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The charges imposed under this article, and any penalty thereon, shall be a civil debt owing to the City of Los Angeles from the occupants or owner, or both, of each dwelling unit receiving City household refuse collection services, or from any other customer billed as provided in this article. Any customer owing money to the City under the provisions of this article shall be liable in an action brought in the name of the City of Los Angeles in any court of competent jurisdiction for the recovery of such amount, including any penalty imposed under this article.
(Amended by Ord. No. 173,293, Eff. 6/30/00, Oper. 7/1/00.)
If the Director of Finance cannot collect the charges and penalty imposed under this article, or either of them, or that efforts to collect any such amount would be disproportionately costly with relation to the probable outcome of the collection efforts, the Director of Finance may prepare a report setting forth their finding and the reasons therefor, and submit it to a Board of Review which shall be composed of the City Controller, the Director of Finance and the City Attorney, or the duly appointed representative of each. The Board of Review may call for additional evidence which it may deem relevant. Upon unanimous approval of a finding by the Board of Review, the Director of Finance may remove from the Director’s active accounts receivable said unpaid charges and penalty, or either of them. If the Board of Review does not unanimously recommend approval of the finding, the matter shall be returned to the Director of Finance. The Director of Finance may include in a single report their findings and supporting reasons regarding the charges and penalty imposed under this article, or either of them, due from more than one customer. The removal from the active accounts receivable of the Director of Finance of any unpaid charges and penalty imposed under this article, or either of them, shall not preclude the City from collecting or attempting to collect any such charges and penalty, or either of them.
In the event a customer does not own or occupy a dwelling unit for any month for which the customer has paid the charge, the customer shall submit evidence to the Department of Public Works in support of a refund and if the Department is satisfied such a refund is warranted it shall so provide it. Any request for such a refund, however, must be within six months of the payment by the customer for which the refund is sought and must be submitted to the Director of Finance. (Amended by Ord. No. 173,293, Eff. 6/30/00, Oper. 7/1/00.)
(Added by Ord. No. 170,868, Eff. 2/19/96.)
A. DECLARATION OF POLICY. It is hereby declared, in order for the City of Los Angeles to be prepared to respond to the needs of its citizens for adequate solid waste disposal alternatives in the future, that recognition of the following is necessary: the greater Los Angeles area has limited landfill capacity available for solid waste disposal; new landfills are difficult to site and permit; and the State has imposed recycling and waste reduction requirements in order to reduce the total amount of solid waste going to landfill by 25% and 50% by 1995 and 2000, respectively. Further, the State has imposed a 50% and 75% reduction in the level of the statewide disposal of organic waste from the 2014 level, by 2020 and 2025, respectively. Therefore, the City must establish a clear policy to provide an incentive for residents to reduce and to recycle the quantity of solid waste they generate. To this end, the City has developed a standard allowance for collection and management of refuse, source-separated recyclables and/or commingled recyclables, source- separated organic waste, and horse manure, which the City deems adequate to meet the requirements of the average Dwelling Unit as defined in Section 66.40. The City hereby declares that the standard allowance for a Single Family Dwelling shall be one 60-gallon black container for refuse, one 90-gallon blue container for source-separated recyclables and/or commingled recyclables, and one 90-gallon green container for source-separated organic waste. The standard allowance for a Multiple Dwelling is one 60-gallon black container per Dwelling Unit, one 90-gallon blue container per Dwelling Unit, and one 90-gallon green container for the Multiple Dwelling. Additional capacity above and beyond this standard allowance may be made available for various fees as described in this Code. (Amended by Ord. No. 187,711, Eff. 1/18/23.)
B. CONTINUOUS EXTRA CAPACITY.
1. A $5.00 per month fee will be charged for each 30-gallon increment of extra refuse capacity made available to a dwelling unit by replacing the standard allowance 60-gallon black container with a single larger, 90-gallon black container or issuing additional 30, 60 or 90-gallon black containers.
Residents who qualify for the lifeline requirements as set forth in LAMC Section 21.1.12 shall receive the first 30 gallons of extra refuse capacity at no charge and additional capacity beyond the first 30 gallons at 50 % of the extra refuse capacity fee.
High Density Households who qualify under the Department of Water and Power (DWP) water rate program shall receive the first 30 gallons of extra capacity without charge if their household has 7 to 10 residents and shall receive the first 60 gallons of extra capacity without charge if their household has over 11 residents. Additional increments beyond those increments shall be charge at the regular fee.
2. A $5.00 per month fee will be charged for each 30-gallon increment of horse manure capacity requested by a resident for a dwelling unit. The City will issue specially marked 30, 60 or 90 gallon green containers for the limited purpose of horse manure pickup.
3. A fee of $2.50 per month will be charged for each 30-gallon increment of extra source-separated organic waste capacity made available to a Single Family Dwelling or a Multiple Dwelling in addition to the standard allowance of a 90-gallon green container by issuing additional 30, 60, or 90-gallon green container(s). (Amended by Ord. No. 187,711, Eff. 1/18/23.)
4. The fees described in Subdivisions 1, 2 and 3 of this section will be billed through the DWP bill on the line item generally titled Sanitation Equipment Charge where it will be added to the existing charges found thereon and deposited to the Sanitation Equipment Charge Special Revenue Fund. Larger, or extra containers, will be delivered to a dwelling unit at a resident’s request, and will be recorded through the container serial number to the name of the person appearing on the DWP bill, or their designated agent, for each respective dwelling unit. The fee imposed by this article shall be a joint and several charge against the occupants and the owner of each dwelling unit subject to the charge. Residents may use this extra capacity once per week on their regular collection day. Failure to use all of the requested extra capacity will not relieve the resident from paying the monthly extra capacity fee. The fees will be collected as described in LAMC Sections 66.43, 66.44, 66.45, 66.46 and 66.47.
C. INTERMITTENT EXTRA CAPACITY. Residents of all dwelling units shall have the ability to purchase the right to have additional refuse, horse manure or yard trimmings collected by the City on a collection day to collection day basis. The resident requiring this additional intermittent capacity shall purchase from the City, at a cost of $2.00 per 30 gallons of additional capacity, a special tag to be placed on the additional materials for collection. The tags must be purchased in advance, in person at various locations throughout the City, or through the mail, and can be utilized only on the regular collection day. Each tag may be used only one time. (Amended by Ord. No. 178,875, Eff. 7/23/07.)
D. IMPLEMENTATION.
1. The Board shall have the power and duty, and is hereby directed to enforce all of the provisions of this article, except as otherwise set forth herein, and shall provide such rules and regulations as are consistent with the provisions of this article and as may be necessary or desirable to aid in the administration, including adjustments and enforcement of the extra capacity charge.
2. The Board or any of its authorized representative may make such inspections or investigations as said Board deems necessary at any reasonable time on any premises or lot for the purpose of determining the number, size, and type of automated collection containers.
E. EFFECTIVE DATE. The fees described in Subsections B and C will become effective starting 30 days after DWP notifies the Office of Finance (Amended by Ord. No. 173,587, Eff. 12/7/00.) that its billing system has been modified to include the Extra Capacity Fees.
F. FEE ADJUSTMENTS. The fees described herein shall be reviewed on a yearly basis to determine if any adjustments need to be made to cover changes in operating cost.
Nothing contained in this article shall prevent the erection of signs or structures over streets containing words or figures commemorating a historical, cultural, or artistic event or location in accordance with Section 67.29 hereof. Such signs or structures shall be erected, constructed and maintained in a safe and secure manner approved by the Board. All such signs or structures shall be constructed to withstand from any direction a wind pressure of 30 pounds per square foot of exposed surface. (Added by Ord. No. 135,775, Eff. 1/13/68.)
(Added by Ord. No. 78,537, Eff. 11/8/37.)
For the purpose of this article certain terms used herein are defined as follows:
(a) The term “outdoor advertising structure” as used in this article is hereby defined to be any structure or device erected upon the surface of the ground for outdoor advertising purposes, or to attract the attention of the public and visible from any public street, alley, or other public place, as distinguished from any sign attached to or placed on a building, upon which any poster, bill, printing, painting, device, electronic display, or other advertisement of any kind whatsoever may be placed, posted, painted, fastened, or affixed, or used in connection with, including a so-called electric and/or cutout sign; provided, however, that the same shall not be deemed to include any board, sign, or surface used exclusively to display official notices issued by any court or public officer in performance of a public duty or a private person in giving a legal notice; nor shall the same include any sign not exceeding 20 square feet in area used exclusively to advertise the sale or lease of the property on which the sign is placed, or to designate the name of the owner or occupant of the premises, or to identify the premises such as a physician’s, or surgeon’s name sign, apartment house sign, post sign, or accessory sign. (Amended by Ord. No. 187,635, Eff. 11/16/22.)
(b) The term “accessory sign” as used in this article is hereby defined to be any advertising sign or sign device erected or placed upon the surface of the ground, which has no mechanical or moving parts or with which no electricity or other sources of illumination or power are attached to or made a part thereof, and which carries any advertisement strictly incidental and subordinate to a lawful use of the premises on which it is located, including signs or sign devices indicating the business transacted or services rendered or goods sold or produced on the premises or an occupant thereof. Provided, however, that said accessory sign shall not have a surface area greater than twenty (20) square feet on any one side thereof and not more than two sides of said accessory sign shall be used for advertising purposes. The top of said accessory sign shall not exceed six (6) feet six (6) inches above the surface of the ground upon which it is erected or placed. Said accessory sign shall not be erected, constructed or placed within a distance of less than fifteen (15) feet of any other accessory sign.
(c) The term “post sign” as used in this article is hereby defined to be any sign erected or affixed in a rigid manner to any pole or post, and which carries any advertisement strictly incidental and subordinate to a lawful use of the premises on which it is located, including signs or sign devices indicating the business transacted, services rendered or goods sold or produced on the premises or an occupant thereof. (Amended by Ord. No. 145,635, Eff. 4/8/74.)
Provided, however, that said post sign shall not have a surface area greater than two hundred (200) square feet on any one side thereof and not more than four hundred (400) square feet on or in the aggregate of all sides of said post sign. The bottom of said post sign or surface area thereof shall not be less than ten (10) feet above the sidewalk or above the surface of the ground upon which it is erected. The post supporting said post sign shall have no horizontal dimension greater than twenty-four (24) inches. Said post sign shall not be, erected, constructed or placed within a distance of less than fifteen (15) feet of any other post sign. (Amended by Ord. No. 145,635, Eff. 4/8/74.)
(d) The term “accessory sign” or “post sign” as herein defined shall not be deemed to include any sign advertising the trade name, merchandise or service of any person, firm or corporation who pays a consideration for the privilege of placing, maintaining or using any portion of said sign to the owner or occupant of the premises upon which said sign is erected or placed.
(e) The term “advertising statuary” as used in this article is hereby defined to mean any imitation, representation or similitude of any person or thing which is sculptured, moulded, modeled or cast in any solid or plastic substance, material or fabric, or any balloon or other inflatable device, which, for advertising purposes, is erected upon or attached to the surface of the ground or any vehicle which is parked upon a public street, alley or highway, or upon private property. (Amended by Ord. No. 114,749, Eff. 11/28/59.)
(f) The term “street” as used in this article is hereby defined to include all public thoroughfares, excepting alleys.
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