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(1) Hazardous waste, as defined in Section 40141.
<br />(2) Radioactive waste regulated pursuant to the Radiation Control Law (Chapter 8 (commencing
<br />with Section 114960) of Part 9 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code).
<br />(3) Medical waste regulated pursuant to the Medical Waste Management Act (Part 14
<br />(commencing with Section 117600) of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code). Untreated
<br />medical waste shall not be disposed of in a solid waste landfill, as defined in Section 40195.1.
<br />Medical waste that has been treated and deemed to be solid waste shall be regulated pursuant
<br />to this division.
<br />9.20.020 General provisions. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, each and every
<br />"residential unit," "commercial unit" and "industrial unit," as defined in Section 9.20.010 of this
<br />chapter, shall have solid waste, recyclables and organic waste service by the collector with a
<br />collection contract entered into pursuant to Section 9.20.100. To provide such service, the city
<br />may grant a franchise for the exclusive right to collect, transport, dispose of and recycle, as
<br />applicable, solid waste, recyclable materials and organic waste produced and accumulated
<br />within the limits of the city as provided in this chapter.
<br />9.20.030 Solid waste, recyclables and organic waste service.
<br />A. The city manager, or the community development director, shall cause all buildings
<br />or structures specified in Section 9.20.020 of this chapter within the corporate limits of the city to
<br />be visited from time to time, and the sanitary condition of the buildings or structures examined to
<br />determine whether the provisions of this chapter are complied with. Upon notification by a duly
<br />authorized representative of the city, all persons, including the collector with a collection
<br />contract entered into pursuant to Section 9.20.100, shall comply with the provisions of this
<br />chapter or be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, or be subject to administrative citation as
<br />provided in Chapter 1.24.
<br />B. In all cases of disputes or complaints concerning receptacles for solid waste,
<br />recyclables or organic waste and the place where they are awaiting removal of their contents,
<br />the quantities to be removed, the number of times of removal, and the rates charged, the city
<br />manager or the community development director, or their duly authorized agent, shall designate
<br />the place, quantity, time, manner and rates for such removal, and his or her decision shall be
<br />final.
<br />C. It is unlawful for any person to in any manner interfere with the collection, removal
<br />or disposal of solid waste, recyclables or organic waste by the collector with a collection contract
<br />entered into pursuant to Section 9.20.100.
<br />D. No person, firm or corporation shall dump, place or bury in any lot, land, street,
<br />alley or other public place, or in any waterway or elsewhere in the corporate limits, any garbage,
<br />trash, rubbish, manure or waste matter condemned by the city manager or community
<br />development director.
<br />E. No solid waste, recyclables and organic waste shall be burned within the city limits
<br />unless such burning complies with the then existing ordinance of the city which regulates such
<br />burning.
<br />9.20.045 Third party removal prohibited. It is a violation of this chapter for any person,
<br />except the person with the collection contract with the city, to remove solid waste, recycling and
<br />organic waste from any location within the city. Excepted from this prohibition is: (A) a donation
<br />of recyclable materials and/or organic waste when no fee is paid for removal of such materials;
<br />(B) a donation of food for food recovery, meaning actions to collect and distribute food for
<br />human consumption that otherwise would be disposed, or as otherwise defined in Title 14 Cal.
<br />Code Regs. Section 18982(a)(24), in compliance with state, county and local laws and
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