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Home My WebLink AboutNS-1093ORDINANCE NS-1093 AMENDING THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING SECTION 16-33 AND SECTION 16-34 THEREOF PERTAINING TO REFUSE COLLECTION REGULATIONS THE CItY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That Section 16-33 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read in words and figures as follows: Sec. 16-33. Precollection practices (a) REFUSE TO BE DRAINED. Ail free liquids shall be drained from refuse before placing refuse for collection, and all refuse put out for collection shall be placed in a suitable container except as herein provided. (b) PAPERS, MAGAZINES, AND OTHER SIMILAR MATERIALS. Papers, magazines, and other similar dry materials may be securely tied in bundles with wire or cord strong enough to act as a handle for the lifting of such bundle. Other materials may be bundled if securely tied with wire or strong cord so as to have a length no greater than four feet (4') and a thickness of no more than 'eighteen inches (18"), provided that the weight of said bundle is no greater than forty (40) pounds. (c) TRIMMINGS AND CLIPPINGS. Tree trimmings, hedge clippings, and similar material shall be cut to a length not to exceed four feet (4') and tied securely in bundles not more than eighteen inches (18') thick before being deposited for collection or shall be cut to short lengths and placed in containers. (d) DUTY TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN CONTAINERS IN SANITARY CONDITION. (1) Refuse containers suitable for collection purposes and of such weight that they can be handled by one man shall be provided by tt~owner, tenant, lessee, or occupant of the premises. Refuse containers shall be maintained in good and sanitary condition. Any container that does not conform to the provisions of this article or that may have ragged or sharp edges or any other defect liable to hamper or injure the person collecting the contents thereof shall be promptly replaced upon notice. No container when filled shall exceed fifty (50) pounds, excepting those equipped for mechanical handling. No single item exceeding fifty (50) pounds shall be placed for collection or picked up for removal. The director of public works shall have the authority to refuse collection services for failure to comply herewith. (2) ~he city council may, by reselution, establish a standard container .or standard containers, and, if a resolution establishing such a requirement or requirements has been adopted and notice thereof given, as the council shall direct, then the agency collecting refuse may refuse to take any refuse that is not placed in the required type of container, or in an approved container, or so bundled or packaged as to meet the requirements of such resolution. (e) STORAGE OF REFUSE. (1) Public places. No person shall place any refuse in any street, alley, or other public place, or upon any Private property in the city, whether owned by such person or not, except properly bundled or in proper containers for coollection without express approval granted by the director of public works. (2) Unauthorized accumulation. Any unauthorized accumulation of refuse on any premises is hereby declared to be a nuisance and is prohibited. (3) Storing of refuse. No person owning, occupying, or having control of any premises shall place for collection any container, bundle, or refuse at any location on the premises other than the collection location as herein provided. No person owning, occupying, or having control of any premises and no person who places any such con- tainer, bundle, or refuse for collection along, at, or near any dedicated public right-of-way shall permit or allow said container or containers, full or empty, or any bundle or refuse to be or remain along, at, or near any said dedicated public right-of-way prior to four o'clock (4:00) p.m. on the date preceding the day of collection, nor after the hour of twelve o'clock (12{00) midnight on the day of collection. (f) POINTS OF COLLECTION. Refuse containers and bundles shall be placed for collections from private dwellings at the street curb in front of such dwellings, or, if served by an alley, in the rear of such property on the edge of the alley. Refuse containers for multi-family, commercial, or industrial firms, shall be placed either at the curb or alley unless the activity has provided paved access to readily available storage places where collecting trucks may approach, load, and leave. No collection will be made from private property except by special agreement for special service. (Code 1952, ~ 3830.5; Ord. No. NS-823, ~ 1, 11-15-65; Ord. No. NS-1038, ~ 1, 9-21-70). Section 2. That Section 16-34 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read in words and figures as follows: Sec. 16-34. Collection practices (a) FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION. (1) Residential. Refuse accumulated by residences shall be collected once each week. (2) Commercial. Commercial, multi-family, industrial units, and others may have refuse collection more frequently than one time per week after entering into an agreement for such special service. Establishments requiring off-street collections may enter into an agreement for such service, and, if desired, for large containers. Such agreements shall be approved as to terms and fee by the director of public works. Establishments having large amounts of refuse due to openings, sales, and other such activities, may be subject to special service charges based on equipment, labor, and time consumed, under regulations established by the director of public works. Council may require commercial and industrial establishments to provide containers by agreement with the contractor. (b) LIMITATION ON QL~NTITY. (l) Residential. The collection of refuse from each single and duplex family residence shall be a reasonable accumulation of refuse during a collection period. (2) Commercial, multi-family and industrial. The amounts collected each time shall be limited by volume to four (4) cubic yards or two hundred (200) pounds and shall be subject to fees for unusual services as outlined in this article. - 2 - (c) (1) SPECIAL REFUSE PROBLEMS. Contagious disease refuse. The removal of wearing apparel, bedding, or other refuse from homes or other Dlaces where highly infectious or contagious diseases have prevailed should be performed under the super- vision and direction of the health officer. Such refuse shall not be placed in containers for regular collections. (2) Inflammable or explosive refuse. Highly inflammable or explosive materials shall not be placed in containers for regular collection, but shall be disposed of as directed by the fire department at the expense of the owner or possessor thereof. (3) Items that will not be collected. No building materials plaster, cement, and no items of a size which would be impossible or extremely difficult to load by the manner of truck loading in use at the time and no items that would resist compaction or might damage the equipment in use may be placed for collection, and the city forces or contractor may refuse to acceptand load such items. (d) COLLECTION BY ACTUAL PRODUCERS ASTD OUTSIDE COLLECTORS. (1) Requirement for vehicles. The actual producers of refuse or the owners of premises upon which refuse is accumulated who desire personally to collect and dispose of such refuse, persons who desire to dispose of waste material not included in the definition of refuse, and collectors of refuse from outside the city who desire to haul over the streets of the city, shall use watertight vehicles provided with tight covers and so operated as to prevent offensive odors escaping therefrom and refuse from being blown, dropped or spilled. (e) R~FUSE PROPERTY OF CITY. Ownership of refuse material set out for collection shall be vested in the city or its duly authorized agent. (f) CHARGES FOR COLLECTION. Charges for the collection, removal and disposal of refuse may be established by resolution duly enacted by the city council. (g) FAILURE TO PAY C?IARGES. In the event that any person shall fail to pay any charges established by resolution in accordance with subsection (f), the city may, in addition to any other remedies it has, cut off such service and need not resume the same until all delinquent charges, together with any charges necessitated by resumption of such services, have been fully paid. (Code 1952, ~ 3830.6; Ord. No. NS-823, ~ 1, 11-15-65). Section 3: That this ordinance shall take effect thirty days from and after the date of its adoption, except as herein specifically provided. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana at its regular meeting held on the 3rd day of January,~.~~ ATTEST: MAYOR CLERK OF THE COUNCIL - 3 - STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) CITY OF SANTA ANA ) SS I, FLORENCE I. MALONE, do hereby certify that I am the Clerk of the Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced to said Council at its regular meeting held on the 6th day of December, 1971, and was again considered by said Council at its regular meeting held on the 3rd day of January, 1972, and was at said meeting passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Patterson, Villa, Evans, Griset, Yamamoto NOES, COUNCILMEN: Herrin, Markel ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None CLERK OF THE COUNCIL -4-