HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Ordinance 1988-11Ordinance No. 88- 11
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH,
THE REMOVAL OF YARD WASTE, AND AMENDING SECTION 600
OF THE PLYMOUTH CITY CODE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH ORDAINS:
Section 1. The Plymouth City Code, Subsection 600.01, is
amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
Subd. 4. "Yard Waste" means compostible material such as
grass clippings, leaves, weeds, and other forms of organic
material, but does not include trees, brush and similar
materials.
Sec. 2. The Plymouth City Code, Subsection 600.09, subdivi-
sion 2 is amended to read:
Subd. 2. License Required for Collectors. Any person
desiring a license to collect garbage shall make application
for the same to the Clerk upon a form prescribed by the
City.
The application shall set forth:
(a) the name and address of the applicant;
(b) a list of the equipment which he proposes to use in
such collection;
(c) the place or places to which the garbage is to be
hauled;
(d) the manner in which said garbage is to disposed of; and
(e) the portion of the city in which collections are to be
made.. and
(f) a detailed description of: (1) the manner in which the
applicant intends to separately collect and haul away
yard waste; (2) the manner in which the applicant
intends to account for the amount of such yard waste;
and (3) the method by which the applicant will inform
its customers of the yard waste collection program.
Sec. 3. The Plymouth City Code, Section 600 is amended by
adding a new subsection to read:
600.21 Yard Waste: Duties of Licensed Garbage Collectors.
Each licensed garbage collector shall separately collect,
and haul awav vard waste durin4 a period not to exceed eight
weeks each Spring and each Fall as designated by the City
Manager or his authorized representative. Each licensed
garbage collector shall haul the yard waste to a compost
site approved by the City Manager or his authorized repre-
sentative and shall keep an accurate accounting of the
amount of such yard waste. Within 15 days after the expira-
tion of each such period each licensed garbage collector
shall submit a written report to the City Manager or his
authorized representative detailing the amount of such yard
waste that has been collected and delivered for composting
during each week of such period.
Sec. 4. This ordinance is effective on the date of its
publication in accordance with Subsection 110.11.
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Attest:
lerk
0066OR04.I34
Published: Plymouth Post 3-31-88.
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