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ORDINANCE NO. £3 5/
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF !vŒRIDIAN RELATING TO SANITARY
SERVICE SYSTEl'vl, REPEALING CHAPTER I, TITLE 4 OF THE !vŒRIDIAN
CITY CODE; PROVIDING FOR A NEW CHAPTER I, TITLE 4 OF THE
MERIDIAN CITY CODE TO BE KNOWN AS "SANITARY SERVICE
SYSTEIvl"; PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS, ESTABLISHING A
RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITY FOR THE ENFORCEl'vŒNT OF THE
PROVISIONS OF THE CHAPTER; PROVIDING FOR CO!vlPULSORY USE
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION; PROVIDING FOR SOLID WASTE
COLLECTION, TRANSPORTATION Al'\TD DISPOSAL AND MAIGNG IT
UNLAWFUL TO CONDUCT SUCH BUSINESS WITHOUT A FRANCHISE;
PROVIDING THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO ACCUMULATE SOLID WASTE
AND DECLARING IT TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE; PROVIDING FOR
REGULATION OF WASTE RESULTING FROM CONSTRUCTION
ACTIVITIES AND COMPOST PILES; PROHIBITING OPEN BURNING AND
DUMPING OF SOLID WASTE; PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION OF
THE LOADING OF CONTAINERS; PROVIDING THAT IT IS UNlAWFUL
FOR CUSTOMERS TO DEPOSIT PROHIBITED WASTES NOT IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORDINANCE; DEFINING AND MAIGNG THE
THEFT OF COLLECTION SERVICES UNLAWFUL; PROVIDING THAT IT IS
A VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE FOR PERSONS TO DISCARD SOLID
WASTE IN SPECIFIED LOCATIONS SUCH AS STREETS, ALLEYS, VACANT
LOTS, ETC.; PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION OF THE STORAGE OF
SCRAP TIRES; PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL HANDLING OF SOLID WASTE
MATERIALS, PRESCRIBING COLLECTION FREQUENCY; PROVIDING FOR
A BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND ITS AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE RULES
AND REGULATIONS AND TO ADJUST RATES; PROVIDING FOR THE
REGULATION OF COMMERCIAl, RESIDENTIAL, AND MULTI.FAMILY
PREMISES SERVICE; REQUIRING A SITE PLAN FOR COMMERCIAL OR
MULTI-FAMILY NEW CONSTRUCTION OR REMODELS; PROVIDING FOR
COLLECTION FEES AND A METHOD OF COLLECTION AND
DISPOSITION OF FEES; PROVIDING FOR A RIGHT-OF-ENTRY TO
PREMISES FOR INSPECTION; PROVIDING FOR FRANCHISEE
LICENSING; CONTRACTING AND BONDING OF ALL SERVICES
PERTAINING TO SANITARY COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID
WASTE; AND PROVIDING FORAN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
NO\N, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO:
SECTION I:
That Chapter I of Title 4 of the Meridian City Code,
be, and the same is hereby repealed.
SECTION 2:
That Title 4 of the Meridian City Code, be, and the
same is hereby amended by the addition thereto of a new Chapter I, to be
known and designated as Chapter I, Title 4, Meridian City Code, and to read
as follows:
CHAPTER I
SANITARY SERVICE SYSTEM
4-101 :
D EFINITI 0 N S:
(A)
Ada County Highway District (ACHD) shall mean the Ada County Highway District, a
county wide highway district of Ada County, Idaho, duly formed and existing under
Chapter 14 of Title 40, Idaho Code.
Bulky Waste shall mean waste materials intended for landfill disposal, except for major
appliances; with sizes, weights or volumes greater than those allowed for trash
containers, such as water tanks and furniture. Bulky waste does not include
construction debris, dead animals, hazardous materials, or animal stable matter.
City shall mean the City of Meridian, Idaho.
Commercial premises shall mean business, industrial, and institutional premises and
activities, as distinct from residential or multi-family premises.
Customer shall mean an occupant or owner of any premises, including household,
apartment, business, institution or other establishment in the City for which solid
waste service is, or has been, provided.
Franchisee shall mean any person authorized by the City of Meridian, or employed by
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(L)
(M)
(N)
the City of Meridian to collect, handle, transport and dispose of solid waste and/or
recyclable materials and who has executed a Franchise Agreement with the City or
1\(eridian.
(G)
Ha:::ardollS i'vlaterials or vVastes shajl mean any chemical, compound, mixture, substance
or article which is designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency
or appropriate agency of the state to be a "hazardous waste" or "hazardous substance"
as those terms are defined by federal or state law.
(H)
[mpector shall mean the authorized employee or employees of the City of Meridian or
some individual designated by the City Council as having the dUty of enforcement of
th is Chapter.
(I)
i'vfzLlti-Fmnily Premises shall mean multi-family structures with two (2) or more dwelling
units, condominium complexes of all sizes, mobile home parks or manufactured
housing communities, clusters of detached homes and duplexes where owners choose
centralized solid waste collection in containers provided by the Franchisee rather than
individual solid waste can service. Multi-Family does not include dwelling hotels,
motels, hospitals, nursing homes, or other congregate housing, care, or institutional
facilities.
(J)
Occupant shall mean the person in possession, charge or in control of any unit in a
multi-family premises, residential premises, commercial premises or other premises
where solid waste is created or accumulated. (Ord. 375,7-7-80)
Overloading shall mean exceeding the container weight capacity or allowance, allowing
objects to protrude outside of the container, or stacking objects against the container.
(K)
Owner shall mean the person owning the real property where solid waste is created or
accumulated.
Person shall mean any person, firm, partnership, association, institution, limited
liability company, corporation, trust and/or any other legal entity whether for profit
or nonprofit, public or private, and in the plural as well as singular. (Ord. 95, 6-2-58)
Prohibited waste includes any wastes that have any of the following general
characteristics:
a.
b.
extreme temperature;
harmful vapors;
the presence of corrosive, flammable, explosive or toxic chemicals;
any materials with physical or other properties which render collection
operations hazardous; or
any materials which create a risk to the environment or public health
c.
d.
e.
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(Q)
(R)
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and safetv.
In addition co wastes with the general characteristics described above.
prohibited wastes include:
a.
b.
Liquid wastes, both bulk and contained;
Tires;
Any material regulated by the State of Idaho or the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (40 CFR 260 - 268) as hazardous
waste;
Any equipment or machines containing refrigerants;
Infectious wastes generated from business sources such as hospitals,
clinics, medical, surgical, dental, nursing homes, veterinarian offices,
and laboracories. Generators of infectious waste are required to sterilize,
package, or otherwise process the infectious waste so that it may be
collected without hazard to collection personnel and the general public;
and
Dead animal remains in an amount exceeding twenty-five (25) pounds,
excluding animal carcasses if broken down and placed into plastic solid
waSle bags and into a lidded, air and water-tight container.
c.
d.
e.
f.
(0)
Putrescible Waste shall mean wastes that can decay and stink or become putrid.
(P)
Residential Premises shall mean a separate dwelling or residential unit in the city
occupied by a person or group of persons which may be in a single family residence,
mobile home, manufactured home, condominium, duplex or multiplex where solid
waste is placed and collected in solid waste containers and/or recyclable materials are
placed and collected in recycling containers located at the curb or alley. Each separate
dwelling unit shall be considered a separate residence for solid waste service and
billing purposes.
Solid Waste shall mean all materials discarded for disposal, putrescible and
non-putrescible solid and semi-solid waste material including solid waste, rubbish,
demolition and construction wastes, industrial wastes, vegetable solid and semi.solid
wastes, dead animal remains in amounts not to exceed twenty-five (25) pounds,
reusable or recyclable material, bulky goods, and other discarded solid and semi-solid
wastes.
Vector shall mean an organism that can transmit disease.
RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITY:
The Chief of Police of the City of Meridian and such other persons as may be appointed by
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the Mayor and Council, shall be responsible for the enforcement of the provisions of this
Chapter and other duties as the City Council may prescribe, and there shall be designated as
a member of the Police Department, a Sanitary Inspector, who shall enforce the same under
the .supervision of the Chief of Police.
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(A)
(3 )
4-104:
COMPULSORY USE REQUIRED:
In order to maintain the public health. safety, and aestheÜcs of the city, all owners
and/or occupants are required to pay for, and are provided, so!id waste collection
services.
Provided, further, that in areas in the City where the collection of solid waste on the
schedules hereinafter set forth would be impracticable, the City Council may issue a
special permit altering the time and extent of collection.
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION:
There is hereby established a system of solid waste collection, transportation and disposal. It
shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of collecting, transporting, hauling,
or conveying any solid waste over the streets or alleys of Meridian, or to dump or dispose of
the same, unless and until such person has a franchise, license, or contract as an authorized
representative of the City of Meridian.
4.105 :
(A)
PROHIBITIONS:
ACCUMULATION OF SOLID WASTE:
1.
It is a violation of this chapter for any person to permit or to suffer to
accumulate in or about any yard, lot, place or premise, or upon any street,
alley or sidewalk adjacent to such lot, yard, place or premise owned or
occupied by such person, any solid waste so as to cause such yard, lot,
premise, or the street, alley or sidewalk adjacent thereto, to be or remain in
such condition as to cause or create a nuisance or offensive odor or
atmosphere or vector harborage, or thereby to be or to become, or cause or
create, a public nuisance, within the limits of the City of Meridian. Any such
unauthorized accumulation or collection is declared a nuisance and
prohibited.
2.
Waste resulting from construction activities may be collected within an active
site. The waste shall be managed and maintained in such a manner that it will
not be blown, washed or carried to adjacent properties. All wastes must be
removed and disposed properly from the site prior to the end of the
construction project.
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3.
(B)
Compost piles may be maintained for fertilizaLÌon purposes and matter Llsed
for fertilization purposes only may be transported. kept and used, provided,
that the same shall nOt be maintained so as to cause a condition of odor
and/or site visibility and/or other conditions relaLÌve to inseCts or disease that
effects neighboring properties, causes harmful vapors or constitute a risk to
the environment or public health and safety.
BURNING AND DUMPING:
It is a violation of this chapter for any person to burn, incinerate, bury, dump, or in any
other manner dispose of solid waste within the limits of Meridian.
(C)
OVERLOADING CONTAINERS:
It is a violation of this chapter for any customer to load a waste container beyond its volume
or weight capacity. This prohibition includes loading containers in a manner which is
unstable or likely to cause damage, create a litter condition, or impact the public health or
safety. The maximum permissible container weights, meaning gross weight of loaded
container, are:
Residential Bags
Residential/Commercial Containers
Residential/Commercial Toters
2 cubic yards
3 cubic yards
4 cubic yards
6 cubic yards
8 cubic yards
20 cubic yards
30 cubic yards
35 cubic yards
40 cubic yards
thirty-five (35) pounds
sixty-five (65) pounds
one hundred and fifty (150) pounds
Front-Load Containers
three thousand (3,000) pounds
three thousand (3,000) pounds
four thousand (4,000) pounds
five thousand (5,000) pounds
five thousand (5,000) pounds
twenty thousand (20,000) pounds
twenty thousand (20,000) pounds
twenty thousand (20,000) pounds
twenty thousand (20,000) pounds
Rear Load Containers
two thousand four hundred (2400)
two thousand four hundred (2400)
two thousand four hundred (2400)
two thousand four hundred (2400)
two thousand four hundred (2400)
Customers shall be responsible for damages, costs, expenses, fines or penalties, including
tickets issued to Franchisee for overweight vehicles, which arise out of customer failure to
limit weights, in a container greater than or equal to twenty (20) cubic yards.
(D)
PROHIBITED WASTES:
1.
Solid waste collection service is intended to collect normal commercial,
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industrial, residential, and multi-family premises wastes. It is a violation of this
chapter for any person to deposit or relinquish for collection or disposal any
prohibited wastes identified herein. CustOmers are encouraged to contact the
Franchisee with questions regarding specific wastes.
2. Customers who are a source of prohibited wastes shall make appropriate
arrangements to collect and dispose of the waste.
(E)
TAKING OF SOLID vVASTE OR RECYCLABLES:
I. All trash and recyclable material placed for collection shall be owned by and
be the responsibility of the custOmer until the time of collection. At the time of
collection, all trash and recyclable material become the property of the Franchisee.
2. It is a violation of this chapter for any person to take, examine, uncover,
snoop in, separate, gather, collect or salvage materials deposited in solid waste
containers except with the express permission of the generator of the solid waste.
(F)
THEFT OF COLLECTION SERVICES:
1. It is a violation of this chapter for any person, except for the owner or
occupant, to place or deposit any materials in or around a solid waste receptacle
provided for the use of a specific business or premises, or in or around the can or
container at a residence.
2. It is a violation of this chapter for any person to place solid waste at a
premises within the City limits of Meridian that is not generated at the commercial,
residential, or multi-family premises.
DISPOSAL OF WASTE:
(G)
It is a violation of this chapter for any person to throw, discard or deposit any solid
waste in or upon any street, alley, sidewalk or vacant ground, or in or upon any canal,
irrigation ditch, drainage ditch or other water course. (Ord. 95, 6.2.58)
4.106:
NUISANCE:
Failure of an owner or occupant of any commercial, residential, or multi-family premises to
receive regularly scheduled adequate solid waste collection service is herein declared a public
nuisance by the city. The city shall have the authority to order the abatement of such
nuisance at the expense of the owner or occupant of the premises. This shall not limit the
right of the City or the owner to seek recovery against other responsible persons.
4.107:
STORAGE OF SCRAP TIRES:
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Commercial business entities which stOre scrap tires for the purpose of saJvage or reuse shall:
4.108:
1.
Screen the tires from public view;
2.
Store the tires in such a manner that vectors and pest breeding or habitat areas
wi!! be avoided:
3.
StOre or make available no more than 50 scrap tires at any given time;
4-
Remove aU scrap tires a minimum of once per month.
SPECIAL HANDLING:
Solid waste consisting only of cardboard, or wooden boxes, brush, and cuttings from trees,
lawns, shrubs, and gardens, may be kept separately without depositing in solid waste
containers, providing, that bulk materials, such as leaves, weeds and cuttings shall be in a
can, box, sack, or receptacle for ease of loading and such material as brush and limbs shaH be
tied in bundles not to exceed four feet (4') in length.
Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed so as to permit any violation of any
laws or any rules or regulations of the City's Life Safety and or other Uniform Codes.
4-109:
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Franchisee shall collect solid waste from each customer at least once each week, or as
provided by the rules and regulations of the Council as allowed in SeCtion 7-308A.
4.ll0:
RULES AND REGULATIONS AND BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT:
The City Council of the City, is hereby granted the authority to adopt rules and regulations
pertaining to the sanitary service system, including but not limited to the setting of fees and
rates and the City Council is hereby authorized to appoint a Board of Adjustment consisting
of the Sanitary Service System Commissioners, and the sanitary service system contractor
and the City Treasurer; the Board of Adjustment shall have the duty to propose rules and
regulations and in certain situations adjust rates and fees as necessary. (Ord. 370, 5-19-80)
4~ III :
(A)
COLLECTION:
COMMERCIAL SERVICE
Commercial Solid Waste Service is associated with commercial premises, including
governmental agencies, schools, and temporary construction activities. Commercial Solid
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vVaste Service includes waste collection/removal and recycling collection. Service wil!
commence on a daily basis, except Sunday, at 5 :00 A1vL Additionally, public and private
schools, even though they are often located in residential areas, will be serviced between 5:00
¡\1\¡1 and ï:OO AM for safety reasons.
(1)
Types of Service
The following Commercia! Solid Waste Services are provided by the solid waste
Franchisee:
a.
Regular Service
Franchisee shall provide containers and collect waste at least once weekly. Franchisee shall
provide the CustOmer with a choice of weekly 32 gallon container service (containers
provided by custOmer) when:
1. The customer can reasonably be serviced by a regular weekly residential waste
service route; and
2. The custOmer does not regularly generate more than six (6) thirty-two (32)
gallon size containers of solid waste per week.
b.
On Call Service
Franchisee shall provide container and collect waste within the next working day of a
custOmer request. For custOmers choosing to use compactor containers, the customer shall
provide the compactor and the Franchisee shall collect waste within the next working day of
a customer request.
c.
Temporary Service
. Franchisee shall provide container and collection services to temporary accounts for
construction and demolition projects or other short-term waste generation projects.
Temporary service is provided for a maximum of 120 days. Use of a temporary container
does not displace regular solid waste service for the premises. Regular solid waste generated
by the premises is not permitted in a temporary container. Temporary service for
construction & demolition wastes will be limited to roll-off containers; except where
construction and demolition trash service can on'¡y be provided with a 3-yard container due
to inadequate space or other site location restrictions.
(2 )
Commercial Premises Commercial Containers
Commercial Premises Solid Waste Service is provided with large capacity containers, which
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include two (2) to eight (8) cubic yard dumpsters, front or rear loaded, and twenty (20) to
forty (40) cubic yard roll-off containers. Such containers are supplied by the solid waste
Franchisee and are placed at a location specified by the CustOmer, subject to approval by the
F ranch isee.
Commercial Premises Solid vVaste Service also includes compactOr-container service.
CustOmers provide the compactor and container for this type of service. Containers for
compactOr service range from two (2) to forty (40) cubic yard capacity, subject to approval
by the Franchisee for compatibility with colleCtion vehicles.
(3)
Container/CompactOr Sites
a.
Location Requirements
1. Permanent Containers. For any area under a customer's ownership or control,
including driveways and/or any other access roUte, as well as the container location,
custOmers shall have a sufficient foundation to suPPOrt the collection vehicle weight.
Vehicle weights vary, but range between twenty and thirty tons.
2. Temporary Container Requirements. Temporary containers are placed at the
Customers direction, if Franchisee approves the location for space requirements and
safety. Containers shall not be placed in a street without prior approval and permit
from the Ada County Highway District (ACHD). Nor shall they obstruct the public
right-of-way or pedestrian traffic.
3. Compactor Containers. Compactor cùstomers must contact the Franchisee in
advance to ensure that the compaction unit is compatible with collection vehicles and
equipment and to ensure the location allows proper access for collection. Minimum
height and width clearances will vary depending upon the compaction equipment.
Appearance .
b.
All commercial property owners shall maintain, clean, and largely shield from view all
commercial solid waste collection equipment from public streets by walls, fences, earthen
berms, or evergreen landscaping forming an opaque, attractive sight barrier. All such barriers
shall comply with all applicable city ordinances requirements and/or limitations, including
location and height. No commercial collection location shall be on a public right-of-way
unless an appropriate variance is granted by the ACHD. No commercial collection location
shall block pedestrian traffic. Existing commercial solid waste collection sites shall be largely
shielded from view within three (3) years of the effective date of this ordinance.
c.
Cleanliness
CustOmers shall keep the container location, and the containers, in a sanitary condition. The
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outside of the container shall be kept clean and free from accumulating grease, decomposing
materials, and litter. Loose solid waste must be deposited in contJ.iners for collection. Failure
to comply with this subseCtion is herein declared a public nuisance. Franchisee workers do
not normally clean up the premises. However, clean-up services can be provided at an
additional service charge. Where determined necessary to proteCt the health or safety of the
public and environment, the city may order a customer to clean the area. Franchisee shall
clean up any spillage that occurs during colleCtion services.
CLlStOmers sha1l keep the interior of the container in a sanitary condition.
d.
Contents
Contents of a waste container must be able to fall freely from the container when emptied.
Container lids must be in a completely closed position and swing freely open when the
container is emptied. Containers must be packed to allow easy emptying of contents when
inverted.
e.
Frequency of Co!lection
The choice of container size and frequency of service is at the customer's option, except that
all regular service customers, and customers generating wet or putrescible wastes, shall be
c01lected no less than once per week. Temporary and on-call services, not generating wet or
putrescible wastes, must receive at least monthly service, unless the city determines another
minimum service interval is appropriate, considering protection of the environment and
public health and safety.
(B)
RESIDENTIAL PREMISES SERVICE
Residential Premises Solid Waste Service is provided to residents of Meridian City by a
Franchisee. This service is provided to allow residential premises customers to meet solid
waste disposal requirements of the City. Solid waste intended for disposal shall be placed in
containers supplied by the customer or toter carts available from the Franchisee at an
additional cost.
(1)
Mandatory Payment for Services
In order to maintain the public health, safety, and aesthetics of the city, all owners and/or
occupants are required to pay for, and are provided, solid waste collection services.
(2 )
Types of Service
The following Residential Solid Waste Services shall be provided by the solid waste
Franchisee:
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a.
Regular Service
Customer shall provide the solid waste container(s) and Franchisee shall collect the
waste on a weeklv basis.
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b.
Carrv-out Service
At customer request, Franchisee shall enter customer's property, but not enclosed
structures, to collect solid waste containers and recycling bins. Franchisee may require
the customer to execute a "Save and Hold Harmless Agreement" prior to receiving this
service.
c.
ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Service
The Franchisee shall provide carry-out service for solid waste and recyclable materials
at no extra charge to those who have a disability as hereinafter defined and who have
no one else in the household that can take the solid waste container(s) to the
curb/alley. However, the regular residential solid waste collection fee shall be charged.
In order to qualify for the lower rate for carry out service, individuals must have a
written certification from a licensed physician verifying that they applicant's
impairment qualifies as a disability and prevents them from utilizing curbside service.
In addition the applicant must certify that there is no other person in the individual's
household that can carry the solid waste container(s) to the curb/alley.
Disability, for this purpose, is defined as a physical or mental impairment, whether
permanent or temporary, that limits caring for one's self, performing manual task.s of
walk.ing, or lifting so as to place a solid waste container at the curbside.
Application for the disability discount are available from the Utility Billings
Department at City Hall.
d.
Appliances
Franchisee shall collect major appliances upon resident request and shall deliver the
appliance to a recycling facility. Customers must contact Franchisee for collection
services. Franchisee is responsible for ensuring that refrigerants and compressor oils
contained in the appliance, if any, are recycled according to applicable regulations.
Appliance collection is offered once week.ly.
e.
Bulk.y Wastes
Franchisee shall collect bulky wastes within twenty-four (24) hours of customer
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request on normal business days or on the normal solid waste collection day.
Franchisee is not required to enter premises to collect bulky wastes. CustOmer shall
convev bulkv wastes to the curbside for collection.
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f.
Christmas Trees
Following Christmas each year, on dates specified by the City, Franchisee shall
provide separate collection for Christmas trees prepared for recycling.
(3 )
Residential Premises Service Containers
a. It shall be the duty of every owner or occupant of any residential premises to
at all times keep or cause to be kept portable above.ground containers consisting of
metal or other approved type of container for the deposit therein of solid waste and
except as otherwise provided, to deposit or cause to be deposited all solid waste
therein. All solid waste shall, before deposit in such container, or tightly closed 1.5 mil
plastic bags, be free of any liquids. All such containers shall be watertight, not easily
corrodible, rodent, and flyproof, and shall be equipped with handles and a close
fitting lid. Such containers shall nOt be less than twenty (20) gallons capacity or more
than thirty two (32) gallons capacity, and limited to sixty-five (65) pounds in weight.
The containers shall not be less than twenty eight (28) gauge metal or the equivalent,
and be hot-dipped after fabrication to insure non-leaking containers or a can that is
guaranteed by the manufacturer, and also labeled, to be leakproof regardless of
manufacturing processes.
b. Container lids must be in a completely closed position and open freely to allow
the Container to be emptied. Containers must be packed to allow easy emptying of
contents when inverted, the contents must fall freely from the container when
emptied. Containers must have sturdy handles and shall be replaced by the customer
when the containers are no longer functional or when determined by the Franchisee
to be unsafe for further use. Whenever solid waste is placed therein or taken
therefrom such lid shall be replaced by the person placing or taking therefrom such
solid waste. Such containers shall be kept in sanitary condition, with the inside and
outside thereof washed at such times as to keep the same free and clean of all
accumulating grease and decomposing material and so that no odor nuisance shall
exist. All solid waste containers shall be kept in a place accessible to the collector
provided that in the case of isolated dwellings or places of business or where
reasonable access cannot be had by a truck, the containers may be kept in such places
as may be agreed by the owner and collector, or at such place as may be designated by
the inspector; provided further, that whereas there is no alley entrance, such
containers shall be placed on the street curb on collection day.
c.
Tree trimmings and similar solid waste should be tied in bundles not to exceed
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four feet (4') in length and two feet (2) in diameter.
d. Ninety (90) to Ninety-Five (95) Gallon toter carts may be available from the
Franchisee for a monthly rental fee. Carts may be used in conjunction with additional
customer furnished containers and do not limit the amount of waste that can be
placed at the curbside. The maximum weight limit of a toter cart is 150 pounds.
(4)
Location
a. Residential premises solid waste shall be placed as close to the curb as possible,
or in alleys if the property has alley access. The solid waste containers shall be clear of
pedestrian and vehicular traffic at all times. Solid waste containers shall be clearly
visible and accessible to the waste collection personnel and free from obstructions
including, but not limited to, trees, shrubbery, fences, vehicles, and walls. franchisee
shall not be required to pass through any doors or gates, cross flower beds or lawns, go
through hedges, or place themselves in any situation which could jeopardize their
health or safety.
b. The Franchisee shall not be required to remove solid waste from in-ground or
sunken locations. Any customer who has such a location shall be responsible for
placement of the container, with lid, above ground.
c. The Franchisee shall return all emptied containers to the location where the
customer placed them. The Franchisee shall close any can or container as securely as
possible to prevent the lid from blowing away, or prevent moisture from entering the
can or container.
d. For carry-out seIVice, customers shall store prepared containers in unlocked
areas clearly visible to the Franchisee workers from the street or alley from which
normal collections are made. If the yard is locked or there is an animal which appears
unfriendly, the customer shall place the can or container outside the fence or animal's
domain.
(5 )
Cleanliness
Customers shall keep containers in a sanitary condition with the outside thereof clean
and free from accumulating grease, decomposing material and litter. Loose solid waste must
be deposited in containers for collection. Franchisee workers shall make a reasonable effort
to pick up all material blown or littered during the Course of collection. However, they do not
normally clean up messes caused by improper waste set out. In the case of a recurring
prøblem, the Franchisee may leave the resident a notice describing the problem.
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(6)
Containers Set-Out and Bring-In
Residential premises solid waste shall be placed at the curb for collection no later than
7:00 a.m. on the regularly scheduled day. but no sooner than the evening prior to collection.
Residential solid waste customers using alley collection locations shall ensure containers are
placed in an accessible location in the alley-way by 7:00 a.m. on the regularly scheduled
collection day. Alley-way customers must maintain the solid waste collection area to ensure
no vectors, rodents, or animals are attracted to the solid waste containers and to ensure a
nuisance is not created or maintained. Residents who put their solid waste out after the
collection truck has serviced their area or have had the solid waste containers blocked or
hidden from view by an object such as a vehicle. shall be responsible for contacting the
Franchisee for a special collection. If the containers are placed after the area has been
serviced, the Franchisee may charge a special "call back" rate established by the city; or the
customer may store the solid waste until the next regularly scheduled day for collection.
Residents who have curbside service must relocate their empty containers back to a location
within five feet of their home within 24 hours of being serviced. It is a violation of this
chapter if a residential premises customer who places ResidentiaVCommercial Can or Toter at
curb for collection does not remove the same from the curb within twenty four (24) hours of
the day of collection.
(7)
Used motor oil
Must be placed in a leak-proof, preferably see-through, unbreakable, plastic containers
of not more than two (2) gallons with a screw.on lid. Containers will be clearly marked by
the Resident as "OIL". No other fluids are to be included. Limited to two gallons per week.
Used motor oil shall be placed near, but not in, the recycling bin or trash container
for collection. If the used oil container is to be returned to the customer it must be marked,
in legible letters, "SAVE",
(8)
Appliances
Customer must drain all moisture and water and remove all solid waste and food
products from refrigerators, freezers or other appliances prior to colleCtion by Franchisee.
Appliances must be readily available for collection by Franchisee workers. Franchisee shall
nOt be required to enter any building or structure to remove the appliance or other item.
(9)
Bulky Waste
Franchisee shall provide special collection service for bulky waste items upon request
by the customer. Bulky wastes must be readily available for collection by Franchisee workers.
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Franchisee shal! not be required to enter any building or structure to remove the appliance.
( 10)
Christmas Trees
Customers participating in the annual Christmas tree recycling program must remove
all ornaments, lights, tinsel. and tree stands from the tree prior w placing it at the curb or
alley for collection. Branches and tree trimmings may also be set out for collection with
Christmas trees. Trees and branches should be Cut to four feet (4:) or less and bundled as
needed.
(11 )
Franchisee/Licensee Respo nsi b ili ties
When the Franchisee/Licensee encounters improperly prepared solid waste, such as
overweight containers, waste which is tOO tightly packed to fall from the can, Christmas trees
with stands or. ornaments, etc., the Franchisee shall col!ect any properly prepared waste and
leave the improperly prepared material. The date and service address shall be noted on the
notice. The Franchisee shall keep a copy of this information and supply a copy to the City
upon request.
(12)
Frequency of Collection
All residents of the city shall be provided solid waste collection service once per week.
On a day determined by the Franchisee in consultation with the City Council
(13)
Missed Collection
Customers should contact the Franchisee to report any missed collection.
Franchisee shall promptly respond to reports of missed collections. A complaint of a missed
collection received by the Franchisee from a residential customer shall be resolved within one
business day of the customer's report. The one business day deadline does not apply if the
missed collection occurred due to late or improper set out by the customer. Each customer
failure must be documented by the Franchisee through verifiable means such as log book,
and in the case of improper set out, by a copy of the customer notice. If the complaint is a
documented customer responsi-bility, the customer shall be offered the option of having a
special collection at the "call back" rate established by the city, or storing the solid waste until
the next regular collection day.
(C)
MULTI-FAMILY PREMISES SERVICE
Multi-Family Premises Solid Waste Service is provided to premises with multi-unit
dwellings of more than one residence ona single site. Multi-Family premises include
multiplex dwellings, apartments, condominiums, and manufactured home parks where the
solid waste is billed under a master billing. Multi-Family does not include dwelling hotels,
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mocels, hospicals, nursing homes., or other congregate housing, care, or institUtional facilities.
Multiple family dwellings of four (4) or fewer units may use either can service or central solid
waste collection service. Multiple family dwellings of five (5) or more units shall use centra!
solid waste colleCtion services.
Multi-Family Premises Solid 'Haste Service is provided with large capacity containers,
which include two (2) to eight (3) cubic yard dumpsters, front or rear loaded, and twenty
(20) to forty (40) yard roll-off containers. SLlch containers are supplied by the Solid Waste
Franchisee and are placed at locations specified by the customer and acceptable to the
Franchisee.
Multi-Family Premises Solid vVaste Service can also include compactor-container
service. Customers desiring compactor service provide the compactor for this type of service.
Containers for compactor service range from two (2) to forty (40) cubic yard capacity,
subject to approval by the Franchisee for compatibility with the collection vehicles.
( 1 )
Mandatory Service
In order to maintain the public health, safety, and aeSthetics of the city, all multi-
family premises are required to pay for, and are provided, solid waste collection services.
(2 )
Types of Service
The Franchisee shall provide the following multi-family premises solid waste services:
(a)
Regular Service
Franchisee shall provide containers and collect waste at least once weeldy. If the
customer chooses to use a compactor, the customer shall provide the compactor and
the Franchisee shall collect the solid waste at least once each week.
(b)
Temporary Service
Franchisee shall provide container and collection services to temporary accounts for
construction and demolition projects or other short-term waste generation projects.
Temporary service is provided for a maximum of 120 days. Use of a temporary
container does not displace regular solid waste service for the premises. Regular solid
waste generated by the premises is not permitted in a temporary container. .
(c)
Appliances
Franchisee shall colleCt major appliances and shall deliver the appliances to a recycling
facility. Customers must contact Franchisee for collection services. Franchisee shall be
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(5)
(6)
responsible for ensuring that refrigerants and compressor oils contained in the
appliance. if any, are recycled according to applicable regulations. Franchisee shall not
be required to enter any building or Structure in order to remove any appliance.
Appliance co!lection is offered weekly.
(3 )
Solid Waste Containers
The Franchisee shall provide a container of adequate size to accommodate the type of
service requested by the customer.
CLlStOmer owned compactors can vary in size and are subject to approval by the
Franchisee for vehicle compatibility.
(4)
Container/Compactor Sites
(a)
Location Requirements
For any area under a customer's ownership or control, including driveways or any
other access route, as well as the container location, customers shall have a sufficient
foundation to suPPOrt the collection vehicle weight. Vehicle weights vary. but range
between twenty and thirty tons.
Temporary containers are placed at the customer's direction, if Franchisee personnel
approve the location for space requirements and safety. Containers shall not be placed
in a street without prior approval and permit from the Ada County Highway District.
Containers shall not obstruct the public right.of-way or pedestrian traffic without
prior approval.
Compactor customers must contact the Franchisee in advance to ensure that the
compaction unit is compatible with collection vehicles and eqúipment and to ensure
the location allows proper access for collection. Minimum height and width clearances
will vary depending upon the compaction equipment.
Appearance
Every Multi-Family Premises Solid Waste collection location shall be maintained
properly, deaned, and largely shielded from view from public streets by walls, fences,
earthen berms, or evergreen landscaping forming an opaque, attractive sight barrier.
No collection location shall be on a public right-of-way unless an appropriate variance
is granted by ACHD. No collection location shall block pedestrian traffic.
Cleanliness
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Customers shall keep the container location, and the containers, in a sanicary
condition. The outside of the container sha1l be kept clean and free from
accumulating grease, decomposing materials, and litter. Loose solid waste must be
deposited in containers for collection. Franchisee workers do not normally clean up
the premises. However, clean-Llp services can be provided at an additional service
charge.
(ï)
Contents
Contents of a waste container must fall freely from the container when emptied.
Container lids must be in a completely closed position and swing freely open when
the container is empÜed.
4-112 :
SITE PLAN FOR COMMERCIAL OR MULTI-FAMILY NEW
CONSTRUCTION OR REMODELS
(A) Customers are responsible for obtaining plan approval from the city for all proposed
solid waste storage and collection areas. This requirement shall apply whenever new
construction or remodeling occurs on commercial or multi-family premises. Site plan
approval shall be based on the following requirements:
1. All commercial containers must be placed on a firm, level surface pad of
concrete or asphalt at least three inches (3") thick. Customers shall accept the risk
that asphalt surfaces may sink or become uneven or unserviceable;
2. The surface pad must be at least twelve feet (12') wide by ten feet (10') deep
for solid waste collection, and seventeen feet (17') wide by ten (10') feet deep if other
waste activities are occurring (i.e. grease collection, recycling);
3. Gates must be constructed to rest in an open position to avoid swinging shut
during pickup;
4. The site shall provide adequate turning space for the waste collection vehicle.
Adequate turning space shall mean a minimum turning radius of forty-five feet (45');
5. The site shall provide adequate space to allow the collection vehicle to back up
a distance of at least fifty feet (50'); and
6. The site shall provide at least fourteen feet (14') vertical clearance and twelve
feet (12') width drive clearance. Additionally, front load containers must have at least
twenty feet (20') vertical clearance at the container. Customers are required to
remove any vertical height obstacles.
B.
Site plan submissions shall include an accurate plan of the entire area for which
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service is to be provided. The plan shall be drawn accurately, at a scale adequate to show
clearly all the following data:
1.
lot lines;
2.
existing and planned buildings;
3-
proposed collection location and sight shielding;
4. all existing and planned sidewalks, curb cuts, drives. parking spaces,
landscaping, free-standing signs, pOStS, poles (i.e. street light, telephone, and electric
poles), and other structures that may affect solid waste collection;
5. the location of aU public right-of-ways, fire hydrants, sidewalks, and public
transportation stOps located on the premises and/or adjacent to the premises; and
6.
adjacent Structures. including distances to nearest residential areas.
4-113 :
COLLECTION FEES:
Fees and rates for the collection of solid waste shall be set by of the City Council.
The city utility billing department may require a deposit as a condition of initiating,
continuing, or restOring temporary or on-can service.
4-114 :
METHOD OF COLLECTION:
Fees shan be billed to and paid by the owner of the premises that is served by the sanitary
service system. Fees shall be carried on the water bill, and the same shall be paid with the
water bill, and the Water Department is authorized to discontinue service to the owner's
premises if the utility bill is not paid. Said sanitary service system fees that become
delinquent shall be treated the same as water delinquent fees and shall be subject to the same
penalties, including the same shall become a lien on the premises and shall be collected with
the taxes. Further, any owner leaving a delinquency at one location shall not be entitled to
service at a new location until all delinquencies in sanitary service system fees are paid. (Amd.
Ord. 375, 12-15.80)
In case of nonpayment. or delinquency in payment, of aCcounts that do not have associated
wate'r system charges the solid waste service may be suspended until such time as all charges
and fees (including late fees and penalties) are currently paid.
4.115:
DISPOSITION OF FEES:
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The proceeds from the collection of fees and charges herein provided shall be placed in a
special fund to be known as the "Solid Waste Collection Account", and all expenses of the
City in the operation of the sanitary collection system shall be paid out of such fund and any
surplus remaining therein at the end of each fiscal year may be transferred by the Council to
the Genera] Fund.
4-1 16:
INSPECTION RIGHT-Of-ENTRY:
The Chief of Police, or such person as may be designated as the Sanitary Inspector, or any
other person concerned with the enforcement of laws shall have the right of ingress or egress
to any premises for the purpose of inspecting all places and containers where solid waste is
accumulated or kept.
4-117 :
FRANCHISES; LICENSING; CONTRACTING; BOND:
(A) The Mayor and Council have the sole authority to select and approve all persons who
shall enter into a Franchise or License Agreement; contract to perform all services pertaining
to sanitary collection and disposal under the provisions of this Chapter; to establish
reasonable fees for licenses; and may establish reasonable rules and regulations governing the
conduct and operation of such Licensee or ContractOr.
The Council may require of any such Franchisee, Licensee, or Contractor a bond in a reasonable
amount, and the condition of which shall be the satisfactory performance of the contract.
(B) Any person using three (3) or more vehicles or if anyone vehicle is a single or
combination vehicle with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GYVVR) of 26,001 or more that
provides Solid Waste Collection services within the Meridian City Limits must execute a
Solid Waste Collection Franchise Agreement with the city. Collection of solid waste within
the Meridian City Limits without a valid franchise or license agreement is a violation of this
Ordinance subject to the penalties contained in Section 4-118.
(C) Any person using fewer than three (3) vehicles and the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
(GYVVR) of each vehicle is less than 26,001 in a single or combination vehicle, that is
engaged in the collection and hauling of recyclable materials within the Meridian City Limits
must execute a Recyclable Materials Collection License Agreement with the city. Collection
of recyclable materials, within the Meridian City Limits without a valid license agreement is a
violation of this Ordinance, subject to the penalties contained in Section 4-118.
(D) The actual producers of the solid waste and/or recyclable materials, or owners and
occupants of the premises upon which such waste is generated, may collect, convey and
dispose of such waste and/or materials, provided that their actions comply with all other
provisions of this Ordinance.
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(E) A civic. community. benevolent. or charitable non.profit organization that colIeCts,
transports and markets source-separated materials for recycling only for the purpose of
raising funds for that: organization shall not be required to obtain a license or franchise from
the Citv-
(F) Any person engaged in the occupation of a demolition or construction contractor or
landscaper who produces incidenta! volumes of solid waste as a result of such work may
collect. convey, and dispose of such wast:e, provided that their actions comply with all other
provisions of this Ordinance and the conveyance of such waste occurs in vehicles t:hat are
owned bv the contractor.
SECTION 3:
DATE OF EFFECT. This ordinance shall take effect
within one month after its passage and publication, according to law.
PASSED BY T~OUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, this
7-f'Á- day of' em~, 1999.
APPROVED BjkHE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, this
7~ day of Cein~, 1999.
CITY OF MERIDIAN
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