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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08642ORDINANCE NO. 8642 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3 OF TITLE VII OF THE PUEBLO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE DISPOSAL OF TRASH BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: (brackets indicate matter being deleted, underscoring indicates new matter being added) SECTION 1. Section 7-3-6 of Chapter 3, Title 7, Pueblo Municipal Code, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 7-3-6. Disposal at designated facilities. (a) All rubbish, trash, litter and garbage shall be disposed of only by delivery to duly designated solid waste disposal facilities or qualified recycling facilities. It shall be unlawful and a municipal offense for any person to dump, deliver or dispose of rubbish, trash, litter and garbage anywhere within the City except at a duly designated solid waste disposal facility or qualified recycling If any rubbish, trash, litter or garbage is disposed of other than in facilities. compliance with this Chapter, and the ownership of the rubbish, trash, litter or garbage can be ascertained from the contents thereof, the owner so ascertained may be prosecuted for such unlawful dumping, delivery or disposal of the rubbish, trash, litter or garbage. . . . SECTION 2. Any person who violates Section 7-3-6 of the Pueblo Municipal Code as amended hereby or violates this Ordinance as related thereto, shall be guilty of a municipal offense and shall be punished as provided by Section 7-3-16, Pueblo Municipal Code, as amended. SECTION 3. The officers and staff of the City are directed and authorized to perform any and all acts consistent with the intent of this Ordinance and to effectuate the policies and procedures described herein. SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall become effective upon final passage and approval. INTRODUCED: September 23, 2013 BY: Chris Kaufman PASSED AND APPROVED: October 15, 2013 Background Paper for Proposed ORDINANCE DATE: September 23, 2013 AGENDA ITEM # R-5 DEPARTMENT: Planning and Community Development Julie Ann Woods, AICP/ASLA, Director TITLE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3 OF TITLE VII OF THE PUEBLO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE DISPOSAL OF TRASH ISSUE Should the Pueblo Municipal Code relating to the disposal of trash be amended to make owners of trash, as ascertained by the contents of the trash, responsible for unlawful dumping? RECOMMENDATION Approve the Ordinance. BACKGROUND Illegal dumping continues to be a problem for the City and Code Enforcement Officers. It is difficult to determine who is responsible for the actual dumping of garbage. The addition of this language makes people accountable for their trash until it is disposed of in a legal manner at an approved solid waste facility. FINANCIAL IMPACT None.