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Division 5 — Health and Sanitation›Chapter 5 — GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND OTHER REFUSE

Ukiah Municipal Code Art. 2 Regulations for Accumulations

Ukiah Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-22 · Ukiah

Cite as: Ukiah Municipal Code Article 2 · Text as of 2026-10-22

§ 4420. Unlawful Accumulations.

It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit, dump or accumulate or to permit, cause or suffer any refuse to be deposited, kept or accumulated upon any lot or parcel of land, or on any public or private place or premises, street, land, alley or drive, unless the same shall be kept, deposited or allowed to accumulate as in this Chapter provided.

(Ord. 490, § 11, adopted 1955)

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§ 4421. Garbage and Rubbish; Approved Receptacles.

Any and all garbage, refuse or rubbish deposited, kept or accumulated or permitted to be deposited, kept or accumulated within the City shall be in receptacles approved for said use by the City Manager or in a collection contract approved by the City Council. Containers for recyclable materials, as defined in subsection 4480K of this code, shall be kept in receptacles in accordance with section 4487 of this code. Each such receptacle for garbage, including its cover, shall, upon the outside, be kept clean from accumulating grease or decomposing material.

(Ord. 605, § 6, adopted 1970; Ord. 1132, § 1, adopted 2011)

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§ 4422. Rubbish; Maximum Weight.

(Repealed)

(Ord. 605, § 7, adopted 1970; rep. by Ord. 1132, § 2, adopted 2011)

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§ 4423. All Other Refuse.

(Repealed)

(Ord. 490, § 11(c), adopted 1955; rep. by Ord. 1132, § 2, adopted 2011)

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§ 4424. Location of Refuse Receptacles Generally.

Refuse receptacles maintained as provided in this Chapter shall be located on the property or premises of the person producing such refuse in such areas as not to be visible from the street, sidewalk or public place except as otherwise provided in this Chapter.

(Ord. 556, § 3, adopted 1963)

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§ 4425. Location of Refuse Receptacle of User to Contractor’s Service.

All receptacles for the accumulation of garbage, refuse or rubbish in the City maintained on property of customers subscribing to contractor’s service shall be kept or placed in the following manner during the time for collection, and shall be accessible to the contractor at all times without the use of key or entering the above named buildings unless special arrangements are made with the contractor.

Any such accumulation shall be placed on the street frontage of the property in the case of singlefamily residences, including duplexes or other residences, as directed by the City Manager or a collection contract approved by the City Council, and in the case of all other premises in a location easily accessible to the contractor and its collection vehicles, as approved by the City Manager or by a collection contract approved by the City Council.

(Ord. 490, § 11(d), adopted 1955; Ord. 1132, § 1, adopted 2011)

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