Division 5 — Health and Sanitation›Chapter 5 — GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND OTHER REFUSE
Ukiah Municipal Code Art. 4 Collection of Refuse
Ukiah Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-22 · Ukiah
Cite as: Ukiah Municipal Code Article 4 · Text as of 2026-10-22
§ 4440. Accumulation of Garbage Past Seven Days Prohibited.¶
No person shall allow, permit or suffer to be kept or maintained any accumulation of garbage longer than seven (7) days at any one time without removing or causing the removal and disposal of the same.
(Ord. 556, § 3, adopted 1963)
§ 4441. Duty of Contractor to Remove User’s Refuse.¶
All garbage, rubbish and refuse of any kind shall be removed by the contractor from all premises and establishments within the corporate City on a schedule as established by a collection contract approved by the City Council. The owner or person in charge of any premises that does not subscribe to the contractor's collection service shall remove solid waste from the premises at least once each seven (7) days unless sooner directed by the City Manager or City Health Officer of the City.
(Ord. 605, § 10, adopted 1970; Ord. 1132, § 1, adopted 2011)
§ 4442. Duty of Contractor to Remove Refuse Immediately Upon Direction of City Manager…¶
It shall be the duty of the contractor when directed by the City Manager or the City Health Officer of said City to immediately call at any premises in the City, to which the contractor may be directed by said officials, and where refuse, garbage or rubbish is accumulated and there collect and remove said garbage, rubbish or refuse considered by such officers to be a health or safety menace in accordance with provisions of this Chapter. Such cost involved in said removal shall be paid for by the property owner or tenant.
(Ord. 605, § 11, adopted 1970)
§ 4443. Maximum Rates; Extraordinary Rates.¶
The City Council shall adopt by resolution, rate schedules to cover all fees relating to refuse, garbage or rubbish collection and disposal. Said rate schedule so adopted shall be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation. That rate set by the City Council which is designated as the basic rate for domestic service shall be paid by and charged against every residence or other dwelling of any type located within the City limits.
(Ord. 660, § 4, adopted 1974)
§ 4444. Maximum Rates to Include Unlimited Amounts of Rubbish.¶
(Repealed)
(Ord. 605, § 13, adopted 1970; rep. by Ord. 1132, § 2, adopted 2011)
§ 4446. Irregular Collection; Duty of Contractor.¶
It shall be the duty of the contractor to make such irregular collections within such time period at such rates as are established by resolution of the City Council or a collection contract approved by the City Council.
(Ord. 605, § 15, adopted 1970; Ord. 1132, § 1, adopted 2011)
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