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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0470 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 470 2 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SANITATION, THE COLLECTION, RMTOVAL AND DISPOSAL, OF GARBAGE; PROVIDING FOR 3 A LICENSE FOR CONJIME-RCIAL HAULING THEREOF; DEFINING OFFENSES AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF 4 5 THE CITY COUNCIL OF TFX CITY OF PASO ORDAIN AS FOLLOIS: 6 SECTION OP':a : Garbage shall be defined and is hereby defined 7 as follows: 8 All accumulations of household waste matter which has been discarded as of no further value to the owner 9 thereof, including ashes, cinders, trade waste, lawn cuttings, grass, rags, bottles, papers, broken household 10 furniture, small dead animals, boxes, barrels, shrubs, small tree.5;: small limbs of trees, scraps of boards or 11 lumber, hollow material or ware, rubbish in general, and any accumulation of animal, fruit or vegetable matter that 12 attends the preparation, use, cooking, storage, or handling of meat, fish, fowl, fruits or vegetables; but shall not 13 include earth, sand, gravel, building materials, trade waste occasioned by goods condemned in case lots or 14 greater quantities, manure, night soil, sewage, large dead animals, automobile bodies, large treet, cleanings 15 from public or private catch basins, fire refuse, and extraordinary waste not resulting from natural waste or 16 ordinary daily living. 17 SECTION TWO: It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or 31 that ashes may be neatly piled upon the ground near said receptacles, 32 but in no event shall ashes be piled in any lane, alley, street or Page 1. 18 corporation to deposit, throw, place or burn any garbage in any 19 lane, alley, street or other public place within the City of 20 Pasco, or to deposit, throw or place any garbage upon any private 21 property, regardless of ownership, unless said garbage shall be 22 placed in metallic water tight cans, not exceeding thirty gallons 23 in capacity, fitted with tight covers which shall not be removed 24 except when necessary for the depositing or removal of garbage; 25 Provided, however, that boxes, barrels, shrubs, sinall trees, small's 26 limbs of trees, scraps or boards or lumber, all hollow material or Z �Mz 27 ware, and rubbish in general and broken household furniture may be Wa:- 4 �'< 28 broken, cud up and placed in bundles securely tied; or in boxes, 0 3 J <YN 29 barrels or other receptacles reasonably easy to be handled and a a 30 loaded onto a collection vehicle, and Provided further, however, 31 that ashes may be neatly piled upon the ground near said receptacles, 32 but in no event shall ashes be piled in any lane, alley, street or Page 1. 1 public place. All cans, bundles or other garbage receptacles, 2 as above specified, shall be placed in convenient, accessible 3 locations on the ground or ground floor and so far as practic- 4 able at the approximate rear building line, provided that, 5 where collection may be conveniently made, such cans and other 6 receptacles may be placed on porches or steps, in open sheds or 7 barns, always on the ground floor, but in no event shall they 8 be placed in any lane, alley, street, or public place, 'here - 9 ever placed, said receptacles shall be placed in such a manner 10 as to prevent said receptacles from being upset or spilled by 11 dogs or any source whatsoever. If necessary such cans shall 12 be so secured as to render the same inaeessible to marauding 13 animals. 14 SECTION THREE: All domestic garbage before deposit in 15 the can as hereinbefore provided shall be drained and wrapped 16 in paper or otherrmaterial in such manner as to prevent as 17 nearly as possible moisture from such garbage from coming in 18 contact with the sides or bottom of the metal container. 19 SECTION FOUR: It shall be unlawful for any person, Q0 firm or corporation to haul or cause to be hauled any garbage Page 21 through the streets or alleys of the City of Pasco unless said 22 garbage shall be placed in metallic water tight cans and unless 23 •the same shall be dumped at the City dump according to the 24 regulations for the use thereof. SECTION FM : From and after the effective date of this 25 ordinance any person, firm, or corporation engaged in hauling Z 26 10 EZ of garbage for profit shall pay a license fee of $75.00.per year W 0::F IL 27 payable January Ist. The license fee for the year 1942 shall be LL _j 3 J 28 <<U prorated as of the effective date of this ordinance, 29 a. SECTION SIX: All holders of licenses under Section Five 30 of this ordinance shall provide vehicles with tight, leak proof 31 metal bodies which shall at all times be provided with a suitable 32 Page I 't„` • 1 canvas or other type covering having eyelets provided so.that 2 it may be securely fastened over the load, and such cover shall 3 be fastened whenever required to exclude dust and prevent the 4 scattering of refuse, or when necessary to prevent the exposing 5 of unsightly refuse after the loading of the vehicle is completed 6 and is enroute t o the city dump. Said vehicle must not at any 7 time be dirven over the streets and alleys of the City of Pasco 8 in an overloaded or crowded condition, Each licensee hereunder 9 shall leave the premises served in a clean and sanitary condition 10 and shall not permit garbage to be scattered upon any od the 11 streets and alleys of the city.. 12 SECTION SEVEN: All licensees hereunder shall collect 13 and haul.from all residential premises served by them at least 14 once each week all garbage as defined in this ordinance and from 15 commercial premises at least twice a week, Provided, however, 16 that any licensee hereunder shall not be required so to do in 31 APPROVFD AS TO FORMU 34 A� 1-ae&ne4�— City A�otorney Page 17 the event the party served shall be delinquent in the payment 18 of charges made by the licensee. 'SECTION EIGBT: If any section, subsection, sub -division, 19 sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance shall be held to be 20 unconstitutional or void such decision shall not affect the 21 validity of the remaining portions thereof* 22 SECTION NINE:.Any person, firm or corporation violating 23 any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be punished by a 24 fine of not more than $100.00 or by an imprisonment in the City. 25 Jail of not exceeding thirty days or by both such fine and impris- z 26 0 onment Z 27 PASSED AND APPROVED THIS DAY OF , 1942 oU, J 28 <<U 29 ATTEST:� _ n 30 04 +�. 1GaY6r 31 APPROVFD AS TO FORMU 34 A� 1-ae&ne4�— City A�otorney Page