§ 6-2.12. Exclusive right of City to accumulate, collect, remove, transport and dispose.

(a)

Exclusive right of the City. The accumulation, collection, removal, transportation and disposal of garbage, rubbish, refuse, hazardous wastes, household hazardous wastes, infectious wastes, construction rubbish, recycling materials, green wastes and other solid wastes as well as public street sweeping services, shall be controlled by the City for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare and reduce the danger of fire and conflagration, limit sources of noise, control vermin and vectors, mitigate environmental impacts including the reduction of air pollution and to promote economies and efficiencies in the delivery of municipal services in the City. The City Council finds that, a comprehensive City-operated and controlled system for the periodic accumulation, collection, removal, transportation and disposal of garbage, rubbish and refuse, the recycling of recyclable materials, the sweeping of the public streets, and the collection, removal, transportation and disposal of green waste, from all property in the City is essential and benefits all occupants and owners of premises in the City. The City reserves to itself the exclusive right to accumulate, collect, transport and dispose of, or cause to be accumulated, collected, transported and disposed of, all offal, swill, refuse, garbage, rubbish, recycling materials, green waste materials, debris and all other solid waste produced or found within the corporate limits of the City of Coalinga. It is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person, except as provided by the City Council under a City-granted contract, permit, license or franchise to accumulate, collect, transport or dispose of offal, refuse, garbage, rubbish, construction rubbish, hazardous waste, household hazardous waste, infectious wastes, recycling materials, green wastes, debris, or any other solid wastes produced or found within the City limits.

(b)

Collection categories. The City Council or City Manager may determine solid waste management collection categories, whether single-family residential, multifamily residential, industrial, institutional, governmental, and may make or impose requirements in connection with the issuance of any City contract, permit, license or franchise.

(§ 1, Ord. 681, eff. May 2, 2003)