[Adopted 9-8-1997 by Ord. No. CSW-97-08 (Ch. 8, Art. 1,
Div. 1, of the 1977 Code)]
This article shall be known as the "Residential Solid Waste
Refuse Ordinance of the City of Socorro, NM."
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Household wastes.
The municipality of Socorro, its duly authorized agents,
contractors, licensees or employees.
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, cooperative,
association, or any other entity owning, operating, controlling or
inhabiting any house or residence within the municipal corporate limits.
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes (except body
wastes), including garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, and
yard clippings.
Putrescible and nonputrescible domestic wastes, including
garbage, rubbish, refuse, ashes, street refuse, and yard clippings.
A.
Every owner, occupant, tenant or lessee using or occupying any premises
within the boundaries of the municipality shall utilize the containers
provided for solid waste use by the City of Socorro at such time said
containers become available for distribution.
B.
Containers shall be of the type provided by the municipality as suitable
for mechanical collection by publicly owned equipment used for such
collection. Containers failing to comply with these provisions or
which have defects causing them to scatter waste upon the ground during
collection or causing them to hamper or to injure the persons collecting
waste will not be collected and shall be promptly replaced.
C.
Disposable paper or plastic bags of a type, size and material designed
for garbage disposal shall be used (as a supplemental container only)
to contain garbage for storage and collection, provided they are unbroken,
sealed, and filled in such manner that normal handling will not cause
the bag to open.
D.
Every owner, occupant, tenant, or lessee who is issued a City container
will be responsible for:
(1)
The cleanliness of said container.
(2)
Moving the container to and from the curb prior to and following
collection.
(3)
Filing a police report should the container be stolen or damaged
beyond repair. Any container damaged beyond repair or stolen will
be replaced by the City with the proper police report. Replacement
of stolen or damaged containers without a police report will be replaced
at the occupant's/resident's expense. A container will be reissued
by City personnel after a fee for the container has been paid by the
occupant.
A.
The owner, occupant, tenant or lessee of any premises within the
municipality shall be responsible for the sanitary conditions of the
premises occupied by him, and it shall be unlawful for any person
to keep in or about any premises occupied by him any solid waste as
herein defined unless the same is kept in authorized containers.
B.
It is unlawful for any person to bury, dump or deposit, or to allow,
permit or cause to be buried, dumped or deposited upon any street,
alley or private or public property any solid waste of any kind whatsoever.
All solid waste shall be transported to the municipal disposal site
by the proper collection authority, or by the owner/occupant/resident
of the premises.
[Amended 7-7-2014 by Ord. No. 14-05-19]
C.
The removal of wearing apparel, bedding or other refuse from homes
or other places where highly infectious or contagious diseases have
prevailed shall be performed under the supervision and direction of
a health officer, and such refuse shall not be placed in containers
for regular collection.
[Amended 7-7-2014 by Ord. No. 14-05-19]
D.
Industrial waste, dead animals, or waste from construction, remodeling,
demolition, large-scale landscaping, or processing operations will
not be collected, transported, or disposed of by the City's residential
sanitation crew; but such waste collection, transportation, and disposal
shall be by the owners and/or generators of such waste or animals.
E.
It shall be a violation of this article to place or to cause to be
placed in any container, box, or bundle, or otherwise for collection,
any hazardous waste of any kind except upon specific prior arrangement
with the municipality.
F.
Ownership of solid waste material set out for collection or deposited
in the municipal disposal site shall be vested in the municipality.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 5, Disposal of solid waste, of
Ord. No. CSW-97-08, which immediately followed this section, was repealed
7-7-2014 by Ord. No. 14-05-19.
[Amended 7-7-2014 by Ord. No. 14-05-19]
Solid waste shall be collected from residential areas in accordance
with the schedule provided by the Sanitation Department Supervisor.
B.
If any person who is obligated to pay a collection fee fails to pay
or refuses to pay, the municipality may make an assessment against
the real property; and if said assessment is not paid, the municipality
may institute lien proceedings against said real property as provided
by NMSA 1978, §§ 3-36-1 to 3-36-7, as now enacted or
hereinafter amended.
C.
Charges for solid waste collection and disposal service shall be
billed and collected monthly, and shall be payable by the owner or
occupant of the premises or real property at the office of the municipal
treasurer.
