South Pasadena Municipal Code Art. I In General

The following words and phrases, wherever used in this chapter, shall be construed as follows:

“Black/gray container” has the same meaning as in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(28) and shall be used for the purpose of storage and collection of black/gray container waste.

“Black/gray container waste” means solid waste that is collected in a black/gray container that is part of a two-container or threecontainer organic waste collection service that prohibits the placement of organic waste in the black/gray container as specified in 14 CCR Sections 18984.1(a) and (b), or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 17402(a)(6.5).

“Blue container” has the same meaning as in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(5) and shall be used for the purpose of storage and collection of source separated recyclable materials or source separated blue container organic waste.

“California Code of Regulations” or “CCR” means the state of California Code of Regulations. CCR references in this chapter are preceded with a number that refers to the relevant title of the CCR (e.g., “14 CCR” refers to Title 14 of CCR).

“CalRecycle” means California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, which is the department designated with responsibility for developing, implementing, and enforcing SB 1383 regulations on cities (and others).

“C&D” means construction and demolition debris.

“Commercial business” or “commercial” means a firm, partnership, proprietorship, joint stock company, corporation, or association, whether for-profit or nonprofit, strip mall, industrial facility, or a multifamily residential dwelling, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR

Section 18982(a)(6). A multifamily residential dwelling that consists of fewer than five units is not a commercial business for purposes of implementing this chapter.

“Commercial edible food generator” includes a tier one or a tier two commercial edible food generator as defined in this chapter or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Sections 18982(a)(73) and (a)(74). For the purposes of this definition, food recovery organizations and food recovery services are not commercial edible food generators pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(7).

“Community composting” means any activity that composts green material, agricultural material, food material, and vegetative food material, alone or in combination, and the total amount of feedstock and compost on site at any one time does not exceed 100 cubic yards and 750 square feet, as specified in 14 CCR Section 17855(a)(4), or as otherwise defined by 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(8).

“Compliance review” means a review of records by the city or its designee to determine compliance with this chapter.

“Compost” has the same meaning as in 14 CCR Section 17896.2(a)(4), which stated, as of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, that “compost” means the product resulting from the controlled biological decomposition of organic solid wastes that are source separated from the municipal solid waste stream, or which are separated at a centralized facility.

“Container contamination” or “contaminated container” means a container, regardless of color, that contains prohibited container contaminants, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(55).

“Designee” means an entity that the city contracts with or otherwise arranges to carry out any of the city’s responsibilities of this chapter as authorized in 14 CCR Section 18981.2. A “designee” may be a government entity, a hauler, a contractor, a private entity, or a combination of those entities.

“Edible food” means food intended for human consumption, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(18). For the purposes of this chapter, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(18), “edible food” is not solid waste if it is recovered and not discarded. Nothing in this chapter or in 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12 requires or authorizes the recovery of edible food that does not meet the food safety requirements of the California Retail Food Code.

“Enforcement action” means an action of the city to address noncompliance with this chapter including, but not limited to, issuing administrative citations, fines, penalties, or using other remedies.

“Excluded waste” means hazardous substances, hazardous waste, infectious waste, designated waste, volatile, corrosive, medical waste, infectious, regulated radioactive waste, and toxic substances or material that facility operator(s), which receive materials from the city and its generators, reasonably believe(s) would, as a result of or upon acceptance, transfer, processing, or disposal, be a violation of local, state, or federal law, regulation, or ordinance, including: land use restrictions or conditions, waste that cannot be disposed of in Class III landfills or accepted at the facility by permit conditions, waste that in city’s, or its designee’s, reasonable opinion would present a significant risk to human health or the environment, cause a nuisance or otherwise create or expose city, or its designee, to potential liability; but not including de minimis volumes or concentrations of waste of a type and amount normally found in singlefamily or multifamily solid waste after implementation of programs for the safe collection, processing, recycling, treatment, and disposal of batteries and paint in compliance with Sections 41500 and 41802 of the California Public Resources Code.

“Food distributor” means a company that distributes food to entities including, but not limited to, supermarkets and grocery stores, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(22).

“Food facility” has the same meaning as in Section 113789 of the Health and Safety Code.

“Food recovery” means actions to collect and distribute food for human consumption that otherwise would be disposed of, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(24).

“Food recovery organization” means an entity that engages in the collection or receipt of edible food from commercial edible food generators and distributes that edible food to the public for food recovery, either directly or through other entities, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(25), including, but not limited to:

• (1) A food bank as defined in Section 113783 of the Health and Safety Code;

• (2) A nonprofit charitable organization as defined in Section 113841 of the Health and Safety code; and

(3) A nonprofit charitable temporary food facility as defined in Section 113842 of the Health and Safety Code.

A “food recovery organization” is not a commercial edible food generator for the purposes of this chapter and implementation of 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12 pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(7).

If the definition in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(25) for “food recovery organization” differs from this definition, the definition in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(25) shall apply to this chapter.

“Food recovery service” means a person or entity that collects and transports edible food from a commercial edible food generator to a food recovery organization or other entities for food recovery, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(26). A “food

recovery service” is not a commercial edible food generator for the purposes of this chapter and implementation of 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12 pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(7).

“Food scraps” means all food such as, but not limited to, fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, seafood, shellfish, bones, rice, beans, pasta, bread, cheese, and eggshells. “Food scraps” excludes fats, oils, and grease when such materials are source separated from other food scraps.

“Food service provider” means an entity primarily engaged in providing food services to institutional, governmental, commercial, or industrial locations of others based on contractual arrangements with these types of organizations, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(27).

“Food-soiled paper” is compostable paper material that has come in contact with food or liquid, such as, but not limited to, compostable paper plates, paper coffee cups, napkins, pizza boxes, and milk cartons.

“Food waste” means food scraps, food-soiled paper, and 100 percent fiber-based compostable dinnerware.

“Green container” has the same meaning as in 14 CCR Section 18982.2(a)(29) and shall be used for the purpose of storage and collection of source separated green container organic waste.

“Grocery store” means a store primarily engaged in the retail sale of canned food; dry goods; fresh fruits and vegetables; fresh meats, fish, and poultry; and any area that is not separately owned within the store where the food is prepared and served, including a bakery, deli, and meat and seafood departments, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(30).

“Hauler” means the person to whom the city council shall have awarded a contract, or shall have been otherwise authorized to receive, collect, carry, haul, transport and dispose of any and all organic waste and nonorganic waste within the city pursuant to SPMC 16.5.

“Hauler route” means the designated itinerary or sequence of stops for each segment of the city’s collection service area, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(31.5).

“High diversion organic waste processing facility” means a facility that is in compliance with the reporting requirements of 14 CCR Section 18815.5(d) and meets or exceeds an annual average mixed waste organic content recovery rate of 50 percent between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2024, and 75 percent after January 1, 2025, as calculated pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18815.5(e) for organic waste received from the mixed waste organic collection stream as defined in 14 CCR Section 17402(a)(11.5); or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(33).

“Inspection” means a site visit where the city or its designee reviews records, containers, and an entity’s collection, handling, recycling, or landfill disposal of organic waste or edible food handling to determine if the entity is complying with requirements set forth in this chapter, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(35).

“Large event” means an event, including, but not limited to, a sporting event or a flea market, that charges an admission price, or is operated by a local agency, and serves an average of more than 2,000 individuals per day of operation of the event, at a location that includes, but is not limited to, a public, nonprofit, or privately owned park, parking lot, golf course, street system, or other open space when being used for an event. If the definition in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(38) differs from this definition, the definition in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(38) shall apply to this chapter.

“Large venue” means a permanent venue facility that annually seats or serves an average of more than 2,000 individuals within the grounds of the facility per day of operation of the venue facility. For purposes of this chapter and implementation of 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12, a venue facility includes, but is not limited to, a public, nonprofit, or privately owned or operated stadium, amphitheater, arena, hall, amusement park, conference or civic center, zoo, aquarium, airport, racetrack, horse track, performing arts center, fairground, museum, theater, or other public attraction facility. For purposes of this chapter and implementation of 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12, a site under common ownership or control that includes more than one large venue that is contiguous with other large venues in the site, is a single large venue. If the definition in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(39) differs from this definition, the definition in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(39) shall apply to this chapter.

“Local education agency” means a school district, charter school, or county office of education that is not subject to the control of city or county regulations related to solid waste, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(40).

“Mixed refuse/recyclable waste stream” or “mixed refuse/recyclable waste” means solid waste that is collected in a black/gray container that is part of a two-container organic waste collection service that includes black/gray container waste, source separated recyclable materials, or source separated blue container organic waste which are separated at a centralized facility.

“Mixed waste organic collection stream” or “mixed waste” means organic waste collected in a container that is required by 14 CCR Sections 18984.1, 18984.2 or 18984.3 to be taken to a high diversion organic waste processing facility or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 17402(a)(11.5).

“Multifamily residential dwelling” or “multifamily” means of, from, or pertaining to residential premises with five or more dwelling units. Multifamily premises do not include hotels, motels, or other transient occupancy facilities, which are considered commercial businesses.

“Noncompostable paper” includes, but is not limited to, paper that is coated in a plastic material that will not break down in the composting process, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(41).

“Nonlocal entity” means the following entities that are not subject to the city’s enforcement authority, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(42), including special districts located within the boundaries of the city, including South Pasadena Unified School District.

“Nonorganic recyclables” means nonputrescible and nonhazardous recyclable wastes including, but not limited to, bottles, cans, metals, plastics and glass, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(43).

“Nonorganic waste” means solid waste excluding matter defined as “organic waste” by this section.

“Notice of violation (NOV)” means a notice that a violation has occurred that includes a compliance date to avoid an action to seek penalties, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(45) or further explained in 14 CCR Section 18995.4.

“Organic waste” means solid wastes containing material originating from living organisms and their metabolic waste products, including, but not limited to, food, green material, landscape and pruning waste, organic textiles and carpets, lumber, wood, paper products, printing and writing paper, manure, biosolids, digestate, and sludges, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a) (46), excluding animal carcasses not eaten on the premises such as small rodents (e.g., mice and rats). Biosolids and digestate are as defined by 14 CCR Section 18982(a).

“Organic waste generator” means a person or entity that is responsible for the initial creation of organic waste, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(48).

“Paper products” include, but are not limited to, paper janitorial supplies, cartons, wrapping, packaging, file folders, hanging files, corrugated boxes, tissue, and toweling, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(51).

“Printing and writing papers” includes, but is not limited to, copy, xerographic, watermark, cotton fiber, offset, forms, computer printout paper, white wove envelopes, manila envelopes, book paper, notepads, writing tablets, newsprint, and other uncoated writing papers, posters, index cards, calendars, brochures, reports, magazines, and publications, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(54).

Prohibited Container Contaminants.

(1) Where a three-container collection service has been implemented consisting of a black/gray container, a green container, and a blue container, “prohibited container contaminants” means the following: (A) discarded materials placed in the blue container that are not identified as acceptable source separated recyclable materials for the city’s blue container; (B) discarded materials placed in the green container that are not identified as acceptable source separated green container organic waste for the city’s green container; (C) discarded materials placed in the black/gray container that are identified as acceptable source separated recyclable materials and/or source separated green container organic wastes, which are to be separately collected in the city’s green container and/or blue container; and (D) excluded waste placed in any container.

(2) Where a two-container collection service has been implemented for source separated green container organic waste and mixed refuse/recyclable waste, “prohibited container contaminants” means the following: (A) discarded materials placed in a green container that are not identified as acceptable source separated green container organic waste for the city’s green container; (B) discarded materials placed in the black/gray container that are identified as acceptable source separated green container organic waste, which are to be separately collected in the city’s green container; and (C) excluded waste placed in any container.

“Recovered organic waste products” means products made from California, landfill-diverted, recovered organic waste processed in a permitted or otherwise authorized facility, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(60).

“Recovery” means any activity or process described in 14 CCR Section 18983.1(b), or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a) (49).

“Recycled-content paper” means paper products and printing and writing paper that consist of at least 30 percent, by fiber weight, postconsumer fiber, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(61).

“Regional agency” means a regional agency as defined in Public Resources Code Section 40181.

“Regional or county agency enforcement official” means a regional or county agency enforcement official, designated by the city, with responsibility for enforcing this chapter in conjunction or consultation with the city manager or their designee.

“Remote monitoring” means the use of the internet of things (IoT) and/or wireless electronic devices mounted on the hauler’s, the city’s, or the city’s designee’s vehicles or carried by the hauler, city, or the city’s designee to visualize the contents of blue containers, green containers, and/or black/gray containers for purposes of identifying the quantity of materials in containers (level of fill) and/or presence of prohibited container contaminants.

“Restaurant” means an establishment primarily engaged in the retail sale of food and drinks for on-premises or immediate consumption, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(64).

“Route review” means a visual inspection of containers along a hauler route for the purpose of determining container contamination, and may include mechanical inspection methods such as the use of cameras, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(65).

“SB 1383” means Senate Bill 1383 of 2016 approved by the Governor on September 19, 2016, which added Sections 39730.5, 39730.6, 39730.7, and 39730.8 to the Health and Safety Code, and added Chapter 13.1 (commencing with Section 42652) to Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code, establishing methane emissions reduction targets in a statewide effort to reduce emissions of shortlived climate pollutants, as amended, supplemented, superseded, and replaced from time to time.

“SB 1383 regulations” or “SB 1383 regulatory” means or refers to, for the purposes of this chapter, the Short-Lived Climate Pollutants: Organic Waste Reductions regulations developed by CalRecycle and adopted in 2020 that created 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12 and amended portions of regulations of 14 CCR and 27 CCR.

“Single-family” means of, from, or pertaining to any residential premises with fewer than five units.

“Solid waste” has the same meaning as defined in State Public Resources Code Section 40191, which defines “solid waste” as all putrescible and nonputrescible solid, semisolid, and liquid wastes, including garbage, trash, refuse, paper, rubbish, ashes, industrial wastes, demolition and construction wastes, abandoned vehicles and parts thereof, discarded home and industrial appliances, dewatered, treated, or chemically fixed sewage sludge which is not hazardous waste, manure, vegetable or animal solid and semisolid wastes, and other discarded solid and semisolid wastes, with the exception that “solid waste” does not include any of the following wastes:

(1) Hazardous waste, as defined in the State Public Resources Code Section 40141.

(2) Radioactive waste regulated pursuant to the State Radiation Control Law (Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 114960) of Part 9 of Division 104 of the State Health and Safety Code).

(3) Medical waste regulated pursuant to the State Medical Waste Management Act (Part 14 (commencing with Section 117600) of Division 104 of the State Health and Safety Code). Untreated medical waste shall not be disposed of in a solid waste landfill, as defined in State Public Resources Code Section 40195.1. Medical waste that has been treated and deemed to be solid waste shall be regulated pursuant to Division 30 of the State Public Resources Code.

(4) Animal carcasses, except carcasses of animals eaten on the premises or carcasses of small rodents (e.g., mice and rats).

“Source separated” means materials, including commingled recyclable materials, that have been separated or kept separate from the solid waste stream, at the point of generation, for the purpose of additional sorting or processing of those materials for recycling or reuse in order to return them to the economic mainstream in the form of raw material for new, reused, or reconstituted products, which meet the quality standards necessary to be used in the marketplace, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 17402.5(b)(4). For the purposes of this chapter, “source separated” shall include separation of materials by the generator, property owner, property owner’s employee, property manager, or property manager’s employee into different containers for the purpose of collection such that source separated materials are separated from black/gray container waste or other solid waste for the purposes of collection and processing.

“Source separated blue container organic waste” means source separated organic wastes that can be placed in a blue container that is limited to the collection of those organic wastes and nonorganic recyclables as defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(43), or as otherwise defined by 14 CCR Section 17402(a)(18.7).

“Source separated green container organic waste” means source separated organic waste that can be placed in a green container that is specifically intended for the separate collection of organic waste by the generator, excluding source separated blue container organic waste, carpets, noncompostable paper, and textiles.

“Source separated recyclable materials” means source separated nonorganic recyclables and source separated blue container organic waste.

“State” means the state of California.

“Street” means all streets, highways, avenues, lanes, alleys, courts, places, squares, and other public ways in the city.

“Supermarket” means a full-line, self-service retail store with gross annual sales of $2,000,000 or more, and which sells a line of dry grocery, canned goods, or nonfood items and some perishable items, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(71).

“Tier one commercial edible food generator” means a commercial edible food generator that is one of the following:

• (1) Supermarket.

• (2) Grocery store with a total facility size equal to or greater than 10,000 square feet.

• (3) Food service provider.

• (4) Food distributor.

(5) Wholesale food vendor.

If the definition in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(73) of “tier one commercial edible food generator” differs from this definition, the definition in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(73) shall apply to this chapter.

“Tier two commercial edible food generator” means a commercial edible food generator that is one of the following:

• (1) Restaurant with 250 or more seats, or a total facility size equal to or greater than 5,000 square feet.

• (2) Hotel with an on-site food facility and 200 or more rooms.

• (3) Health facility with an on-site food facility and 100 or more beds.

• (4) Large venue.

• (5) Large event.

• (6) A state agency with a cafeteria with 250 or more seats or total cafeteria facility size equal to or greater than 5,000 square feet.

• (7) A local education agency facility with an on-site food facility.

If the definition in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(74) of “tier two commercial edible food generator” differs from this definition, the definition in 14 CCR Section 18982(a)(74) shall apply to this chapter.

“Wholesale food vendor” means a business or establishment engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of food, where food (including fruits and vegetables) is received, shipped, stored, or prepared for distribution to a retailer, warehouse, distributor, or other destination, or as otherwise defined in 14 CCR Section 189852(a)(76). (Ord. No. 1216, § 1: Ord. No. 1382, §§ 2, 3; Ord. 2359, § 2, 2021.)

It shall be unlawful for any person to bury on any lot, land or public way within the city any organic waste or nonorganic waste. It shall be unlawful for any person to dump or place any organic waste or nonorganic waste on any public way or on any lot or land not owned or leased by such person. This section shall not apply to land used by the city for a collection or disposal site.

It shall be unlawful for any person to dump or spread organic waste or nonorganic waste on the surface of the ground for drying, composting or mulching. (Ord. No. 1216, § 2; Ord. 2359, § 2, 2021.)

It shall be unlawful for any person owning or occupying any building, lot or premises in the city to allow organic waste or nonorganic waste to collect except in receptacles of the type specified in this chapter. This provision shall not apply to organic waste or nonorganic waste of building operations during the course of construction, and within a reasonable time thereafter, to wood neatly piled for kitchen or household use, or to the piling of brush, tree, etc., trimmings and stumps as described in SPMC 16.14. (Ord. No. 1216, § 3; Ord. 2359, § 2, 2021.)

It shall be unlawful for any person at any time to burn organic waste or nonorganic waste within the city, except as permitted by ordinance, the fire chief or the rules and regulations of the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

No organic waste or nonorganic waste shall be burned which shall, in burning, emit a dense or offensive smoke or odor. (Ord. No. 1216, § 4; Ord. 2359, § 2, 2021.)

• For state law as to burning garbage, see H. & S.C.A., §§ 4300 to 4302.

As to burning of bones, feathers, etc., see § 20.5 SPMC.

The city reserves unto itself or its hauler the exclusive right to collect, transport and dispose of, or cause to be collected, transported and disposed of, all organic waste or nonorganic waste produced or found within the corporate limits of the city, and it is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person, except as in this chapter provided, to collect, transport or dispose of any organic waste or nonorganic waste produced or found within the city.

The collection, removal and disposal of all organic waste or nonorganic waste shall be performed exclusively by the city or its hauler under the supervision of the city manager; provided, however, that:

(a) Persons engaging in the business of gardening or tree trimming or tree removal shall, within 24 hours from the completion of the job, be permitted to remove and dispose of the garden and tree trimmings which form the immediate by-product of their operations; or

(b) Any person is hereby permitted to collect, transport and dispose of building material residue resulting from structural work under a proper building permit issued by the city. (Ord. No. 1216, § 8; Ord. No. 1777, § 1; Ord. 2359, § 2, 2021.)

The city council may enter into contracts, agreements or licenses with any person for the removal of organic waste or nonorganic waste or both. The council, in the exercise of its discretion, hereby determines that it will not be necessary, before entering into such contracts, agreements or licenses, to ask for bids. However, each person to whom such a contract, agreement or license is awarded shall file a bond in a sum and form satisfactory to the city council conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties imposed by this chapter or any amendment thereof and by the terms of the contract, agreement or license. (Ord. No. 1216, § 8; Ord. 2359, § 2, 2021.)

• For state law authorizing cities to enter into garbage and refuse disposal contracts, see H. & S.C.A., § 4250.

The city manager may make such regulations concerning the number of collections and removal of organic waste or nonorganic waste as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. In no case shall collections be less often than once a week for organic waste or nonorganic waste. Extra collections or collections of excessive amounts of organic waste or nonorganic waste shall be allowed in accordance with the contract in effect at that time between the city and the hauler. (Ord. No. 1328, § 1; Ord. 2359, § 2, 2021.)

(a) The collection of organic waste or nonorganic waste is a compulsory service rendered to the citizens of the city and the cost of regular collections of same shall be determined in accordance with the contract in effect at that time between the city and the hauler.

(b) For extra collections or for collections of excessive amounts of organic waste or nonorganic waste or from locations other than those specified and the cost of extra collections of same shall be determined in accordance with the contract in effect at that time between the city and the hauler.

(c) Payment of such collection charges for services described in subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be the responsibility of the generator.

(d) Billing and collection of such collection charges for services described in subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be the responsibility of the hauler. (Ord. No. 1328, § 1; Ord. No. 1777, § 2; Ord. 2359, § 2, 2021.)

It is unlawful for any person to deposit the carcass of any animal in the organic waste or nonorganic waste receptacles, except the carcass of an animal of the type used for human consumption, or the carcass of a small rodent. Small rodent carcasses are considered nonorganic waste as defined by this chapter. (Ord. 2359, § 2, 2021.)

(Ord. No. 1328, § 1; Ord. 2359, § 2, 2021.)

(Ord. No. 1328, § 1; Ord. No. 1777, § 3; Ord. 2359, § 2, 2021.)

The city council hereby finds that the regular periodic collection of organic waste or nonorganic waste from all units in the city benefits all occupants or owners of said places and premises in the city and therefore all occupants or owners of said places are made liable for the organic waste or nonorganic waste collection fees prescribed in this article, except as otherwise provided herein. The failure or refusal of any occupant or owner of any unit to allow city collection of organic waste or nonorganic waste to be effected from any family residential unit shall not relieve such occupant or owner from liability for payment of such service. (Ord. No. 1777, § 4; Ord. 2359, § 2, 2021.)

No person shall remove or transport, or cause to be removed or transported, any organic waste or nonorganic waste upon or along any public street or way or other public place in the city; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any person in the employ of the city who shall be assigned by the city manager to such removal, or to any person with whom the city has entered into a contract for the collection, removal or transportation or purchase of organic waste or nonorganic waste, or to any employee of such contractor during such time as such contract shall be in force, or to any person conveying through the city organic waste or nonorganic waste collected outside the city. (Ord. No. 1216, § 8; Ord. 2359, § 2, 2021.)

Brush, tree and garden trimmings and stumps may be kept in a pile for collection. No item of the pile shall exceed four inches in diameter or three feet in length or weigh more than 80 pounds. The size of the pile shall not exceed three feet in any direction, or shall not exceed the collection volume limit identified for that site’s organic waste and nonorganic waste services, whichever is less. (Ord. No. 1216, § 7; Ord. 2359, § 2, 2021.)

All ashes, when placed for collection, shall be cold and free from fire, live coals or other substances which might ignite. (Ord. No. 1216, § 7; Ord. 2359, § 2, 2021.)

Wearing apparel, bedding and other articles from any home or place where an infectious or contagious disease has prevailed shall not be placed in a garbage or waste matter receptacle or otherwise disposed of except under the direction of the health officer. (Ord. No. 1216, § 7; Ord. 2359, § 2, 2021.)