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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-008 Council OrdinancesCouncil Member Elliott moved its adoption: introduced the following ordinance and CITY OF LINO LAKES ORDINANCE NO. 08 - 92 AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE FOR EVERY RESIDENTIAL HOUSEHOLD AND BUSINESS IN LINO LAKES. The City Council of the City of Lino Lakes ordains: 507.01 PURPOSE It is the intent of the City Council, by means of this ordinance, to require the collection of mixed municipal solid waste throughout the City so that the disposal of such materials is accomplished in a sanitary manner so that the health and sanitary conditions of the residents of the City is properly safeguarded and so that the City is in compliance with the State of Minnesota and Anoka County mixed municipal solid waste management mandates. 507.02 SHORT TITLE This ordinance shall be known as the Solid Waste Collection Ordinance of the City of Lino Lakes, County of Anoka, State of Minnesota. 507.03 DjINITIONS For the purpose of the Ordinance the following terms, phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words in the plural include singular, and words in the singular include the plural. "City" is the City of Lino Lakes, County of "Collection" means the aggregation of mixed from the place at which it is generated and the waste is delivered to a waste facility. Anoka, State of Minnesota. municipal mixed municipal solid waste includes all activities up to the time "Mixed Municipal Solid Waste" means garbage, refuse, and other mixed municipal solid waste residential, commercial, industrial, and community activities which is generated and collected in aggregate, but does not include auto hulks, street sweepings, ash, construction debris, mining waste, sludges, tree and agricultural wastes, tires, materials collected, processed and disposed of as separate waste streams. "Garbage" means animal, vegetable, or other putrescible wastes, but excluding sewage or other forms of water -carried wastes. "Refuse" means nonputresible mixed municipal solid wastes such as glass, crocke2y,_. cans, paper, boxes, rags, but excluding ashes, sand, earth, brick, stone, concrete, trees, tree branches, and wood. "Hauler" means a collector and transporter of mixed municipal solid waste from any household or commercial establishment. 507.04 REQUIRED SOLID WASTE COLLECTION Pursuant to Minn. Stat. 115A.941, every person who owns within the City for business, commercial or residential for collection service for mixed municipal solid waste, may accumulate upon such property at least once a week, do business in Anoka County. or occupies property purposes shall contract as defined herein, which with a hauler licensed to 507.05 SOLID WASTE STORAGE The owner, occupant, and/or the person in control of any residential property, business establishment, or industry, shall be responsible for the satisfactory storage of all mixed municipal solid waste accumulated at the premises, business establishment, or industry. I. CONTAINER REQUIREMENTS A. Garbage shall be stored in durable, rust -resistant, non-absorbent, watertight, rodent -proof, and easily cleanable containers, with close -fitting, fly -tight covers and/or disposable plastic bags with tightly sealed openings. Refuse shall be stored in durable containers. Where garbage is stored in combination with refuse, containers for the storage of the mixture shall meet the requirements for garbage containers. B. All containers for the storage of garbage and refuse shall be maintained in such a manner as to prevent the creation of a nuisance or menace to public health. Containers that are broken or otherwise fail to meet requirements of this ordinance shall be replaced with acceptable containers. 507.06 SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL Disposal of any mixed municipal solid waste collected within the City, by any private hauler shall be done only at places specifically designated by the Anoka County, as stated in the Anoka County Ordinance No. 73-1, 82-1, 83-2, 83-3, 84-2, 85-5, 86-1, 88-1, 88-4, 88-5, 89-1, 91-1 and 92-2 Section IX, Subsection 4. Allowable exceptions are any materials listed as exempt in this ordinance. 507.07 ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTY Any person, firm, or corporation violating the provisions of this ordinance, after September 1, 1992, shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor. Passed this 26th day of May , 1992 by the Lino Lakes City Council. Signed this 26th day of May , 1992. Vernon F. Reinert, Mayor ATTEST: Marilyn Anderson, Clerk -Treasurer The motion for the adoption of the foregoing ordinance was duly seconded by Council Member Neal and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Neal, Kuether, Reinert, Elliott, Bergeson. The following voted against same: none. Whereupon the said ordinance was declared duly passed and adopted.