HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC ORD 1961-992 Garbage disposal; repeals Ords. 762, 769, 836 and 879 (Repealed by 1038)ORDINANCE NO. 992
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA
REGULATING THE DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE AND RUBBISH
The City Council of the City of National City, California
does ordain as follows:
Section I. Definitions: Whenever in this ordinance the
following terms are used, they shall be deemed and construed to
have the meaning ascribed to such respective terms in this section.
A. GARBAGE is defined as all refuse and waste,
fruit, vegetable and animal matter, prepared and intended for
human consumption, and not so used.
B. RUBBISH is refuse and waste material, whether
combustible or noncombustible, not included within the definition
of garbage as herein defined, including but not limited to paper,
rags, leaves, glass, cans, ashes, tree and vine trimmings. It
shall not include plaster, rock, sand, dirt, automobile frames or
fenders, or waste material pertaining to building operations,
construction or repair, water heaters or furniture.
C. PERSON is defined to mean and include person,
firm or corporation.
D. RESIDENTIAL UNIT shall include each building,
and space primarily used as a dwelling.
E. MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL UNIT shall include:
(1) Each building having two or more spaces
primarily used as a separate family dwelling; or
(2) Two or more residential units situated
on one lot.
F. COMMERCIAL UNIT shall include each building and
space primarily used for distributing and selling goods, wares and
merchandise.
G. MANUFACTURING UNIT shall include each building
and space primarily used for producing and making goods, wares and
merchandise.
Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any person:
(a) To keep or permit to accumulate any
garbage or rubbish on any premises under the
control or in the possession of such person; or
(b) To haul or convey, or cause to be
hauled or conveyed, on or over any of the streets,
lanes or alleys within the City of National City,
any garbage or rubbish, without first having
obtained from the City Manager of the City of
National City, a Permit so to do; or
(c) To throw or deposit, or cause to be thrown
or deposited, any garbage or rubbish on or into any
street, lane, alley, public place, or vacant
property; or
(d) To bury or burn, or cause to be buried or
burned, any garbage or rubbish, on property owned
by the said person, or in any public street, alley,
public place, vacant property, or in or on any
premises within the City of National City; or
(e) To commingle garbage with paper, cans,
glass, razor blades, any poisonous substance, or
any rubbish, provided, however, that the City
Council by resolution may permit such mingling;
(f) Other than the owner or occupant of the
premises, or an officer or employee of the City of
National City, or the person holding a contract
with the City of National City for the collection
of garbage or rubbish, or the employee of such
contractor, to take or empty any garbage or rubbish
container, or to remove any such container from the
location where the same was placed by or on behalf
of the owner or occupant, or to remove the contents
from any such container.
Section 3. The City Council of the City of National City
may collect and dispose of garbage and rubbish through its own
employees, or it may provide such service through an independent
contractor. Whether collected directly by the City or by an
independent contractor, City of National City shall be entitled
to receive compensation from the owner of the premises, and in
such amounts as may from time to time be fixed by resolution of
the City Council. The failure of any owner of the premises to
pay any bill submitted for garbage or rubbish collection shall
constitute sufficient cause for the City Treasurer to issue an
order that no garbage or rubbish will be collected from said
premises until payment has been made. Any contract awarded shall
be secured by a faithful performance bond in a sum of not Tess
than $25,000.00.
Section 4. The terms and conditions by which garbage and
rubbish will be removed from residential, multiple residential,
commercial and manufacturing units, either directly by City
Employees or by an independent contractor, shall from time to
time be fixed by the City Council of National City. These terms
and conditions may include, but are not limited to, provisions as
to the types and sizes of garbage and rubbish containers, and
method, hours and place of collection of garbage and rubbish. The
City Council within its discretion may establish separate and
different terms and conditions for residential units,for multiple
residential units, for commercial units, and for manufacturing units.
By resolution, the City Council of the City of National City may
permit the collection of garbage and rubbish from a single container
and by one contractor as a single collection operation.
Section 5. Any person violating any of the provisions of
this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the city jail for not
exceeding 30 days, or by a fine of not exceeding $50.00, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
Section 6. Ordinance Numbers 762, 769, 836 and 879 of the
City of National City are hereby repealed.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
National City, California, this day cf441mAry, 1961, by
the following votes, to wit:
AYES: Allen, Hart, Morgan, Reid, Hollingsworth
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST
CITY CLERK
I hereby approve the foregoing Ordinance this day of
1961.
AO(ft 0Y) AAVt
Mayor of the City of National
City, ?Californ a