Ordinance 2743CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO. 2743
New Series
AMENDING THE ALAMEDA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING TERMS (SINGLE-
FAMILY DWELLING; SOLID WASTE SERVICE EXCEPTION) TO ARTICLE I
(DEFINITIONS), CHAPTER XXI (SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING), AND
REPLACING THE TEXT OF SUBSECTION 21-8 (SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
REQUIRED) IN SECTION 21-2 (COLLECTION AND REMOVAL) OF ARTICLE II
(SOLID WASTE), CHAPTER XXI (SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING)
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Alameda that:
Section 1.The Alameda Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding terms to Article
(Definitions) of Chapter XXI (Solid Waste and Recycling) thereof to read:
Single-Family Dwellng shall mean any residence in a building which contains less than
)fve (5) individual residential units receiving separate solid waste service.
Solid Waste Service Exception shall mean a determmation by the Solid Waste Collector
Shat the owner or occupant of residential premises do not produce sufficient Solid Waste to require
egular Solid Waste collection service as frequently as required by the current solid waste franchise
agreement.
i: Section 2.The Alameda Municipal Code is hereby amended by replacing the text
Subsection 21-8 (Solid Waste Collection Required) of Chapter XXI (Solid Waste and Recycling)
thereof to read:
21-8 Solid Waste Collection Required.
Unless the occupant of the premises demonstrates , as described below , that he or she
qualifies for a Solid Waste Service Exception , the owner of any premises in the City in , upon, or
from which Solid Waste is created , produced or accumulated, shall dispose of the Solid Waste
through the regular Solid Waste Collection service of the Collector and shall pay therefor the rate
or rates set by the City. Arangements with the Collector shall be made by each such owner for the
required collection of Solid Waste and Recyclables , and such arangements shall specify the location
of the premises , Solid Waste Receptacle type and sizes , and the frequency of collection.
Single-Family Dwelling residents who produce twenty gallons or less per month of Solid
Waste may make arangements with the Collector for alternative Solid Waste Collection Service by
applying to the Collector, in wrting, for a Solid Waste Service Exception, stating the circumstances
which would allow Solid Waste collection services to be rendered less frequently than stated in the
current Solid Waste franchise agreement. An exception to regular Solid Waste collection service
shall be granted by the Waste Management Division, upon request by the owner or occupant , if the
owner or occupant meets one or more of the following criteria:
- no food is prepared on the premises;
- no Solid Waste of any kind is bcing generated on the premises;
- refuse service is being shared with another owner or occupant in the City
Alameda; or
- the premises are vacant for an extended period of at least one (1) month.
In all cases where an exception is grantcd , thc prcmises must at all times be kept in a sanitar
condition which does not cause a nuisance to others. Upon a determination that the Solid Waste
Service Exception should be granted , the Collector shall imediately notify the owner and the City
of Alameda Waste Management Division in writing. If the circumstances which allowed the
exception should change , the owner or occupant shall then initiate regular Solid Waste collection
in accordance with the provisions of this Section. The Waste Management Division or the Collector
may require reauthorization of such exception from time to time. Occupant must consent to on-site
inspection of solid waste disposal facilities by the City of Alameda Waste Management Division in
order to qualify for the Solid Waste Service Exemption.
Section 3.This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the expiration of
thirt (30) days from the date of its final passage.
Attest:
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Revised 10/14/97
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council
of the City of Alameda in regular meeting assembled on the
day of October , 1997, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:Councilmembers Daysog, DeWitt , Lucasand President Appezzato - 4.
NOES:Councilmember Kerr - 1.
ABSENT:None.
ABSTENTIONS:None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
official seal of said City this 22nd day of October , 1997.
Felsch , City
of Alameda