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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05540 i 't. ORDINANCE NO. 5540 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE VII OF THE 1971 CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO TRASH, GARBAGE AND SOLID WASTE , AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, COLORADO, that: (Brackets indicate material being deleted; underscoring indicates new material being added. ) SECTION 1 . Chapter 2, Title VII of the 1971 Code of Ordinances of the City of Pueblo, as amended, is hereby repealed in its entirety. SECTION 2. Section 7-3-6 of Chapter 3, Title VII of the 1971 Code of Ordinances of the City of Pueblo, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows : 7-3-6: [DISPOSITION] DISPOSAL AT DESIGNATED FACILITIES All rubbish, trash, litter and garbage shall be disposed of only by delivery to [such places only as shall be] duly designated solid waste disposal facilities [from time to time by the Health Department as public dumping grounds , and] . [ i ] It shall be unlawful and a municipal offense for any person to dump, deliver or dispose of [dump] rubbish, trash, litter and garbage [debris of any kind within the limits of Pueblo or within one mile of the outer boundaries thereof , ] anywhere within the City except at [such] a duly designated solid waste disposal [dumping grounds] facility, if any. SECTION 3. Section 7-3-7 of Chapter 3 of Title VII of the 1971 Code of Ordinances of the City of Pueblo is hereby repealed and amended by re-enactment to read as follows : 7-3-7: TRANSPORT OF GARBAGE AND TRASH ( a) It shall be unlawful and a municipal offense for any person to transport garbage , rubbish or trash in a vehicle operated on any street or highway within the City, ( 1 ) in a manner which permits garbage, rubbish or trash to spill , leak , drop or be deposited from the vehicle; or ( 2 ) without the load being adequately secured and enclosed or covered to prevent garbage, rubbish or trash from dropping, spilling, leaking or otherwise escaping from the vehicle. SECTION 4 . The health officer and such employees of the City-County Health Department as he shall designate as health protection officers, shall enforce this ordinance pursuant to the authority heretofore granted in Section 7-1-4 of the 1971 Code of Ordinances of the City of Pueblo. SECTION 5. Any violations of the provisions of this Ordinance declared to constitute municipal offenses, shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $300, or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. SECTION 6. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon final pas- sage and approval . INTRODUCED: April 24 , 1989 By MIKE OCCHIATO Councilman ATTEST: APPROVED: Cit Clerk Pre ident of the City Council TF 31. 4 -2-