City of Industry Municipal Code Ch. 8.16 Waste Disposal Facilities

The provisions of this chapter apply to the operation of any dump site or waste disposal facility used for the purpose of dumping rubbish, garbage or other waste material within the city.

(Ord. 281 § 1, 1968)

No person, partnership, corporation or other entity shall operate any business or facility as described in Section 8.16.010 without first obtaining a permit for said purpose from the city council.

(Ord. 281 § 2, 1968)

The fee for any permit issued pursuant to this chapter shall be one thousand five hundred dollars per quarter, payable quarterly in advance.

(Ord. 281 § 3, 1968)

The city council shall grant or deny any such permit as it may at its sole discretion determine. The city council may impose any conditions or restrictions upon any permit so granted which it may, at its sole discretion, determine to be advisable.

(Ord. 281 § 4, 1968)

Each facility for which a permit is issued pursuant to this chapter shall be regularly inspected by the city engineer or by any qualified person, organization or public agency which he or she may designate subject to the approval of the city council; the inspections shall be made as frequently as the city engineer determines to be necessary.

(Ord. 281 § 5, 1968)

The city council may, at its sole discretion, add, delete, change or modify any conditions or restrictions of any permit issued pursuant to this chapter, at any time, and, any conditions or restrictions so added or modified shall, upon notice of the permittee, be deemed 'to be a part of said permit, effective upon said notifications.

(Ord. 281 § 8, 1968)

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to any dump site or waste disposal facility presently existing within the city on January 11, 1968 whether or not any prior permit or license has been granted for the operation thereof and all such dump sites or waste disposal facilities in operation on-the effective date of this chapter shall apply for a permit within fifteen days of January 11, 1968.

(Ord. 281 § 9, 1968)

All applicants for permits required by this chapter shall make application in a form to be prescribed by the city engineer and, in connection therewith, shall furnish the city engineer with any information required by him or her and will furnish any engineering information which the city engineer deems to be necessary for the processing of the application and in order to assist the city council in determining whether or not to grant the permit and to determine what conditions, if any, shall be imposed upon any such permit.

(Ord. 281 § 10, 1968)

No dump site or waste disposal facility in operation within the city January 11, 1968 shall continue in operation for more than fifteen days after January 11, 1968 unless application has been filed within said period for a permit as set forth in this chapter; in the event such application is made within the fifteen day period, the applicant may remain in operation during the processing of the application and until the permit is granted or denied; in the event that the application is denied, applicant will have a period of thirty days after notification thereof within which to terminate the operation of the dump site or waste disposal facility.

(Ord. 281 § 11, 1968)

A. When a person fails to conform with his permit or the conditions described in a notice of violation are so aggravated that immediate cessation of operation is necessary and the city engineer or his or her designated representative so finds as a fact, he or she may suspend the permit. He or she shall serve notice of such suspension on the permittee.

B. The city engineer or his or her designated representative may also suspend a permit if objectionable conditions listed in a notice of violation are not corrected within the time specified in such notice.

(Ord. 281 § 12, 1968)

Any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or of the conditions or restrictions of any permit granter hereunder, in addition to constituting a misdemeanor, shall also be grounds for revocation of said permit by action of the city council upon at least five days' written notice to the permittee.

(Ord. 281 § 13, 1968)

Any person or permittee violating any provision of this chapter or any of the regulations, restrictions or conditions which are made a part of the permit is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 281 § 6, 1968)

Each day during which any violation described in this chapter as wilful continues shall constitute a separate offense punishable as provided by this chapter.

(Ord. 281 § 7, 1968)