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CITY OF LAKE ELMO <br />COUNTY OF WASHINGTON <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. 2025-13 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAKE ELMO CITY CODE SECTION 5.12.120 ‘CONDITIONS <br />OF LICENSING’ AS IT RELATES TO WASTE COLLECTION START TIME <br /> <br />SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Title 5 Public Works; <br />Chapter 5.12: Solid Waste, Section 120 Conditions of Licensing by updating the following section <br />(Proposed language is underlined; deleted language is shown with strikethrough): <br /> <br />a) Residential dwelling(s) collection shall only occur on Mondays and Thursdays. It shall be unlawful <br />for a licensed hauler to operate on residential streets in the city on any day that is not regularly <br />scheduled for collection, except to collect a missed pick-up, a special pick-up or when an observed <br />holiday interrupts regularly scheduled collection. <br />b) The council, in the interest of maintaining healthful and sanitary conditions in the city, hereby <br />reserves the right to limit the number of licenses issued within the city. <br />c) Before a license is issued or renewed, applicants must file a schedule of proposed rates with the city. <br />d) Licensees must notify customers of any rate increase at least 30 days prior to effectuating any <br />increase and must provide written notice of said rate increase to the city at least 15 days prior to <br />notifying any customer. <br />e) Residential refuse/recycling license rates shall include a minimum of two levels of regular service, <br />priced on the basis of volume beginning at a volume of 32 gallons or less and in increments of 32 <br />gallons or less. Residential refuse/recycling licenses shall also include a cost for curbside recycling. <br />f) Commercial refuse/recycling license rates shall also include a cost for curbside recycling. <br />g) Residential refuse/recycling licenses rates shall include a separate rate for both refuse and recycling. <br />The recycling collection rate cannot be more than reuse collection for residential dwelling unit(s). <br />h) No hauler shall exceed weight limits established by the city. <br />i) No hauler shall operate in a residential district after 7:00 p.m. or before 6:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m. on any <br />day, and no hauler shall operate in a residential district on Sunday. <br />j) Each vehicle for which a hauler's license is issued shall exhibit the license in a prominent position on <br />the vehicle. <br />k) All residential refuse/recycling and commercial refuse/recycling license holders shall report to the <br />city, on a form provided for the purposes, the yard waste abated from the landfills, as well as any <br />other recycling information requested. The reports are to be submitted quarterly on or by January 10, <br />April 10, July 10, and October 10, respectively. The penalty for not submitting the reports is $500.00 <br />for the first offense, $500.00 plus an appearance before the city council for the second offense, and <br />automatic license revocation for the third offense. <br />l) All licensee employees shall report to the licensees any violations of LEC 5.12.010 et seq. they <br />observe in the performance of their work and the licensees shall report all the violations to the city's <br />code enforcement officer. <br />SECTION 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption and <br />publication in the official newspaper of the City of Lake Elmo.