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Earlier editions: 2026-09

Title 16 — HEALTH AND SANITATION

Eastvale Municipal Code Art. VII Prohibited Acts

Eastvale Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Eastvale

Cite as: Eastvale Municipal Code Article VII · Text as of 2026-10-04

Sec. 16.05.600. - Removal of solid waste.

No person other than the person in charge of any premises or a city solid waste franchisee shall:

  1. Provide or place any container for the collection of solid waste at any location in the city; or

  2. Remove any container from the location where the container was placed for storage or collection by the person in charge of the premises; or

  3. Remove any solid waste from any container; or

  4. Move a container from the location in which it was placed for storage or collection without the prior written approval of the person in charge of the premises.

(Ord. No. 22-02, § 2(Exh. A), 2-9-2022)

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Sec. 16.05.610. - Bulky waste.

No person shall place bulky waste adjacent to or in a street or public right-of-way for collection or removal purposes without first making arrangements with the appropriate solid waste franchisee for the collection or removal of such bulky waste.

(Ord. No. 22-02, § 2(Exh. A), 2-9-2022)

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Sec. 16.05.620. - Hazardous waste.

No person shall place or deposit hazardous waste, household hazardous waste, or universal waste in any container provided by a solid waste franchisee, or deposit, release, spill, leak, pump, pour, emit, empty, discharge, inject, dump or dispose into the environment any hazardous waste, household hazardous waste or universal waste.

(Ord. No. 22-02, § 2(Exh. A), 2-9-2022)

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Sec. 16.05.630. - Solid waste burning.

No person shall burn any solid waste within the city, except in an approved incinerator or transformation facility or other device for which a permit has been issued, and which complies with all applicable permit and other regulations of air pollution control authorities, and provided any such act of burning in all respects complies with all other laws, rules and regulations.

(Ord. No. 22-02, § 2(Exh. A), 2-9-2022)

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Sec. 16.05.640. - Franchise required.

No person except a solid waste franchisee, a person with a self-haul permit, a landscaper hauling green waste, or a licensed contractor performing work within the scope of that license, shall collect or remove any solid waste from any premises within the city.

(Ord. No. 22-02, § 2(Exh. A), 2-9-2022)

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Sec. 16.05.650. - Public nuisance.

It is unlawful and a public nuisance if any one of the following conditions exists at a premises:

(1) The person in charge of the premises has not made arrangements with the appropriate solid waste franchisee for solid waste handling services, and the person in charge of the premises does not have a valid self-haul permit;

(2) The person in charge of the premises has made arrangements with the appropriate solid waste franchisee for solid waste handling services, but the solid waste franchisee has terminated services to the premises due to the account holder's failure to pay for such services; and

(3) The person in charge of the premises has obtained a self-haul permit from the city, but the permittee has violated one or more of the operational standards contained in section 16.05.310(e).

(Ord. No. 22-02, § 2(Exh. A), 2-9-2022)

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Sec. 16.05.660. - Unauthorized disposal.

No person shall place anything in another person's containers without the permission of such other person.

(Ord. No. 22-02, § 2(Exh. A), 2-9-2022)

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Sec. 16.05.670. - Spills.

It is unlawful for any person transporting solid waste not to clean up, or arrange for the cleanup, of any solid waste during removal or transport within the city by such person. If any person transporting solid waste spills any such materials and does not clean up or arrange for the cleanup of the spill, the city may clean up the spill and charge the person responsible for the spill 100 percent of the costs the city incurred in cleaning up the spill.

(Ord. No. 22-02, § 2(Exh. A), 2-9-2022)

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Sec. 16.05.680. - Unlawful dumping.

It is unlawful for any person to negligently or intentionally spill upon any property within the city any solid waste, or to cause, suffer, or permit solid waste to be located upon any property in the city, except as authorized by law.

(Ord. No. 22-02, § 2(Exh. A), 2-9-2022)

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Sec. 16.05.690. - Solid waste facilities.

No person shall construct or operate a solid waste management facility, including but not limited to a materials recovery facility, solid waste transfer or processing station, composting facility, a buy-back or drop-off center, disposal facility or a recycling center without first satisfying all city requirements for land use, environmental and other approvals.

(Ord. No. 22-02, § 2(Exh. A), 2-9-2022)

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