Chapter 8.16
GARBAGE COLLECTION REGULATIONS

Sections:

8.16.010    Definitions.

8.16.020    Proper disposal of garbage and rubbish--Containers.

8.16.030    Responsibility to keep and empty garbage can.

8.16.040    Removal of own garbage--Removal permit.

8.16.050    Contract right of city.

8.16.060    Responsibilities of contractor--Insurance.

8.16.070    Bond of contractor.

8.16.080    Equipment, hours, rates.

8.16.090    Open burning.

8.16.100    Sanitation inspections--Compliance orders.

8.16.110    Interference with garbage collector.

8.16.120    Violation--Penalty.

8.16.010 Definitions.

Unless it is apparent from the context that another meaning is intended, the following words, when used in this chapter, shall have the meaning attached to them by this section:

A.    "Garbage" means all-putrefactive or easily decomposable animal or vegetable matter resulting from the preparation, serving or dealing in meats, fish, fowl, fruits or vegetables which have no property value and are rejected by the owner or producers thereof as useless.

B.    "Person." means any person, firm or corporation acting as_ principal, agent, officer, servant, or employee for himself or for any person, firm or corporation.

C.    "Rubbish" means and includes all refuse other than garbage, including, papers, rags, leaves, grass, vines, sawdust, sweepings, plaster, cement, glass, crockery, metals, cans, and ashes, papers, shavings and all refuse, but excluding tree, shrub and lawn trimmings. (Ord. 126 §1, 1946)

8.16.020 Proper disposal of garbage and rubbish--Containers.

A.    It is unlawful for any person in possession of, or having charge or control of, any apartment, flat, duplex or dwelling house within the city of Angels to keep or deposit any garbage on any premises in the city, except in a watertight metallic can with suitable bail or handles and tight-fitting cover, with a capacity of not less than ten gallons, and not to exceed thirty-two gallons, or to bury or burn any garbage or to keep or deposit any rubbish, except tree, shrubbery and lawn trimmings, on any premises in the city for a longer time than may be reasonably necessary for the purposes of destruction or collection and removal by the city garbage collector holding a valid contract or authority with the city for the collection and disposal of garbage and rubbish, in no event to exceed a period of ten days, and no person shall throw or deposit any garbage or rubbish on any alley, public place, sidewalk, street or vacant lot other than in such receptacles, except shrubbery and lawn trimmings may be deposited and neatly stacked on the premises at an accessible place immediately adjoining the alley or street most accessible to the place.

B.    Restaurants, hotels, lodginghouses, boardinghouses, taverns and business premises may deposit any garbage on any premises in the city in watertight containers of one cubic yard or two cubic yards which are acceptable to the city council. (Ord. 206 §1, 1975: Ord. 126 §2, 1946)

8.16.030 Responsibility to keep and empty garbage can.

It shall be the duty of every person in the city of Angels affected by this chapter to keep and maintain a garbage can of the character defined in Section 8.16.020 in an accessible place immediately adjoining the alley, or at the rear of the premises if there is no alley, and shall deposit in the garbage can the garbage accumulated upon the premises. At least once a week, and as often as may be necessary to keep the receptacles from overflowing, the contents thereof must be delivered to some responsible person to be hauled and carried away from the premises, except that from restaurants, grocery stores, hotels, taverns and other places with offensive garbage or such garbage as may become offensive, it shall be collected at such intervals as necessary for proper sanitation and be disposed of according to law. (Ord. 126 §3, 1946)

8.16.040 Removal of own garbage--Removal permit.

Every owner of garbage shall have the right to remove the same, but it is unlawful for any person or his employee to remove garbage from more than one place, and no person other than the regular garbage collector of the city shall move any garbage over any of the streets of the city without obtaining a permit so to do. (Ord. 126 §4, 1946)

8.16.050 Contract right of city.

The city of Angels has the exclusive right and duty to contract with any person, firm or corporation for the collection of garbage, thereby contracting with it or them, as independent contractors, for such collection, including the sole and exclusive

right to collect all garbage in the city of Angels. (Ord. 126 §6, 1946)

8.16.060 Responsibilities of contractor--Insurance.

A.    The garbage collector, contracted with in accordance with Section 8.16.050, shall be considered as, and shall be, an independent contractor, and shall be responsible to the city for the result of his work to be done, but shall act under his own direction as to manner of performing his work, and he shall keep himself and all of his employees insured against all liability under California workman’s and employees’ insurance, compensation and safety laws, and against public liability and property damages, including all such liability for use or operation of motor vehicles used in the performance of work under this chapter, all at his own cost and expense, and in a manner approved by the city council.

B.    The time of collection of any garbage or refuse shall be set by the city council. (Ord. 206 §3, 1975: Ord. 126 §7, 1946)

8.16.070 Bond of contractor.

The garbage collector contracted with shall execute a penal bond in the sum of five thousand dollars, which bond must be approved by the city council and conditioned upon the true and faithful performance of the terms and conditions of the contract so entered into between the city of Angels and the garbage contractor. (Ord. 206 §4, 1975: Ord. 126 §8, 1946)

8.16.080 Equipment, hours, rates.

The contract provided for in Section 8.16.050 shall also provide for the type of equipment to be used in the collection of the garbage, the hours for the collection thereof, and the rates to be charged therefor. The city council, by resolution adopted from time to time, may fix the type of equipment to be used by such garbage collector, hours during which garbage may be collected on Main Street in the city of Angels, and the amount of fees and charges which may be made in connection therewith. Such garbage collector shall not be entitled to increase the fees, charges or compensation expressly set forth in the contract, except with the approval and consent of the city council. Such or any contract or agreement entered into after the adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter under and pursuant to the terms of this chapter may be revoked at any time by the city council for noncompliance with the terms of this chapter or of the contract. (Ord. 126 §9, 1946)

8.16.090 Oven burning.

No person, firm or corporation shall, without first obtaining a written permit from the chief of the fire department of the city of Angels, burn any waste matter, refuse, garbage, rubbish or any similar substance on any street, alley, vacant lot or other premises in the city, except in a properly built incinerator, approved by the chief of the fire department. (Ord. 151 §1, 1960: Ord. 126 §10, 1946)

8.16.100 Sanitation inspections--Compliance orders.

A.    The health officer or other duly authorized representative of the city of Angels may visit all premises within the corporate limits of the city from time to time and examine the sanitary condition of the premises to determine whether the provisions of this chapter are being complied with.

B.    Upon notification by the health officer or other representative of the city, all persons, firms and corporations, including the contractor, shall comply with the provisions of this chapter or be guilty of a misdemeanor.

C.    In all cases, all disputes or complaints arising from or concerning the place where receptacles for garbage or stacks or piles of rubbish shall be placed awaiting removal of the stacks or piles or the contents of the receptacles, the quantities to be removed, the number of times of removal, or the rates charged, the health officer or other duly authorized representative of the city shall designate the place, the estimated quantity, the time and manner of removal and the rates to be charged and made applicable thereto, which decision so made shall be final. (Ord. 126 §11, 1946)

8.16.110 Interference with garbage collector.

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation in any manner to interfere with the collection, removal or disposal of garbage or rubbish by the authorized garbage collector or contractor. (Ord. 126 §12, 1946)

8.16.120 Violation--Penalty.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ord. 514 §3 (Att. G), 2021; Ord. 126 §13, 1946)