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When the city has so affected the removal of solid waste, the person notified pursuant to section 19-162 shall be personally liable to the city for a charge for removal and disposal. The city may add the charge to the solid waste bill of such person(s) or take other action to collect the charge. Any action described in this article taken by the city to remove and dispose of solid waste shall not bar criminal prosecution for violation of this article or preclude civil suit to collect amounts due.
(Ord. No. 3007)
In addition to other methods of removing solid waste from public rights-of-way provided in this article, the city may provide street sweeping services to prevent solid waste from accumulating in rights-of-way. The city council may prescribe charges for such services. Such charges shall be included in the charges for collection of solid waste and shall be payable by the persons liable for such charges.
(Ord. No. 3007)
(A) The bodies of trucks transporting solid waste or recyclable materials shall be enclosed or have a covering securely placed over the entire load to prevent spilling of any part of the load. Trucks transporting solid waste shall comply with Cal. Vehicle Code, Section 23115.
(B) Each person operating a truck used to transport solid waste or recyclable materials shall have on the truck a broom, shovel, and other equipment necessary to clean and pick up any recyclable materials spilled, dropped, or deposited from the truck on any public or private property, and shall clean up, pick up, transport and haul away any such solid waste or recyclable materials.
(C) All trucks and other equipment used to transport solid waste or recyclable materials shall at all times be maintained in a good and safe mechanical condition, with a neat and presentable appearance. All such trucks and other equipment shall be available at all reasonable times for inspection by an authorized representative of the city.
(D) Each truck used to transport solid waste or recyclable materials, except for trucks owned and operated by the city or trucks used pursuant to subsection (C) of section 19-175 or subsections (C) or (E) of section 19-190, shall display the name, address and telephone number of the person transporting solid waste or recyclable materials on both sides of the exterior of the truck in such a manner and size as to be legible.
(Ord. No. 3007)
Any subdivider who subdivides property into residential lots shall pay to the city the amount of money estimated by the city manager to be required to purchase the appropriate solid waste containers for each such residential lot, in order that at occupancy the city may provide one or more solid waste containers for each residence.
(Ord. No. 3007)
DIVISION 3. COLLECTION AND CHARGES
(A) The collection, removal and disposal of all solid waste, including solid waste generated by residential, commercial, agricultural, construction or demolition uses within the city, may be performed by the city or its authorized representatives. No other person may engage in the collection, removal and disposal of solid waste, except as provided in subsections (B) and (C) of this section.
(C) An owner or occupant may collect, remove and dispose of solid waste created by activities on the lot owned or occupied by such person, provided that such person uses his/her own resources to effect the collection, removal, and disposal, or contracts for such services only with the person who engaged in the activities that created the solid waste.
(D) Requirements for self-haulers, back-haulers, and third party haulers are as follows:
(1) Shall source separate all recyclable and recovered organic waste in a manner consistent with 14 CCR Sections 18984.1 and 18984.2 or haul the material to an approved high diversion organic waste processing facility (14 CCR Section 18984.3).
(2) Self-haulers, back-haulers, and third party haulers that are commercial businesses (including multi-family self-haulers) shall provide information collected to the city if requested.
(3) Self-haulers, back-haulers and third party haulers that are commercial businesses (including multi-family residential dwellings) shall keep a record of the amount of recyclable and organic material delivered to each solid waste processing or transfer facility, operation, activity, or property that processes or recovers recyclable and/or organic material; this record shall be subject to inspection by the city.
(4) The records shall be made available to the city quarterly and include the following information:
(a) Delivery receipts and weight tickets from the entity accepting the waste.
(b) The amount of material in volume or weight transported by the generator to any approved entity.
(c) If the material is transported to an entity that does not have scales on-site or employs scales incapable of weighing the self-hauler’s vehicle in a manner that allows it to determine the weight of materials received, the self-hauler is not required to record the weight of material but shall keep a record of the entities that received the recyclable and organic materials.
(5) Third party haulers will, upon renewal of their city business license, respond to requests
By the city manager or a designated city enforcement official documenting the amount of recyclable or organic material transported on behalf of their client to an approved processing facility permitted to handle recyclable and/or organic material for processing, transport or transformation.
(Ord. No. 3007)
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