EDITOR'S NOTE: Resolution R-13-19, passed June 24, 2019, approved and adopted the Lorain County Solid Waste Management Plan. Resolution R-30-23, passed September 25, 2023, adopted another Solid Waste Management Plan. Copies of this resolution and of such Plan may be obtained, at cost, from the Clerk of Council.
1060.01 Collection, charges and insurance.
1060.02 Waste materials from outside City prohibited.
1060.03 Storage and disposal of garbage and refuse.
1060.04 Removal of recyclable materials by unauthorized parties prohibited.
1060.99 Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
Collection and disposal of garbage - see Ohio R.C. 715.43, 717.01
Employment of scavengers - see Ohio R.C. 3707.39
Disposal and transportation upon public ways - see Ohio R.C. 3767.20 et seq.
Department of Public Service - see ADM. Ch. 252
Vehicle loads dropping or leaking - see TRAF. 440.06
Nuisance conditions - see GEN. OFF. 650.02(d),(e)
Littering and deposit of garbage and rubbish - see GEN. OFF. 660.03
Noxious odors; filthy accumulations; polluting and diverting watercourses - see GEN. OFF. 660.04
Landfills - see B.R. & T. Ch. 824
Garbage and rubbish at building sites - see B. & H. Ch. 1465
Any person contracting with a resident to collect and transport rubbish, garbage, recyclables and yard waste within the City for the purpose of disposal and/or disbursement outside the City shall carry, in full force and effect, public liability insurance protecting against damages from injury to the person in the amount of at least one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) per person and at least three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) per occurrence and protecting against damages from injury to property in the amount of at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). Said person shall comply with all provisions of State law regarding workers’ compensation insurance. Evidence fo compliance with the requirements of this section shall be exhibited tot he Mayor, the Director of Public Service or the Law Director upon request.
(Ord. 127-08. Passed 10-27-08.)
No person shall deliver, dispose of or otherwise use within the City any garbage or other refuse, including glass, crockery, tin cans, paper, boxes, rags and other similar waste materials, which was made, collected or accumulated outside the City limits.
(Ord. 254-66. Passed 1-26-66; Ord. 127-08. Passed 10-27-08.)
Garbage and other refuse shall be stored and disposed of in strict compliance with the following regulations:
(a) Garbage and other refuse shall not be permitted to accumulate upon the premises of public or private establishments and residences, except in containers as set forth in subsection (b) hereof.
(b) Every dwelling unit and/or occupiable structure shall establish and maintain garbage and other refuse storage facilities or containers adequate to hold all of the garbage and other refuse accumulated on the premises which results from the use or occupancy of the building or structure. Garbage and other refuse stored outdoors shall be stored in flytight, rodentproof nonflammable and reasonably waterproof containers weighing not more than fifty pounds full, except as stored in accordance with an agreement entered into by the City with a hauler of garbage, refuse, recyclables, yard waste and other debris in compliance with the Solid Waste Management Plan as authorized by Resolution R-41-07. Garbage, other refuse, grass clippings and other debris placed on the tree lawn area or other suitable area of the public right-of-way for collection by the City or a third party independent contractor shall not be so deposited or placed sooner than twenty-four hours immediately before collection of such materials from the street, except that if a hardship would occur requiring the deposit of garbage or other refuse prior to twenty-four hours preceding a scheduled collection on any street, a free permit shall first be obtained from the Director of the Service Department.
(c) Containers for garbage or other refuse, after collection of such garbage or other refuse, shall be returned by the property owner or occupant from the right-of- way to the storage area not later than twenty-four hours after the scheduled time of pick-up.
(Ord. 87-99. Passed 5-24-99; Ord. 127-08. Passed 10-27-08.)
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