Chapter 7.10
TRANSPORTATION OF WASTE MATERIALS
Sections:
7.10.010 Transportation of waste.
7.10.030 Additional fee for uncovered load at transfer station.
7.10.040 Transportation of biomedical or hazardous waste.
7.10.050 Violator liable for all cleanup costs.
7.10.010 Transportation of waste.
Pursuant to RCW 70.93.097, as now adopted or subsequently amended, it is unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle or combination of vehicles which is transporting waste materials upon the public rights-of-way of the City unless the waste material being transported is covered or otherwise secured to prevent the waste materials from escaping from the vehicle, except pursuant to SVMC 7.10.020. (Ord. 16-004 § 1, 2016).
7.10.020 Exemption.
A vehicle which is transporting uncovered waste materials as prohibited pursuant to SVMC 7.10.010 shall be exempt from any monetary penalty if that waste is otherwise secured or is unlikely to spill from the vehicle. Pursuant to RCW 70.93.097, as now adopted or subsequently amended, a vehicle transporting sand, dirt, or gravel in compliance with the provisions of RCW 46.61.655 shall not be required to secure or cover a load. (Ord. 16-004 § 1, 2016).
7.10.030 Additional fee for uncovered load at transfer station.
The City shall impose and charge a fee to any vehicle arriving at any City owned, operated, or contracted transfer station with an uncovered or unsecured load of waste material in violation of this chapter, which shall be in addition to any regular fees associated with dumping waste materials at the transfer station, at such time and in such amounts as the council may hereafter determine necessary pursuant to an adopted fee schedule. (Ord. 16-004 § 1, 2016).
7.10.040 Transportation of biomedical or hazardous waste.
It is unlawful for any person to transport biomedical or hazardous waste in such a fashion that said waste endangers or is likely to endanger any person or property. (Ord. 16-004 § 1, 2016).
7.10.050 Violator liable for all cleanup costs.
Any person or company responsible for a violation of this chapter shall be responsible for the cleanup and removal of any waste materials on public or private property. Failure to remove such waste materials within a time period specified by the City may result in the City undertaking the removal for the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare. In that event, the person(s) or company(s) responsible for the deposit of the waste materials shall be responsible for all actual costs of abatement and all expenses incurred in attempting to collect the abatement costs. (Ord. 16-004 § 1, 2016).
7.10.060 Penalties.
A. Any person found in violation of SVMC 7.10.010 shall be found to have committed a class 3 civil infraction, and shall be subject to the monetary penalties set forth in RCW 7.80.120, as adopted or subsequently amended, and any applicable statutory assessments.
B. Any person found in violation of SVMC 7.10.040 shall be found to have committed a misdemeanor, and shall be subject to the penalties set forth in SVMC 1.10.010(A), as adopted or subsequently amended. (Ord. 16-004 § 1, 2016).