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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAKE ELMO CITY CODE SECTION 5.12.120 'CONDITIONS
OF LICENSING' AS IT RELATES TO WASTE COLLECTION START TIME
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Title 5 Public Works;
Chapter 5.12: Solid Waste, Section 120 Conditions of Licensing by updating the following section
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a) Residential dwelling(s) collection shall only occur on Mondays and. Thursdays. It shall be unlawful
for a licensed hauler to operate on residential streets in the city on any day that is not regularly
scheduled for collection, except to collect a missed pick-up, a special pick-up or when an observed
holiday interrupts regularly scheduled collection.
b) The council, in the interest of maintaining healthful and sanitary conditions in the city, hereby
reserves the right to limit the number of licenses issued within the city.
c) Before a license is issued or renewed, applicants must file a schedule of proposed rates with the city.
d) Licensees must notify customers of any rate increase at least 30 days prior to effectuating any
increase and must provide written notice of said rate increase to the city at least 15 days prior to
notifying any customer.
e) Residential refuse/recycling license rates shall include a minimum of two levels of regular service,
priced on the basis of volume beginning at a volume of 32 gallons or less and in increments of 32
gallons or. less. Residential refuse/recycling licenses shall also include a cost for curbside recycling.
Commercial refuse/recycling license rates shall also include a cost for curbside recycling.
g) Residential refuse/recycling licenses rates shall include a separate rate for both refuse and recycling.
The recycling collection rate cannot be more than reuse collection for residential dwelling unit(s).
h) No hauler shall exceed weight limits established by the city.
i) No hauler shall operate in a residential district after 7:00 p.m. or before 6:00 a.m. 740n . on any
day, and no hauler shall operate in a residential district on Sunday.
j) Each vehicle for which a hauler's license is issued shall exhibit the license in a prominent position on
the vehicle.
k) All residential refuse/recycling and commercial refuse/recycling license holders shall report to the
city, on a form provided for the purposes, the yard waste abated from the landfills, as well as any
other recycling information requested. The reports are to be submitted quarterly on or by January 10,
April 10, July 10, and October 10, respectively. The penalty for not submitting the reports is $500.00
for the first offense, $500.00 plus an appearance before the city council for the second offense, and
automatic license revocation for the third offense.
1) All licensee employees shall report to the licensees any violations of LEC 5.12. 010 et seq. they
observe in the performance of their work and the licensees shall report all the violations to the city's
code enforcement officer.
SECTION 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption and
publication in the official newspaper of the City of Lake Elmo.
SECTION 8. Adoption Date. This Ordinance 2025-13 was adopted on this 6h day of August 2025, by a vote
of 5 Ayes and 0 Nays.
LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL
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Charles Cadenhead, Mgfll
ATTEST:
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This Ordinance 2025-13 was published on the 19th day of September, 2025.