This dis-
parity is due to providing free service
to various governmental agencies and in—
stitutions, and to an inadequate rate
schedule. On the basis of average weight
hauled by the three categories of vehicles
presently used for establishing rates, a
charge of $1 per ton (actual cost) would
increase the $.30 charge to $.35, the
$.60 charge to $1.50, and the $1 charge
to $3.25, and it is recommended that this
revised rate schedule be adopted in order
to place disposal service for privately
hauled refuse on a self-supporting basis.
It is also recommended that automobiles
be established as a fourth category in
the rate structure at a reduced rate of
$.25, in order to recognize the smaller
amount of refuse hauled in such vehicles
and to encourage use of disposal sites
for dumping rather than the roadsides.
4. Expansion and clarification of Accurate definitions of the various types
definition of various types of of refuse are needed for proper under-
refuse. (Secion 1) standing and administration of the pro-
posed Waste Disposal ordinance.
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5. Clarification of requirements re- The ordinance requirements concerning the
gafding:.pLlacing of refuse con- proper location of containers have been
tainers for collection. (Section revised to conform to current practice
6) (placed at the alley where alleys are
available, and adjacent to the building
or house where there are no alleys). Also
a provision has been added authorizing the
Waste Disposal Superintendent to take in-
to consideration hazardous conditions when
determining the specific location of con-
tainers at the alley or adjacent to the
building.
6. Addition of a section granting The existing ordinance designates only
authority to the Waste Disposal the Director of Public Health as the of-
Superintendent to make inspec- ficer authorized to make inspections and
tions of refuse containers and enforce the requirements of existing
issue notices to comply with the ordinances governing maintenance of sani-
provisions of the ordinance per- tary conditions. The proposed ordinance
taining to such containers. allows the Waste Disposal Superintendent
(Section 7) to make inspections of containers and
issue notices to comply with the ordin-
ance. In cases where compliance is not
obtained by such notices, the problem will
continue to be referred to the Public
Health Director for further corrective
action.
7. Addition of a section summariz- Section 8 of the proposed ordinance sum-
ing requirements and prohibi- marizes all special requirements and pro-
tions concerning collection of hibitions concerning the collection of
various types of refuse, and various types of refuse. All of these
adding a requirement that requirements are currently in effect,
broken glass must be wrapped with the exception of a proposed new re-
before it is placed in con- quirement that broken glass must be
tainers. (Section 8) wrapped. Wrapping of broken glass is
desirable in reducing injuries to refuse
collectors, and is believed to be a
reasonable requirement.
8. Deletion of the requirement This requirement is not needed, and en-
that refuse disposal customers forcement is impractical.
must notify in writing the Di-
rector of Public Health within
5 days if the City fails to col-
lect refuse for a period of 5
days.
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9. Deletion of the section of the Section 9 of the proposed ordinance
existing ordinance requiring a specifies the various frequencies of
minimum refuse collection ser- refuse collection and the charges
vice of one weekly and a maximum therefor.
service of six times each week.
10. Addition of a requirement that Most standard refuse containers are
standard refuse containers must tapered from top to bottom for greater
be tapered from top to bottom. ease in emptying. Containers with
(Section 4) straight sides have a tendency to trap
refuse in the bottom, slowing the col-
lection procedure and forcing collectors
to dislodge refuse manually.
It is recommended that the proposed ordinance accumulating and revising current
refuse disposal ordinances be adopted.
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SUBMITTED BY: DISPOSITION COUNCIL: PROCE D 13Y
APPROVED THER (DESCRIBE)
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CITY MANAGER