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95 Establish Sanitary Service System 258 ORDINANCE J<<). ~ AN ORDINMI:E PROVIDING FOR' THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SANITARY SERVICE SYSTEM, PROVIDING FOR GARBAGE, RUBBISH, AND TRASH DISPOSAL, AND OTHER DEBRIS "FROM THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, AND PROVIDIllZ CHARGES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE SAME, PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING OF COLLECTORS, SETTING FORTH SCHEDULES AND CHARGES, IM- POSING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THERJWTI'H, AND DECLARING AN EMER- GENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO: SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS- A. The term "waste" shall mean unwanted solid, liquid, or gaseous materials. B. The term "refuse" shall mean solid wastes, including garbage and rubbish. C. The term "garbqe" shall inolude all putrescible waste, except sewage and body waste, includirig- Waste accumulated of animal food or vegetable matter, and inoluding lAste that attends the prepara- tion, use, cooking, dealing in or storing of meat, fish, fowl, f'ruit and vegetable, and shall include all of such wastes or accumulations of' vegetable matter of residences, restaurants, hotels and places where food is prepared for human consumption. The term -garbage" shall not include recognized industrial byproducts. ~ D. The term "rubbish" shall mean refuse other than garbage (tin cans, bottles, ashes, paper, pasteboa.rd, cardboard, or wooden boxes. brush leaves, weeds, and cuttings from trees, lawns, shrubs, and gardens or other wast.e materials produced in no:rm.a.l course of doing business or everyday living.) ~ The t.erm "rubbiSh" shall not include recognized industrial byproducts. E. The term "persontl shall mean any person, firm, partnership, association, institutie or corpGl'ation, md in the plural as _lIas singular . F. The terms "owner" and "occupant" whereever herein used may be used interchangeably, and shall mean every person in possession, charge or in control of any dwelling, flat, rooming house, or any eating place, shop, place of business, manufacturing or business establishment where garbage or other refuse is created or accwnu- lated. G. The term. "inspector" shall mean the authorized employee or employees of City ot Meridian or some individual designated by the City Council as having the duty of the enforcement of this Ordinance. H. The term"colleotor", wherever herein used, shall mean the person holding a license or contract with the City of Meridian, or employed by the City of Meridian, and thereby authorized and desig- nated by the City of Meridian to collect, handle, transport and dispose of refuse and wastes. Section 2. RESPONSIBLE AutHORITY-The Chief of Police of' the City of Meridian and such other persons as may be appointed. by the Mayor and CounCil, shall be responsible for the enforcement of the provisions of this ordinance, and other duties as the City Council may prescribe, and there shaJ.I 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. Section 3. COMPULSORY USE OF THE SYSTEM- A. Every owner and occupant of premises wlthin the prescribed limits of the City of Meridian must use the refuse collection and disposal system herein provided and shall deposit or cause to be deposited in accordance with this regulation all rubbish and garbage that is of' such nature that it is perishable, or may decompose, or may be scattered by wind or otherwise, which is accumulated on such premises. B. Provided further, that in areas of the City where the collec- tion of garbage and refuse on the schedules hereinafter set forth would be impr'IQticable, the City Counci may issue a special permit altering the time and extent of collection. Section 4. REFUSE COLLEOTION--There is hereby established a system of refuse collection, transportation and disposal. It shall be unlald'ul for any person to engage in the business of collecting, transpGrting, hauling, or conveying any refuse over the streets or alleys of Meridian, or to dump or dispose of the same, unless and until such person is licensed therefor, or has a contract therefor as an authorized representative of the City of' Merid.ian. -I ,- . - /~. .,. - ..... -:::. ............ ......... , -..,....-........ - --- - ~_. -.. :::: "- '-, ~'- ::: " '-. '" .0" \ ' . - ",' I I. Ord.inance No 95. Oont'<<. Section 5. REFUSE ACCUMULATION UNLAwfUL-It shall be unlawful for 8J.ly 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 cuch.person, any garbage or refuse eo as to cause such yard, lot, prem~se, or the street, alley or sidewalk adjacent thereto, to be or reaain in such confli1tion as to cause or create a nuisance er offensive OQor Qr atmDaphere or rodent harborage, or thereby to be or to become, or cause or create, a public miisance, within the limits of the City ef Meridian. Section 6. BURNOO, DUMPING-UNLAWFtrr--No person shall burn, incinerate, bury, duap, collect, ,remove or in any-other manner dis- pose of rubbish or garbage within the limits of Meridian, except as hereinafter provided: A. Interior Incinerators-Any person, firm, or corporation may use an incinerator in the interior of a building between the hours - of 7:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M., provided such incinerator meets the require- ment B ot the Building Code. B. ~r Incinerators--Burning of rubbish is allCDwed in exter- . ior incinerators between the hours of 9:00; A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Such incinerators shall be built of noncumbustible material and shall have a minimum ten-foet stack covered by one-inch wire mesh screen. Nothing l1:erein shall be construed to prohibit the use of outdoor fireplaces, barbecue pits, or grills, in preparing food or for re- creational purposes. C. Open Burning-Burning of rubbish may be done in vacant lots by the owner thereof upon obtaining a permit - from the Fire Department for sllch burning. D. rit person shall throw, d.iscard or depesit any rubbish, garbage, or refuse.in or upon any street,alley, sid.ei~ or .vacantground, or in or upon any canal, irrigatIon ditch, drainage ditch or other water course. 259 I Section 7. REFUSE CONTAINERS--It shall be the duty of eV'ery owner or occupant of any place where garbage or rubbish is created or accumulated to at all times keep or cause to be kept portable appurtenances consist.ing of metal or other approved type of con- tainer for the deposit therein of rubbish and garbage, and except as otherwise provided, to deposit or cause to be deposited all rubbish and garbage therein. All garbage shall, before deposit in such can, be wrapped in paper or other material 80 as to prevent the escape of liquids therefrom. All' suoh containers shall be water tight, nct easily oorrodible, rodent, and flyproof, and.- shall be equipped with handles and a close fitting lid.. Such con- tainers shall not be less than twenty (20) gallons capacity- or more than Thirt1-tw (32) gallons capacity, and limited. to 100 pounds in weight. The conta.iners shall not be less than twenty-eight (28) gauge metal or the equivalent, and. be hot-dipped after fabrication to insure non-leaking cans or a can that is guaranteed by the manu- facturer, and so labeleel, t.obe leakproCDf regardless of manufacturing processes. Such lid shall not be removed except when necessary to place garbage and rubbish in such container or to take the same therefrom. WheneTer garbage or rubbish is placed therein or taken therefrom such lid shall be replaced by the person placing or taking therefrom such garbage or rubbish. 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 accumulaing grease and decomposing material and so that no odor nuisance shall exist. . All garbage or refuse cans shall be kept in a place acces- sible to the collector provided that in the case of isolated dwell- ings or places of business or where reasonable access cannot be had by a truck, the cans may be kept in such places as may be agreed. upon by the owner and collector, or at such place as may be desig- nated by the inspector, ProTicled further, that whereas there is no alley entrance, such cans shall be placed on the street curb on collection day. Section.8. COLLECTION PERIOD--C.llect.ors shall collect rub- bish and garbage from each customer of such cellector as least twice each wek for the five (5) JII.Onths's period, May 15, through Oct.her 15, and at least once each week for the remaining months of the year, or as provicied by the rules and regulations of the City Council .f Meridi_. Section 9, RUBBISH-SPECIAL HANDLINJ-Rubbish consisting only .f cardboard, or .oden boxes, brush, leaves, weeds, and cuttings from trees, lawns, shrubs, and gardens, may be kept separately with- out depGsiting in such containers providing that bulk materials, such as leaves shall be in a can, box, sack, or receptacle for ease 260 Ordinance No ~ -22. Oont' d of loading and that brush, ete., shall be tied in bundles not to exceed four (4) feet in length. Compost piles may be maintained for fertilization purposes, and matter used for fertilization pur- posess only may be transported, kept and used, provided the same ' shall not constitute Ii. nuisance. Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to perm:it the violation of any ordinance, or any rule or regulation of the Fire Department of Meridian. Section 10. COLLECTION--BUSINESS HOUSES--To insure the health of the inhabitants of Meridian, the City Council of said City hereby ordain that premises and businesses, such as, put not limited to, . restaurants, grocery stores, hospitals, butcher shops and establish- ments wherein large accumulations of garbage occur, are nuisances to the extent that the same shall be, and are hereby- in the manner and met)1o~ hereinafter provided, designated as a separate class of pre- mises for the collection and disposal of garbage and rubbish and the- same shall be deposited separately in suitable cans and containers. From and after the effective date of this ordinance, the inspector shall designate such premises wherein large accumulations of garbage occur and shall notify the owner of such premises of such designation. From and af'ter such notification by the inspector, all rubbish and garbage accumulated upon such premises shall be deposited separately, in cont~titers for garbage as approved by .the City COUDell of the City of Meridian. Section 11. COLLECTION FEES-..;Fees and rates for the collec- tion of garbage and refuse shall be set by rules and regulations of the CouncU of the City of Meridian. The fee for the collections at residence.s shall be $1.25 per month for single family residences. The fees for business houses or multiple family residences shall be set by negotiation and contract between the City and the business. Provided further, that where the enforcement of the provisions of this ordinance will work a financial hardShip, or where the -amount' of refuse and garbage is of such small amounts as to not warrant the collection G~ .the full charges as herein provided, the Mayor and Council may issue a special permit altering the provisions of this ordinance. I Sectionl2. METHOD OF COLLECTION--Fees shall be ca.rried on the water and sewer bill, and the same shall be paid with the water and sewer bills, and the Water and Sewer Department is authorized to discontinue service to any permises if the entire water, sewer and garbage bill shall not.be paid, said charges to become delinquent as provided for..water charges, and shall be subject to the same penal"; ties provided for in the water and sewe~ ordinance. Section 13. SANITARY FUND--The proceeds f~om thecQ11ection of fees and charges herein provided shall be placed in a special fund to be known as the Sanitary Service Revenue Fund., anq, all expenses of the City of Meridian i11 the operation of the sanitary collection. system shall be paid out of suoh fund, and any surplusses remaining therein at the end of each fiscal year may be transferred by the City CoUncil to the General Fund of the City .f Meridian. Section 14. DISPOSAL SITE--For the purpose of the protection and preservation of the health and welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Meridian there is hereby established at such places and locations as the City Council may from time to time designate by motion or order, 8. place for the dumping and depositing of rubbish and garbage-and any such p1aee or location shall be known and the same is hereby designated as the City disposal site. The inspector shall ha.ve the authority of a police officer to enforce all ordi- nances, rules and regulations governing the City dispGsal site. ~he site of the City disposal site shall be chosen with regard to drainange and topography for the operatiCllD of a sanitary landfill. All rubbish and garbage deposited at the City disposal site shall be covered with alternate layers of earth. The exact method of earth fill, and amount and depth of layers, of earth, and regulations for rodent and pest control shall be prescribed by the inspector, in cooperation and agreement ~with the 'hea.1th authorities, for each City disposal site as the site for the same is designated. I Section 15. INSPECTION--The Chief of Police, or such person as may be designated as Sanitary Inspector, or any other person con- cerned with the enforcement of laws shall have the right of ingress or egress to any premises ror tho purpose of in$pecting all places and containers where rubbish or garbage is accumulated or kept. Section 16. LICENSING AND GONTRAGTIoo.~The Mayor arid Council Ordinance No.-22,. Cont 'd of the City ot Meridian is the sole authority to license, contract or perform. all services pertaining to sanitary collection and dis- posal under this ordinance, 'and to establish reasonable fees for licenses and is authorizeid to enter into contracts with one or more contractors, and may establish reasonable rules and regulations governing the conduct and operation of such licenses or contractors. The City Council ma.y require of any such collector or contractor a bon. in a reasonable amount, and the condition ot which shall be the satisfactory performance of the contract. Section 17. MATERIALS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR COLLIDTION -Dirt or earth debris from construction or lawn renovation, rocks, stones, automobile bGdies and parts, dead animals, building materials such as masonry, plaster, scrap lumber, and. wood shavings, 'are not ac- ceptable for COllection, and such items shall be collected and dis- posed of by the building contractor, owner, or occupant of the pre_ mises. I Section 18. PENALTIES-Any person vailating any of the pro- visions of this 'ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than ONE DOLIAR ($1.00) nor .re than ONE HUNDRED OOLLARS ($100.00). Sectiol1 19. All ordinances and parts and sections of ordi- nances which might be in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. This Ordirt8nceshall be in' full force and effect on. and after July I, 1958, - - - , Passed by the City- Council and approved by-the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Ada County, Idaho, this 2nd. day of June, 1958. . APPROVED: -' . .",.~ '~. .- -. -mEST: ,--. '- I ~ ., 261 , r ,~ - .-- - -~" -....- ......., -> ""'0, '...... ", '.