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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1393ASSIGNED A NUMBER, BUT NEVER READ IN COUNCIL MEETING. NOT PASSED. PROPOSED ORDINAM SEE ORDINANCES N0. 1416 & .1_41 J. AN ORDINANCE rolating to the public health and sanitation, providing for and regulating the keeping, collection, removal, and disposal of garbage and refuse, and providing for the entering into of contracts for the same* BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTONS 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 kitchen and table waste, bottles, cans, wrappings, and small discarded containers, small dead animals weighing not over fifteen (15) pounds, hollow ware and every accumulation of animal, fruit and vegetable waste from the preparation, processing, cooking and storage or handling of meats, fish, fowl$, fruits, or vegetables; but shall exclude all manure., sewage, largo dead animals# cleanings from public and private catch basins, wash racks or SUMPS* The word "refuse" as used in this ordinance means and includes waste matter discarded as of no further value, including ashes, cinders, clinkers, lawn cuttings and grass, broken up household furnishings and equipment, dis- carded hot water tanks, boxes, barrels$, cartons, shrubs, small trees, small tree limbs$ paper and scraps of wooden crates and boxes; but shall exclude large trees, earth, sand, gravel, rocks, broken concrete, plaster, bricks and other building materials, automobile bodies, large auto parts, building waste, fire refuse. and waste. Trade waste garbage -refuse is defined as above, except that it is waste material originating in any commercial enterprise or business firm# Trade waste shall be segregated into Trade Waste Refuse and Ta e Waste Garbage. Trade Waste Refuse shall be defined as all waste material of a readily combustible or non -decaying nature. Trade Waste Garbage shall be defined as all t rade w ante which$, because of its perishable nature, is subject to early decay and is conducive to the breeding of vermin.and the emission of odors. Household Garbage Refuse from'permanent abodes such as homes, Dwellings, boarding houses, apartments, flats, schools, churches, public build- ings, hotels, hospitals$ charitable institutions, resident clubs, etc., shall be collected as is further specified below, and in.accordance with the rules and regulations set forth by the Director of Public Utilities. Trade Waste -Garbage -Refuse will be collected from commercial or business firms and from places of business located in residential collection zones at each regular collection as is further specified below and in accordance with the rules and regulations set.forth by the Superintendent of Public. Utilities. All such Trade Waste Garbage Refuse must be placed in Ordinance defined cans or units.. All cans or units of Tr&4o Waste Garbage Refuge collected from such commercial or business establishments shall be collected by City Contractor only at the request of such firms for a fee (collected by contractor) as per ordinance -defined can or unit. However, all ordinance described cans or units of tMdewaste garbage ;Cefuse that are placed outside on public streets, sidewalks or alleys by business firms shall be collected by regular City garbage contractor and the firm will be billed for same by contractor. The placing outside of such cans and units shall constitute a request for City Contractor to collect. Contractor must keep a segregation between the Itregular fee collection!t� which will be in addition to the regular collections and the contractor shall furnish the City with reports showing the number of cans or units collected at the "regular fee" and the "requested or specified fee's. These reports shall be submitted by the contractor to the contractor to the Superintendent of Utilities or his authorized agent within ten (10) days after the 1st day of each and every month. The collection and disposal of any trade waste garbage -refuse that is not placed in cans or ordinance -defined units, is the problem of the business firm producing the waste and said business firms may haul waste to regular dumps. The words 11garbage cants .inhere used in this ordinance mean a water -tight, galvanised sheet metal, raised bottom 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 sidei and a tight cover equipped with a handle. SECTION 2: It shall be unlawful to deposit, throw or place any garbage or refuse in any lane, alley, street or other public place, or to deposit, throw or place any garbage or refuse upon any private property, regardless of ownership, unless said garbage or refuse is placed in garbage cans, the covers of which shall not be removed except when necessary for the depositing or removal of garbage or refuse; provided, further, that boxes, small barrels, cartons, shrubs, small treest 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 taut up and placed in securely tied bundles, none of which shall exceed three (3) feet in the longest dimension, and shall not exceed 100 pounds in weight, or may be packed in small discarded boxes, barrels, or bags or in securely tied cartons or other receptacles reasonably easy to be handled and I?haed by one person onto a collection vehicle.. The above described bundles, boxes, bags or small barrels shall be designated as ordinance units. No garbage can when filled shall Weigh more than one hundred (lob) pounds and shall be so packed that the contents thereof will dumb out readily when the can is inverted. All garbage cans, bundles, or disposbble receptacles, units, as above specified, shall be placed in convenient, accessible locations upon the ground level or ground flooro and as near as practicable at the approximate rear of the building or near;the hiley; and all walks, paths and driveways to the place of loading shall have an over- head clearance of not less then eight (8) feet. All garbage cans used by any commercial or business firms inust have firm name or initials plainly printed on side of can and on cover. All other ordinance -defined units must be tagged or marked as to be readily identified as to ownership. Any firm ih the downtown or suburban business areas that must not put cans on sidewalk or in alley until the close of each dayst business and cans must be removed from sidewalk or alley immediately after the opening for business. This is important and will be rigidly eiiforeed. No hot ashes or hot clinkers shall be placed in any garbage can or other container for collection or removal. Sufficient garbage cans must be provided at all premises where garbage or refuse is collected to provide adequately for the average amount of garbage -refuse of each collection. Where there is any dispute as to number of cans required., the Utility Superintendent's decision shall be final. No garbage -refuse will be picked up by City Collections from any home or business unless they have at lease one ordinance -defined can for a container# It shall be unlawful, except as authorized by the owner or the City, to deposit any garbage, refuse or other material in any garbage can, or to remove the cover therefrom, or to remove or disturb any of the contents thereof. SECTION 3: That the City Superintendent of Utilities be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to supervise the collection and disposal of garbage and refuse hereunder. SECTION 4: That the Mayor and City Clerk, be, and they are hereby authorized and directed to call for bids for the collection and disposal of garbage and refuse within the City of Renton.and the Mayor and City Clerk are further authorized, subject to the approval of the City Council to enter into a contract on behalf of the City for the same for any period up to five (5) years, all in accordance with plans and specifi- cations and form of contract to be prepared and adopted by the Superin- tendent of Utilities. In the event that such a contract is entered into between the successful bidder and contractor and the City of Renton or its authorized agents, then said contract may grant the contractor an option to renew said contract for an additional period of years but the contractorts election to exexcl5e s^.id option must be submitted by him in writing to the Superiritandent rf Pub_ic U'cilities six months prior to the expiration of the former oontract,, However, any changes, amendments or modifications in the event of the renewal of said contract must bear the approval of the City Council of the City of Renton. That before entering into such contract the successful bidder shall execute and file with the City Treasurer a bond, approved as to form and as to surety by the City Attorney, in the penal sum of TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($25,000.00) with the contractor as principal and a surety company authorized to do business as such under the laws of this State, as suretyp and conditioned that he will faithfully perform the contract and pay all laborers, mechanics, workmen and material men and all persons who shall supply said contractor with provisions, equipment and supplies for the carry- ing on of the work covered by the contract; conditioned, further, that the contractor will indemnify and save the City free and harmless from any and all loss, damage, claims, suits, judgments and recoveries of every kind and description except such as are caused by the existence of the sanitary fills at the locations specified or contemplated in the contract, which may accrue to, or be suffered by, any person by reason of, or arising out of, the performance of the contract, and that the contractor,will appear and defend any action or suit instituted against the City arising out of the contract. SECTION 5: It, shall be unlawful for anyone, except the contractor above mentionedr to haul household garbage through the streets of the City except as hereinbefore provided. Trade Waste garbage -refuse may be hauled only in proper vehicles for such work if hauled privately. SECTION 6: If any section,, subsection, subdivisionp sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconsti- tutional or void, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remain- ing protions thereof. SECTION 7: The violation of, or failure to comply witho any provision of this ordinance, except those relating to the contract, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100,00), or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not exceeding thirty (30) daysp or by both such fine and imprisonment. SECTION 8: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect five days from and after its passage, approval and publication. PASSED by the City Council this „__„_, dday of October, 1950. Wiley Crook, City Clerk APPROVED by the Mayor this day of October, 1950a, APPROVED AS TO FORM: Arthur L. Haugan City Attorney Date of first publications . 3 — Joe R. Baxter, Mayor,