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ANORDINACEAMENDINGCHAPTER8.08 OF THEMOSESLAKEMUNICIPALCODEENTITLED"GARBAGECOLLECTION"BY AMENDINGANDADDINGCERTAINSECTIONS
(THIS SUMMARYIS PUBLISHEDPURSUANTTORCW65.16.160.THE FULLTEXTOF THE ORDI-NANCEWILLBE MAILED,WITHOUTCHARGE,TOANYPERSONUPONREQUEST.)
Section 1.
I 8.08.010 Applicability:States that the chapter shall apply to all the terri-tory within the City of Moses Lake.
8.08.020 Intent:States that mandatory garbage collection is compulsory withintheCityofMosesLakewithsomeexceptionsassetforth.
8.08.030 Definitions:States the definitions of words used in the chapter.
8.08.040 City Sanitary Division:States that in order to carry out the provi-sions of the chapter a city sanitary division is created within thecitygovernmentandthattheCityManagerisempoweredandauthorizedtoappointaSanitationTechniciantoberesponsiblefortheworkprovidedforunderthechapter.
8.08.050 Sanitation Fund:States that a propriatary fund known as the Sanita-tion Fund is created to receive the funds collected under the chapterandthatallexpensesoftheadministrationandoperationofthechaptershallbepaidfromthefund.
8.08.055 Collection -Contract:States that the city may contract for theprovisionofgarbagecollectionservicesandthatthecontractshallbeawardedtothelowestresponsiblebidder.It also states thatliquidateddamagesmaybecollectedforabreachofthecontract andthatthecitycanterminatethecontractforfailuretocomplywithIthetermsofthecontract.
8.08.060 Container Requlations:States that garbage containers,cans,or bagsaretobeutilizedtocontaingarbageandthatcontainersorgarbage
cans be sturdily built.It also states what can be placed in contain-ers,garbage cans,or bags,where they are to be kept,where they aretobeplacedonthedayofcollection,how the containers are to bemaintained,and who is to supply large containers.Finally,it alsostatesthatviciousdogsmustberestrainedsothatthegarbagecan becollectedwithoutdangertothecollector.
8.08.070 Unlawful Disposal -Permits -comose:States that no one can disposeoftheirgarbageuponastreet,a ley,public place,or private prop-erty unless otherwise specified in the chapter,that vegetable-typemattercanbeburnedsolongasopenburningpermitisobtainedfromtheMosesLakeFireDepartmentandthatallotherlocal,state,andfederallawsareobservedandthatacompostpilecanbekeptsolong
as no menace to public health or welfare is created.
8.08.080 Collection Frequency:States that residential pickup shall be pro-vided once a week and that business and commercial pickup shall beprovidedastheCityofMosesLakerequires.
8.08.085 Ownership of Collected Waste:States that the garbage collector ownsthegarbageafterithasbeencollectedbyhimorthem.I 8.08.090 Separation of Garbage:States that the city may require the separa-tion of certain garbage.
8.08.100 Hotels and Restaurants:Sets forth certain requirements with regardtothedispositionofcertaingarbagebyhotelsandrestaurants.
8.08.105 Construction and Demolition Waste:States that construction anddemolitionwastecanberemovedbytheindividualproducingsuchgarbage.
8.08.108 Hazardous Waste:States that hazardous waste is not the responsibil-ity of the garbage collector.
8.08.110 Disposal of Garbage and Other Refuse:States that garbage shall bedisposedofbymethodsapprovedbytheStateDepartmentofHealth.
8.08.120 Compliance:States that every person shall be responsible for dispo-sal of all garbage promptly according to the terms of this chapter.
8.08.130 Duties:States that it is the duty of every person to have theirgarbageremovedanddisposedofbythegarbagecollector.
8.08.133 Billinq -Service Charges:States that the city shall perform all thebillingofcustomersandthatthechargesforgarbagecollectionwillbebilledalongwithchargesforwaterandsewer.It also states howthebillsaretobesentinalandlord/tenant situation.Finally,itstatesthatchargesshallbepaid30daysafterthedateofthebill-ing and that the failure to pay the charges for garbage collectionshallbecomealienagainsttherealestateasprovidedbylaw.
8.08.135 Utility Tax Passthrough:States that a garbage collector is subjecttotheutilitytaxandthattheutilitytaxcanbepassedthroughtothecustomer.
8.08.140 Fee Schedule:States the rate for garbage collection.
8.08.150 Administration:States that a home occupation carried on in a resi-dential zone will be charged a residential rate subject to certainexceptions.It also states that the owner of a commercial buildinghavingasingleentrancecanopttohaveasingleserviceforthebuilding,that if twoor more types of service are available to agarbageaccount,the owner of the real estate can choose the type ofservicehewishesandthatthefeepaidforservicecorrespondingtothetypeofservicereceivedshallbeagreeduponbytheowneroftherealestateorthepartyreceivingtheservice.Finally,it statesthatifthereisacommercialbuildingwithmorethanonebusiness,the owner of the real estate or the party or parties receiving thisservicecanelectasingleservice.
8.08.160 Violation -Penalty:States that a violation of this section shall bepunishableasdefinedinChapter1.08 of the Moses Lake MunicipalCode.
Section 2.States that the ordinance shall take effect and be in force on Septem-
ber 1,1984 so long as publication has been provided as required by law.
Adopted by the City Council and signed by its Mayor on March 13,1984.
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