Mission Viejo Municipal Code Div. 7 Collection Equipment

(a) To protect public health, safety and well-being, any truck used for the collection or transportation of solid waste within the city shall be leak proof and equipped with a close-fitting cover which shall be affixed in a manner that will prevent spilling, dropping or blowing of any waste upon the public right-of-way during collection or transportation.

(b) Each solid waste collector shall maintain its commercial bins and construction bins within the city in a manner to protect public health and safety and prevent the spread of vectors.

(c) Each solid waste collector shall maintain its commercial bins and construction bins in the City of Mission Viejo free from any exterior paint or markings commonly referred to as "graffiti" or "tagging."

(d) Each solid waste collector shall post each commercial bin and each construction bin with a notice that the commercial bin or construction bin is not to be used for the disposal of hazardous waste.

(e) No person shall park, or cause to be parked within the city any vehicle containing solid waste unless the vehicle is free from odor and in a sanitary condition.

(Ord. No. 96-155, § 1, 1-8-96)

To protect the public health, safety and quiet enjoyment of the residents of the city, the noise level for the collection vehicles during the stationary compaction process shall not exceed 75 Db(A) at a distance of 25 feet from the collection vehicle and at an elevation of five feet from the horizontal base place of such vehicles.

(Ord. No. 96-155, § 1, 1-8-96)