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CITY OF NEW BUFFALO CODE OF ORDINANCES Chapter 15 - SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL Section 15-1. Depositing, etc., slops, filthy substances, refuse, etc., on sidewalk, street, etc. No person shall throw, deposit, cause, or permit to be thrown or deposited, or permit to pass through any sink spout, upon any sidewalk, street, alley, or public park or other public places within the City any slops, filthy water, urine, carrion, or filthy substance, or any metal cans, metal ware, ashes, refuse, garbage, or rubbish of any kind or description. Section 15-2. Definitions. ARTICLE II. SOLID WASTE For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this Section: Ashes. The residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke, or other combustible materials. Garbage. Putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, and consumption of food. Recyclables. Nonputrescible solid wastes (excluding ashes), consisting of both combustible and noncombustible wastes, such as paper, cardboard, metal cans, glass, plastics and similar materials which can be recycled into other useable products. Rubbish. Nonputrescible solid wastes (excluding ashes), consisting of both combustible and noncombustible wastes, such as paper, cardboard, metal cans, wood, glass, bedding, crockery, and similar materials. Yard Waste. Natural solid wastes resulting from the maintenance of lawns and trees, including but not limited to leaves, tree limbs, brush, pine needles, pine cones, and grass clippings. Section 15-3. Contract for collection generally. The City Council may contract with any person for the collection of refuse, garbage, rubbish, yard waste, and recyclables in the City. Such contract shall be for a term specified by the City Council and the Council shall advertise for the letting of bids for the purpose of collecting-refuse, garbage, rubbish, yard waste, and recyclables at least thirty(30) days prior to the entering into of any contract for this purpose. Section 15-4. Same - Bond required. The person entering into any contract as provided for in Section 15-3 shall, before such contract shall become binding upon the City, file with the City Clerk a bond in the amount of at least one-thousand dollars ($1,000.00) with sufficient surety in the discretion of the City Council, conditioned for the faithful performance of such contract. Should default occur on such bond, the City shall have an action against the principal and the surety on such bond, or any of them, for recovery of any cost or expense suffered by the City as a result of such default, together with all costs of such action. Chapter 15- SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING 15-1
CITY OF NEW BUFFALO CODE OF ORDINANCES Section 15-5. Power of City Manager to make regulations. The City Manager shall have the authority to make regulations concerning the days of collection, type, and location of waste containers and such other matters pertaining to the collection, conveyance, and disposal of refuse as he/she shall find necessary, and to change or modify the same after notice, as required by law; provided, that such regulations are not contrary to the provisions of this Chapter or any contract entered into by the City Council pursuant to Section 15-3. Section 15-6. Fees and charges generally. The costs for the collection of refuse, garbage, rubbish, yard waste, and recyclables shall be borne by the owners or occupants of any building or premises. Service fees for the collection of refuse, garbage, rubbish, yard waste, and recyclables shall be established by resolution by the City Council from time to time as deemed necessary to defray the cost, thereof, and shall be assessed against the owners or buildings concurrently with the billing for water and sanitary sewer charges levied against the premises located within the City. Such charges shall be billed and collected, subject to and in accordance with the same terms and conditions respecting payment, as are provided for water bills including the penalty provided therein for late payment. The title holder of record of any unoccupied building or premises shall be liable for a monthly ready-to-serve charge for the collection of refuse, garbage, rubbish, yard waste, and recyclables, even though such building or premises may not require such service on a continuous twelve (12) month basis. The ready-to-serve charge shall be established by resolution by the City Council from time to time as deemed necessary. Any delinquent charges for the regular service fee or a ready-to-serve charge shall become a lien against the property served and may be collected in the same manner as provided by this Code and other water and sanitation ordinances of the City or Sections of this Code. Section 15-7. Separation of garbage and rubbish. Garbage and rubbish shall each be placed and maintained in separate containers, in a manner prescribed by the City. Section 15-8. Reserved. [Ord. 106, 10/2/1996] Section 15-9. Placing raw refuse, etc., in prohibited places. It shall be unlawful to place and/or scatter, any raw refuse, garbage, or rubbish in any sewer, ravine, drainage ditch, or catch basin throughout the City, or in the harbor, Galien River, or Lake Michigan within the City. It shall also be unlawful to allow raw refuse, garbage, and weeds to accumulate on any public or private parcel of property within the City, except for those areas designated for the collection refuse, garbage, rubbish, yard waste, and recyclables by the City. Section 15-10. Appeals to City Council. Any person aggrieved by a regulation pursuant to the provisions of this Article or fee charged hereunder shall have the right of appeal to the City Council, which shall have the authority to confirm, modify, or revoke any such regulation or fee. Chapter 15- SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING 15-2
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