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Title 5 — Sanitation and Health›Chapter 5-3 — Solid Waste and Recycling
Walnut Creek Municipal Code Art. 5 Joint Powers Authorities
Walnut Creek Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Walnut Creek
Cite as: Walnut Creek Municipal Code Article 5 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 5-3.501. Joint Powers Authorities.¶
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, the Council may, pursuant to agreements entered into pursuant to Government Code §§6500 et seq., agree that any power it has under this Code, or state law relating to the collection or disposal of solid waste or recyclables may be exercised by the joint powers entity created by the agreement.
(§ 1, Ord. 1865, eff. 8/17/1995)
§ 5-3.502. Adoption by Reference of Solid Waste Authority Ordinance.¶
The Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority Board, an agency of the State of California within the meaning of Government Code Section 50022.1, has adopted Ordinance No. 97-01 regulating solid waste, green waste, and recyclable material collection, processing, disposal and litter, and this ordinance is a code within the meaning of Government Code Section 50022.2. Certified copies of this ordinance are and have been on file with the City Clerk where they are open to public inspection, as required by Government Code Section 50022.3. Ordinance No. 97-01 is hereby referred to and adopted by this reference as part of this City of Walnut Creek ordinance and the Walnut Creek Municipal Code, as provided for in Government Code Section 50022.2.
* During the time that Municipal Code Section 5-3.502 is in force and effect, the provisions of Article 1, Article 2 and Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 5 of the Municipal Code (commencing with Sections 5-3.101, 5-3.201 and 5-3.301, respectively) shall be suspended and not in force.
(§ 1, Ord. 1918, eff. 2/5/1998; § 3, Ord. 1918, eff. 2/5/1998)
§ 5-3.503. Penalties.¶
Any person who violates any provision of Section 5-3.502 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor or an infraction.
a. If charged as an infraction, the penalty upon conviction of such person shall be a fine as set forth in Section 1-2.01 of this Code.
b. If charged as a misdemeanor, the penalty upon conviction of such person shall be imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed six months, or by a fine not exceeding $1000.00, or by both fine and imprisonment.
(§ 2, Ord. 1918, eff. 2/5/1998)
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