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.