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No commercial establishment, dwelling, householder or other person or entity shall store or place out for collection any refuse that is subject to putrefaction and any other refuse destined for disposal unless it is contained or secured to prevent pets and other animals from gaining access to its contents and to prevent its dispersal by the wind or other elements. All refuse other than cardboard boxes that are destined for disposal and all putrescible refuse must be placed in suitable metal or solid plastic receptacles. Plastic bags not otherwise contained in metal or solid plastic receptacles shall not in themselves constitute suitable receptacles. The contents of suitable receptacles for putrescible refuse and refuse destined for disposal shall not extend above the top or rim thereof, and shall be contained by tight-fitting lids or sealed enclosures. Cardboard boxes need not be contained provided they are emptied, flattened, and tied into bundles of sufficient size to prevent their dispersal by the wind.
(Added by Ord. 466-85, App. 10/4/85; amended by Ord. 125-01, File No. 010269, App. 6/15/2001)
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of Section 283 of this Article shall be guilty of an infraction and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished for the first offense by a fine of not less than $80 nor more than $100; and for a second offense by a fine of not less than $150 nor more than $200; and for each additional offense by a fine of not less than $250 nor more than $500. In the alternative, any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of Section 283 of this Article may be assessed an administrative penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation. Such penalty shall be assessed, enforced and collected in accordance with Section 39-1 of the Police Code.
(Added by Ord. 33-78, App. 1/13/78; amended by Ord. 197-98, App. 6/19/98; Ord. 87-03, File No. 030482, App. 5/9/2003; Ord. 292-04, File No. 040561, App. 12/24/2004)
The garbage and waste from all wholesale fish markets, or places from which fish is distributed to markets and stalls, must be removed daily between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of Section 280 or 286 of this Article, shall be guilty of an infraction or a misdemeanor. If charged as an infraction, upon conviction thereof, said person shall be punished for the first offense by a fine of not less than $80 nor more than $100; for a second offense by a fine of not less than $150 nor more than $200; and for each additional offense by a fine of not less than $250 nor more than $500.
If charged as a misdemeanor, upon conviction thereof, said person shall be punished by imprisonment in the County Jail not exceeding one year or a fine not exceeding $1,000. The complaint charging such violation shall specify whether the violation is a misdemeanor or infraction, which decision shall be solely that of the District Attorney.
As an alternative to any other fines and penalties applicable to a violation of Section 280 of this Article, any person who is in violation of Section 280 may be subject to an administrative penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation. The administrative penalty shall be assessed, enforced and collected in accordance with Section 39-1 of the Police Code.
(Amended by Ord. 46-83, App. 2/4/83; Ord. 197-98, App. 6/19/98; Ord. 87-03, File No. 030482, App. 5/9/2003; Ord. 292-04, File No. 040561, App. 12/24/2004)
No commercial establishment, dwelling, householder or other person or entity, including the City and County of San Francisco, shall place out for regular refuse collection any construction and demolition debris. Unless otherwise required by Chapter 14 of the Environment Code or acceptable in an on-site residential or commercial recycling or composting collection program, construction and demolition debris must be disposed of at a construction and demolition debris facility registered pursuant to Chapter 14 of the Environment Code. For purposes of this section, construction and demolition debris means building materials and solid waste generated by construction and demolition activities, including but not limited to: fully-cured asphalt, concrete, brick, rock, soil, lumber, gypsum wallboard, cardboard and other associated packaging, roofing material, ceramic tile, carpeting, fixtures, plastic pipe, metals, tree stumps, and other vegetative matter resulting from land clearing and landscaping for construction, deconstruction, demolition or land developments. Construction and demolition debris does not include any refuse regulated under the 1932 Refuse Collection and Disposal Initiative Ordinance or sections of the Municipal Code that implement the provisions of that ordinance. Hazardous waste, as defined in California Health and Safety Code Section 25100 et seq., as amended, is not construction and demolition debris for purposes of this section.
(Added by Ord. 27-06, File No. 051142, App. 2/16/2006)
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of Section 288 of this Article shall be guilty of an infraction and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished for the first offense by a fine of not less than $80 nor more than $100; and for a second offense by a fine of not less than $150 nor more than $200; and for each additional offense by a fine of not less than $250 nor more than $500. In the alternative, any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of Section 288 of this Article may be assessed an administrative penalty not to exceed $300 for each violation. Such penalty shall be assessed, enforced and collected in accordance with Section 39-1 of the Police Code.
(Added by Ord. 27-06, File No. 051142, App. 2/16/2006)
In their discretion, the Director of the Department of the Environment or the Director’s designee may transmit to the Local Enforcement Agency information that the Department of the Environment has discovered through the implementation and enforcement of Environment Code Chapter 14. Based on information the Department of the Environment has discovered, the Director or designee also may transmit to the Local Enforcement Agency a written finding that a Facility (as defined in Environment Code Section 1401) may have violated the requirements or prohibitions in California Public Resources Code Section 40000 et seq., the regulations enacted thereunder, or this Article 6. Within 30 days after receiving such a written finding from the Department of the Environment or within 15 days after taking any enforcement action, whichever is earlier, the Local Enforcement Agency shall transmit a written response to the Department of the Environment. The Local Enforcement Agency’s written response shall describe any enforcement action that the Local Enforcement Agency has taken in connection with the information transmitted by the Department of the Environment or describe the reasons the Local Enforcement Agency determined that enforcement action was not necessary or appropriate.
(Added by Ord. 144-21, File No. 201151, App. 9/24/2021, Eff. 10/25/2021, Oper. 1/1/2022)
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