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Earlier editions: 2026-09

Title 5 — Public Health, Safety and Welfare›Chapter 5-4 — REFUSE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING

San Juan Bautista Municipal Code Art. 2 Collections

San Juan Bautista Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · San Juan Bautista

Cite as: San Juan Bautista Municipal Code Article 2 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 5-4-200. Collection frequency and hours.

§ 5-4-205. Collection – Rates.

§ 5-4-210. Contract and permit for person to collect – Required – Surety bond.

§ 5-4-215. Contract not assignable without consent of City Council – When permit is…

§ 5-4-220. Construction etc., of vehicles carrying garbage or refuse.

§ 5-4-225. San Benito County dump required to be used.

§ 5-4-230. City Council to arbitrate complaints against collector – Action which may be…

§ 5-4-235. Regular calls to be made by collector – Method of removal.

§ 5-4-240. Mandatory refuse service required – Unlawful to hinder contractor.

(A) It shall be mandatory for all owners, occupants, or persons in possession, charge or control of all places and premises in the City, in or from which refuse is created, accumulated, or produced, to subscribe to, use, and pay for the franchisee’s refuse collection service in the manner and according to the terms and provisions of this Chapter, and in the manner and according to the terms and provisions of the current City-franchisee franchise agreement for refuse collection, and the failure to do so shall be unlawful; provided, that this subsection (A) shall not be applicable to an owner, occupant, or person, described in the first sentence of this subsection (A), who has opted out of mandatory refuse service and has demonstrated to the satisfaction of City either that no refuse is being generated on the premises, or that refuse is being timely removed from the premises and deposited and recycled at a permitted disposal or collection site.

(B) Residential, commercial, and industrial customers of the franchisee shall pay rates then in effect as established by the City-franchisee franchise agreement.

(C) It shall be unlawful for any person to hinder, threaten, impede or obstruct the franchisee in the performance of its duties in the City.

Exceptions & meaning →

§ 5-4-245. Collection – Reservation of right by City.

§ 5-4-250. Collection – To be by City or by contract.

§ 5-4-255. Unlawful to exceed designated prices.

§ 5-4-260. Billing and delinquencies.

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