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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0524 . I"~ "'.p \ I"~ ' :\ . / ~ ,. I~:'\~ \"-' "\ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA REGULATING THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE IN THE CITY OF ARCADIA. ORDINANCE NO. 524. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLO~S: SEC'l'ION 1. For the purpose of this Ordinance the IVord "garbage" is defined to be every refuse accumulation of animal, fruit or vegetable matter that attends the preparation, cons,@ption, decay, dealing in or storage of meats, fish, fowls, fruits or vegetables. SECTION 2. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to gather, or collect, or cause or permit to be gathered or collected any garbage within the City of Arcadia; provided, however, that the pro- visions of this Section shall not apply to any person in the employ of the City of Arcadia who shall be assigned by the City Council of the _.1 O\\\)' \10' City of Arcadia to the work of gathering or collecting garbage wi thin q~\ said City, or to any person, fi~n or corporation with whom the City of Arcadia has entered into or may hereafter enter into a contract for the collection or gathering and removal of garbage, or to any employee of such contractor during the time such contract shall be in force. SECTION 3. The City of Arcadia, its agents, employees, or the person, firm or corporation with whom the City of ArcaJia has entered into or may hereafter enter into a contract for the collection and removal of garbage shall, at the request of the manager, tenant, occupant or lessee of any property in the City of Arcadia, collect and remove all garbage accumulated at the following intervals, to-wit: (a) Semi-weekly, at regular intervals, from any private dwelling house or residence. (b) Daily, (Sundays and holidays excepted) from any hotel, board- ing house, apartment house, or place of business. SECTION 4. Every person, firm or corporation from whom garbage is collected and removed, as provided in this Ordinance, shall pay a fee ~ to the collector of such garbage for such collection and removal thereof, said fee to be fixed and computed as follows: A. For each private dwelling house or residence, a fee of Fifty ~ (50i) Cents per month; B. For any hotel, boarding house, apartment house, or place of -1- I"'~ OAe:;; 6.,-'.;z '/ business, a fee computed upon the average daily volume of garbage collected and removed during the month for which said fee is charged, and shall be at the following rates, to-wit: (1) Two and 50/100 ($2.50) Dollars per month for a volume of ten (10) gallons or less per day, (2) Five and nO/lOO ($5.00) Dollars per month for a volume over ten (10) gallons but not over twenty-five (25) sallons, per day, (3) Nine and no/lOO ($9.00) Dollars per month for a volume over twenty-five (25) gallons but not over fifty (50) gallons, per day, (4) Twelve and nO/lOO ($12.00) Dollars per month for a volume over fifty (50) gallons but not over seventy-five (75) gallons, per day, (5) Fifteen and nO/lOa ($15.00) Dollars per month for a volume over seventy-five (75) gallons but not over one-hundred (100) gallons, per day, ,\1 ,,' n\'l' ' ", . I ~4' (6) For any volume totaling over one-hlli~dred (100) gallons but not over two-hundred (200) gallons per day, the sum of Fifteen and nO/lOO ($15.00) Dollars per month plus Two and 50/100 ($2.50) Dollars per month for each twenty-five (25) gallons or fraction thereof over one-hundred (100) gallons per day, (7) For any volume totaling over two-hundred (200) gallons per day, the sum of Twenty Five and no/lOO ($25.00) Dollars per month plus Two and 50/100 ($2.50) Dollars per month for each one-hundred (100) gallons or fraction thereof over two- hundred (200) gallons per day. SECTION 5. Every person, firm or corporation having garbage collected in the City of Arcadia, as provided herein, shall be billed each and every month for the charges incurred for the collection of garbage the preceding month. Should such person, firm or corporation fail, refuse, or neglect to pay said bill within fifteen (15) days after the same is rendered, the collector of garbage may refuse to collect -2- INIl~ ChC'./ 0-22 y/ ... garbage from the premises of such person, firm or corporation until said bill is paid. ./ SECTION 6. Any garbage vessel, can or receptacle which leaks and is not water tight shall be replaced by the person from whom garbage is collected, within ten (10) days after notice from the collector of garbage stating the condition of such vessel, can or receptacle. Such notice from the garbage collector shall be made by attaching a tag to such vessel, can or receptacle, and indicating thereon the defective condition thereof. SECTION 7. Every person, firm or corporation desiring to have garbage collected from a private dwelling house or residence shall place such garbage vessel, can or receptacle on the curb in front of the premises; and every person, firm or corporation desiring to have garbage collected from any hotel, boarding house, apartment house, or place of business shall place such garbage vessel, can or receptacle within five (5') feet of the alley in the rear of such premises where there is an alley other than a blind alley. And if there be no alley, other than a blind alley in the rear of such premises, then such vessel, can or 1 C'!>U ',,", receptacle shall be placed at some convenient location on the premises, a<{ I I to be designated by the collector. All garbage to be collected as provided in this Section shall be placed at the locations designated herein prior to the hours fixed for the collection of garbage. SECTION 8. Garbage vessels, cans or receptacles from which garbage is collected at any private dwelling house or residence shall be so con- structed as to contain not less than three (3) or more than sixteen (16) gallons. Garbage vessels, cans or receptacles from which garbage is collected at any hotel, boarding house, apartment house, or place of business shall be so constructed as to contain not less than three (3) nor more than thirty (30) gallons. All vessels, cans or receptacles mentioned in this Section shall be constructed of metal and shall be provided with a handle or handles on the outside thereof and with a tight fitting metal cover. Such cover shall not be removed except when necessary to place garbage therein or to take garbage therefrom. -3- , (J;,.>C'l502Y' SECTION 9. The hours of collection of garbage shall be from 6:00 o'clock, A.M. to 4:00 o'clock, P.M., on days designated by the collector of garbage. SECTION 10. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not more than Three Hundred (~300.00) Dollars, or by impriso~ment in the City Jail of said City of Arcadia, or in the County Jail of the COlmty of Los Angeles, State of California, at the discretion of the Comrnitiing Ma~istrate for a period not exceedins three (3) months or by both such fine and imprisonment. SECTION 11. , The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of l1\',U ;'1' thO '{lfl J.s Ordinance and pr'ior to the expiration of fifteen (15) days from the passa~e thereof, shall cause the same to be published once in the Arcadia Tribune and Arcadia News, a newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated in the City of Arcadia, and at ~~dni6ht on December 31, 1944, next succeeding thirty (30) days from and after the final passage thereof said Ordinance shall take effect and be in force. I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance TIas adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia, held on the 2Ist day of November, 1944, by the affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen, Adcock, Billig, Leeper, Nugent and Ormsby NOES: None ABSENT: None /~~c~~ Signed and approved this 21st day of November, 1944. ??1.c7'V~ Mayor . A'rTE~.~ City lerK'- -4- :;J.".J:J.;" OvL-cl .5"::<. ~ I