(A) Purpose: The City shall provide for solid waste, recyclable material, and organic material handling services, including but not limited to the collection, transfer, processing and disposal of solid waste, recyclable material, and organic material within the City.
The City Council finds that provision of solid waste, recyclable material, and organic material handling services benefits all occupants of premises in the City; and therefore, all such occupants are made liable for refuse collection charges established by the City Council for solid waste, recyclable material, and organic material handling services.
(B) Intent: It is the intent of the city council in enacting this chapter to ensure compliance with this code and to deter violations of this code. (1-3-1)
Any person violating any provision of this code, as amended from time to time, may be subject to the assessment of civil fines and penalties pursuant to the administrative procedures established in Title I, Chapter 1 - 3 of the Taft Municipal Code and as authorized by Government Code section 53069.4.
Each and every day a violation of this code exists constitutes a separate and distinct violation. (Ord. 632-95, 6-20-1995; amd. 797-13, 6-18-2013; Ord. 837-20, 8-18-2020)