HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-10-09-Ordinance 2130_Solid WasteORDINANCE NO.2130
AN ORDINANCE GOVERNING THE PACKAGING,LABELING AND COLLECTION
OF SOLID WASTE.
BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Waukee,Iowa:
S212B.1.Solid Waste Control -Definitions.
definitions shall apply:
The following
A.Owner.The term "owner"shall,in addition to the record
title holder,include any person residing in,renting,leasing,
occupying,operating or transacting business in any premises,and
as between such parties the duties,responsibilities,liabilities
and obligations hereinafter imposed shall be joint and several.
B.Solid Waste.The term "solid waste"shall mean garbage,
refuse,rubbish and other similar discarded solid or semi-solid
materials,including,but not limited to such materials resulting
from industrial,commercial,agricultural,and domestic activities.
Solid waste may include vehicles.
C.Yard Waste.The term "yard waste"shall mean organic
debris (e.g.grass clippings,leaves,tree limbs,bark,branches,
flowers,and other like waste)which is produced as part of yard
and garden development and maintenance.
S212B.2.Separation and Identification of Waste Required.
A.Yard Waste.All yard waste shall be separated by the
owner from all other garbage and refuse accumulated on the premises
and shall be composted on the premises;placed in degradable bags,
containers or packages labeled as provided in S212B.3 hereof,and
set out for collection;or incinerated on the premises in
compliance with S212A.1,Waukee Municipal Code.
B.All other solid waste listed in S212B.3 hereof shall be
separated by owner from any other garbage and refuse,and shall be
labeled as set out in S212B.3.
S212B.3.Items to be separated from other garbage and refuse
and separately set out are the following:
Category A
Bagged grass (not to exceed 50 lbs.)'
Bagged leaves (not to exceed 50 lbs.)
Car tires
Car batteries
Paint cans (boxed or bagged,50 lbs.or less)
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Brush (bundled,5'or less 50 lbs.or less)
Remodeling materials (bundled,boxed,bagged,5'lengths or
less,50 lbs.or less)
Used motor oil (5 gallon leak proof containers or less,
container will not be returned)
Category B
Large chairs &recliners
Sofas
Beds (mattress &box springs)
Wardrobe cabinets
Sinks
Toilets
Shower cabinets
Dressers &chests
Televisions
Stereos
Desks
File cabinets
Oil burners
Lawn mowers
Automobile parts
Carpets
Category C
Refrigerators
Deep freezes
Stoves
Washers &Dryers
Hot water heaters
Furnaces
Air conditioners
Bathtubs
Dishwashers
S2l2B.4.Repealer.All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict with the provision of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
S2l2B.5.Severability Clause.If any section,provision or
part of this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitu-
tional,such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the
ordinance as a whole or any section,provision or part thereof not
adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.
S2l2B.6.Effective Date.This ordinance shall be in effect
after its final passage,approval,and publication as required by
law.
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Passed by ~council ;JJiS.9th da.y of October,1990,approved this day of J<-::e:o-tLt..rl ,1990.and
MAYOR
Attested:
edshaw,City Clerk