Ordinance No. 045 Garbage and Refuse

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Section 11. Commercial Establishments. The owner or occupant of any commercial establishment or any other property which provides a volume of garbage or refuse or both, which requires garbage and refuse pickup more frequently than once a week, shall also comply with the provisions of the foregoing Section 10. Section 12. Disposition by Burning; Air Pollution Control Regulations. No person shall dispose of garbage or refuse by burning except in accordance with applicable state law and regulations, including the conditions of any open burning permit obtained for such purpose. The regulations of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, which have been adopted and incorporated by reference by City Ordinance No. 44 require that a permit be secured for open burning. Section 13. Vehicles for Hauling Garbage and Refuse. All persons hauling or conveying garbage or refuse over the streets in the city shall use a vehicle provided with a tight cover and so operated and maintained as to prevent offensive odors escaping therefrom and garbage or refuse from being blown, dropped or spilled from the vehicle. Any such vehicles shall be kept clean and as free from offensive odors as possible, and, if customarily used for the hauling of garbage or refuse, shall not be allowed to stand in any street, alley, or other place longer than is reasonably necessary to collect garbage and refuse. Any vehicle customarily used for such purposes shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition and shall be thoroughly disinfected at least once each week unless the same has not been used since the last disinfection thereof. Section 14. Hours for Hauling Garbage and Refuse. No person engaged in hauling refuse or garbage for hire within the city shall do so after eight thirty o'clock p.m. or before six thirty o'clock a.m. on any day. There shall be no garbage or refuse pickup from residential dwelling units on Sunday. Section 15. Inspection. Each vehicle engaged in hauling garbage or refuse in the city shall be subject to inspection by the city at all reasonable times. Any such vehicle, while it is used in the city, shall have the name of the owner clearly printed on both sides. Section 16.Obligation of Commercial Collectors. A commercial garbage and refuse collector shall pick up any garbage and refuse of his customers which has been deposited for collection, in the manner provided by this ordinance. Section 17. Disposal of Garbage and Refuse; Solid Waste Disposal Regulations. No person shall dispose of garbage or refuse upon any property in the city except at a sanitary landfill site, resource recovery facility or other mixed solid waste disposal facility, approved in accordance with applicable law, including Minnesota Statutes Sections 473.801 to 473.834, and the rules and regulations of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 471.62, the Solid Waste Disposal Regulations, of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency are hereby adopted by reference. Section 18. Storage of Garbage and Refuse Containers. Garbage cans and other garbage and refuse containers shall be so located as to be out of the public view, insofar as possible, except on the day of pick up. Section 19. Penalties. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed $700 for each violation or both. Section 20. Enactment. This Ordinance No. 45 was enacted and placed in full force and effect on 15 August 1983 by a unanimous vote of the Gem Lake City Council. CERTIFIED COPY Ordinance No. 45 Garbage and Refuse