HomeMy WebLinkAbout336 ORDINANCE NO. 336
AN ORDINANCE OF
THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
AMENDING CHAPTER 3 OF TITLE 6
OF THE LOS ALTOS HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE
BY ADDING PROVISIONS REGARDING
UNIVERSAL GARBAGE SERVICE,
UNLESS EXEMPTED BY THE CITY MANAGER,
AND UNIVERSAL RECYCLING SERVICE
WHEREAS, the Town is under the strict mandate of AB 989 to
reduce its entire waste stream 25% by 1995 and 50% by 2000; and
WHEREAS, the Town, along with all Bay Area municipalities,
needs to do its part to conserve landfill space, avoid
groundwater contamination, and avoid non-point discharge
containing contamination that may originate in creeks; and
WHEREAS, universal garbage service and universal recycling
service benefit every individual by benefiting the entire
community;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos
Hills does ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF CODE. Chapter 3, "Garbage, Refuse,
Swill, and Waste Matter, " of Title 6, entitled "Sanitation and
Health, " of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended
by changing the title to "Garbage, Refuse, Swill, Waste Matter,
and Recyclables. "
SECTION 2. AMENDMENT OF CODE. Section 6-3 . 01 entitled
"Definitions" of Chapter 3, "Garbage, Refuse, Swill, Waste
Matter, and Recyclables" of Title 6 entitled "Sanitation and
Health" of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended
by adding Section (f) as follows:
(f) "Recyclables" shall mean and include all
materials which are rejected, abandoned, or discarded
by the owner or producer thereof which are capable of
being recycled by the authorized scavenger. Recyc-
lables shall include, but not be limited to, paper,
bottles, cans, plastic and cardboard.
SECTION 3. AMENDMENT OF CODE. Section 6-3 .02 "Receptacles"
of Chapter 3, "Garbage, Refuse, Swill, Water Matter, and
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Recyclables" of Title 6 entitled "Sanitation and Health" of the
Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended as follows:
Except as otherwise set forth in Section 6-3. 03 of
this Chapter, all garbage, refuse, swill, and waste
matter shall, by the person upon whose premises the
same shall have been produced or accumulated, be placed
in a watertight, galvanized metal or plastic container
of not less than ten (10) nor more than thirty (30)
gallons net capacity, of a design approved by the
Health Officer or other person designated by the
Council, which container shall be kept clean and
continuously closed by a tight-fitting, galvanized
metal or plastic cover, except when garbage, refuse,
swill or waste matter is being dumped within or removed
therefrom, and which shall be proofed against the
access of flies and rodents. The contents of such
containers shall be delivered not less than once a week
to the scavenger authorized by the Town to collect such
contents in accordance with the provisions of this
Chapter; provided, however, that a household or other
occupancy may be exempted from mandatory garbage
collection by the City Manager if the occupant demon-
strates in writing how garbage and other wastes are
disposed of in ways that are equal to or better than
the authorized scavenger collection.
All recyclables shall, by the person upon whose
premises the recyclables shall have been produced or
accumulated, be placed in a box or other container.
The contents of such containers shall be delivered not
less than every other week, on the same day as the
delivery of the garbage container, to the scavenger
authorized by the Town to collect such recyclables in
accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
SECTION 4. AMENDMENT OF CODE. Section 6-3 . 04 "Collection:
Time, Manner, Vehicles" of Chapter 3, "Garbage, Refuse, Swill,
Water Matter, and Recyclables" of Title 6 entitled "Sanitation
and Health" of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby
amended as follows:
Collection of garbage, refuse, swill, and waste
matter shall be made at every household or other occu-
pancy at least once a week; provided, however, that a
household or other occupancy may be exempted from
mandatory garbage collection by the City Manager if the
occupant demonstrates in writing how garbage and other
wastes are disposed of in ways that are equal to or
better than the authorized scavenger collection.
Collection of recyclables shall be made at every
household or other occupancy at least bi-weekly, on the
same day as the collection of garbage. The contents of
all containers shall be transferred by the scavenger
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into a vehicle provided by the scavenger and approved
by the Health Officer or other designated official, as
being a satisfactory vehicle for such purpose. The
scavenger shall avoid spilling any of the .contents of
the containers on stairs, yards, streets, and alley-
ways.
SECTION 5. SEVERABILITY. If any part of this ordinance is
held to be invalid or inapplicable to any situation by a court of
competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance or the
applicability of this ordinance to other situations.
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SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE; POSTING.
This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days from
the date of its passage, and shall be posted within the Town of
Los Altos Hills in three (3) public places.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: June 20, 1990 and July 24, 1990
AYES: Mayor Siegel and Councilmembers Casey, Hubbard., Johnson and .Tryon
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: None
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:.
City Attorney
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