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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-1917 - Of the Santa Ana Municipal Code and Adding Section Thereto Revise the Definition of *REFUSE* in the City Refuse Collection Regulations - Y¥ 077' REL :mb ( 27 ) 5/28/87 ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1917 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTION 16-29 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADDING SECTION 16-29.5 THERETO TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "REFUSE" IN THE CITY REFUSE COLLECTION REGULATIONS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That Section 16-29 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 16-29. Definitions. (a) "Garbage" shall mean and include all animal and vegetable kitchen waste, all household waste which has resulted from the preparation of food, all table refuse or offal, and every accumulation of animal vegetable or other matter that attends the preparation, consumption, packing, canning, storage and decay of meats, fish, fowls, vegetables and fruit intended for human and animal consumption. (b) "Solid waste" shall mean combustible and non- combustible waste materials not included in the term "garbage," and shall include tree and shrubbery trimmings, lawn renovatings, grass, weeds, leaves, chips, paper, pasteboard, magazines, books, rags, rubber, carpets, clothing, boots, shoes, hats, furniture, bedding, bottles, cans, metals, mineral matter, glass, crockery, dirt, dust, packing boxes and cartons, crates, packing material and all other kinds of rubbish, trash or waste material which ordinarily accumulates in the operation of a household or a business. (c) "Refuse" means garbage and solid waste, as such terms are defined herein. However, the term "refuse," for purposes of this article, shall not include the items listed in Section 16-29.5. "Refuse" includes demolition and construction debris generated in the ordinary course of business on a permanent site. (d) "Standard service" shall mean curbside collection service provided on a weekly basis to occupants not receiving bin service. (e) "Bin service" shall mean collection service pursuant ORDINANCE NO. NS-1917 PAGE TWO to agreements between occupants and the city's refuse collection contractor by which bin containers suitable for mechanical unloading are rented to the occupants. SECTION 2: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered 16-29.5, which said section reads as follows: Sec. 16-29.5. Exclusions from "refuse". The following items are not "refuse" for purposes of this article: A flammable waste. A containerized waste (e.g., a drum, barrel, portable tank, box, pail, etc.). A waste transported in a bulk tanker. A liquid waste. A sludge waste. A waste from an industrial process. A waste from a pollution control process. Residue and debris from the cleanup of a spill or release of chemical substances, commercial products or any other special wastes. Contaminated soil, waste, residue, debris and articles from the cleanup of a site or facility formerly used for the generation, storage, treatment, recycling, reclamation or disposal of any other special wastes. Dead animals. Manure. Sewage waste. Waste water. Explosive substance. Radioactive materials. ORDINANCE NO. NS-1917 PAGE THREE Materials which have been exposed to highly infectious or contagious diseases. Hazardous materials. ADOPTED this 6th day of July , 1987. ATTEST: ~nice C. Guy / Clerk of the Counci COUN CI LMEMBE RS: Young A~ McGuigan Acosta aye Griset A~ Hart May Pulido APPROVED AS TO FORM: