3066 ORDINANCE NO. 3066
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER
11, OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD ENTITLED "GARBAGE, TRASH,
WEEDS AND SOLID WASTE"; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; CHANGING THE
TITLE OF THE REFUSE DIVISION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO
THE SOLID WASTE DIVISION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT;
PROVIDING FOR MANDATORY REFUSE PICKUP FOR BUSINESSES AND
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS BY THE CITY OF SANFORD SOLID WASTE
DIVISION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING FOR
EXCEPTIONS TO MANDATORY REFUSE PICKUP; PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR
PREPARATION OF REFUSE FOR COLLECTION; PROVIDING A SCHEDULE OF
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION FEES; PROVIDING FOR RUI~ AND REGULATIONS
BY CITY MANAGER; PROVIDING COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE REGULATIONS;
PROVIDING FOR ARECYCLING PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION,
CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, The City Commission of the City of Sanford,
Florida finds it to be in the best interest of the City to
require all businesses and commercial establishments located
within the City and all persons or companies who have been issued
an occupational license by the City to have mandatory refuse
pickup by the City's Solid Waste Division of the Public Works
Department; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds it to be in the best
interest of the City to establish a recycling program to enhance
the environment for the citizens of Sanford and to comply with
State and Federal Laws.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE
CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA:
SECTION I; THAT Chapter 11, Article I of the code of the City of
Sanford shall be amended to read as follows:
ARTICt~ I. IN GENERAL
Sec. 11-1. Definitions.
For the purpose of this Chapter the following terms,
phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meaning
given herein:
(a) Ashes. "Ashes" shall mean the residue from the burning
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
of wood, coal, coke or other combustible materials.
Commercial Waste. "Commercial Waste" shall mean refuse
originating in a non-industrial business establishment
which is not intended for use or sale.
City Manager. "City Manager" shall mean the City
Manager of the City of Sanford, or his designee.
Garbage. "Garbage" shall mean putrescible animal and
vegetable wastes resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
Hazardous waste. "Hazardous waste" shall mean solid
waste, or a combination of solid wastes, which, because
of its quantity, concentration, or physical,
chemical, or infectious characteristics, may cause, or
significantly contribute to, an increase in mortality
or an increase in serious irreversible or
incapacitating reversible illness or may pose
substantial present or potential hazard to human health
or the environment when improperly transported, dispose
of, stored, treated, or otherwise managed, as
determined by the State of Florida Department of
Environmental Regulation.
Industrial waste. "Industrial waste" shall mean
building material waste resulting from erecting,
removing, repairing or razing buildings or other non-
hazardous solid waste originating in an industrial
establishment which is not intended for use or sale.
Person. "Person" shall mean and include any person,
firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or
organization, singular or plural, of any kind and
officers and or partners of the same.
Public Works Director. "Public Works Director" or
"Director" shall mean the Public Works Director of the
Public Works Department of the City of Sanford or his
designee.
Recyclable Material. "Recyclable Material" shall mean
those materials which are capable of being recycled and
which would otherwise be processed or disposed of as
solid waste.
Recyclable Material Container. "Recyclable Material
Container" shall mean a container for recyclable
material, of such a design and construction, that it
provides a safe and hazard free containment of the
recyclable materials contained therein.
Recycling. "Recycling" shall mean any process by
which materials which would otherwise become solid
waste, are collected, separated, or processed and
reused or returned to use in the form of raw materials
(1)
(m)
(n)
(o)
(P)
or products.
Recovered Materials. "Recovered Materials" shall mean
the materials which have known recycling potential, can
be feasibly recycled, and have been diverted or removed
from the solid waste stream for sale, use, or reuse, by
whether or not requiring subsequent separation, or
processing.
Refuse. "Refuse" shall mean all putrescible and
non-putrescible solid waste (except body wastes) which
are not hazardous wastes.
Solid Waste. "Solid Waste" includes garbage, refuse,
yard trash, clean debris, discarded white goods,
special waste, ashes, sludge, or other discarded
material', including solid, liquid, semisolid, or
contained gaseous material resulting from domestic,
industrial, commercial, mining, agricultural, or
governmental operations, but does not include recovered
materials.
Trash/Debris. "Trash/Debris" shall mean discarded
items which are not usable in their present condition
as intended by the manufacturer by reason of being
broken, un-maintained or abandoned, which is not
intended for use or sale.
Yard Trash. "Yard Trash" shall mean vegetative matter
resulting from landscaping maintenance and land-
clearing operations.
Sec. 11-1.1. Mandatory refuse service by City.
All property owners and/or occupants of residential property
within the city limits of Sanford, Florida will be required to
have mandatory refuse pickup by the City and pay charges for such
service as specified in Section 11-12. beginning on January 1,
1989. All business owners or occupants of commercial property
and all persons or companies who have been issued an occupational
license by the City and are located within the city limits of the
City of Sanford will be required to have mandatory refuse pickup
by the City and pay charges to the City for such service as
specified in Sec. 11-12. beginning on October 1, 1991. (Ord.
No.1996, 1, 1.9-89)
Sec. 11-1.2. Collection only by City; exceptions.
All refuse accumulated in the city shall be collected,
conveyed, and disposed of by the City or its designated agents,
licensees, franchisees or contract representatives. No other
person shall collect or convey over any of the streets or alleys
of the City, or dispose of, any refuse accumulated in the City
except as follows:
(a) Commercial and industrial waste. This article shall
not prohibit the producers of commercial or industrial
waste, or the owner of premises upon which commercial
or industrial waste has accumulated, from personally
collecting, conveying, and disposing of commercial or
industrial waste if such service is not provided by the
City, its franchisees or any other duly authorized
representative of the City; subject to the rules and
regulations of the City Manager.
(b)
Exception for outside collectors. This article shall
not prohibit collectors of refuse which has been
collected outside the city limits from hauling such
refuse over City streets; provided such collectors
comply with the provisions of this article and any
other governing law or ordinance of the City of
Sanford, the State of Florida and the United States.
(c)
Exception for existing commercial refuse collection
contracts. This article shall not impair any
commercial refuse collector contracts entered into on
or before June 24, 1991.
(d)
Collection and transportation of industrial waste by
producers and outside collectors. The producers of
industrial wastes, or the owner of premises upon which
industrial waste is produced who personally collect,
convey and.dispose of industrial waste as provided in
Section ll-l.2.(a) of this code, shall be subject to
the rules and regulations of the City Manager.
Collectors of refuse from outside the City who
transport refuse over the streets of the City, shall
use a watertight container for transportation of such
refuse, provided with a tight cover, and the container
shall be so constructed and maintained so as to prevent
offensive odors form escaping therefrom and to prevent
refuse from being blown, dropped or spilled.
(e)
Rules and regulations. The City Manager shall have the
authority to make such other reasonable regulations
concerning individual collection and disposal and
relating to the hauling of refuse over City streets by
outside collectors as he shall find necessary, subject
to the right of appeal as set forth in Section 11-8.
hereof.
11-1.3. Refuse property of City.
Ownership of solid waste material placed in refuse
collection containers provided by the City or the customer and
deposited on the City right-of-way or other designated collection
site for collection shall be vested in the City.
Sec. 11-2. Receptacles-Required; requirements generally; size;
quantity.
(a)
It shall be the duty of every housekeeper, storekeeper,
occupant or owner of any premises within the city
limits having, keeping, or offering for collection any
garbage or refuse, to provide for the storage and
collection of such garbage and refuse in watertight
receptacles consisting of either plastic, metal, rubber
or any other similar material provided with proper
handles and a tight-fitting cover with a capacity of
not more than thirty (30) gallons. (Code 1954, 11-2;
Ord. No. 1468, 1, 4.23-79)
(b)
Limitation as to quantity for residential uses. All
residential uses, which term shall embrace any usage
not defined herein as commercial, shall be allowed to
place for collection no more than three (3) receptacles
per collection day.
'Sec. 11-3. Placing receptacles for and removal after collection; other trash or refuse not placed in receptacles. - .......................
It shall be the duty of every housekeeper, storekeeper,
occupant or owner to place the receptacle or plastic bag required
in section 11-2, when offered for collection on the ground at the
curb line, adjacent .and directly in front of the premises and
said placement shall be behind the curb, or where the curb would
be. Any person having a corner lot may use the side lot subject
to the approval of the Public Works Director. Where a public
alley exists and the City Manager deems it suitable for use, the
receptacle shall be placed at the property line on the alley.
All receptacles shall be removed from the curb line or parkway
when emptied. (Code 1954, 11-3; Ord. No. 1468, 2, 4.23-79)
Sec. 11-3.1. Preparation of refuse for collection.
(a)
Garbage. All garbage, before being placed in approved
containers for collection, shall have drained from it
all free liquids.
(b)
Refuse. All refuse shall be drained of liquid before
being deposited for collection.
(1)
Cans, bottles, boxes. All cans and bottles which
have contained food or foodstuffs shall be
thoroughly rinsed and drained before being
deposited for collection. All paper board boxes
shall be broken down before being placed in refuse
container for collection.
(2)
Ashes. Ash containers shall be made of metal.
Ashes must be cold before being placed in
container for collection.
(3)
Industrial wastes. Industrial wastes shall be
consolidated by the owner thereof, or the owner of
the premises, subject to the rules and regulations
of the City Manager.
(c)
Yard trash, yard refuse, tree trunks, limbs and other
debris--Placing or depositing on streets etc.,
prohibited; exceptions.
It shall be the duty of every occupant or owner of
property to place all resulting yard trimmings,
grass, leaves, weeds and other yard trash in
either plastic bags or other containers, sturdy
enough to retain such refuse, at the curb line or
at the property line in a manner as specified
herein or as prescribed by the Public Works
Director. Tree trunks and limbs resulting from
ordinary trimming, care and upkeep may be
deposited for collection and shall not exceed four
(4) inches in diameter and five (5) feet in length
and shall be neatly stacked. Papers, rags,
magazines and the like may be deposited for
collection in the places provided in this
paragraph, provided that they are securely tie~ in ........
bundles not exceeding forty (40) pounds in weight,
or provided such matter is stored in sturdy
disposable containers which will, in all ordinary
weather conditions, prevent said matter from being
scattered about by the elements or animals. Any
or all of the matter permitted under this
paragraph is to be placed upon parkways
immediately in front of and contiguous to the
property owned or occupied by the person
depositing the same. If placed in front of
property owned by others, the written consent of
the other owner, tenant or person in possession of
such property must be obtained. Nothing herein
shall be construed to permit the placing of tree
trunks resulting from the falling or removal of
large trees of large numbers of trees or from the
clearing of lots or other areas.
(2)
It shall be unlawful for any person, to place or
deposit or caused to be placed or deposited upon
any. of the street, sidewalks, parkways,
thoroughfares, public parks, or other public
places of the City, any tree trunks or limbs, any
trash, debris, papers, litter, refuse, or other
discarded matter of whatever kind.
(3)
The matter permitted to be placed in parkways
under paragraph (1) above, shall be neatly placed
so as to allow convenient passage of persons and
conveyances lawfully in such parkways.
(4)
It shall be unlawful for any person to disturb or
to scatter or spread about or cause to be
disturbed or to scatter or to be spread about any
of the matter described in paragraph (1) above.
(5)
For the purposes of this section a parkway is
defined as that portion of the street right-of-way
paralleling any public thoroughfare between the
curb line and the abutting property line.
(6)
Limitation as to quantity of yard trash placed for
collection. Their shall be a limit of a total not
to exceed four (4) cubic yards of loose yard trash
per residence per collection day. Yard trash in
any amount exceeding four (4) cubic yards in one
collection day may be collected subject to the
rules, regulations and fees, sufficient to cover
costs of the service rendered, as established by
the City Manager.
(d)
"Other solid waste materials"; large limbs, tree
trunks, discarded appliances and all other solid waste
materials not specifically designated herein and that
the Public Works Director designates to be suitable for
collection and disposal by the Solid Waste Division,
shall be collected from all single family residential
units. The placement of "other solid waste ..................
materials" for collection and limitation as to quantity
shall be.the same as those provided in Section 11-3.1
above. There shall be no fees charged for "other solid
waste materials" service other than as provided in
Section 11-3.1.(c).(6) above.
Sec. 11-4. Use of bags for storage and collection of paper, etc.
Any storekeeper, owner or occupant of any premises within
the city keeping or offering for collection refuse material
consisting entirely of paper and pasteboard or other light
material in large quantities may, at the discretion of the City
Manager and under such rules as he may prescribe, be allowed to
use suitable bags for such storage and collection. (Code 1954,11-
4)
Sec. 11-5. Wet garbage.
All persons who deposit wet garbage for removal by the city
shall deposit such garbage in watertight and airtight plastic
bags or receptacles described in section 11-2 herein. Any wet
garbage, if so deposited in such plastic bags or containers,
shall be tied securely or have placed thereon tight-fitting
covers to prevent the emission of any odors therefrom. (Code
1954, 11-5; Ord. No. 1468, 3, 4.23-79)
Sec. 11-6. Refuse fruit and vegetables.
(a) All persons are hereby required to deposit daily in
either plastic bags or tightly closed receptacles all refuse
fruit and vegetables in and about their homes and places of
business, including fruit dropped from trees, and to keep such
refuse fruit and vegetables in said plastic bags or tightly
closed receptacles until the same are removed by the department
of public works of the city.
(b) All persons are hereby required to allow daily access to
the plastic bags or receptacles in which refuse fruit and
vegetables are deposited as provided in this section for the
purpose of removing and destroying such refuse fruit and
vegetables. (Code 1954, 11-6; Ord. No. 1468, 4, 4.23-79)
Sec. 11-7. Industrial waste.
Industrial waste shall be stored, held, kept, collected and
removed by the owner, occupant or person in possession of such
premises in such a manner as required by City, State and Federal
laws, rules or regulations. (Code 1954, 11-8)
Sec. 11-8. Rules and regulations.
It shall be the duty of the City Manager to prescribe such
rules and regulations governing the storage, holding, keeping,
collection and removal of garbage, refuse and industrial waste as
will comply with this chapter and as may seem to the City Manager
to be in the best interest of the public welfare. (Code 1954, 11-
(a)
All refuse accumulated in the City shall be collected,
conveyed and disposed of by the City under the
supervision of the Public Works Director, except as
otherwise provided within this Chapter. The City
Manager shall have the authority to make regulations
concerning the days of collection, type and location of
refuse containers, and such other matters pertaining to
the collection, conveyance and disposal of refuse as he
shall find necessary, persons aggrieved shall have
the right of appeal to City Commission as provided in
Subsection (b) hereof.
(b)
Appeals. Any person aggrieved by a regulation of, or
fee charged by the City shall have the right to appeal
to the City Commission. The City Commission shall have
the authority to confirm, modify or revoke any such
regulation or fee provided that the actions of the City
Commission are not contrary to the provisions of this
Chapter.
11-8.1. Commercial container regulations.
(a)
Unauthorized use of containers. Itshall be unlawful
for any person to dispose of refuse or industrial waste
in any commercial refuse container unless such person
has contracted with the City of Sanford for the use of
the refuse container or the person has been given
authority to use the refuse container by the person who
has contracted with the City of Sanford for the use of
the refuse container. Any person found guilty of
violating this provision shall be punished by a fine of
not more than fifty dollars ($50.00).
(b)
Sharing of containers. Where determined by the Public
Works Director, establishments may be allowed or
required to share the use of refuse containers provided
by the City of Sanford, provided, however that each
such establishment shall pay a minimum fee of eleven
dollars and ninety-six cents ($11.96) per month.
(c)
It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized person to
remove any refuse from an approved refuse container, or
to remove recyclable materials from a recyclable
material container. Any person found guilty of
violating this provision shall by punished by a fine of
not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) per
violation.
(d)
It shall be unlawful for any person to enter and or be
inside of any commercial refuse container furnishedby
the City of Sanford.
(e)
For purposes of this subsection, it shall be prima
facie evidence that a refuse container is a commercial
refuse container furnished by the City of Sanford if it
bears one or more of the following sets of words on its
exterior surface:
(1) "Cityof Sanford"
(2)
"Tow Away Zone
Cars blocking this container
Will be Removed at owners expenses"
(3)
"$50 Fine
for Unauthorized Use"
(4)
"$50 Fine
For dumping Household garbage
in this container"
(f)
No arrest shall be made for trespass in refuse
containers if at the time of the suspected violation
the person demonstrates that he is an employee of the
City of Sanford Public Works Department acting within
the course and scope of the duties of his employment.
Sec. 11-9. Carrying offensive matter through streets.
No person shall carry through the streets of the city any
swill or garbage without having the same placed in watertight
vessels with close-fitting covers, so that the same shall not
overflow, leak or emit offensive or disagreeable odors. (Code
1954, 11-10)
Sec. 11-10. Scattering of refuse.
No person shall deposit on any of the streets, gutters or
sidewalks within the city any sweepings of any stores, dwelling,
offices, shops or booths, or any paper, hair, chips, bones,
'peelings, straw or rubbish of any kind. No person shall cast,
place sweep, or deposit anywhere within the city any refuse in
such a manner that it.may be carried or deposited by th~ elements
upon any street, sidewalk, alley, sewer, parkway or other public
place or into any premises within the city. All commercial
establishments must provide a means of securing trash so as to
eliminate wind-driven debris and to eliminate unsightly litter
conditions in and about the establishment. (Code 1954, 11-11;
Ord. No. 1468, 5, 4.23-79)
Sec. 11-11. Failure to comply with chapter, rules and
regulations.
Any person or any housekeeper or storekeeper, or the owner
or occupant of any premises within the city limits, or their
agents, servants or employees, who shall have, keep, hold or
offer for collection garbage, refuse or industrial waste in any
manner other than as provided in this chapter, or as provided by
the rules and regulations of the City Manager, or who shall have,
keep, manage, collect or offer for collection any garbage, refuse
or industrial waste in such manner as to render the air or soil
impure or unwholesome, or in any such manner as to cause the
premises on which such garbage, refuse or industrial waste is
held, managed, kept, collected or offered for collection, or~any
premises adjacent thereto, to become littered or unsightly or
dirty or unwholesome, or who in any manner violates the
provisions of this chapter, shall upon conviction in the county
court be punished for each offense as provided by section 1.8 of
this Code. (Code 1954, 11-12)
Sec. 11-12. Schedule of solid waste collection fees.
There is hereby imposed a solid waste collection fee, the
term "solid waste collection" includes collection of garbage,
refuse and recyclable materials as defined in section 11-1
herein. The amount of said fee shall be in accordance with the
following schedule:
(a)
For each "single-family residence" which term shall
embrace only a single building and it's premises for
single-family occupancy, and exclude any rental
occupancy other than single-family, each "church",
each "lodge", which term shall embrace only nonprofit,
fraternal organizations maintaining buildings for their
lodge purposes and each "nursery", such term embracing
only educational buildings used for instruction of
children of pre-public school age, the fee to be paid
to the city for garbage and refuse collection service
shall be ten dollars and ninety-five cents ($10.95) per
month and the fee to be paid to the City for recyclable
materials collection shall be one dollar and seventy-
one cents ($1.71) per month; Provided that residential
uses such as lodges, churches and nursery's that
generate volumes of solid waste in excess of that
allowed for residential uses as specified in Section
11-2 shall be designated to be commercial
establishments and shall be charged fees according to
the rates for commercial establishments as specified in
Section ll-12.(d) herein.
(b)
For each multiple-residential use, including, but not
limited to, duplexes, apartments, quarters or comb-
ination thereof:
(c)
(d)
(1)
The fee to be paid to the City for multiple-
residential garbage and refuse collection service
shall be six dollars and eighty cents ($6.80) per
month per family dwelling unit and the fee to be
paid to the City for recyclable materials
collection shall be one dollar and seventy-one
cents ($1.71) per month per family dwelling unit.
"Quarters" occupancy is defined as several single-
family rental buildings of one ownership on the
same premises and services as to other utilities
through a single utility meter or bill.
(2)
Any multiple-residential use which, in the
judgement of the Public Works Director, can be
serviced with City provided commercial collection
containers, are hereby declared to be commercial
establishments and the fee to be paid to the City
shall be at the rate of eleven dollars and ninety-
six cents ($11.96) per cubic yard per month. Suc~
multiple-residential uses shall be regulated in
accordance with the terms provided in this chapter
providing regulations and rules for the operation
of commercial establishments.
Refuse Collection Fee Waiver, Customer Charge - There
shall be a monthly customer charge for each account.
The monthly charge will be the monthly charge outlined
in the Sanford City Code Section ll-12.(a) & (b), with
the exception of those persons and families that meet
the City of Sanford's poverty guidelines which are
hereby defined as person or persons whose income is at
or below the level of twenty-eight percent (28%) of the
the median household income for this area as defined by
the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's
most recently released data. Said person or persons
meeting the City of Sanford's poverty guidelines,
subject to proper application for assistance and proper
documentation of income verification, shall receive
free solid waste and recycling pick-up. Proper
documentation shall consist of Social Security income
statements, State of Florida Department of Health &
Rehabilitative Services income statements, the person
or persons most recent U. S. Internal Revenue Service
Income Tax return and/or other documentation the City
Manager shall judge sufficient to verify income.
For commercial establishments, which shall include
motels, hotels, manufacturers, retail and wholesale
establishment, general offices and all other places
wherever solid waste may accumulate and which are not
described herein as residential.
(1)
Containers furnished by the City. Where, in the
judgement of the Public Works Director, commercial
refuse service can be furnished using City
provided containers, such containers shall be
11-12.1
(a)
furnished by the.City and a fee of eleven dollars
and ninety-six ($11.96) per cubic yard of solid
waste per month shall be charged, subject however,
to a minimum fee of eleven dollars and ninety-six
cents ($11.96) per month.
(2)
Containers provided by the user. Where, in the
judgement of the Director, commercial refuse
collection service can be furnished without the
use of city-furnished containers, a fee of eleven
dollars and ninety-six cents ($11.96) per cubic
yard of solid waste per month shall be charged,
subject however, to a minimum fee of eleven
dollars and ninety-six cents ($11.96).
(3)
Compacted refuse. Where the collection of
compacted refuse is acceptable by the Directori.
the fee shall be eleven dollars and ninety-six
cents ($11.96) per cubic yard of solid waste per
month, plus a fee which shall be determined by an
agreement between the establishment and the
Director and shall be sufficient to cover the
costs of the service rendered, subject to appeal
to the City Manager and the City Commission.
(4)
Waiver of fees. The Public Works Director shall
have the authority to waive the refuse collection
fee(s) provided for herein should an investigation
reveal that a commercial establishment does not
generate any refuse and thereby does not require
refuse collection service by the City of Sanford.
If at any time during a billing period, it becomes
necessary to provide refuse collection service
to a commercial establishment, the commercial
establishment will be billed as though it had
utilized the refuse collection service for the
whole billing period. This subsection shall not
be construed to allow any person to violate
any provisions of this or any other Chapter of
City Code of the City of Sanford.
Commercial solid waste collection regulations.
Collection frequency. Hotels, restaurants and all
other businesses and institutions shall enter into an
agreement with the City of Sanford, Public Works
Department, Solid Waste Division for the frequency of
refuse collection. Where necessary to protect the
public health, the Director shall have the authority to
require that more frequent refuse collections be made.
(b) Approved commercial/business containers.
(1)
Furnished by City. Where deemed necessary by the
Director, the City will furnish a refuse container
to the user subject to his compliance with the
rules and regulations governing use of City owned
refuse containers.
(2)
Furnished by user. Where deemed necessary by the
Director due to volume, weight, or content of
refuse, the user may be required to furnish a
container, the type and use of which may be
specifiedby the Director.
(3)
Recyclable Material Container. Recyclable
material shall be placed only in containers, as
defined herein, or otherwise contained or baled.
(c)
Location of commercial/business containers for
collection.
(i)
Location of container. Location of refuse
collection containers serviced by the City, its
designated agents, licensees, contract
representatives or franchisees shall be designated
by the Public Works Director.
(2)
Changes of Location. Once the refuse collection
container location has been established, no change
of location is permissible without the approval of
the Director.
(3)
Refuse collection container location requirements.
The owner-occupant of the establishments needing
refuse container collection shall provide
location(s) for the placement of refuse
container(s) that meet the container requirements
as required by the Director and other safety and
accessibility standards as determined by the
Director. All costs arising from the preparation
of the refuse container sites and safe access
routes shall be paid by the owner-occupant.
(Code 1954, ll-12.1;Ord.No. 955, 1, 10.1-68; Ord. No. 1013, 1,
2.8-71; Ord. No. 1089, 1, 9-11-72; Ord. No. 1244, 1, 8-26-74;
Ord. No. 1391, 1, 8-22-77; Ord. No. 1565, 1, 8-10-81; Ord. No.
1648, 1, 7-11-83; Ord. No. 1729, 1, 11-26-84; Ord. No. 1752,1,
4-22-85; Ord. No. 1996, 2, 1-9-89; Ord. No. 2055,1, 8-28-89)
Cross ref. - Water service rates, 28-24; sewer rates;28-25.
Sec. 11-13. Billing.
The monthly fees provided for in section 11-12 shall be billed on
the monthly city service statements issued by the city and such
refuse collection fee shall be itemized separately on
such statement. (Code 1954, 11-12.2)
Sec. 11-14. When bills payable; procedure upon failure to pay.
The refuse collection fee provided for in section 11-12
shall be paid within ten (10) days after date of mailing the
statement, as stamped thereon, or such collection service shall
be discontinued until such fees shall be paid in full. Service
shall be resumed thereafter only on payment of the accumulated
fees for the period of collection and the period of non-
collection, unless after investigation by the City Manager, it
shall appear that such fee or any part thereof for the period of
non-collection should be waived. (Code 1954, 11-12.3)
Sec. 11-15. Construction waste.
It shall be the duty of every occupant or owner of property
to be responsible for the collection and hauling of trash,
discarded building material, dirt, rock, concrete, plaster,
lumber, metal or other like material originating from private
property preliminary to, during, or subsequent to the
construction of new buildings, walls, or driveways, alteration
or additions to existing buildings of whatsoever type, walls or
driveways. (Ord. No. 1468, 6, 4-23-79)
Sec. 11-16. Motor vehicle tires.
If any occupant or owner has more than four (4) motor
vehicle tires for refuse collection in any six-month period, the
pickup of any such excess number of tires shall be considered
special handling and a fee, sufficient to cover the costs of the
service, shall charged as determined by the Public Works
Director, subject to appeal to the City manager and the City
Commission as provided in this chapter. (Ord. No. 1468, 8, 4-23-
79)
11-17. Recycling program established.
There is hereby established a "Recycling Program" within the
City of Sanford. The recycling program is intended to encourage
the collection, re-use and reduction of solid waste materials
that are disposed of in sanitary landfills, for the enhancement
of the environment for people of Sanford and to meet the
requirements of the State of Florida, Department of Environmental
Regulation. The program shall consist of a minimum of the
following methods; Operation of routes sufficient to allow all
persons or groups of persons within the limits of the City of
Sanford to offer for collection materials that are determined by
the Public Works Director to be recyclable, Operation of routes
and facilities sufficient to allow for re-use and/or reduction of
yard waste and other organic materials that are determined by the
Director to be suitable for composting or reduction or re-use,
Operation of educational and/or motivational programs and
promotions to encourage voluntary citizen participation in the
recycling program made available herein.
(a)
Those customers who voluntarily participate in the
recycling program established hereby shall separate'
such recyclable materials as designated by the Director
from other garbage or refuse and place the recyclable
material in the containers furnished by the Public
Works Department or in other containers as may be
determined, by the Public Works Director or this
chapter to be suitable. The containers shall be placed
at the street curb or curbline for collection according
to a schedule to be determined by the Director.
(b)
Recyclable material containers. Putrescible materials
shall not be placed in the designated containers
provided by the City for collection of recyclable
material. Only recyclable material designated by the
Director shall be placed in the designated containers
provided by the City.
(c)
Recyclable Material. All recyclable material
designated by the Director shall be separated from
refuse and be placed in the designated containers
furnished by the City to the residential or commercial
user; provided, however, that if the recyclable
materials are too numerous to fit in to the designated
containers furnished by the City, the recyclable
material may be stacked and bound with a non-metallic
substance (e.g., rope, string, or plastic), or placed
in a large brown paper bag or plastic bag.
(1) Ownership of Recyclable Material. From the time
of placement for collection by the City of
Sanford, any recyclable material, pursuant to the
program established hereby and the rules and
regulations issued hereunder, such materials shall
become and be the property of the City of Sanford.
Furthermore, it shall be a violation of this
ordinance for any person (other than authorized
personnel of the City of Sanford) to collect,
pick-up, or cause to be collected or picked up,
any such recyclable material.
(2)
Weight of Recyclable Material. There shall be no
weight limit on recyclable material placed in the
plastic containers furnished by the City. If the
recyclable material is stacked and bound then each
stack of recyclable material shall not exceed
forty (40) pounds in weight.
(d)
Collection of Recyclables by person(s) other than the
Solid Waste Division of the Public Works Department.
(1)
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in
the business of collection of recyclable material
generated at commercial establishments within in
the City of Sanford , without that person(s) first
making written application for and obtaining the
appropriate occupational license and registering
with the City of Sanford Public Works Department.
(2)
Registering to engage in the business of
collection of recyclable material.shall be on a
form provided by Director. The application must
be submitted to the Director at least ten (10)
calendar days prior to the proposed commencement
of service. Registration is valid for one (1)
calendar year from the initial registration date.
SECTION 2: That this Ordinance shall be codified and made a
part of the City Code of Ordinances.
SECTION 3: If any section or portion of a section of this
ordinance proves to be invalid, unlawful or unconstitutional, it
shall not be held to impair the validity, force or effect of any
other section or part of this ordinance.
SECTION 4:
conflict herewith be and the same are hereby revoked.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
SECTION 5: That this ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this
1991.
ATTEST:
day of ~
, A.D.
CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA