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9.20.020
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<br />this division. (Ord. 2226 § 3, 2021; Ord. 2019 § 1, 2011;
<br />prior code § 4-4.04)
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<br />9.20.020 General provisions.
<br /> Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, each
<br />and every “residential unit,” “commercial unit” and “in-
<br />dustrial unit,” as defined in Section 9.20.010 of this
<br />chapter, shall have solid waste, recyclables and organic
<br />waste service by the collector with a collection contract
<br />entered into pursuant to Section 9.20.100 of this chapter.
<br />To provide such service, the city may grant a franchise
<br />for the exclusive right to collect, transport, dispose of
<br />and recycle, as applicable, solid waste, recyclable mate-
<br />rials and organic waste produced and accumulated
<br />within the limits of the city as provided in this chapter.
<br />(Ord. 2226 § 3, 2021; Prior code § 4-4.05)
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<br />9.20.030 Solid waste, recyclables and organic
<br />waste service.
<br /> A. The city manager, or the community devel-
<br />opment director, shall cause all buildings or structures
<br />specified in Section 9.20.020 of this chapter within the
<br />corporate limits of the city to be visited from time to
<br />time, and the sanitary condition of the buildings or struc-
<br />tures examined to determine whether the provisions of
<br />this chapter are complied with. Upon notification by a
<br />duly authorized representative of the city, all persons,
<br />including the collector with a collection contract entered
<br />into pursuant to Section 9.20.100 of this chapter, shall
<br />comply with the provisions of this chapter or be deemed
<br />guilty of a misdemeanor, or be subject to administrative
<br />citation as provided in Chapter 1.24 of this code.
<br /> B. In all cases of disputes or complaints con-
<br />cerning receptacles for solid waste, recyclables or or-
<br />ganic waste and the place where they are awaiting re-
<br />moval of their contents, the quantities to be removed, the
<br />number of times of removal, and the rates charged, the
<br />city manager or the community development director, or
<br />their duly authorized agent, shall designate the place,
<br />quantity, time, manner and rates for such removal, and
<br />his or her decision shall be final.
<br /> C. It is unlawful for any person to in any man-
<br />ner interfere with the collection, removal or disposal of
<br />solid waste, recyclables or organic waste by the collector
<br />with a collection contract entered into pursuant to Sec-
<br />tion 9.20.100 of this chapter.
<br /> D. No person, firm or corporation shall dump,
<br />place or bury in any lot, land, street, alley or other public
<br />place, or in any waterway or elsewhere in the corporate
<br />limits, any garbage, trash, rubbish, manure or waste mat-
<br />ter condemned by the city manager or community de-
<br />velopment director.
<br /> E. No solid waste, recyclables and organic
<br />waste shall be burned within the city limits unless such
<br />burning complies with the then existing ordinance of the
<br />city which regulates such burning. (Ord. 2226 § 3, 2021;
<br />Ord. 2000 § 1, 2009; Prior code § 4-4.06)
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<br />9.20.040 Private permits for garbage removal.
<br /> Every owner or person in possession of any build-
<br />ing or structure for which garbage removal is required,
<br />shall have the right to remove the same, but it is unlaw-
<br />ful for any person to regularly remove garbage from
<br />more than one residential unit. No person other than the
<br />refuse collector of the city shall regularly move any gar-
<br />bage over any of the streets of the city without obtaining
<br />a permit to do so. Such permits shall be issued by the
<br />city clerk, on application therefor, and on payment of the
<br />sum of five dollars covering one calendar year begin-
<br />ning January 1st. Permits issued after January 1st shall
<br />be issued for a pro-rata charge for the unexpired part of
<br />the year. (Prior code § 4-4.07)
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<br />9.20.045 Third party removal prohibited.
<br /> It is a violation of this chapter for any person, ex-
<br />cept the person with the collection contract with the city,
<br />to remove solid waste, recycling and organic waste from
<br />any location within the city. Excepted from this prohibi-
<br />tion is: (A) a donation of recyclable materials and/or
<br />organic waste when no fee is paid for removal of such
<br />materials; (B) a donation of food for food recovery,
<br />meaning actions to collect and distribute food for human
<br />consumption that otherwise would be disposed, or as
<br />otherwise defined in Title 14 CCR Section
<br />18982(a)(24), in compliance with state, county and local
<br />laws and regulations; (C) a contractor which removes
<br />solid waste, recyclables and/or organic waste using the
<br />contractor’s own employees from a project site where
<br />the solid waste, recycling and organic waste was gener-
<br />ated by that contractor; (D) a contractor which removes
<br />animal waste, animal remains from slaughterhouses or
<br />butcher shops, grease and/or used cooking oil; and (E) a
<br />contractor which removes solid waste, recyclables
<br />and/or organic waste from a public school, county facil-
<br />ity and/or federal facility. (Ord. 2226 § 3, 2021; Ord.
<br />2038 § 1, 2012)
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<br />9.20.050 Solid waste, recyclables and organic
<br />waste—Preparation.
<br /> The city shall require each and every person in
<br />possession, charge or control of any residential unit or
<br />commercial facility where solid waste, recyclables and
<br />organic waste collection is required, to keep or cause to
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