Belvedere Municipal Code Ch. 8.16 Debris Boxes

Sections:

• 8.16.010 Debris box defined.

• 8.16.020 Use authorized when.

• 8.16.030 Permit—Required for placement.

• 8.16.040 Permit—Issuance fee—Attachment.

• 8.16.050 Permit—Period of validity and penalties.

• 8.16.060 Permit—Liability conditions.

• 8.16.070 Permit—Revocation conditions.

• 8.16.080 Placement requirements.

• 8.16.090 Reflectors and striping required.

• 8.16.100 Owner identification information required. 8.16.110 Covers required for transporting.

“Debris box” means any portable nonvehicular container offered by its owner for use as a means of disposal of waste materials by being placed for loading in, and by being transported through, the streets of the City. (Ord. 162 NS, 1970; prior code § 17A-1.)

Debris boxes shall be used only for the following purposes:

A. The unloading and transporting of excavated and waste materials derived from the construction, reconstruction, alteration, or demolition of real property structures;

B. The removal of debris and waste materials not required by law to be otherwise disposed of by owners, lessees or occupants of real property. (Ord. 162 NS, 1970; prior code § 17A-2.)

No person, firm or corporation shall place such a debris box or boxes, or permit the same, in any street or sidewalk areas of the City without first obtaining an encroachment permit therefor from the City. A permit shall be required for every debris box whether or not such box will be used to serve a project for which a building permit or encroachment permit, or both, has been issued. (Ord. 92-6 § 1, 1992; Ord. 76-3 § 1, 1976; Ord. 162 NS, 1970; prior code § 17A-3.)

Each permit for each box shall be issued upon payment of a fee, the amount of which shall hereafter be fixed by City Council resolution. (Ord. 92-6 § 1, 1992; Ord. 82-5 § 7, 1982; Ord. 162 NS, 1970; prior code § 17A-4.)

Each debris box permit shall be valid only for the period covered by the permit. The period of the permit shall be reasonable and may be regulated by the City’s representative. It shall be the responsibility of the permittee to renew a debris box permit when it expires. A penalty shall be assessed to renew all permits which have expired and have not been renewed. Likewise, a penalty shall be assessed for failure to obtain an encroachment permit for debris box placement. A violation of any such regulations shall constitute an infraction. The location of debris box placement shall be at the sole discretion of the City. (Ord. 92-6 § 1, 1992; Ord. 76-3 § 1, 1976; Ord. 162 NS, 1970; prior code § 17A-4.)

Each permit for a debris box shall provide that it is granted on the condition that the permittee shall indemnify and save harmless the City and its officers and employees from any and all claims, losses, damages, injuries and liabilities, howsoever the same may be caused and regardless of the negligence of the City, resulting directly or indirectly from the presence of the debris box on the street, and that the acceptance of the permit shall bird the permittee to so indemnify and save harmless the City and its officers and employees. (Ord. 162 NS, 1970; prior code § 17A-5.)

The City is authorized to revoke a debris box permit when the public interest or convenience is best served by such action. Within twenty-four hours after notification by the City’s representative of a permit revocation, the debris box shall be removed from the street area by its owner or by the person, firm or corporation who caused the debris box to be placed. If said debris box is not removed within twenty-four hours of notification, the City shall levy a fee against the property owner and/or his agents who caused the debris box to be placed. This fee shall be equal to appropriate encroachment permit fees for that period until the box is removed. No further permits shall be issued for that location until the conditions which have caused the revocation of the permit shall have been abated to the satisfaction of the City. (Ord. 92-6 § 1, 1992; Ord. 76-3 § 1, 1976; Ord. 162 NS, 1970; prior code § 17A-4.)

A debris box shall not obstruct the free passage or use of any street or sidewalk or otherwise constitute a public nuisance. It shall be placed in the area of the street parallel to the curb or edge of the street with its outer edge no more than eight feet from the face of the curb or edge of the street, and it shall be placed in such a position so as to allow a minimum twelve-foot width of paved roadway on such street for unobstructed passage of vehicles. No debris box shall be placed in the sidewalk area without permission of the City or on private property without permission of the private property owner. (Ord. 92-6 § 1, 1992; Ord. 76-3 § 1, 1976; Ord. 162 NS, 1970; prior code § 17A-6.)

There shall be installed, on the exterior of the ends of each debris box, four reflective-type warning devices, each having a red reflecting area of at least three inches in diameter. The devices shall be so placed that one device shall be located near each edge that abuts the side of the box and so that they shall be no less than twenty-four inches or more than forty-eight inches from ground level. (Ord. 162 NS, 1970; prior code § 17A-7.)

The name, address, telephone number and the owner’s debris box identification number shall be clearly imprinted on both sides of each box in a pattern approved by the City Manager. Imprinting other than such identification of the owner, and posting of advertisements, are prohibited. (Ord. 76-3 § l, 1976; Ord. 162 NS, 1970; prior code § 17A-8.)

All contents of a debris box shall be completely covered at all times while being transported through the City streets. (Ord. 162 NS, 1970; prior code § 17A-9.)