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City of Gem Lake, Ramsey County, Minnesota
<br />Garbage. and Refuse.
<br />Ordinance No. 45
<br />AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH., AND OTHER REFUSE
<br />PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF.
<br />THIS CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY O.F. GEM LAKE ORDAINS:
<br />Section I: Purpose. It is the purpose.ofthis ordinance to regulate the.disposai of garbage,.rubbish, and other refuse
<br />in the City of Geri: Lake so as to control rats and. other vermin and otherwise.protect the health oftlieinhabitants and
<br />property located in the City.
<br />Section 2, Definitions. For #.lie purpose of this:ord1nance, the following terms, ph rases;. words,. and '.#heir derivations
<br />shall have the meaning. given herein: NN'lie n'not ineon sistent with the: context; words. used in the present tense include
<br />the: future, words inthe. plural number include the singular number, and. Words. in. the. singular number include the
<br />plural number. The word "shall" is alway s..mandatory and not merely directory.
<br />I. Commercial Establislime.nt. Shall mean any preFnises. where a commercial or. industrial enterprise of any.
<br />kind is carried on and. shall inckide Iiotels and boarding houses, clubs, churches, and establishments of
<br />nonprofit organizations where- food is prepared or -served or goods are sold.
<br />2. Garbage: Shall mean animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking,
<br />service and consumption of food and shall. also include al I other animal wastes, but shall not include refuse
<br />or hazardous waste.
<br />3. Hazardous Waste. Shall mean hazardous waste as defined in sMinnesota Statutes: Section. ) 16:00,
<br />subdivision .13.
<br />4.. Incinerator. Shal1.mcan arty device sued for: the. destruction of refuse, rubbish, or waste materials by fire.
<br />5. Open Burning. Means the burning. of any matter whcrehy the resultant combustion products are. emitted:
<br />•directly to the atmosphere without passing through an adequate stack, duct, or.chimney,
<br />G. Refuse: Shall include all wastes which. normal ly result from the operation o.ra.hous.ehold, except body
<br />wastes and garbage, including, but not limited to, rubbish, tin cans, paper, cardboard, glass jars, bottles;
<br />wood, grass clippings; Christmas trees, ashes, sod, dirt, tires, rocks,: household construction material,
<br />cement bricks,.trees,.leaves, hedge or tree trimmings, burning barrels. and mesh backyard burners,
<br />household. appliances and furniture, or Any other Household refuse or materiais.smai.l enough for one man to
<br />handle. The. term "refuse" shall. not include hazardous waste., construction material or other waste or debris
<br />resulting from construction or reconstruction.of.buildings and other improvements by contractors, or trees
<br />in excess of six (c).inches in diameter.
<br />7.. Residential Dwelling Unit. Shall mean:any.singlebuild ing.consi'sting of four (4) or less separate dwelling
<br />places, w.idi individual kitchen facilities for each. Any building containing more than four (4.) dwelling
<br />places; with in.div..idual kitchen.. facilities,.shalI be deemed "inultipleAwelIing: residences:"
<br />Section 3. DlsposaI ofG.arhsige:and Refuse. Every tefiAnt, Iessee, owner; or occupan fofeve ryprivate.uweIIing,
<br />house multiple residence, store,. motel, restaurant, arid every other type of property in the city NOich.accumulates
<br />garbage or. refuse or both on such premises shall dispose ofsuch garbage.and refuse as: provided. in this section.
<br />Garbage and refuse shall. be. disposed of at least .once each week from. residential dwelling unit properties. Garbage
<br />and. refuse in. outside storage at any commercialestablishnientshall be disposed of at..least once each week and as
<br />often as.once each day. if necessary to.protect the public health. No person shall accumulate or permit to accumulate
<br />any refiise'on any property in the city which inight constitute.a nuisance by reason of appearance, odor, sanitation,
<br />possible littering of neiigliboring properties, littering of the property on which the refuse 'is. accumulated; attracting.
<br />rats or other vermin, or a fire hazard.
<br />Ordinance No, 45 Garbage and Reltiac
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