Redwood City Municipal Code § 14.14 Duty of Contractor on Construction Location

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 2555, § 3(Exh. A), adopted Nov. 24, 2025, repealed the former Art. II, §§ 14.11—14.16, and enacted a new Art. II as set out herein. The former Art. II pertained to similar subject matter, and derived from Ord. No. 339, § 3; Ord. No. 2169, §§ 2, 3, adopted July 26, 1999; and Ord. No. 2363, § 2, adopted Mar. 7, 2011.

State Law reference— Health & S.C. §§ 17809, 17810.

Every person in possession or control of any boarding house, restaurant, cafe, hotel, apartment or short-term rental, dwelling house or flat, and every other person having refuse in the City shall provide, or cause to be provided and at all times keep, or cause to be kept, suitable and sufficient watertight cans or receptacles, adequate to contain without leakage or escape of odors the amount of garbage and waste matter ordinarily accumulating at such place during the intervals between collections made under this Chapter.

(Ord. No. 2555, § 3(Exh. A), 11-24-25)

Each watertight can or receptacle for garbage, recyclables, organic materials or other waste matter shall be constructed of material approved by the Building Inspector of the City and shall have suitable bales or handles on the outside.

(Ord. No. 2555, § 3(Exh. A), 11-24-25)

Containers for garbage, recyclables and organic materials shall be kept in a sanitary condition by the owners thereof and the covers shall not be removed or left open except for the purpose of placing refuse therein or removing refuse therefrom, and shall at all times be proof against access of flies to the contents thereof.

(Ord. No. 2555, § 3(Exh. A), 11-24-25)

Every contractor or builder engaged in the erection or repair of a building is to provide a receptacle at or near such building being so erected or repaired, within which receptacle shall be deposited any garbage, or other refuse cast aside by the employees or workmen engaged in such building.

(Ord. No. 2555, § 3(Exh. A), 11-24-25)

A. Every person in possession, charge, or control of any premises shall provide a sufficient number of containers of sufficient capacity to hold all garbage, recyclables, and organic materials which are created, produced, or accumulated on such premises between the times of successive collections by the collector. Persons who have successfully obtained a waiver from the City pursuant to subsection (B) of Section 14.2 of this Chapter shall provide a sufficient number of containers of sufficient capacity to hold all garbage, recyclables, and organic materials which are created, produced, or accumulated on such premises between the times of successive self-haul disposals.

B. Containers shall be placed curbside or street side in a manner that does not block any driveway, sidewalk or street, or impede pedestrian or vehicular traffic or sight lines.

C. Containers may be placed curbside or street side so as to be readily accessible for removing and emptying by the refuse collector only between twelve o'clock (12:00) noon on the day preceding the scheduled collection and twelve o'clock (12:00) noon on the day immediately following the collection of refuse.

(Ord. No. 2555, § 3(Exh. A), 11-24-25)

Persons occupying multiple dwellings must plainly mark their receptacles for refuse so that the ownership thereof will be known.

(Ord. No. 2555, § 3(Exh. A), 11-24-25)