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Home My WebLink About114-16 Garbage and Refuse CITY OF PRIOR LAKE ORDINANCE NO. 114-16 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 601 OF THE PRIOR LAKE CITY CODE The City Council of the City of Prior Lake does hereby ordain that Section 601 of the Prior Lake City Code is hereby amended to add the following language: SECTION 601 GARBAGE AND REFUSE S : UBSECTIONS 601.100: D EFINITIONS 601.200: PA ROHIBITED CTS 601.300: GRC ARBAGE AND EFUSE OLLECTORS 601.400: PCR RECOLLECTION AND OLLECTION EQUIREMENTS 601.500: CS ONTAINER PECIFICATIONS 601.600: DGR ISPOSAL OF ARBAGE AND EFUSE 601.700: APCR IR OLLUTION ONTROL EGULATIONS 601.800: BP URNING ERMIT 601.900: ARAE GRICULTURAL URAL REA XCEPTIONS 601.1000: EEP NFORCEMENT AND NFORCEMENT ENALTIES (601.300 - 601.404 and 601.600 – 601.1000 were removed for purposes of this ordinance review only) 601.100 D: : For the purpose of this Section the following terms, phrases, words EFINITIONS and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include future, words in the plural number include the singular number and words in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory. : Garbage Animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, service and consumption of food and shall also include all other animal wastes. Refuse: Shall include all wastes which normally result from the operation of a household or commercial establishment, except body wastes and garbage, including but not limited to rubbish, tin cans, paper, cardboard, glass jars, bottles, wood, grass clippings, Christmas trees, ashes, sod, dirt, tires, rocks, household or commercial establishment construction material, cement, bricks, trees, leaves, hedge or tree trimmings, burning barrels, and mesh backyard burners, household or commercial establishment appliances and furniture or any other household or commercial establishment refuse or material small enough for one man to handle. The term "refuse" shall not include construction material or other waste or debris resulting from construction or reconstruction of buildings and other improvements by contractors, or trees in excess of six inches (6") in diameter. means old tin and iron cans and containers, old wood, cardboard and paper Rubbish: boxes, old metals, wire, rope, cordage, bottles, bags and bagging, rubber and rubber tires, paper, wood shavings, and all used or cast-off articles or material, including old plaster, brick, cement, glass, old building material, leaves, yard trimmings, weeds, dead weeds, dead trees, dead bushes or dead grasses whether or not still in ground at any height and similar materials. Commercial Establishment: Any premises where a commercial or industrial enterprise of any kind is carried on, and shall include clubs, churches and establishments of nonprofit organizations where food is prepared or served or goods are sold. Licensed Private Garbage, Rubbish, And Refuse Collector: Any person holding a valid license from the City for the collection of garbage, rubbish, and refuse. Residential Unit: Any single building consisting of three (3) or less separate dwelling places with individual kitchen facilities for each. It also includes any boarding house in a residential district. Park: A park, reservation, playground, beach, recreation center or any other public area in the City owned or used by the City and devoted to active or passive recreation. Public Place: Any and all streets, sidewalks, boulevards, alleys or other public ways and any and all public parks, squares, spaces, grounds and buildings. Litter: Garbage, refuse and rubbish, as defined herein and all other waste material which, if thrown or deposited as herein prohibited, tends to create a danger to public health, safety and welfare. Vehicle: Every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, including devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. Health Officer: The City Health Officer of Prior Lake, Minnesota. 601.200 PA: : ROHIBITED CTS Litter in Public Places 601.201 : No person shall throw or deposit litter in or upon any street, sidewalk, sewer, storm drain, ditch, drainage canal, lake, river, waterway, park, trail, or other public place within the City except in public receptacles or authorized private receptacles for collection. Sweeping Litter Into Gutters 601.202 : No person shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter, street or other public place within the City the accumulation of litter from any building or lot or from any private or public sidewalk or driveway. Persons owning or occupying property shall keep the sidewalk/s, public easement area, in front, side or rear of their premises free of litter, weeds, brush, snow ice, or any obstruction. Merchants Duty to Keep Premises Free of Litter 601.203 : No person owning or occupying a place of business shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter, street or public place within the City, the accumulation of litter from any building or lot or from any public or private sidewalk or driveway or allow litter on their premises to be deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk or other public place or upon private property. Litter Deposited on Public Property or in the Case of Private Property, 601.204 Deposited by a Person Other Than the Property Owner: When a person deposits litter on public property or on private property where the person is not the owner of such private property, that person shall immediately remove or cause the removal of that litter from the property at such person’s own cost. 601.500 CS: : ONTAINER PECIFICATIONS Duty to Provide and Maintain Containers in Sanitary Conditions 601.501: Garbage, rubbish, and refuse containers shall be provided by the owner, tenant, lessee or occupant of the premises located in such a manner so as to prevent them from being overturned. Such containers shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition and kept free from any substance which will attract or breed flies, mosquitoes or other insects. No garbage, rubbish, or refuse container shall exceed thirty two (32) (96) gallons in capacity or have ragged or sharp edges or any other defect liable to hamper or injure the person collecting the contents thereof. Containers not complying with the requirements of this Section shall be promptly replaced upon notice. Containers shall be made of metal, plastic, or other suitable material which is rodent, fire and waterproof and which will not easily corrode and is equipped with suitable handles and tight-fitting covers and shall be kept tightly covered when there is garbage, rubbish, or refuse therein. Containers shall be of a kind suitable for collection purposes, and shall be of such size and weight that they can be handled by one person, and kept tightly covered when there is garbage, rubbish, or refuse therein. Storage of Garbage, Rubbish, and Refuse Containers 601.502 : Garbage cans and other garbage and refuse containers shall be so located as to be out of the public view except on the day of the pickup. This Ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage and publication. th Passed by the City Council of the City of Prior Lake this 8 day of December, 2014 ATTEST: __________________ _____________________ City Manager Mayor th Published in the Prior Lake American on the 20 day of December, 2014 Drafted By: City of Prior Lake Building Department 4646 Dakota St. S.E. CITY OF PRIOR LAKE ORDINANCE NO.114-16 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 601 OF THE PRIOR LAKE CITY CODE The City Council of the City of Prior Lake does hereby ordain that Section 601 of the Prior Lake City Code is hereby amended to add the following language: SECTION 601 GARBAGE AND REFUSE SUBSECTIONS: 601.100: DEFINITIONS Affidavit of Publication 601:200: PROHIBITED ACTS 601.300: GARBAGE AND REFUSE COLLECTORS Southwest Newspapers 601.400: PRECOLLECTION AND COLLECTION State of Minnesota) ) 601.500: CONTAINER )SS. SPECIFICATIONS 601.600: DISPOSAL OF County of Scott ) GARBAGE AND REFUSE 601.700: AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATIONS Laurie A.Hartmann,being duly sworn,on oath says that she is the publisher or the authorized 601.800: BURNING PERMIT agent of the publisher of the newspapers known as the Shakopee Valley News,Jordan Indepen- 601.900: AGRICULTURAL dent,Prior Lake American and Savage Pacer,and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as RURAL AREA follows: EXCEPTIONS ;;ENFORCEMENT AND ENT (A)These newspapers have complied with the requirements constituting qualification as a legal PENALTIES newspaper,as provided by Minnesota Statute 331A.02,331A.07,and other applicable laws,as (601.300-601.404 and amended. 601.600-601.1000 were z c �i removed for puposes (B)The printed public notice that is attached to this Affidavit and identified as No.7 J of this ordinance was published on the date or dates and in the newspaper stated in the attached Notice and said review only) Notice is hereby incorporated as part of this Affidavit.Said notice was cut from the columns of 601.100: DEFINITIONS: For the newspaper specified.Printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z,both the purpose of this Section the inclusive,and is hereby acknowledged as being the kind and size of type used in the composition following terms,phrases,words and their derivations shall andpublication ublication of the Notice: have the meaning given herein. When not inconsistent with the abcdefghijkhnnopgrstuvwxyz context,words used in the present �i �� tense include future, words in Pate,�/ �� ' °�t the plural number include the ! l ,�/i singular number and words in By: the singular number include the Laurie A.Hartmann plural number. The word"shall" is always mandatory and not merelyGarbage: Subscribed and sworn before me on Garbage: Animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling,preparation, cooking,service and consumption d of food and shall also include all this d(-4 day of 0 L:2 -A 2014 other animal wastes. Refuse: Shall include all wastes which norm lly result �r+c from the operationof iousehold `' " 1111 _ �i �N�`t: ".‘,-,''1, mmercial esta ishment, exce antes and garbage, , ' _i - ' 3yu C ,v''P LK1C, w'Ptti :n"' .. S cel' n Y including but not limited at. ' ' blic �.....y ... " 'J+t;JCy ~` c -` , to rubbish, tin cans, paper, / cardboard, glass jars, bottles, wood,grass clippings,Christmas trees, ashes, sod, dirt, tires, rocks,household or commercial establishment construction material, cement,bricks,trees, RATE INFORMATION leaves,hedge or tree trimmings, burning barrels, and mesh Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space $31.20 per column inch backyard burners, household Maximum rate allowed by law for the above matter $3 1.20 per column inch or commercial establishment appliances and furniture or any Rate actually charged for the above matter $12.59 per column inch other household or commercial establishment refuse or material small enough for one man to handle. The term "refuse" shall not include construction material or other waste or debris resulting from construction or reconstruction of buildings and other improvements by contractors,or trees in excess of six inches(6")in diameter. Rubbish: means old tin and iron cans and containers, old wood,cardboard and paper boxes, old metals,wire,rope,cordage, bottles,bags and bagging,rubber and rubber tires, paper, wood shavings,and all used or cast-off articles or material,including oia plaster,brick, cement,glass,old 601.204 Litter Deposited on building material,leaves, yard Public Pr LitteroPerty or in she dCon trimmings, weeds, dead weeds, dead trees, of Private Property, Depositeddead by a Person Other 'Phan the grassess dead bushes whether or not sotill in Property Owner:When a person Found at any height and similar deposits litter on public property materials. or on private property where the Commercial h re a commercial Establishment: person is not the owner of such or industrialses enterprise priseof any private property,that person shall kindr industrial carred on, ae of any, ll immediately remove or cause the iscarried hushes anti removal of that litter from the includeaclubs, churches and' property at such person's own establishments eats hononprofit cost. organizations where food is: 601.500: CONTAINER prepared or served or goods are,; sold. SPECIFICATIONS: 601.501 Duty to Provide and LicensedRuPrivate Garbage,' Maintain Containers in Sanitary Any nypers AndRefuseg a valid dlicensCollectore : Conditions: Garbage, rubbish, fromthso Cityfor hecollectionnof I and refuse containers shall be from the for the of provided by the owner, tenant, garbage,rubbish,and refuse. lessee or occupant of the premisesResidecntial Unit:of thnyree single located in such a manner so• buildingr esseparate ting llthe places' as to prevent them from being or less dwelling overturned. Such containers for individualkitchenincludes any shall be- kept in a clean and boardingoo each. It also any sanitary condition and kept free' house in a residential from any substance which will district.Pr attract or breed flies,mosquitoes Park: A park,areservation, or other insects. No garbage, playground,cenbearh, recreation rubbish, or refuse container the oor anydd oruse bbytthee Ciea ty shall exceed thirty two (32), and devoted to active or passive1 (96)gallons in capacity or have' and devoted to active or passives ragged or sharp edges or any. recreation: other defect liable to hamper or Public Place: Any andall the person collecting the streets, sidewalks, boulevaards, contents thereof. Containers not' alleys or other public ways and'' complying with the requirements any and all public parks,dsgngses, of this Section shall be promptly spaces,grounds and buifuand. replaced upon notice. Containers Litter: Garbage,drefuse shall be made of metal,plastic,or rubbish,ll wasteas defined herein and other suitable material which is' all otherrmaterial which,here rodent,fire and waterproof and prohibited,thrown or denosittod c eateia which will not easily corrode' no p tends a create y and is equipped with suitable, danger to public health, safety; and welfare. handles and tight-fitting covers and shall be kept tightly covered Vehicle: Every device in, when there is garbage,rubbish, upon byt which any person or refuse therein. Containersor property_is or mayy be shall be of a kind suitable for transported or drawn capon a highway,including devices used collection purposes,and shall be of such size and weight that they exclusively upon stationary rails can be handled by one person,and Heor tracks. kept tightly covered when there, Health Officerlth Offiofr: The City, is garbage, rubbish, or refuse Minnesota. of Prior Lake, therein. 2 Storage of Garbage, 601.200: PROHIBITED ACTS: Rubbish,and Refuse Containers: 601.201 Litter in Public Places:.. Garbage cans and other garbage No litterrrn shall throw any streedepost, and refuse containers shall be so sidewalk,inor upon r , located as to be out of the public sewer, storm drain, ditch,drainage canal,lake,river,! view except on the day of the pickup. waterway, park, trail, or other This Ordinance shall become' public place within the City, effective from and after its passage except ine privaterreceptacles ori and publication. collection. receptacles for Passed by the City Council of 6016oll202ion. the City of Prior Lake this 8th dayGutters: Sweeping Litter Into of December,2014 Gutters: No person shall sweep ATTEST:DI into or deposit in any gutter,'. street or other public place within' Frank Boyles,City Manager the City the accumulation of Kenneth L.Hedberg,Mayor litter from any building or lot (Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, or from any private or public sidewalk or driveway. Persons December 20,2014;No.7340) owning or occupying property shall keep the sidewalk/s,public easement area, in front,side or rear of their premises free of litter,weeds,brush,snow ice,or any obstruction. 601.203 Merchants Duty to, \ Keep Premises Free of Litter:No person owning or occupying a' place of business shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter,street or public place within the City,the' - accumulation of litter from any building or lot or from any public or•private sidewalk or driveway or allow litter on their premises to be deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk or other public place or upon private property