HomeMy WebLinkAbout05597ORDINANCE NO. 5597
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3, TITLE VII,
HEALTH AND SANITATION OF THE 1971 CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PUEBLO BY THE
ADDITION OF ARTICLE IV THERETO RELATING TO
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL, IMPOSING SOLID WASTE
DISPOSAL USER CHARGES, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES
FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:(Brackets
indicate material being deleted; underscoring indicates new
material being added.)
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The City Council finds, determines and declares that the
regulation of solid waste disposal and imposition of user charges
therefor and the adoption of Article IV, Chapter 3, Title VII of
the 1971 Code of Ordinances as set forth in Section 2 hereof are
in the best interest of the City and its citizens and will protect
and promote the public health, safety and welfare.
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Chapter 3, Title VII, Health and Sanitation of the 1971 Code
of Ordinances of the City of Pueblo is hereby amended by the
addition of the following Article IV thereto:
ARTICLE IV: SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
SECTION
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SUBJECT
DEFINITIONS
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COLLECTIONS
VIOLATIONS
7 -3 -46 DEFINITIONS
As used i n this Article:
(a) Solid waste means any of the following produced or
generated within Pueblo County, Colorado: garbage, refuse,
rubbish, trash, mineral or vegetable waste, including but not
limited to ashes, paper, cans, bottles, tree trimmings, tree
limbs and stumps, discarded appliances and furniture, or any
combination thereof. Solid waste does not include dead
animals or part of the carcass of any dead animal, liquids or
sludges, or radioactive, toxic, hazardous or infectious
waste, substances or materials as defined in § §25 -11 -201,
25 -15 -101 and 402, C.R.S.
(b) Disposal site means the City's solid waste disposal
site and facility located southwest of the City and north of
Colorado Hiqhwav No. 78 in Sections 13 and 18, Township 21
South, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M.
7 -3 -46 USER CHARGES
(a) There is imposed upon each person disposing of
solid waste at the disposal site a user charge at the rate of
Three dollars ($3.00) per cubic yard. The Director of
Finance shall establish user charge rates for all vehicles
and equipment transporting solid waste for disposal at the
disposal site which shall not be less than the following
rates:
(1) One dollar ($1.00) per load transported
motor vehicle which is generally and commonly used for
the noncommercial transport of persons over the public
highways;
Two dollars ($2.00
er load transported b
truck (a motor vehicle equipped with a body to carry
property) which is generally and commonly used for the
noncommercial transport of persons and property over the
public highways;
(3) Five dollars ($5.00) per load transported by a
truck with extended bed or side - boards or trailer which
is generally and commonly used for the noncommercial
transport of persons and property on the public
highways;
(4) Fifteen dollars ($15.00) per load transported
any commercial vehicle or other vehicle or equipment
not included in paragraph (1), (2) or (3) of this
subsection.
(b) The user charge imposed by section 7- 7 -2(a) shall
be in addition to the tire disposal charge imposed by
Ordinance No. 5485 but shall include the solid waste user fee
imposed by §25- 16- 104.5, C.R.S.
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7 -3 -48 COLLECTION OF USER SERVICE CHARGE
(_a) Solid waste shall be accepted for disposal at the
disposal site only upon payment of the required user charge.
(b) The user charge and the tire disposal charge shall
be collected at the disposal site by the City, or by a bonded
independent contractor engaged by the City, at the time of
disposal in accordance with user charge rate schedules,
procedures, and regulations established and adopted by the
Director of Finance.
7 -3 -49 VIOLATIONS
(a) It shall be unlawful and a Class 1 municipal
offense for any person to dispose or attempt to dispose of
any waste, substance, liquid or material at the disposal site
which is not solid waste as defined by Section 7- 3- 46(a).
(b) It shall be unlawful and a Class 1 municipal
offense for any person to dispose or attempt to dispose of
solid waste at the disposal site without paying the user
charge imposed by section 7- 3- 46(a).
(c) It shall be unlawful and a Class 1 municipal
offense for any person to dispose or attempt to dispose of
solid waste at any site or location within the City except
the disposal site or an approved transfer station.
SECTION 3.
The caption of Article III, Chapter 3, Title VII of the 1971
Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read:
Article III - (SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL) JUNKED AND ABANDONED
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SECTION 4.
If any provision of this Ordinance shall be adjudged invalid
or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remaining
provisions of this Ordinance.
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All resolutions and ordinances or parts of resolutions and
ordinances, in conflict with this Ordinance, are hereby repealed
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to the extent of such conflict. This repealer shall not be
construed to revive any resolution or ordinance or part thereof
heretofore repealed.
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This Ordinance shall become effective on October 1, 1990.
INTRODUCED: May 14, 1990
ATTEST:
City Clerk
By HOWARD WHITLOCK
Councilman
APP R0 ED:
Pr dent of the City Council
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