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ORDINANCE NO.. B -1523 •
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AN ORDINANCE relating to public health and sanitation; .providing for and regulating the
collection and disposal of garbage, refuse and dead animals in the City of
Yakima; regulating the operation of the City Dump and collection service;
creating a special fund and providing for the'payment of monies. into paid
fund; - providing penalties for the violation hereof; and repealing Ordi_.
nance No. B -1511 and all other ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
flict herewith.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section.l. The following definitions shall be used in interperting this
ordinance: • .
A. REFUSE: All sweepings, cleanings trash, rubbish, litter, garbage,
industrial or domestic wastes; organic wastes or residue of animals
sold as meat, fruit or other.vegetable matter from kitchens, dining
rooms, markets or places dealing in or handling meats, fowls, fruits,
grain or vegetables, ashes and cinders, offal, animal excreta, the
carcasses of animals, tree or shrub trimmings, dirt, wood, stone,
brick, plaster or materials resulting from the demolition,
or construction of buildings or structures, accumulated waste materials
or substances which may become nuisances.
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B. PREPARED GARBAGE: Waste material from kitchens, dining rooms and
similar.places from which liquids have been drained and solid matter
wrapped in paper.
.C. RAW GARBAGE :. Swill, not as prepared in . B.
D. TRASH: Waster material containing no putrid matter.
E. ASHES: Residue resulting from.the combustion of coal, coke or
wood in•domestic, industrial or commercial stoves, furnaces or boilers.
Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm .or corporation to
throw, place or scatter any.garbage, rubbish, ashes, trash or .other refuse, over or
upon any premises, street or alley, either public or private, or adjacent thereto,..
and either with or without..the intent to later remove or burn the same; or to suffer or
permit, from the accumulation of refuse, any premises, owned, occupied or controlled by
such person, firm or corporation to become or remain offensive, unsanitary,. unsightly,
unsafe to public health, or hazardous to fire.
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• Section 3. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
store or permit the storage.of refuse on or about the premises occupied by them 'unless
such refuse is kept in those certain containers hereinafter provided.
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Section 4. It shall_be unlawful for any municipal employee to collect or
remove at city expense any refuse from the premises of any person, firm or corporation,
or tenant thereof, unless; -such premises. are equipped with those certain containers
hereinafter provided for, and unless, such refuse is kept and stored in such containers.
.Section All employees operating :vehicles or collecting refuse and
garbage, shall at all times be courteous and shall not use 15rofane language, nor be
loud or boisterous. The driver of a garbage truck shall at all times be incomplete
charge of the crew en said truck and is responsible for the collection of all garbage
and refuse on his assigned route. .
Section 6. Employees in collecting garbage and refuse will be required to
follow the regular walk for pedestrians., or driveways as nearly as practicable while on
private property, and due' care shall be exercised that there is no unnecessary trespass-
ing or damage to private property, ; including flowers, shrubs and other plantings.. After .
dumping the•cans, employees shall return them to the same location from.which they were
taken and shall replace the covers. The area adjacent to cans shall be left free from
any garbage or refuse spilled during the collection. This section shall not be inter-
preted to mean that the collectors are responsible for cleaning up unsanitary conditions
about the refuse cans caused by carelessness of the tenant or occupant. Care shall be
taken by employees to prevent damage to cans by rough handling.
Section 7. - Employees shall not be required to expose themselves to the
danger of being bitten by dogs in order to accomplish refuse collection in any case
where the owner•or- tenant has such an animal at large. •
Section 8. After loading trucks,. employees shall leave all alleys and
.streets in a clean, sanitary condition. No refuse shall be premitted to drop from any
truck in or on any public ways of the City. Collection vehicles must not at any time
be driven over streets or highways in an overloaded or crowded condition. Collection
must, be made as quietly as possible, especially in the early morning hours.
Section 9. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, in the •
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residential classification as hereinafter classified, to. dispose of or store garbage in
refuse containers unless such garbage has been prepared for collection, removal and dis-
posal,. and complies with the definition of• "prepared garbage ", as set out in this Ordi-
nance; except, however, that fruit and vegetables wastes, resulting from canning, pre -
serving, or .pickling operations, which contain_a high moisture content and are not sus-
ceptible to.ready draining, shall be deposited as near as possible with ashes or other
refuse of a dry nature..
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Section 10.
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(A)• For the purposes of regulating the collection of garbage and refuse
in the City of Yakima, there are hereby established two classifications: One to be
known as the "Residential Classification ", and the other as the "Bussiness Classifica-
tion", The ResidentialCClassif ication shall include all premises occupied as a single
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family housekeeping unit, :leither in dwelling houses, apartments, or other multiple
residences. ".Residential'Unit ", as used herein, is defined as a unit in which all
persons reside together as a single family, whether in single or multiple dwellings.
The Business Classification shall include all other premises.
(B) The collection of all refuse- in the Business Classification shall be
made only by licensed collectors, hereinafter provided for, at rates to be agreed upon
between such collector and the business houses served by him; provided, however, that
swill, as defined, by : Ordinance No. .A,1207, passed and approved April 21, 1930, may be
collected from business houses in the manner in said ordinance provided.
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(c) The collection of all refuse in the Residential Classification shall
be a service conducted by the City of Yakima equipment and personnel, and financed by a
garbage and refuse collection fee; provided,. however, that City service shall not be
furnished to. apartments and multiple units in excess of four units except upon request
of the owner or operator thereof. As to apartments and multiple units served by a
licensed collector, the collection of all refuse therefrom must be made by such licensed
collector only.. . .
- (1) There is hereby imposed for garbage and refuse collection service
in the residential classification, the following charges based on the number of resi-
dential units carried under the same account number and street address as for Water
Department metered,services, and providing the garbage cans are centrally located to-
gether in one place:
. $1.00 for first residential unit per month
.75.for second additional residential unit per month
.. .50 for third additional residential unit per month
.25 for any additional residential units per month
which charges.shall be paid bi- monthly in advance to the•City.Treasurer of the City of
Yakima. There is hereby imposed a further charge of 50¢ which shall be added to all
accounts delinquent. Accounts shall become delinquent if not paid on or before the 10th
day following date of billing. There will be no discounts allowed on multiple units for .
vacancies, at this rate. .A11 charges will be based on the total number,of residential
units in the apartment house of multiple dwelling that can be used for housekeeping
purposes. .
(2) Collection service may be suspended for non - payment of such accounts
but such suspension shall not relieve the person owing such account from the duty of
complying with the,provisions of this or other ordinances pertaining to garbage, refuse
or sanitation. Such suspension of service shall render the premises where such collec-
. Lion service is suspended subject to condemnation for lack of sanitary requirements; and
the owner or person in charge or possession of said premises shall be subject to prose-
cution for maintaining a nuisance upon said premises.
(3) The charges herein provided may be suspended by the City of Yakima
.upon written advance notice for a period of thirty (30) days or more, given to the
Sanitation Department of an intention to vacate any premises. Prior to the resumption
of occupancy of such.vacated premises, notice must be given to said Department, so that
such collection service may be resumed. Applications for service shall be made at the
office of the Sanitation Department upon printed forms to be provided by the Department,
anc .shall: contain.Ahe name_ of :'.person 'receiving garbage collection service, street addr.es:
of property, and the number of unite served. -
(D) The, Residential classification. of refuse collection shall include II
the collection of all-refuse in reasonable quantities from private residences in the Cit
of Yakima, and from all,flate, duplexes, and apartment houses, except as hereinabove pro
vided._ "Reasonable quantities" shall be construed to mean the weekly accumulation of
refuse from residences and yards, but shall not include trees or large limbs. Branches
and shrubbery trimmings must be prepared and put in- a_neat and compact pile and placed i
a location that is accessible.to the collectors; (i.e. where there are no alleys, this
material must be placed in front of the property at the curb, and where there are alleys,
such material shall be kept on private property in an accessible location to such alley,
without hindering or interfering with the normal traffice in the alley.) Brush and trim
mings must not be placed.against, any building or fence so as to constitute a fire hazard.
City service does not include the collection of discarded fruit from trees, nor rubbish .
nor debris of any kind except in minor quantities, resulting from construction, altera-
tion, demolition, remodeling, . or landscaping of any property, Grass, rakings, and rub-
bish must be in containers. .
Brush and. leaves will be hauled from residential property in larger quan-
titites during the .Spring and Fall clean up months. Larger quantities shall be constru-
ed to mean not over three (3')' cubic yards,, Brush must be trimmed into lengths of not to
exceed five .(5) feet and. shall not be more than 12 ,inches in diameter and placed in a
compact pile either adjacent to the alley or on the parking strip, as the location
warrants. Leaves shall.be.placed.in compact piles or containers, for accessible hand -.
ling, in a location the.same as that of brush or other refuse other than prepared garbage.
(E) The, - Business Classification of collection of garbage and refuse shal Il
include all other collection than that mentioned in paragraph D next preceding.
7 Section 11. Except as otherwise provided in this ordinance and in Ordi-
nance No. A -1207, no refuse shall be disposed.of otherwise than at •the City Dump. No
person shall collect any refuse other than City employees and licensed collectors as pro-
vided for herein and in ,said Ordinance No. A -1207; provided, that nothing in this ordi-
nance shall prevent a person from hauling refuse accumulation from his own premises to
the City Dump upon permit. being .first obtained from the Superintendent of the Sanitatio
Department and upon paying. the fee`.required at said City Dump.
Section 12._ I.t shall be unlawful• f.or any person to 'burn any refuse, ex-
cept trash burned in a etove..or furnace, in or'upon any private property, street, or -
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alley in the City of-Yakima; provided, however, .that refuse may be burned inside private
buildings in an incinerator connected to a proper flue when such incinerator•is-so•eon-
structed as to consume. completely such waste material without offensive residue to odor
and when such incinerator bears the approval of the Fire Department of the City of"
Yakima.
Section 130 There are hereby established the following rules and regula-
tions pertaining to 'receptacles, preparation, and care of garbage by property owners .
or persons in oo'ntrol.in the Residential District:
• (A) The owner or person in charge of or in possession of any dwelling,
flat, duplex, or apartment house in the Residential District shall at all times keep or
- cause to be '.kept portable metal cans for the disposal therein of garbage and refuse and
-shall deposit or cause to.be deposited therein such garbage and refuse..
(B) It shall_be the duty of the owner or person in control of any dwell-
ing, flat, duplex; or apartment house, •to furnish to and to see that his tenants are
supplied with such cans as provided in this ordinance.
(C) Such cans shall be water * tight, of not less than twenty (20) and not
more than twenty-five (25) gallons capacity, shall have a handle at each side thereof,
and tight fitting metal lids. Such lids shall be removed only when necessary to place
garbage and refuse in such cans, or to take same therefrom: Such cans .shall be kept in
a sanitary condition with the outside thereof clean and free from accumulating grease
and decomposing matter. In instances where there are small amounts of garbage and refuse
garbage cans of ten (10) gallons capacity may be used, provided that the number of sans
of this type does not exceed two (2) in number per dwelling or household. •
(D) No garbage or refuse cans'shall be kept or stored on any public
alley or street•in the Residential class. In blocks in which there are alleys such
garbage cans shall be kept on•private property in a convenient and accessible location
to such alley. In blocks in which there are no alleys, such receptacles shall be plac-
ed on private property.in such location as not to_exceed one hundred (100) feet from
the street and without interfering with the convenient, sightly; and sa enjoyment-
of such private property.
• (E) The owner or person in charge of such dwelling, flat, duplex, or
apartment house shall maintain the place where said garbage cans are located in a clean
and sanitary condition, and shall at all times prevent said cans from being upset or
spilled by dogs or any sources whatsoever. Such cans shall be so secured as to render
the same inaccessible to marauding animals. - .
(F) All ashes, clinkers, bottles, metal scraps, tin cans, and glassware
may be placed in the same can that is used for wrapped or prepared garbage. Grass
clippings, rakings, leaves and rubbish that is not of a putrescuous nature may be plac-
ed in an open container, such as a wash tub or carton.
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(G) All Garbage, before deposit in the container as hereinbefore provid-
ed for, shall be wrapped in paper or other material in such manner as -to prevent, as
nearly as, possible, moisture from such garbage from coming in contact with the sides or
bottom of the metal container.
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(H) It shall be the duty of every person in possession, charge or .
control of any dead animal, or of any premises on.which the same may be located, to
cause the same to be - removed and disposed of. .No person in charge of such premises
shall suffer, permit or allow such animal to remain thereon for a period longer than
twenty -four (24) hours. .A charge shall be made by the City for the removal of such
animals as -follows:
For cat, dog or other small animal, 50¢
Section 14. There are hereby established the following rules and regula-
tions pertaining to the collection of garbage, refuse or debris in the Business Classi-
fication:
(A) No person shall collect any garbage, refuse or debris in the
Business Classification without first having obtained from the. City of Yakima a license
therefor. •
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(B) The fee for such license shall be the sum of .75..90 per year, which
shall entitle the collector to one truck, and $50,00 per year for each additional truck
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(C) Applications for such license shall be made to the City Clerk upon
forms to be provided by the City. Such license shall be issued for each individual
truck used and shall include. make, year, type, model and truck number. Said truck
number shall be plainly marked on doors and tailgate of each truck. .City license for
each individual truck shall be. carried on the vehicle at all times. No such license
shall be granted unless the applicant therefor shall comply with .the following require-
ments:
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• (-1) Applicant shall furnish a bond in the sum of One Thousand Dollars
(1.,000.00) with good sufficient sureties, to be approved by the City Clerk, conditioned
upon the faithful compliance by applicant with the provisions of this ordinance.
(2) All - trucks of shall :be of the "dump" type, and beds there-
of must be of metal construction and completely watertight. Truck beds must be kept
clean and free of any accumulation of garbage or other refuse.
• (3) Applicant must have each truck manned by at least two (2) able -
bodied men in Fire Zone No. 1 to the'end that loading or unloading may be accomplished
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(D) All licensed collectors in said . Business Class, after loading
trucks, must leave all alleys and streets in a clean and sanitary condition. Such col-
, lectors shall not permit any,•material to be dropped or spilled from said trucks in or up-
on any of public ways of the City of Yakima, .
(E) The charge for such collection in the Business Class shall be paid
by the owner or person in charge of the place. from which - such garbage or refuse shall be
removed. Such charge shall be as agreed upon between Such person and such collector.
Such collector shall furnish to the City of Yakima semi - annually, a list. of all of his
accounts and the frequency of collection thereof.
(F) The owner or person in contro4.,or charge of each building in the
Business Class shall maintain upon his premises metalic cans of the same type as provid-
ed in Section 13, paragraph C hereof for the deposit. therein of all garbage and refuse.
At the option of such person, trash only may be kept on the premises in any suitable re-
ceptacle capable of ready handling, Upon permit. first being obtained therefor from the
City Fire Department, such person may maintain in the alley back of such premises an all
metal box with tight fitting lid.for the deposit therein'of trash only. Such metal box-
es shall be constructed and placed as directed by the Fire Department. Lids thereof
must be kept closed at all times except while refuse is being placed therein or removed
therefrom by the licensed collector.
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(G) All licensed collectors, unless otherwise directed by the Superinten-
dent of Sanitation., shall deliver all garbage and refuse to the City Dump.
(H) The licensed collector of garbage and refuse in the Business Classi-
f ication, is hereby required to pay a dumping charge of $350.00 per year per truck, said
charges to be paid to the City Treasurer on a quarterly basis.
(I) In addition to the. other penalties provided herein, upon violation
of any of the terms of this ordinance, such license maybe revoked, upon opportunity.,
first being provided said licensee to appear before the. City Commission and show cause
why such action should not be taken.
Section 15. It shall be unlawful::.for any person, other than the person
in.possession,.charge or control of any premises, authorized employees of the City of
Yakima, or licensed collectors, to remove or lift the coverings of any garbage cans,
trash or refuse boxes; and no other person shall tamper with or remove any article or
material whatsoever from said .
Section 16. Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed to affect or
modify the provisions of Ordinance No. X12O7 relative to the collection of swill.
Section 17. There is hereby excepted from the Business Class of collec-
tion all fruit refuse from any fruit processing plant or warehouse in the .C.ity of Yakima®
Such fruit refuse may be disposed of as swill by such fruit processing plants, or at the
option of such plants may be deposited by the operators thereof at the City Dump.' A
charge of One dollar ($1.00) shall be made for each truck load or part thereof deposited
in the City Dump.
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Section 18. No person, other than City of Yakima garbage collectors or
licensed allectors, shallcbposit material at the City Dump without paying the fees here-
inafter provided for, to -wit:
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1 load, not more than 3 cubic yards. $0.50
1 load, over 3 cubic yards $1.00
Cat, dog or other small animal 0 .25
Horse, cow or other large animal $3.00
Section 19. (A) There is hereby created a special fund of the City of
Yakima to be known as•the 0 Munic,ipal Garbage Collection Service Fund'; which fund is
established for the purpose of accumulating monies derived from the operation and main-
tenance of the garbage collection and disposal service of the City of Yakima; and for
the purpose of defraying all of the operating and, maintenance expenses and costs incur-
red by the City of Yakima in the collection and disposal of garbage and refuse.
(B) The City Treasurer is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to
deposit any and all monies received in payment said garbage collection and disposal
service,.to the credit of the fund hereby created.
(.C) The City Commission is hereby authorized to include in each annual
budget hereafter, an appropriation for garbage collection and disposal, including ,opera-
tion and maintenance of equipment therefor; which appropriation shall be credited to
said fund immediately upon becoming available.
(D) There shall be paid from the fund hereby created, all garbage collec-
tion and disposal costs and expenses, including salaries wages, operation and main-
tenance of equipment_, and all other operating costs, fees, charges, and expenses.
Section 20. Any person violating any of,the provisions of this ordinance
shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding Three Hundred ($300.00)
dollars, or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not to exceed nineV (90)
days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 21, Ordinance No. B-239, passed and approved on September 13,
1937, and all amendments thereof, and Ordinance No. B -1511, passed and approved on
November 2, 1953, and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances insofar as inconsis-
tent with the provisions of this ordinance, are hereby repealed.
Section 22. This ordinance is:one to provide for the immediate preserva-
tion of the public peace, property health and safety, and an emergency is declared to
exist, and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage,
• approval, and publication, as provided by law and the City Charter.
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PASSED BY THE CITY COMMISSION, signed and approved this 21st day of
December, 1953.
ATTEST,: PEARL BENJAMIN (S E A L) G. W. BURNS
City Clerk Mayor
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true, full and correct copy of Ordinance
No. B -1523 entitled "AN ORDINANCE relating to public health and sanitation; providing
for and regulating the collection and disposal of garbage,. refuse and dead animals in
the City of Yakima; regulating the operation of the City Dump and collection service;
creating a special fund and providing for the payment of monies into said fund; provid-
ing penalties for the violation hereof; .and repealing Ordinance No. B -1511 and all
other ordinances and parts ordinances in conflict herewith," as passed this 21st day
of December, 1953, and that same has been published as required,by law.
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