2024-011 - Repealing Article 12.04 Solid Waste of Chpater 12 Utilities and replacing same with a New Article 12.04 Solid Waste

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Waste (except as otherwise provided herein), untreated Medical Waste, Dead Animals weighing ten pounds (10 lbs.) or greater, solid or dissolved material in domestic sewage, or solid or dissolved material in irrigation return flows, or industrial discharges subject to regulation by permit, soil, dirt, rock, sand, and other natural or man-made inert solid materials used to fill land if the object of the fill is to make the land suitable for the construction of surface improvements. Unit means, collectively, Residential Units, Commercial Units, and Industrial Units. Unusual Accu _ lotion means any Residential Unit Waste placed curbside for collection which does not meet the specifications defined by this ordinance for regular garbage, bulky waste, and brush waste. Veit et�ableITWaste means putrescible solid waste resulting from the processing of plants for food by a commercial establishment such as canneries. This definition does not include waste products resulting from the preparation and consumption of food in food service establishments. Waste or Waste Materials means all Residential Waste and Commercial Waste to be collected by Contractor. The term "Waste" specifically excludes Unacceptable Waste and Industrial Waste. White Goods means refrigerators, stoves and ranges, water heaters, clothes washers and dryers, freezers, swing sets, bicycles (without tires), scrap metal, copper, and other similar domestic and commercial large appliances. Ward Waste means accumulations of lawn, grass, or shrubbery cuttings or clippings, dry leaf rakings, small tree branches (not to exceed 4 feet in length or 4" in diameter), bushes or shrubs, green leaf cuttings, fruits, or other matter usually created by refuse in the care of lawns and yards, except large branches, trees, bulky or non-combustible materials not susceptible to normal loading and collection in "load packer" type sanitation equipment used for regular collections from domestic households. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all trees, shrubs, and brush trimmings must be cut, placed in Bundles and stacked at the Curbside. § 12.04.003 Penalty. The violation of any of the provisions of this article constitutes a misdemeanor affecting the public health and safety and shall be punished by a fine in accordance with section 1.01.009 of this Code of Ordinances. Offenses committed under this article are strict liability offenses. § 12.04.004 Poly Carts and Detachable Containers. (a) The Contractor shall provide Poly Carts to Residential Unit Customers and Small Business Garbage Generators, and shall provide Detachable Containers to Commercial Unit and Industrial Unit Customers covered by §12.04.001(c) of this ordinance. Unless permission is given by the Contractor, Poly Carts and Detachable Containers shall remain at the address where delivered by the Contractor.