HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-2405 ADOPTING SAFETY STANDARDS FOR REFUSE BINS. - •
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE relating to health and sanitation; adopting safety
standards for refuse bins; amending Subsection
4.16.170 (k) and enacting Section 4.16.175 as a
new section of the City of Yakima Municipal Code.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
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Section 1. Subsection 4.16.170 (k) of the City of Yakima
Municipal. Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
• "4.16.170 Collection of garbage in residential dis-
trict--Regulations. There are established the following
rules regulations pertaining to receptacles, prepara-
tion and care of garbage by property owners or persons
in control in the residential district:
. . .
11, (k) In lieu of garbage containers specified in
s ubsection (c) of this section, multiple-unit dwellings
and other premises where large amounts of refuse are
collected may utilize dropoff bins, at the option of
the property owner or person in charge of the premises.
No such bin shall be used unless it is approved by the
city refuse superintendent as meeting the following
standards:
Bins of three cubic yards or smaller capacity shall
be constructed of sixteen U. S. standard gauge metal and
bins of over three cubic yards capacity shall be constru-
ted of twelve U. S. standard gauge metal for sides and
bottoms and shall have lids of a minimum thickness,of
fourteen U. S. standard gauge metal.
All such bins shall be capable of passing the anti-
tipping tests imposed by the United States Consumer
Products Commission Regulations Sections 1301.4, 1301.6
and 1301.7."
Section 2. Section 4.16.175 is hereby enacted as a new sec-
tion of the City of Yakima Municipal Code to read as follows:
"4.16.175 Refuse Bins--Stability. It is unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation to use or allow
others to use any bin for refuse storage which has been
banned as a hazardous product pursuant to Title 16 of
the Code of Federal Regulations Sections 1301.4, 1301.5,
1301.6 and 1301.7."
Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
thirty days after its passage, approval and publication as provided
by law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this /Jr'
day of g , 1980.
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