Chapter 6.08
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
Sections:
6.08.010 Public works department responsible for solid waste collection and management.
6.08.030 Public works department responsible for solid waste disposal and management—Duties.
6.08.040 Director of public works department.
6.08.090 Detachable containers for large establishments.
6.08.110 Removal and disposal of solid waste.
6.08.120 Exclusive right to collect solid waste given to public works department.
6.08.140 Removal of dead animals.
6.08.150 Burning solid waste prohibited.
6.08.160 Frequency of collection.
6.08.315 Solid waste collection for territory annexed by city.
6.08.350 Penalty for violations.
Prior legislation: Ords. 1030, 1042, 1110, 1153, 1223, 1415, 1448, 1473, 1598, 1618, 1690, 1694, 1703, 1706, 1722, 1724, 1730-A and 1792.
6.08.010 Public works department responsible for solid waste collection and management.
The maintenance of health and sanitation requires and it is the intention hereof to make the collection, removal and disposal of solid waste within the city of Centralia universal and compulsory, and the responsibility for providing solid waste management for the collection, removal and disposal of solid waste in the city shall be with the public works department. (Ord. 2384 § 1 (part), 2017: Ord. 2108 § 1 (part), 2003; Ord. 2000 § 1 (part), 1998).
6.08.020 Definitions.
The term “person” means individual, firm, association, copartnership, political subdivision, government agency, municipality, industry, public or private corporation, or any other entity whatsoever.
The term “premises” means any dwellings, flats, apartments, rooming houses, hotels, clubs, restaurants, boardinghouses, eating places, shops and places of business, or any other building or structure.
The term “recyclable materials” means those solid wastes that are separated for recycling or reuse, such as papers, metals and glass, that are identified as recyclable material pursuant to a local comprehensive solid waste plan, under RCW 70.95.030.
The term “recycling” means transforming or remanufacturing waste materials into useable or marketable materials for use other than landfill disposal or incineration.
The term “solid waste” or “wastes” means all putrescible and nonputrescible solid and semisolid wastes including, but not limited to, garbage, rubbish, ashes, industrial wastes, swill, sewage sludge, demolition and construction wastes, abandoned vehicles or parts thereof, and recyclable materials.
The term “solid waste management” means the management of storage, collection, transportation, treatment, utilization, processing and final disposal of solid wastes, including the recovery and recycling of materials from solid wastes, the recovery of energy resources from solid wastes or the conversion of the energy in solid wastes to more useful forms or combinations thereof.
Words in this chapter used in the present tense shall include the future tense, and in the singular shall include the plural and in the plural shall include the singular, and in the masculine shall include the feminine gender. (Ord. 2384 § 1 (part), 2017: Ord. 2000 § 1 (part), 1998).
6.08.030 Public works department responsible for solid waste disposal and management—Duties.
The public works department of the city of Centralia shall be responsible for the acquisition, establishment and operation of a system for the collection, removal and disposal of solid waste within the city, with authority to acquire property within or without the city. (Ord. 2384 § 1 (part), 2017: Ord. 2000 § 1 (part), 1998).
6.08.040 Director of public works department.
The director of the public works department shall be the administrative head for providing solid waste management and shall have charge of the disposal and the collection of solid waste, and he and his assistants shall have all the powers for solid waste collection and management for the city of Centralia. (Ord. 2384 § 1 (part), 2017: Ord. 2000 § 1 (part), 1998).
6.08.090 Detachable containers for large establishments.
Large, covered containers for bulk collection of solid waste may be used by hotels, restaurants, boardinghouses, eating places, apartment houses, schools, hospitals and in the business district. All solid waste shall be contained within the detachable container at time of collection. (Ord. 2384 § 1 (part), 2017: Ord. 2000 § 1 (part), 1998).
6.08.110 Removal and disposal of solid waste.
It shall be the duty of every person who owns or is in possession, charge or control of any premises to provide an adequate number of containers or detachable units for storage of solid waste and cause such solid waste to be removed and disposed as determined by the public works department. (Ord. 2384 § 1 (part), 2017: Ord. 2234 § 1, 2009: Ord. 2000 § 1 (part), 1998).
6.08.120 Exclusive right to collect solid waste given to public works department.
The public works department of the city of Centralia, by and through its duly authorized agents and employees, shall have the exclusive right from and after March 1, 1957, to gather and collect solid waste and to regulate and manage the disposal of solid waste within the city. It is unlawful for any person to collect or gather solid waste, except the contents of any septic tanks within the city, or to deposit or dump the same or cause the same to be dumped or deposited upon any lot of land or in any water or waterways within the corporate limits of the city of Centralia, except as provided in this chapter and the flow control interlocal agreement with Lewis County. (Ord. 2384 § 1 (part), 2017: Ord. 2000 § 1 (part), 1998).
6.08.140 Removal of dead animals.
It shall be the duty of every person in possession, charge or control of any dead animal or upon whose premises the same may be located, to forthwith cause the same to be removed and disposed of in a legal manner. (Ord. 2384 § 1 (part), 2017: Ord. 2000 § 1 (part), 1998).
6.08.150 Burning solid waste prohibited.
It is unlawful for any person to burn any solid waste or to dump or deposit any solid waste upon any street, alley, waterway or private property in the city, or to collect, remove or dispose of the same except as provided in this chapter. (Ord. 2384 § 1 (part), 2017: Ord. 2000 § 1 (part), 1998).
6.08.160 Frequency of collection.
The public works department of the city, through its authorized agent, shall collect, remove and dispose of all solid waste in single-family residences of the city at least once a week or as arranged; and from hotels, restaurants, boardinghouses, eating places, apartment houses, schools, hospitals and in the business districts of the city as contracted for. (Ord. 2384 § 1 (part), 2017: Ord. 2000 § 1 (part), 1998).
6.08.315 Solid waste collection for territory annexed by city.
All solid waste collection for territory annexed by the city shall be in accordance with RCW 35A.14.900. (Ord. 2384 § 1 (part), 2017: Ord. 2000 § 1 (part), 1998).
6.08.350 Penalty for violations.
A. Any person, firm or corporation who knowingly violates or fails to comply with CMC 6.08.010 shall be deemed to have committed the following:
1. First offense: shall constitute a Class 1 civil infraction with the maximum assessment not to exceed the amount of two hundred fifty dollars, not including statutory assessments.
2. Second offense: shall constitute a misdemeanor, and if found guilty, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars, plus costs and assessments, and/or imprisonment not to exceed ninety days or to both such fine and imprisonment. A second offense shall mean a violation of this chapter which is committed at the same location by the same individual within one calendar year of the first offense.
3. Third or subsequent offenses: shall constitute a gross misdemeanor, and if found guilty shall be subject to a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars, plus costs and assessments, and/or imprisonment not to exceed three hundred sixty-five days or both such fine and imprisonment. A third or subsequent offense shall mean a violation of this chapter which is committed at the same location by the same individual within one calendar year of the first offense.
B. Any person, firm or corporation violating any other of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand nine hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each separate day or any portion thereof during which any violation of this chapter occurs or continues shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable as herein provided. (Ord. 2384 § 1 (part), 2017: Ord. 2108 § 1 (part), 2003; Ord. 2000 § 1 (part), 1998).