HomeMy WebLinkAbout06072ORDINANCE NO. 6072
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3 OF TITLE VII OF
THE 1971 CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO SOLID
WASTE AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES AND A COMMU-
NITY SOLID WASTE CLEAN -UP SURCHARGE THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, COLORADO, that:
(Brackets indicate matter being deleted; underscoring indicates new matter being added.)
SECTION 1
Chapter 3 of Title VII of the 1971 Code of Ordinances of the City of Pueblo, as amended,
is hereby amended by the addition of new sections 7 -3 -15 and 7 -3 -16 thereto, to read as follows:
7 -3 -15: PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THIS CHAPTER
The following provisions shall apply to a violation of any of the provisions of this
Chapter 3 Title VII of the 1971 Code of Ordinances, as amended:
U It is unlawful and a municipal offense for my person to violate any
of the provisions of this Chapter 3 of Title VII of the 1971 Code of Ordinances, as
amended.
Every person convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this
Chapter shall be punished by a fine not exceeding three hundred dollars ($300.00)
or by imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both by such fine and
imprisonment.
U In addition to the penalties provided herein, any person convicted of
a violation of the provisions of this Chapter 3 shall be assessed a fee to be known as
the community solid waste clean -up surcharge in the amount of five dollars ($5.00).
The communes solid waste clean-= surcharge shall be imposed at the time of
conviction and may not be suspended or waived by the Court. For purposes of this
subsection conviction shall include all guilty pleas, findings of guilt and deferred
sentences entered on any violation of this Chapter. The community solid waste
clean-up surcharges shall be collected by the Municipal Court and paid into the City's
general fund.
7 -3 -16: COMMUNITY SOLID WASTE CLEAN -UP PROGRAM
The City Manager shall annually recommend to City Council, as part of the City
budget process, my fees that maybe assessed under Section 7 -3 -15, and the appropriation
of such fees to fund any community clean -up program for reduction or disposal of solid
waste from areas located within the City.
SECTION 2
This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon final passage and approval.
INTRODUCED: D4 rch 25 , 1996
ATTEST:
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City Cler
By ,john Verna
Councilperson
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Pres' ent of the City Council
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