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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1933RE 1 ORDINANCE NO. 19 3 �X_0 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent, Wash- ington, relating to the public health and sanitation, providing for the establishment, maintenance and operation of a system of gar- bage, refuse and swill collection and dis- posal; establishing the procedures for set- ting the rates for the collection and re- moval of garbage, refuse and swill and the rates for rental containers; providing for inspection by the Kent Fire Department; pro- viding penalties for the violation of the '��► provisions of this Ordinance; and repealing Ordinances 540, 788, 869, 870, 888, 962, 1045, 1334, 1438, 1439, 1476, 1639 and 1899 21 Q of the City of Kent. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DO HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. DEFINITIONS. The word "garbage" as used in this Ordinance means and includes all accumulations of waste matters discarded as of no further value to the owner, such as discarded containers, small dead animals weighing not over fifteen (15) pounds, and hollow ware; but shall exclude manure, sewage, large dead animals, cleanings from public and private catch basins wash racks or sumps. The word "refuse" as used in this Ordinance means and includes waste matter discarded as of no further value, including ashes, cinders, clinkers, lawn cuttings and grass, broken up household furnishings and equipment, discarded hot water tanks, bottles, barrels, cartons, shrubs, small trees, small tree limbs, paper and scraps of wooden crates and boxes; but shall exclude large trees, earth, sand, gravel, rock, broken concrete, plaster, brick and other building materials, automobile bodies, large auto parts, building waste, fire refuse and waste. The word "swill" as used in this Ordinance means and includes all accumulations of animal, fruit, or vegetable matter, liquid or otherwise, that attends the preparation, use, dealing in or storing of meat, fish, fowl, fruit, and vegetables, except coffee grounds. The word "garbage can" as used in this Ordinance means a water tight, galvanized, sheet metal, raised -bottom container -1- or a suitable plastic container not exceeding four (4) cubic feet or thirty (30) gallons in capacity, weighing not over twenty-two (22) pounds when empty, fitted with two (2) sturdy handles, one on each side, and a tight cover equipped with a handle. The word "Agreement" as used in this Ordinance means the Agreement between the City of Kent and a private contractor for the collection and disposal of garbage, refuse, and other waste which is in effect at the time. The term "garbage units" means secure and tight bundles, none of which shall exceed three (3) feet in the longest dimension and shall not exceed seventy-five (75) pounds in weight or such "garbage unit" may be packed in small discarded boxes, barrels or bags, or in securely tight cartons or other receptacles reasonably easy to be handled and loaded by one person onto a collection ve- hicle. The term "person" shall mean every person, firm, partner- ship, association, institution, or corporation in the City of Kent accumulating garbage, refuse or swill requiring disposal. The term shall also mean the occupant and/or the owner of the premises for which service herein mentioned is rendered. Section 2. Garbage, refuse and swill collections shall be made by the City of Kent or by a private contractor, pursuant to the awarding of a contract by the City Council. Section 3. It shall be unlawful for any person, other than those duly authorized by the City Council, to haul garbage, refuse or swill through the streets of the City or to dump garbage refuse or swill: PROVIDED, that those commercial and industrial business establishments listed in the current garbage contract as having permits to haul their own garbage and refuse may continue to haul such garbage and refuse as long as they have a current per- mit. Renewal permits shall be issued by the City Clerk at a cost of Ten (10) dollars. Renewal permits shall be valid for one (1) year and shall be subject to review by the Director of Finance prior to renewal. Any permit holder, as provided for in this Section, shall haul his garbage or swill at least once each week for public health reasons. Section 4. All persons accumulating garbage, refuse or swill in the City of Kent shall place and accumulate same in gar- bage cans or garbage units as defined heretofore in this Ordinance -2- It shall be unlawful to deposit, throw, or place any garbage, refuse or swill in any lane, alley, street or other pub- lic place, or to deposit, throw or place any garbage or refuse on any private property regardless of ownership, unless said garbage or refuse is placed in garbage containers, the covers of which shall not be removed except when necessary for the depositing or removing of garbage or refuse; PROVIDED, that boxes, small barrels cartons, shrubs, small trees, small tree limbs, scraps of wooden crates and boxes, broken up household furniture and equipment, paper, hollow ware and rubbish in general, may be broken up or cut up and placed in garbage units as defined heretofore in this Ordi- nance. Any garbage can when filled shall not weigh more than seventy-five (75) pounds and shall be so packed that the contents thereof will dump out readily when the can is inverted. All gar- bage cans, bundles, disposal receptacle units, as above specified, shall be placed in convenient, accessible locations upon the grounc level or ground floor and as near as practicable to the approxi- mate rear of the building or near the alley, street or road at which collection trucks are to be loaded; all walks, paths, drive- ways to the place of loading shall have an overhead clearance of not less than eight (8) feet. Any person accumulating garbage, refuse or swill in the downtown or surburban business areas whose location requires the placing of cans or units on sidewalks or alleys for collection shall not place same on sidewalk or alley until the close of each business day, and shall remove cans from sidewalk or alley imme- diately after the opening for business each morning. No hot ashes or hot clinkers shall be placed in any garbage can or container for collection or removal. All kitchen, table and cooking waste before being deposited in the cans as hereinbefore provided shall be drained and wrapped in paper or other material in such a manner as to prevent as nearly as pos- sible moisture from such garbage from coming in contact with sides or bottoms of the metal containers. Sufficient garbage cans must be provided for the collec- tion of all garbage as defined in this Ordinance. Worn out and improper cans will be discarded and the decision of the Director of Finance or his delegate, shall be final in any dispute regard- ing the type, number, and condition of garbage can or cans. It shall be unlawful, except as authorized by the owner or the City to deposit any garbage, refuse, swill or other mater- ial in any garbage can, or to remove the cover therefrom; said Qct cover shall be securely placed on each can or unit at all times, except when it is necessary to remove same for deposit or at times of collection. Section 5. Hours of Collection. All garbage, refuse and swill as hereinbefore defined will be collected within the boundaries of the City of Kent as follows: (1) Regular collections from business firms and com- mercial enterprises will be made as often as required, but shall not exceed one pickup per day, five (5) days per week, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 4 a.m. and 4 p.m. (2) Regular collection from residential dwellings shall be made one (1) day per week, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. (3) Regular collections in areas where a building con- tains commercial and residential uses shall be made as often as required but shall not exceed one (1) pickup per day, five (5) days per week, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 4 a.m. and 4 p.m. Section 6. Whenever any person shall determine to leave his premises vacant for a period of more than one (1) month and thus shall not need garbage collection service during said period, he may cancel garbage collection and service fees therefor for said vacated premises by giving written notice of said vacancy to the Kent Utilities Department and in the written notice the person shall state the period of said vacancy and the street address of the premises; PROVIDED, that upon receipt of said written notice said service will be discontinued on the first calendar day of the next succeeding month for not less than thirty (30) days. Section 7. The rates for the collection and removal of garbage, refuse and swill from residences, business firms and commercial enterprises to be paid to and collected by the City shall be established in the Agreement and adopted by Ordinance. The rates for the rental of detachable containers from the contractor to be paid to and collected by the City shall also be established in the above-mentioned contract; PROVIDED that the (customer may furnish his own detachable container if it is compa- tible with the contractor's equipment for collection. Any customer renting garbage containers from the con- tractor shall be subject to the rental rates and other terms re- lating to rental equipment in the Agreement. -4- Section 8. The City of Kent reserves the right to fix special rates and prescribe special regulations for the collectio of waste from the construction or repair of buildings, waste pro- ducts from manufacturing plants, refuse of peculiar quality, or garbage, swill or refuse which may be thoroughly offensive or dangerous to haul through the streets or alleys of the City of Kent. Section 9. The location of garbage containers or cans in conjunction with commercial, industrial or multi -family dwell- ings shall be subject to inspection by the Kent Fire Department and located in such areas as to reduce or remove any fire hazard. Section 10. GARBAGE COLLECTION CHARGES - RATE SCHEDULE. The following schedule is adopted as a basis of classification and as a schedule of charges to be paid to and collected by the City for services rendered by the City for the collection and re- moval of garbage, refuse and swill from residences, business firms and commercial enterprises. Collection of garbage, refuse and swill from residential dwellings shall be made once a week. (a) For "garbage cans' and/or'garbage units' as herein defined. Place not more than twenty-five (25) feet from the point of pick-up. Said point of pick-up shall be measured from a public right-of-way, either street or alley that is open to public use all times of the year: 1 can per week $ 2.30 per month 2 cans per week 2.60 per month Each Additional Can .50 per month (b) For 'garbage cans' and/or 'garbage units' as herein defined. Placed more than twenty-five (25) feet but less than seventy-five (75) feet from point of pick-up. Said point of pick- up shall be measured from a public right-of-way, either street or alley that is open to public use all times of the year: 1 can per week $ 2.60 per month 2 cans per week 2.85 per month Each Additional Can .60 per month (c) For'garbage cans'and/or'garbage units'as herein defined, placed more than seventy-five (75) feet from the point of pick-up. Said point of pick-up shall be measured from a public right-of-way, either street or alley that is open to public use all times of the year: -5- 1 can per week $ 2.85 per month 2 cans per week 3.20 per month Each Additional Can .75 per month (d) Collection of garbage, refuse and swill from busi- ness firms, commercial and industrial firms shall be available for up to daily pick-up Monday through Friday of each week. The contractor will negotiate with each such customer as to the numbe of said pick-ups per week. For the first 20 garbage cans or garbage units as herein defined: $ .50 per can per month Any garbage cans or garbage units as herein defined in $ .40 per can per excess of 20 per month month Provided, however, that the minimum monthly charge for any of the above classes of users shall be three (3.00) dollars per month. (e) The rate for handling of detachable containers for use by commercial, industrial, and multiple dwelling establish- ments shall be as follows: 1 yd. container $ 2.75 per pickup 1-1/2 yd. container 3.75 per pickup 2 yd. container 4.50 per pickup 20 yd. container 1.35 per yd. per 30 yd. container 40 yd. container Compactor per yd. plus dump fee pickup 1.25 per yd. per pickup 1.10 per yd. per pickup 1.75 (f) The rental rate to be paid the contractor for fur- nishing detachable containers shall be as follows: 1 yd. container $ 3.00 per month 1-1/2 yd. container 4.50 per month 2 yd. container 6.00 per month 20 yd. container 24.00 per month 30 yd. container 35.00 per month 40 yd. container 42.50 per month The customer may furnish his own detachable container providing said container is compatible with the contractor's equipment for collection. The minimum pick-up schedule for all accounts except drop boxes is once each week. (g) The rate for handling temporary contractor drop boxes shall be as follows: Installation Rental per day $ 10.00 2.00 Dumping charge by container size: 20 yard $30.00 30 yard 40.00 40 yard 50.00 Section 11. The violation of, or failure to comply with any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred (500) dollars or by imprison- ment in the City jail for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 12. Ordinances 540, 788, 869, 870, 882, 962, 1045, 1334, 1438, 1439, 1476, 1639 and 1899 of the City of Kent are hereby repealed. Section 13. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5) days from and after its passage, approval and pub- lication, as provided by law. r ISABEL HOGAN, WAYOR ATTEST: MARIE JE , CITY CLERK AP ROVED AS T RM : -` DONALD E. MIRK, CITY ATTORNEY PASSED the day of, �, 1975. J APPROVED the r day ofo, 1975. PUBLISHED the day of �, 1975. I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance No. J , passed by the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent as here on indicated. (SEAL) MARIE JENS , CITY CLERK SC