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a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Street cleaning regulations. The term "street cleaning regulations" means parking regulations created for the purposes of facilitating street cleaning that are either: (i) on posted signs consisting of the letter "P" with a broom through it, or (ii) on posted signs containing "No Parking" rules restricting parking on one day per week or on alternate days, except that signs restricting parking for a period of six or more consecutive hours on one day per week or on alternate days are not street cleaning regulations.
Global positioning system. The term "global positioning system" or "GPS" means the global positioning system, or a comparable location tracking technology, that uses navigational satellites to determine a location in real time and is capable of collecting, storing and transmitting geographical data.
Street sweeper. The term "street sweeper" means a vehicle under the jurisdiction of the department that is equipped with a mechanical broom to clean streets.
b. GPS equipment. The commissioner shall require that all street sweepers be equipped with GPS technology and that such technology is in operation during street cleaning.
c. Publication of information regarding progress of street sweepers. Not later than December 31, 2023, the commissioner, in consultation with the department of information technology and telecommunications and the department of transportation, shall publish and maintain a page on the department's website that allows the public to track the progress of street sweepers in servicing blocks with scheduled street cleaning regulations, using data from GPS devices installed on such sweepers. Such GPS data shall be preserved and publicly available on a city website. Such reported information shall not be construed to allow a driver to park on a block where parking is prohibited by street cleaning regulations during the time such street cleaning regulations are in effect.
d. Report. Not later than June 30, 2024, and every six months thereafter for two years, the commissioner shall submit a report on street cleaning, using data from GPS devices installed on street sweepers, to the mayor and the speaker of the council and post such report on the department's website. Such report shall include, but not be limited to:
1. The number of routes a street sweeper was scheduled to service in such sanitation district in accordance with posted street cleaning regulations;
2. The percentage of routes completed by a street sweeper in such district; and
3. Any explanation as to why routes in such district were not completed as scheduled, if applicable.
(L.L. 2023/009, 1/21/2023, eff. 1/21/2023)
Whenever the commissioner of environmental protection shall determine that there is a sufficient supply of water for the purpose, such commissioner may permit the commissioner to use as much water as may be necessary for the flushing or washing of the public streets.
The department is hereby charged with the duty of causing the removal of dead animals, night soil and offal from the thickly populated districts daily, and as often as may be necessary elsewhere, and of keeping the city clean from all matter of nuisance of a similar kind.
The commissioner may charge for the collection and disposal of ashes, street sweepings, garbage, refuse, rubbish, dead animals, night soil and offal, and all wastes, including trade waste from business, industrial, manufacturing, or other establishments conducted for profit, at rates established by the council by local law, upon recommendation of the commissioner, and on such terms and conditions as the commissioner shall prescribe and subject to rules of the department governing such collection and disposal.
a. As used in this section:
1. The term "home occupation" shall mean a dwelling unit located within a residential portion of a building that is used in part for the purpose of engaging in an occupation authorized by law to be practiced at such location in addition to residential use;
2. The term "medical office/group medical center" shall mean an office located within a residential portion of a building that is used for the purpose of practicing a medical profession authorized by law to be practiced at such location;
3. The term "other residential office" shall mean an office, other than a medical office/group medical center, located within a residential portion of a building that is authorized by law to be used as an office by virtue of such use having been established prior to December 15, 1961; and
4. The term "designated recyclable materials" shall be as defined in rules of the commissioner adopted pursuant to section 16-305 of this code.
b. The commissioner is authorized to collect the following annual fees for the collection and disposal of solid waste generated by home occupations, medical offices/group medical centers, and other residential offices, located within buildings which receive department collection and disposal service:
Average Total Number of 20 Gallon Bags Generated Per Week, Including Designated Recyclable Materials | Annual Collection and Disposal Fee |
Not more than 5 | $303.00 |
6-10 | $563.00 |
11-15 | $823.00 |
16-20 | $1,083.00 |
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