6.35 - Solid Waste Collection and Conveyance of Garbage, Refuse, Yard Waste, and Recyclables § 6.35
Section 6.35�
Solid Waste Collection and Conveyance of
Garbage, Refuse, Yard Waste, and Recyclables
Source: Ordinance No. 359, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 1-12-07
Subdivision 1. Definitions
The folbwing terms, as used in this Section, shall have the meanings stated:
Source: Ordinance No. 87, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 3-12-92
A. Garbage: means animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking and consumption of foad.
B. Hauler: means any person who shall ofFer to, or engage in the collection
and/or transportation of garbage, refuse, yard waste or recycling from any
hause, apartment, public or private institution, or commercial establishment
within the City, including all activities up to the time when the waste is
delivered to a waste facility.
C. Litter: means garbage, recyclables and refuse.
D. Recyclables: means items of refuse designated by the Hennepin County
Department of Environment and Energy to be part of an authorized recycling
program and which are intended for processing and remanufacture or reuse.
E. Refuse: means all wastes (except body wastes), including but not limited to
rubbish, paper, cardboard, ashes, rocks and construction material, normally
resulting fram the operation of a household or business establishment, but
not including garbag�, recyclables or yard waste.
Source: Ordinance No. 87, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 3-12-92
F. Yard Waste: Grass/lawn clippings, leaves, weeds, garden waste (tomato
vines, carrot tops, cucumber vines, etc.) softbodied plants (flower and
vegetable plants), shrub or tree trimmings and twigs (1/4 inch diameter
maximum), pine cones and needles.
Source: Ordinance No. 296, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 5-28-04
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G. Waody Yard Waste: Hedge or tree trimmings and twigs (1/4 inch diameter
ar greater) or Christmas trees which can be hauled to a commercial compost
facility.
H. Rear Yard: A yard extending across the full width of the property and lying
between the rear line of the lot and the nearest line of the principal building.
Source: Ordinance No. 92, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 6-25-92
Relettering Sources (A-H): Ordinance
No. 296 and No. 359, 2nd Series
Effective Dates: 5-28-04 and
1-12-07
Subdivision 2. Contract and Licensing Requirements.
A. Residential Disposal of Waste. Every household, including occupants of multi-
family dwellings with four (4) or fewer units, must either directly or through
the owner ar manager of a multi-family dwelling unit:
1, have a contract for at least bi-weekly collection of garbage and refuse
with a hauler licensed by the City; or
2. apply for and receive a waiver of the above requirement by showing
evidence of the use of an environmentally sound alternative for garbage
or refuse collection.
B. Commercial Disposal of Waste. Each owner or manager of a commercial
establishment, or multi-family dwelling with greater than four (4) units must:
1. have a contract for at least weekly and as often as once each business day
if necessary to protect the public health, safety and general welfare, for
collection of garbage and refuse with a hauler licensed by the City; or
2. apply for and receive a waiver of the above requirement by showing
evidence of the use of an environmentally sound alternative for garbage or
refuse collection.
C. Failure to have a contract with a licensed hauler of garbage and refuse, or to
have received a waiver from the City is a misdemeanor punishable as set forth
in this Chapter.
D. License Required. It is unlawful for any person to collect or transport garbage,
recyclables or refuse for hire without having first secured a license from the
City.
E. License Requirements. In addition, to the requirements otherwise set forth in
this Section for the issuance and maintenance of a license to collect or
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transport garbage, recyclables or refuse, each licensed hauler is obligated to
show evidence of ability to comply with the following requirements when it
submits its license application for hauling or transporting garbage, recyclables
or refuse, and continue to comply with such requirements while hauling
garbage, recyclables or refuse, as follows:
1. Haulers must ofFer separate durable yard waste containers.
2. Haulers must ofFer solid waste and yard waste containers that are not easily
corrodible or combustible and which are made from at least fifty percent
(50%) post-consumer recycled material.
3. Haulers must haul yard waste from April 1 to November 15, and as otherwise
designated by the City Manager's designee.
4. To accommodate the needs of the physically challenged and disabled, and to
promote the health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the City,
each hauler shall provide valet service for seniors and the physically disabled
among its contract options.
Source: Ordinance No. 477, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 12-30-11
*Subdivision 3. Application and Fees
Any person desiring a license to collect garbage, recyclables or refuse shall make
application for the same to the City Manager's designee upon a form prescribed by
the Council. The application shall set forth the name of the business, the owner's
name, the number of vehicles to be used in the City, a description of the vehicles as
to physical characteristics, year and name of manufacturer, approximate number of
customers served, schedule of charges which will be made for hauling, a schedule
of collection routes, and the location of proposed dumping area, the telephone
number where the applicant can be conveniently reached. The applicant shall
accompany such application with proof that the applicant has public liability
insurance in the amount of at least one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for
injuries, including accidental death, to any one person and in an amount not less
than three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) on account of one accident, and
property damage insurance in an amount of not less than fifty thousand dollars
($50,000). In addition, the applicant shall provide proof that applicant has obtained
worker's compensation insurance in compliance with the laws of the State of
Minnesota. The application shall include a statement that the person making
application has paid all license fees and taxes required therefor. A license fee in the
amount established by the Council shall be charged for each vehicfe to be operated
within the City by such applicant garbage, recyclable and refuse hauler, during any
part of the license year, shall accompany the application, and upon grant of the
license, the fees shall be deposited in the General Fund. No license issued
hereunder shall be for a longer period than one year, and all licenses shall expire on
April 1st of each year.
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*Subdivision 4. Granting of License
Tf the City finds that the applicant is responsible and has proper equipment for such
collection, and that a need exists for additional garbage, recyclables or refuse
service and that no nuisance is liable to be created by the granting of said license,
it may grant the applicant a license for the collection of garbage, recyclables and/or
refuse.
Source: Ordinance No. 359, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 1-12-07
*Subdivision 5. Vehicles
A. Vehicles used to collect and transport garbage over the streets and alleys of
the City shall have a fully enclosed metal body which is tightly sealed and
properly maintained, and operated to prevent offensive odors escaping
therefrom, and solids or liquids from leaking, spilling, dropping, or blowing
from the vehicle.
B. Vehicles used to collect and transport refuse over the streets and alleys of
the City shal! campletely contain said refuse in a tightly sealed unit, to
prevent the refuse, solid or liquid, from leaking, spilling, dropping, or blowing
from the vehicle.
Source: Ordinance No. 87, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 3-12-92
C. Vehicles must be kept in good repair and in clean and sanitary condition and
are subject to periodic inspection by the City Manager's designee. Vehicles
shall be equipped with brooms and shovels for use in sweeping up all
garbage, recyclables, yard wastes and refuse spilled during collection or
hauling thereof.
Source: Ordinance No. 359, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 1-12-07
*Suadivision 6. Disposal
Disposal of any garbage, recyclables, refuse, yard waste or woody yard waste
collected by any private hauler, shall not be made except at places specifically
authorized by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Hennepin County
Board.
Source: Ordinance No. 92, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 6-25-92
*Subdivision 7. Scattering of Garbage, Recyclables, Yard Waste,
Woody Yard Waste or Refuse
It is unlawful for any person to, and no licensed collector shall, permit or allow any
of the employees of such collector to cast, spill, place, sweep, or deposit anywhere
within the City any garbage, recyclables, yard waste, woody yard waste or refuse in
such a manner that it may be carried or deposited by the elements upon any street,
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sidewalk, alley, sewer, parkway or other public place, or into any other premises
within the City.
Any citizen participating in a City sponsored program to remove such wastes shall
be exempt from these provisions for a period of forty (40) days prior to the
scheduled date of pick-up.
Source: Ordinance No. 296, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 5-28-04
*Subdivision 8. Hours of Collection
A. Residential and Multiple Dwelling Districts. Collection of garbage, recyclables,
yard waste, woody yard waste and refuse in a residential or multiple dwelling
zone shall be only between 7 am and 6 pm. Collection at times other than
the prescribed hours and days shall constitute a misdemeanor; provided,
however, that upon a proper showing being made to the City Manager's
designee that an emergency exists, the designee may issue a permit for
collection at a time or times other than as specified in this Section; no such
special permit shall extend for a period of more than fourteen (14) days fram
date of its issuance.
6. All other Zoning Districts. Collection of garbage, recyclables, yard waste,
woody yard waste, and refuse in all zoning districts not included in Section A
of this subdivision shall be prohibited between 10 pm and 6 am. Collection at
times other than the prescribed hours and days shall constitute a
misdemeanor; provided, however, that upon a proper showing being made to
the City Manager's designee that an emergency exists, the designee may
issue a permit for collection at a time or times other than as specified in this
Section; no such special permit shall extend for a period of more than
fourteen (14) days from date of its issuance.
Source: Ordinance No. 359, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 1-12-07
*Subdivision 9. Conditions of Licensing
Licensees engaged in residential collection shall furnish a full class of residential
services for pickup of garbage and refuse. �icensees engaged in recycling collection
from multifamily dwellings in excess of four units shall furnish a full class of
services for pickup of recyclables, accepting at a minimum, all materials collected in
the City's curbside recyding program as outlined in the current curbside recycling
contract. Licensing of garbage, refuse, and recycling haulers by the City shaU not
preclude the City fram contracting with a hauler for the exclusive pickup of
residential garbage, recyclables, yard waste, and refuse for the City.
Source: Ordinance No. 153, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 12-12-967
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*Subdivision 10. Revocation of License
Any license issued hereunder may be revoked or suspended by the Council if false
statements have been made in the application therefor and may be revoked upon
failure of a licensee to comply with the requirements of the provisions of the City
Code.
Source: Ordinance No. 87, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 3-12-92
*Subdivision 11. Recycling Program
The City shall maintain a recycling program designed to reduce the amount of
recyclables generated within the City for disposal. Reports providing information on
generation, collection and disposal of garbage, recyclables, refuse, yard waste and
woody yard waste within the City shall be submitted to Hennepin County as
prescribed by its Department of Environment and Energy. The City Manager's
designee shall establish administrative program guidelines for each program and
fees shall be established by resolution of the Council. Elements of the recycling
program shall consist of:
Source: Ordinance No. 359, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 1-12-07
A. Curbside Recycling. The City shall contract for curbside recycling to all single
and multiple family residences of four (4) units or less. Cost of said program
will be billed on a quarterly basis to all such property owners, based on the
cost of providing the service less any subsidy provided by Hennepin County.
B. Commercial and Institutianal Recycling. Commercial and institutional entities
within the City shall contract, through a licenses private hauler or the City,
for recycling for a minimum of every other week collection, the cost of which
shall be paid by said commercial or institutional entity.
C. Multifamily Recycling. Owners of multifamily dwellings containing more than
four (4) dwelling units shall provide a recycling collection service, through a
licensed private hauler or the City, for their residents with a designated on-
site collection area. Owners shall contract for a minimum of every other week
collection of the recyclables from the on-site collection area, the cost of
which shall be paid by the multifamily dwelling owner. Such collection shall
include, at a minimum, all materials collected in the City's curbside recycling
program maintained in accordance with this Section and shall meet
applicable Hennepin County requirements.
Source: Ordinance No. 478, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 3-03-12
D. Special Collection and Drop-off Programs. Licensed residential haulers
operating within the City shall provide yard waste and woody yard waste
pick-up in the spring and fall as part of their collection service. The City may
from time to time collect or provide drop-off sites for yard waste or
recyclables.
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E. No Scavenging. It shall be unlawful for unauthorized persons to collect,
remave or dispose of recyclable materials after said materials have been
placed or deposited for collection.
Source: Ordinance No. 92, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 6-25-92
*Subdivision 12. Enforcement and Warnings
The City Manager's designee has responsibility for the enforcement of the
provisions of this Section. The City or any of its haulers may issue a warning notice
to any person observed not in compliance with any provisions of this Section. Such
warning may serve as the basis to reject noncompliant waste materials for
collection.
Source: Ordinance No. 359, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 1-12-07
Renumber Source (Subd. 2-12):
Ordinance No. 359, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 1-12-07
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