Glenn County Municipal Code Art. I General Refuse Regulations

This is a chapter for the purpose of regulating and licensing the collection and transportation of refuse and providing for charges by the county for disposal. (Ord. 551 (part), 1972.)

For the purpose of this chapter, the following words are defined and shall be construed as having the following meaning:

1. "Applicant" means one who is desirous of obtaining a permit to transport refuse for hire;

2. "Board" means the board of supervisors of the county;

4. "County" includes all the unincorporated area within the county of Glenn;

5. "Farm" or "ranch" means property that is devoted entirely to commercial agricultural purposes, including the feeding and raising of livestock, dairying or poultry raising;

6. "Garbage" means all putrescible wastes and all animal or vegetable refuse or residue that results from the preparation or care for, or treatment of, food stuffs intended to be used as food, or has resulted from the preparation or handling of food for human consumption, or any decayed or unsound meat, fish, fruit or vegetable;

7. "Gender." The masculine includes the feminine and the neuter;

8. " Litter" includes garbage, rubbish, and refuse;

9. "Permittee" is a person who has been granted a permit by the board to haul refuse for hire;

10. "Person" means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, joint venture, corporation, business trust or company and any officer or agent thereof; 11. "Refuse" is all inclusive and means all types and includes, but is not restricted to putrescible or nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible and noncombustible wastes such as paper, cardboard, garbage, grass clippings, tree or shrub trimmings, wood, bedding, crockery, rubber tires, construction waste, and similar waste materials, except sewage and industrial wastes;

15. "Rubbish" means nonputrescible wastes such as unusable, unwanted or discarded material and debris resulting from normal community or business activities, or materials which by their presence may injuriously affect the health, safety, and comfort of persons and/or depreciate property values in the vicinity thereof;

16. "Standard container" means a metallic can with close-fitting cover, side bail handles and of thirty-two gallons or less in capacity;

17. "Truck" means any truck, trailer, semi-trailer, conveyance or vehicle used to collect refuse or to haul, or transport refuse upon or along public highways. (Ord. 551 § 1, 1972.)

No person occupying or maintaining any premises within the County, where garbage is created, produced, or accumulated upon such premises, shall fail or neglect to procure either a standard container or other container with close-fitting cover that is approved by the Permittee serving the premises, for receiving and holding, without leakage or escape of odors, all garbage which is produced, created, or accumulated upon such premises. All such persons shall deposit all such garbage in such a container. All such containers shall at all times be kept in a sanitary condition. Each container shall not exceed eighty (80) pounds weight when filled for removal, except when such container or containers are designed for mechanical emptying pursuant to regulations prescribed by the County. (Ord. 1052 § 1, 1995; Ord. 551 § 2(a), 1992.)

No person occupying or maintaining any premises within the County, where any rubbish is created, produced or accumulated upon such premises, shall fail or neglect to procure a standard container or other container with close-fitting cover that is approved by the permittee serving the premises, for receiving and holding, without leakage or escape of odors, all rubbish which is produced, created or accumulated upon such premises and all such persons shall deposit all such rubbish in

such a container. All such containers shall not exceed eighty (80) pounds in weight when filled for removal, except when such container or containers are designed for mechanical emptying pursuant to regulations prescribed by the County. All such containers shall at all times be kept in a sanitary condition. (Ord. 1052 § 2, 1995; Ord. 551 § 2(b), 1972.)

Garbage and rubbish may be deposited in the same container specified for garbage provided that the weight of any such container or containers does not exceed eighty (80) pounds weight when filled for removal, except when such container or containers are designed for mechanical emptying pursuant to regulations prescribed by the County. All such containers shall at all times be kept in a sanitary condition, without leakage or escape of odors therefrom. (Ord. 1052 § 3, 1995; Ord. 551 § 2(c), 1972.)

Unless special permission is granted by the Director of the Health Department or his or her duly authorized representative, all garbage, rubbish and refuse created, produced or accumulated in or about dwelling units situated anywhere in the County, shall be disposed of or removed from the premises at least once each week. All garbage, rubbish, and refuse created, produced or accumulated on all other premises shall be disposed of or removed from such premises at least once each week, or more often, if necessary. (Ord. 1269 § 10, 2018; Ord. 1052 § 4, 1995; Ord. 551 § 3, 1972.)

No person shall throw or deposit, or cause to be thrown or deposited, any garbage, rubbish or refuse, or allow any accumulation of same to remain, in or upon any public right-of-way, watercourse, or banks of watercourses, or upon any premises whatsoever except at an approved disposal area. (Ord. 551 § 4(a), 1972.)

All refuse hauled by any person, over any road, in the county shall be securely tied and covered during the hauling thereof, so as to prevent leakage, spillage, dropping or blowing. No person shall allow refuse of any kind whatsoever to leak, spill, drop or blow from any vehicle on any road. (Ord. 551 § 4(b), 1972.)

No person shall transport garbage or refuse in any container that has been used for burning. (Ord. 551 § 4(c), 1972.)

It shall be unlawful to burn refuse, garbage or other combustible waste containing garbage or to burn any other materials of a type that may create a nuisance or may injuriously affect the public health, safety or welfare, at any time. (Ord. 1052 § 5, 1995; Ord. 551 § 5(a), 1972.)

The burning of combustible waste, other than garbage, may be done only upon compliance with all appropriate requirements of the California Department of Forestry, any affected fire protection district, and the Glenn County Air Pollution Control District. (Ord. 1052 § 6, 1995; Ord. 551 § 5(b), 1972.)

No person shall dump or otherwise deposit or allow to accumulate on any private or public property any refuse or rubbish, except as provided by this chapter or by order of the Board of Supervisors. (Ord. 1052 § 7, 1995; Ord. 551 § 6(a), 1972.)

1. The County may provide and operate disposal areas, sites and facilities for the disposal of garbage, rubbish and refuse collected from within the County. The Board, by resolution or ordinance, may establish regulations governing use of these disposal areas, and schedule of fees to be paid for use of the disposal areas, sites and facilities.

2. The method of disposal to be used at any permitted disposal area shall be as described in the current Report of Disposal Site Information (RDSI) for that specific disposal area. (Ord. 1052 § 10, 1995; Ord. 551 § 6(d), 1972.)

Automobile and truck bodies, abandoned motor vehicles, and other large and bulky metal objects such as farm machinery and equipment, shall be deposited in specially designated disposal areas only, or shall be disposed of through commercial scrap metal dealers. (Ord. 551 § 6(e), 1972.)

No hazardous, unusual or regulated waste or substance shall be deposited or dumped in disposal areas in violation of any applicable federal, state or local law, statute, or regulation relative to public health and safety, fish and wildlife protection, air pollution, water quality control, or environmental control. (Ord. 1052 § 11, 1995; Ord. 551 § 6(f), 1972.)

No person shall throw or deposit litter on any private property within the County except that the owner or person in control of private property may maintain authorized litter receptacles that prevent litter from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk or other public place or upon any private property. (Ord. 1052 § 12, 1995; Ord. 551 § 6(g) (part), 1972.)

The owner or person in control of any private property shall at all times maintain the premises free of litter. Provided, however, that this section shall not prohibit the storage of litter in authorized private receptacles for collection. (Ord. 551 § 6(g)(1), 1972.)

No person shall throw or deposit litter on any open or vacant private property within the county whether owned by such person or not. (Ord. 551 § 6 (g) (2), 1972.)

The Director of the Health Department or his or her duly authorized representative is hereby authorized and empowered to notify the owner of any private property within the County or the agent of such owner or occupant to properly dispose of litter located on such owner's property which is dangerous to public health, safety or welfare. Such notice to an owner shall be given by Certified Mail, addressed to the owner at the owners last known address. (Ord. 1269 § 10, 2018; Ord. 1052 § 13, 1995; Ord. 551 § 6(g)(3)(a), 1972.)

Upon the failure, neglect or refusal of any owner or agent or occupant so notified, to properly dispose of litter dangerous to the public health, safety or welfare within five days after receipt of written notice provided for in Section 7.08.210, or within seven days after the date of such notice in the event the notice is returned to the health officer because of inability to make delivery thereof, provided the notice was properly addressed to the last known address of such owner, or agent or occupant, the health officer is authorized and empowered to pay for the disposing of such litter or to order its disposal by the county. (Ord. 551 § 6 (g) (3) (b), 1972.)

When the County has effected the removal of such dangerous litter or has paid for its removal, the actual cost thereof, including administrative and reinspection costs, plus accrued interest at the rate of seven per cent (7%) per annum from the date of the completion of the work, if not paid by such owner or occupant prior thereto, shall be charged to the owner and any occupant of such property. The charge shall be due and payable by the owner at the time of presentation and the County may proceed to collect it by appropriate action. (Ord. 1052 § 14, 1995; Ord. 551 § 6(g)(3)(c), 1972.)

It is unlawful for any person or persons by any means to interfere with or prevent the removal or transporting of refuse from premises within the permittee's authorized zone to the county disposal areas. (Ord. 551 § 7, 1972.)

All garbage, rubbish and refuse, upon being removed from the premises where produced or accumulated shall become and be the property of the refuse collector permittee authorized by the county to remove the same, and upon this material being delivered to the county disposal areas shall forthwith become the property of the county upon dumping the same therein. (Ord. 551 § 8, 1972.)