Note: Prior history: Prior code §§ 5200—5222.2; Ords. 1261, 1341, 1395, 1429, 1433, 1472, 1473, 1511, 1558, 1591, 1849, 1886, 1900, 1901, 1907 and 1922
The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the control and regulation of the accumulation, collection, storage, transportation, processing and disposal of refuse, recyclables, and construction and demolition debris. This chapter is determined and declared to be a sanitary measure for the health, safety, and general welfare of the people of the city.
(Ord. 2003 § 1, 2002)
The following are definitions for the purposes of this chapter:
"Authorized recycling agent"
means a person (other than a collector) who is authorized by a residential household or commercial and/or industrial business to transport or haul recyclables from its garbage, rubbish, or refuse container(s) but who does not receive any compensation therefor from the residential household or commercial and/or industrial business.
"Bulky items"
means and includes, but shall not be limited to, discarded large and small household appliances, furniture, carpets, mattresses, clothing, tires, and oversized wood waste not qualifying as yard waste. Bulky items does not include yard waste.
"Collector"
means any person or company operating one or more waste collection or recycling collection vehicle for the purpose of collecting, transporting, conveying, hauling, recycling, processing and/or disposing of solid waste and/or recyclables.
"Commercial units"
means any commercial business establishment including, but not limited to, hotels, motels, offices and professional buildings, and retail establishments of all kinds, including supermarkets, filling stations, department and variety stores.
"Construction and demolition debris"
means any material generated during the construction, demolition or remodeling of any residential, commercial and/or industrial structure, foundation or paving within the city including, without limitation, plant material, lumber, glass, brick, stone, tile, drywall, household fixtures and roofing materials.
"Designated collection location"
means the place where a collector has contracted with the city or private business to pick up solid waste and/or recyclables. This location will customarily be the curbside of a residential neighborhood or the service alley of a commercial enterprise.
"Industrial units"
means any business establishment engaged in manufacturing, warehousing, construction, and/or demolition.
"Occupant"
means and includes every owner, tenant, or person having the care or control of any premises.
"Owner"
means the owner of record of the lot as shown on the last equalized assessment roll.
"Permit"
means a waste and recycling collector permit issued pursuant to this chapter.
"Person"
shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 21.04.565 of this code.
"Recyclables"
means materials that can be collected and returned to the economic mainstream in the form of raw material for new or reconstituted products rather than becoming solid waste. Recyclables may also include yard waste materials.
"Refuse"
includes both garbage and rubbish and shall mean all solid waste material consisting of unwanted combustible and noncombustible waste.
"Residential collection"
means the collection, processing, and/or disposal of refuse and recyclables from single-family and multifamily residences located in the city.
"Residential property"
means property containing single-family or multifamily dwellings.
"Servicer"
means the collector(s) awarded a franchise license or licenses pursuant to Section 6.08.050.
"Yard waste"
means leaves, clippings, brush, branches and other forms of organic waste generated from landscapes and gardens that is not more than five feet in its longest dimension or six inches in diameter or weighs more than fifty pounds. Yard waste does not include palm fronds.
(Ord. 2003 § 1, 2002)
(a) 
No person shall deposit or allow to remain any garbage, offal, rubbish, or other waste and refuse, bulky items, recyclables, or any garbage, rubbish, or refuse container upon or in any public street, parkway, alley, sidewalk, or other public thoroughfare; or in or upon any vacant lot; or in, upon or within the required front yard of any improved lot; or upon or within the area of any improved lot between the front main building facade thereon and the street upon which such lot fronts except in a manner in conformity with the provisions of this chapter;
(b) 
To protect public health, safety, and well-being, and to minimize interference with public rights-of-way, no owner of any lot or premises, or any persons in possession thereof, shall place upon or allow to remain upon any portion of any public street, parkway, alley or sidewalk adjacent to said lot any garbage, offal, rubbish, or other waste and refuse, bulky items, recyclables, or any garbage, rubbish or refuse container unless a written permit is first obtained pursuant to Sections 13.12.010 to 13.12.040 of this code or in a manner in conformity with the provisions of this chapter. This section and Section 13.12.010 shall not apply to the loading and unloading of any boxes, barrels, crates or other objects across any street when no other reasonable means is available and when such street is cleared as soon as practicable;
(c) 
All property maintained in violation of this section is declared to be a public nuisance. Violations of subsection (b) of this section shall be abated pursuant to Section 6.08.040 of this chapter.
(Ord. 2003 § 1, 2002)
(a) 
Mobile food facilities must:
(1) 
Prevent the accumulation of solid waste in quantities that are unreasonable or detrimental to the public health or safety;
(2) 
Collect, or provide some mechanism for the collection of, all solid waste from patrons;
(3) 
Dispose of all solid waste collected from patrons at some location outside the city of Monterey Park.
(b) 
It is unlawful for any mobile food facility to dispose of solid waste, which is collected from patrons in the city of Monterey Park.
(Ord. 2146 § 5, 2018)
(a) 
Form of Notice. Whenever the director of community development or designee finds a violation of Section 6.08.030(b), he or she then shall cause notice to be given in the manner provided in this chapter. Said notice shall inform the owner and/or occupant of the lot of the condition constituting a public nuisance and that the owner or occupant has three days from the date of the notice to remove the violation or the city shall abate the nuisance and charge the cost thereof to the owner and/or occupant, which cost shall appear on the water/solid waste collection bill for said property;
(b) 
Service of Notice. Notice of abatement shall be served on the affected lot by United States mail, postage prepaid, and by personal delivery or posting said lot. The mailed notice shall be to the owner of the lot. Service is complete upon personal delivery/posting or date of deposit in the United States mail, whichever is later. Such notice shall be placed in the city file and shall indicate date of mailing and date of personal delivery/posting;
(c) 
Abatement. Within three days of service of the notice, the owner or occupant shall have the right to abate the public nuisance in accordance with the notice, at the owner's or occupant's expense. Upon compliance with the notice by owner or occupant, the notice is terminated. If such nuisance is not completely abated by the owner or occupant within said three days, then the director of public works shall cause the same to be abated by city forces or private contractor;
(d) 
Cost of Abatement. When the director of public works causes the abatement of said public nuisance, he or she shall keep an accounting of the cost thereof. Upon completion of such abatement, the director of public works shall give notice of said cost to the owner or occupant of the affected lot by the United States mail, postage prepaid. The notice shall provide the owner or occupant ten days to file a written objection or protest to the assessment of cost of abating the nuisance. If such objection or protest is received within ten days of notice, the director shall consider the objection or protest and make a final decision on the amount of the cost for abatement of the nuisance. The final cost for abatement represents the fee for the removal of the solid waste material/bulky items and shall appear on the subsequent water/solid waste and recyclables collection bill for the affected property and shall be subject to the remedies set forth in this chapter.
(Ord. 2003 § 1, 2002)
(a) 
To protect public health, safety, and well-being against the growth and spread of vectors, it is the duty of every person in possession, charge, or control of any residential property within the city, in or from which refuse accumulates or is produced, to keep in a suitable place and utilize the containers provided by the servicer. No other containers shall be used;
(b) 
If the capacity of the containers provided by the servicer is insufficient for the quantity of all refuse, recyclables and/or yard waste generated at the premises between pickups, then the residential service customer shall subscribe to such additional service as determined and required by the servicer to protect the public health, safety, and well-being against the growth and spread of vectors from such refuse, recyclables and/or yard waste;
(c) 
All refuse and recyclables to be collected shall be placed in the containers provided by servicer, as follows:
(1) 
Curbside Service;
(A) 
Refuse and recyclables (not including yard waste) shall be placed in the black container(s);
(B) 
Yard waste shall be placed in the green container(s);
(C) 
No such container may be placed for pickup if its contents exceed three hundred pounds;
(2) 
Bin Service. The occupant shall place refuse and recyclables in the bin(s) provided by the servicer;
(3) 
Construction and demolition debris. Except for disposal by a self hauler pursuant to Section 6.08.280, construction and demolition debris shall be placed in the debris box(es) provided by the servicer and/or the black container(s) for refuse and recyclables provided by the servicer (the black containers are subject to the three hundred pound weight limit);
(d) 
To minimize interference with the public rights-of-way, no person shall place a container or bulky item on a parkway for collection service earlier than twenty-four hours prior to the normal collection date as specified by the director of public works. To minimize interference with public rights-of-way, any containers not collected from or any bulky items not removed shall be removed from the public right-of-way location by midnight of the scheduled day of collection;
(e) 
Unless otherwise directed by the servicer, containers shall be placed for collection on the street with the wheels of each against the curb and at least one foot distance between each container. In instances where no curb exists, containers shall be placed as close to the edge of the street as practicable with the wheels toward the lot. For alley collection, containers shall be placed on the lot as close to the right-of-way line of the alley as practicable. No occupant shall move any bin or debris box placed by the servicer.
(Ord. 2003 § 1, 2002)
So long as twenty-four hours prior notice has been given to the servicer, and subject to the time limits set forth in subsection 6.08.060(d), residential service recipients may place bulky items other than ordinary refuse and recyclables at the curb or alley for collection at the next normal weekly pickup. Refrigerators shall be picked up by the servicer within twenty-four hours of such notice. In instances where no curb exists, bulky items shall be placed as close to the edge of the street as practicable.
(Ord. 2003 § 1, 2002)
(a) 
The fees to be paid for providing and making available residential collection shall be as set forth in a city council resolution;
(b) 
All single-family residential dwellings, and multi-unit residential dwellings not receiving bin service, within the city that are occupied or otherwise generating refuse and/or recyclables shall maintain service equivalent to other similar dwellings;
(c) 
All multi-unit residential dwellings not receiving curbside service, within the city that are occupied or otherwise generating refuse and/or recyclables shall maintain a minimum level of collection service which shall be a one and one-half cubic yard bin serviced at least once per week.
(Ord. 2003 § 1, 2002)
The fees shall be charged and billed as a monthly service charge. No credit will be allowed for a portion of a month's service. The city treasurer shall be responsible for all money collected and shall deposit the same in the general fund of the city.
(Ord. 2003 § 1, 2002)
The method of collecting the residential fees as prescribed in this chapter shall be as follows:
(a) 
The city owns and operates the water distributing system. Bills are sent monthly or bimonthly for water consumed as provided in Section 14.12.240 of this code. It is determined that the bills for water service shall also be the medium for billing and collecting solid waste fees during the month or months for which the bill was rendered. When the regular water bill is rendered for a particular location and there appears thereon a charge for solid waste collection, the total sum shown on the bill shall be paid as a unit. Any payment made shall first be applied to any penalties imposed, then to fees for water service and then to solid waste and recyclables fees; and
(b) 
For all properties which are occupied or are otherwise generating refuse and recyclables, the property owner is liable for all solid waste and recyclables collection fees and any penalties imposed in connection therewith regardless of whether and to what extent the property owner and/or the occupant utilizes the solid waste and recyclables collection services provided.
(Ord. 2003 § 1, 2002)
Rendered bills for combined charges for solid waste and recyclables collection and water are due and payable on the date they are rendered, and any sums owing on the combined charges shall be delinquent for purposes of this section and Section 6.08.120 if not paid within thirty days thereafter. Following notice of the delinquency to the responsible property owner or occupant in accordance with the procedures specified in Section 14.12.240 of this code, and failure to pay the unpaid charges by the date specified in a notice issued in accordance with that section, water service may be discontinued until such time as all charges and penalties owing have been paid in full, along with the reconnection charges as provided in Sections 14.12.240 and 14.14.250 of this code.
(Ord. 2003 § 1, 2002)
In addition to the remedies provided in Sections 6.08.110 and 6.08.130, upon the delinquency of any sums owing on the combined charges for solid waste and recyclables collection and water as defined in Section 6.08.110, the responsible property owner or occupant shall be responsible to the city in an action brought by the city in any court of competent jurisdiction for the amount of all such fees and/or charges due and unpaid, together with all applicable penalties and costs.
(Ord. 2003 § 1, 2002)
(a) 
In addition to the remedies provided in Sections 6.08.110 and 6.08.120, upon delinquency of any sums owing on the combined charges for solid waste and recyclables collection and water, the city may collect such fees and/or charges against the property owner as provided in this section. For purposes of this section only, sums owing on the combined charges for solid waste and recyclables collection and water are delinquent when the responsible property owner has failed to pay such sums in full for a period of sixty or more days after the date upon which they were billed;
(b) 
The city council shall cause to be prepared annually a report of delinquent fees. The board shall fix a time, date and place for hearing the report and any objection or protests thereto;
(c) 
The city council shall cause notice of the hearing to be mailed to the property owners listed on the report not less than ten days prior to the date of the hearing;
(d) 
At the hearing, the city council shall hear any objections or protests of property owners liable to be assessed for delinquent fees. The city council may make such revisions or corrections in the report as it deems just, after which by resolution, the report shall be confirmed;
(e) 
The delinquent fees set forth in the report as confirmed shall constitute special assessments against the respective parcels of land and are a lien on the property for the amount of such delinquent fees. A certified copy of the confirmed report shall be filed with the county auditor for the amounts of the respective assessments against the respective parcels of land as they appear on the current assessment roll. The lien created attaches upon recordation, in the office of the county recorder, of a certified copy of the resolution of confirmation. The assessment may be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary county ad valorem property taxes are collected and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for such taxes. All laws applicable to the levy, collection and enforcement of county ad valorem property taxes shall be applicable to such assessment, except that if any real property to which such lien would attach has been transferred or conveyed to a bona fide purchaser for value, or if a lien of a bona fide encumbrancer for value has been created and attaches thereon, prior to the date on which the first installment of such taxes would become delinquent, then the lien which would otherwise be imposed by this section shall not attach to such real property and the delinquent fees, as confirmed, relating to such property shall be transferred to the unsecured roll for collection.
(Ord. 2003 § 1, 2002)
(a) 
Where solid waste and recyclables are collected by or on behalf of the city at locations where water is not furnished by the city, a separate monthly bill shall be presented to the person liable for the charge, and such bill shall be due and payable on the date it is rendered;
(b) 
Upon the delinquency of any sums owing for such solid waste and recyclables collection, the remedies stated in Sections 6.08.120 and 6.08.130, in addition to any other remedies provided by law, shall be available to the city for collection of such sums. For purposes of this section, delinquency shall be defined as that term is defined in Sections 6.08.120 and 6.08.130, as applicable.
(Ord. 2003 § 1, 2002)
(a) 
It is the duty of every person in possession, charge, or control of any commercial and/or industrial property within the city, in or from which refuse accumulates or is produced, to prevent the accumulation of solid waste in quantities that are unreasonable or detrimental to the public health or safety;
(b) 
Unless otherwise determined by the servicer or city that a lower minimum level of collection service shall protect the public health or safety, all commercial and/or industrial premises within the city that are occupied or otherwise generating refuse and/or recyclables shall maintain a minimum level of collection service which shall be a one and one-half cubic yard bin serviced at least once per week;
(c) 
Construction and demolition debris. Except for disposal by self-haulers pursuant to Section 6.08.280, construction and demolition debris shall be placed in the debris box(es) provided by the servicer;
(d) 
It is unlawful for any person in possession, charge or control of any commercial and/or industrial property within the city to retain the services of a commercial and/or industrial collector to remove refuse and recyclables from said property that does not have a franchise contract with the city or have a city license and waste and recyclables collection permit;
(e) 
Until June 1, 2007, no new commercial and/or industrial business within the city or any existing commercial and/or industrial customer of the servicer shall retain the services of any collector other than the servicer;
(f) 
As of June 1, 2007, no commercial and/or industrial business within the city shall retain the services of any collector other than the servicer.
(Ord. 2003 § 1, 2002)
(a) 
It is unlawful for any person to collect refuse, or refuse and recyclables, from commercial and/or industrial units within the city unless such a person has a franchise contract with the city or has a valid license and waste and recycling collection permit from the city to do so;
(b) 
All applications for licenses for the collection of refuse and recyclables shall be filed in the office of the director of management services and all such licenses shall expire on December 31st of each calendar year. No license shall be issued to a collector who did not have such a license as of May 23, 2002. Any license issued for all or part of 2007 shall be valid from the date of issuance until June 1, 2007. No license shall thereafter be issued to any collector;
(c) 
Before any such license shall be issued by the director of management services, a permit shall be obtained from the office of the director of public works. All such permits are required to be renewed on an annual basis;
(d) 
Quarterly, the servicer shall report to the city the servicer's gross receipts from commercial and/or industrial customers in the city for that period;
(e) 
Fees;
(1) 
License fees are prescribed in Chapter 5.12 of this code;
(2) 
The fees to be paid for the servicer providing and making available commercial and/or industrial collection shall be as set forth in a city council resolution;
(3) 
The servicer shall pay into the CERCLA liability fund established by city council resolution the equivalent amount that the servicer would pay if the servicer were a permitted collector;
(4) 
Resolutions of the city council may set forth other fees to be paid by a collector and/or the servicer and the method of payment thereof;
(f) 
All collection of refuse and recyclables within the city by licensed and permitted commercial and/or industrial collectors shall be limited to the hours between six a.m. and five p.m. each day. Different hours for collection by the servicer may be set in a franchise contract;
(g) 
In addition to any other remedies available to the city by law, any such license or permit issued under the provisions of this section may be revoked or suspended by the city for violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 2003 § 1, 2002)
(a) 
Application for a waste and recycling collection permit shall be made on a form provided by the city, accompanied by an application fee in an amount established by resolution of the city council. The information provided in the application shall be certified by the applicant as being true and accurate. The director of public works may require additional information as authorized by law;
(b) 
Upon its receipt, the director of public works or his designee shall examine each application for conformity with the requirements of this chapter. The director of public works shall have the right to grant, grant with conditions, or deny the permit request, and such decision shall be subject to an appeal to the city council pursuant to Section 6.08.250 of this chapter. In granting, conditioning or denying the permit request, the director of public works and the city council may take into consideration factors, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) 
The ability of the applicant to comply with the solid waste and recycling handling service requirements of this chapter;
(2) 
The ability of the applicant to comply with the equipment standards enumerated in this chapter; and
(3) 
The ability of the applicant to provide the programs necessary to comply with the Assembly Bill 939 fifty percent waste diversion requirements or as amended; and to implement the source reduction and recycling plan proposed by the applicant pursuant to this chapter;
(c) 
If the application is found to conform substantially to the requirements of this chapter, the application shall be accepted and approved or approved with conditions. If the director of public works determines that the application does not conform to the requirements of this chapter, the application shall be denied and applicant shall be notified of the grounds for denial. The decision of the director of public works is subject to appeal. The decision by the city council on a permit application appeal shall be final;
(d) 
No permit granted pursuant to this chapter shall be assigned or transferred without the consent of the director of public works. Consent shall be granted if the assignee or transferee is found by the director of public works to conform substantially to the requirements of this chapter. The permit shall be valid from the date of issuance until December 31st of the same year. It shall be renewable thereafter for a period of up to one year. Applications for renewal shall be submitted by December 1st preceding the year applied for and shall be approved or approved with conditions following confirmation by the director of public works that the applicant has conformed to the requirements of this chapter;
(e) 
Any permit issued for all or part of 2007 shall be valid from the date of issuance until June 1, 2007. No permit shall be issued to any collector thereafter;
(f) 
If a waste and recycling collection permit has been revoked or not renewed, it maybe reinstated by application. Such an application shall be made in the manner specified in this chapter and shall be processed in the same manner as an application for a new permit. Nothing in this chapter is intended to preclude the city from considering the revocation or nonrenewal and grounds therefor in reviewing the application. The collector must be able to demonstrate that the reasons for permit revocation or nonrenewal have been rectified;
(g) 
No permit granted pursuant to this chapter shall limit the right of the city to grant, extend, or renew an exclusive or nonexclusive franchise for solid waste and recycling services in the city.
(Ord. 2003 § 1, 2002)
The following are requirements only for a collector issued a waste and recyclables collection permit by the director of public works:
(1) 
All permitted collectors must achieve an annual diversion rate of fifty percent for collected materials though source reduction, recycling, and/or composting. Failure to meet and attain set diversion rates will result in the denial, revocation, or suspension of such permit as per Sections 6.08.170 and 6.08.240 of this chapter;
(A) 
The diversion rate for each permit applicant shall be calculated quarterly, by taking the total number of tons of any and all materials considered diverted or recycled from the commercial and/or industrial waste stream as set forth in the four most recent quarterly reports submitted to the city by the collector as per this section, and dividing the resulting numbers by the total tonnage of commercial and/or industrial solid waste reported as being removed by the same collector; and
(B) 
If the collector is able to demonstrate through proper documentation that it is unable to meet the diversion rates set forth above because the material stream from its specific accounts is not able to be recycled because: (i) all recyclable materials have already been removed prior to collection, or (ii) the composition of the material stream to be collected by the collector is not made up of recyclables, then the city may adjust the collector's diversion rate proportionately. A written policy setting forth the documentation necessary and the method of adjustment shall be adopted by the director of public works;
(2) 
The permit applicant must submit a written "Commercial and Industrial Source Reduction and Recycling Plan" with details and a timeframe on what programs and economic incentives will be provided to customers to meet the diversion rates specified in this section and how these programs will be implemented. Minimum contents of this plan are to be prescribed by city council resolution. This plan shall be updated annually, within forty-five days of permit renewal. Failure to submit such plan or update annually may result in denial, suspension, or revocation of said permit as per Sections 6.08.170 and 6.08.240 of this chapter;
(3) 
Each permit holder shall submit on a quarterly basis, on a form provided by the city, complete information outlining waste generation, diversion and disposal levels. The contents of this form will be prescribed by city council resolution. The information shall be sufficient to determine compliance with the goals, schedules and requirements of the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 and subsequent amendments, the city's "Source Reduction and Recycling Element" adopted pursuant to this Act, and the requirements of this section. Copies of weight receipts summaries and/or marketing receipts may be required for verification. Said information shall be submitted within forty-five days of the end of the quarter. Failure to submit information within this time shall result in suspension or revocation of permit pursuant to Section 6.08.240 of this chapter;
(4) 
All vehicles utilized by the collector in performance of this permit shall be in good condition and repair and be registered with the California Department of Motor Vehicles. All vehicles shall be certified as safe in all respects in annual inspections conducted by the California Highway Patrol, or such agency as is approved by the director of public works. Collectors are required to submit a copy of safety inspection certificates and Department of Motor Vehicle registrations within forty-five days of permit renewal. Each vehicle proposed to be used for the collection of refuse and recyclables shall set forth the name, address and telephone number of the permittee on each side of the vehicle in words and letters not less than two inches in height. Failure of applicant to supply such information may result in denial, suspension, or revocation of said permit as per Sections 6.08.170 and 6.08.240 of this chapter;
(5) 
Each vehicle used for the collection or transportation of refuse or recyclables within the city shall be equipped with a broom and other equipment necessary to clean and pick up debris spilled or dropped upon public or private property during the course of operation. Every driver or operator working on or with such a collection vehicle shall immediately pick up, clean, haul away and dispose of all refuse, debris, or litter spilled or dropped upon public or private property due to the operation of the vehicles;
(6) 
The type, size and number of standard commercial and/or industrial solid waste containers shall be determined by the collector in accordance with the specific needs of the commercial and/or industrial business owner. The following are requirements for all such containers. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in revocation or suspension of permit pursuant to Section 6.08.240 of this chapter;
(A) 
All collection vessels such as bins and containers supplied by the collector to its clients for the collection of refuse or recyclables shall be leakproof and watertight and comply with all applicable fire and safety codes;
(B) 
The name and local telephone number of the collector shall appear on all collection vessels in letters not less than two inches in height;
(C) 
In order to assist the city in its anti-scavenging efforts, and to ensure adequate recovery and documentation of all recyclable materials, all recycling containers provided by the collector shall have a label stating in Chinese, Spanish, and English, the following or similar language to be approved by the director of public works: "Removal of the contents of this container is a misdemeanor under the City of Monterey Park Municipal Code Sections 6.08.260 and 6.08.270. Individuals caught illegally taking recyclables from this bin will be arrested and prosecuted for theft.";
(D) 
The collector shall be responsible for keeping all commercial solid waste containers in good repair and in a clean and sanitary condition. The collector shall remove and replace any such containers which are identified by the director of community development or his designated representative as being unsanitary or otherwise unfit for use; and
(E) 
The collector shall remove all of collector's containers which are on a public right-of-way or on a lot other than a lot improved with a commercial and/or industrial unit;
(7) 
All permitted haulers shall, at their own sole expense, obtain and maintain insurance policies for comprehensive general liability, commercial automobile liability, worker's compensation, and employer's liability in form, content and limit of coverage as set forth below. Except for worker's compensation insurance, the city and its elected and appointed officials, employees, and agents shall be named as additional insured. All such policies of insurance shall be issued by an insurer admitted in the state of California and having a rating of B+ or higher in the most recent edition of Best's Key Rating Guide. Prior to the issuance of a permit, and at all times a permit is held by a collector, the collector shall maintain on file with the public works director evidence in writing that all of the policies required by this section are in effect and in the required amounts. All certificates of insurance shall be accompanied by the applicable endorsements of the specific insurance policy. All policies of insurance, and if applicable, all certificates to self-insure, shall be subject to the approval of the city's risk manager and city attorney. The public works director shall be notified in writing thirty days in advance of policy cancellation. If any policy of insurance or certificate to self-insure specified in this section is not maintained in full force and effect by the hauler, the city in its sole discretion may either suspend or revoke the permit, or, if the subject insurance is available at reasonable cost, the city may procure the necessary insurance and pay the premium thereon, at the collector's sole expense;
(A) 
Comprehensive General Liability Insurance. Collectors shall obtain and maintain a policy or policies of comprehensive general liability insurance providing coverage for any personal injury, death, loss or damage resulting from the intentional wrongful or negligent act of the collector including, but not limited to, products and completed operations, with minimum limits of one million dollars per occurrence, combined single limit. If the comprehensive general liability insurance policy includes a general aggregate limit, that limit shall be at least three million dollars;
(B) 
Commercial Automobile Liability Insurance. Collectors shall obtain and maintain a policy or policies of commercial automobile liability insurance providing comprehensive vehicle liability coverage including, but not limited to, bodily injury, personal injury, uninsured motorist, medical payments, collision and property damage with a combined single limit of one million dollars per occurrence. In lieu of the above-stated requirements, collectors may submit the city a certificate to self-insure for comprehensive vehicle liability issued by the appropriate state regulatory agency. Any such certificate shall be subject to the approval of the city's risk manager and the city attorney; and
(C) 
Workers' Compensation and Employer's Liability Insurance. Collectors shall obtain and maintain a policy of workers' compensation insurance in accordance with the state workers' compensation laws, and an employer's liability insurance policy with minimum limits of one million dollars per accident. In lieu of the above-stated requirements, contractor may submit to the city a certificate to self-insure issued by the California Director of Industrial Relations;
(8) 
Each collector issued a permit shall be responsible for arranging for the disposal of any solid waste collected and shall arrange for such disposal in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations and laws. The city of Monterey Park shall assume no liability which may arise due to the solid waste disposal arrangements of the waste and recycling collectors. Each collector shall indemnify and hold harmless the city, its officials, officers, employees and attorneys from and against all claims, fines, penalties, suits, actions, damages, liabilities or judgments, including costs and attorneys' fees, whether known or unknown, in law or in equity, arising from, relating to, or in connection with collector's conduct of business in the city or pursuant to the permit issued to collector and collector's disposing of waste at landfills, including without limitation environmental liability, which may include liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq., or any other federal, state or local law governing hazardous waste or hazardous substances (the environmental liability collectively hereinafter "CERCLA liability"). The city council shall establish by resolution a CERCLA liability fund and the amount and procedure by which each collector shall be required to pay into said fund. Amounts deposited in said fund shall be utilized for purposes of the indemnification from CERCLA liability. Amounts deposited in the CERCLA liability fund, together with any accrued interest thereon, shall be used and applied to protect and indemnify the city against claims, etc. which may arise as set forth above. Funds deposited pursuant to this section shall remain with the city during the entire period which liabilities may be incurred. Nothing contained within this section or this chapter including any monetary limits shall in any way prevent, limit, or otherwise alter the city's right and/or ability to bring any cause of action or claim against a collector for contribution and/or indemnity in addition to or in the alternative of the indemnities provided herein. A waste and recyclables collector may be considered for exemption under this section provided that it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the city, that at no time, either in the present or past has refuse or other related material been deposited into a specified landfill or other depository establishment falling under the contexts or purviews of CERCLA as may be amended from time to time.
(Ord. 2003 § 1, 2002)
The permitted collector's failure, refusal or neglect to prepare and submit any of the reports required by this chapter, or the inclusion of any materially false or misleading statement or representation in any such report, shall be deemed a material breach of the permit and shall constitute a cause for the director of public works to revoke or not to renew the waste and recycling collector permit issued by the city. In addition to other remedies available to the city, a penalty may be imposed in accordance with the schedule to be set forth by resolution.
(Ord. 2003 § 1, 2002)
(a) 
The director of public works, acting by and through a duly authorized officer, employee, agent, or independent contractor shall have the right, at all reasonable times and upon reasonable advance notice, to review and to audit all financial and other records related to waste tonnages, recyclables, and the franchise fees maintained by the permitted collector which pertain only to the commercial solid waste collection services authorized under this permit to verify the accuracy of all records and reports made to the city. If requested, the permittee will provide a certified copy of the permittee's last fiscal year's financial report, which indicates, among other things, all contracts with commercial and/or industrial units in the city. The city council may by resolution adopt such administrative procedures as necessary detailing the procedure of such audits including the standards under which the permitted collector shall be responsible for the cost of the audit;
(b) 
The city, in issuing or reviewing any collector permit in connection with any action relating thereto or with any authorized enforcement activity, may investigate the operation of any waste and recycling collector operating within its jurisdiction. The city may require that any person who is a waste and recycling collector shall furnish, upon penalty of perjury, such technical or monitoring program reports or other reports as the city may specify. In such an investigation, the city may inspect the facilities, equipment or vehicles used for storage, collection, transportation, processing or disposal of solid waste or recyclables as necessary to ensure compliance with this chapter.
(Ord. 2003 § 1, 2002)
All financial information contained in the permit application made to the city pursuant to this chapter shall be deemed to be confidential and shall be retained by the city for its use and such information shall not be released to anyone other than the applicant without the consent of the applicant. In addition, except to the extent that public disclosure is required by law, city shall maintain the confidentiality of any information contained in applicant's report which is clearly identified by the applicant as being "confidential" or "proprietary." The city shall promptly notify applicant of any requests made by members of the public to inspect or copy information submitted by applicant which is identified by the applicant as being "confidential" or "proprietary."
(Ord. 2003 § 1, 2002)
No permit shall be required of the servicer; nor of any landscape contractor, tree surgeon or building contractor licensed by the city for his or her respective business solely for the removal of debris resulting from the operations of any such business for which he or she is thus licensed; nor of any person licensed by the city performing work as an independent contractor for the abatement of weeds, the clearing of land or the regular and continual maintenance of premises in the city.
(Ord. 2003 § 1, 2002)
Any collector, other than a collector licensed and permitted, franchised, or otherwise authorized by the city, which engages in collection of solid waste or recyclables collection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as provided generally for violations of the Monterey Park Municipal Code. Each day in which a collector engages in the collection of waste or recyclables, or permits a commercial bin to remain in the city without a franchise, license and permit, or other authorization granted by the city, shall be a separate offense.
(Ord. 2003 § 1, 2002)
Any permit, license, or other city-issued authorization other than a franchise issued to a servicer (collectively referred to as "authorization") issued under this chapter is subject to revocation or suspension for cause. In addition to the grounds provided elsewhere in this chapter, the following shall constitute a basis for the revocation or suspension of an authorization:
(a) 
When the continuance of the operations of the collector under such authorization shall be contrary to the public health, safety, well-being, peace, welfare or morals, or shall be found to constitute a public nuisance;
(b) 
If the holder of the authorization commits a material violation or multiple minor violations of any federal or state law, the regulations of the California Integrated Waste Management Board, a local enforcement agency, this code, or any condition of the authorization;
(c) 
If the holder of an authorization practices, or attempts to practice any fraud or deceit upon the city, or makes or uses any false, fictitious or fraudulent statements or representations, or practiced any fraud or deceit or made any false, fictitious or fraudulent statements or representations in connection with the issuance or renewal of the authorization or with its reporting requirements;
(d) 
If the holder of the authorization becomes insolvent, unable or unwilling to pay its debts, or a receiver or trustee is appointed to take over and conduct the business of the authorization holder whether in a receivership, reorganization or bankruptcy proceeding;
(e) 
If the holder of the authorization fails to provide or maintain in full force and effect the insurance required by Section 6.08.180; or
(f) 
If the holder of the authorization commits a material violation or multiple minor violations of any order or ruling of any regulatory body with respect to solid waste and recyclables collected within the city of Monterey Park, except that such order or ruling may be contested by appropriate proceedings conducted in good faith, in which case no violation shall be deemed to have occurred until a final decision adverse to the holder of the authorization is entered.
(Ord. 2003 § 1, 2002)
(a) 
If the city's public works director determines that the performance of a permitted collector is not in conformity with this chapter, or with reasonable industry standards in southern California or contained in the California Integrated Waste Management Act including, but not limited to, requirements for implementing diversion, source reduction and recycling, or any other applicable federal, state or local law or regulation, including but not limited to, the laws governing transfer, storage or disposal of solid and hazardous waste, the public works director shall advise the permitted collector in writing of such alleged deficiencies. The public works director, in any written notice of deficiencies, shall state a reasonable time within which the permitted collector is to correct the deficiencies and respond. Unless otherwise specified, a reasonable time for response and correction of deficiencies shall be thirty days from the mailing of such written notice to the permitted collector;
(b) 
At the expiration of the time set for response and correction from the permitted collector, the public works director shall review the record, including any written response from the permitted collector, and make a determination in writing. The director's determination may include withdrawal of the notice, extension of the times to correct the deficiencies, modification of the cure, suspension of the permit pending correction or revocation of the permit. A decision or order of the public works director shall be final and binding unless the permitted collector files a "notice of appeal" with the city clerk (with a copy to each of the city manager, city attorney, and public works director) within thirty days of the date of the decision or order of the city's public works director. A notice of appeal shall not be accepted by the city clerk for filing unless accompanied by the filing fee in an amount to be set by the city council by resolution;
(c) 
If a notice of appeal to the city council is timely filed, the city council may set the matter for an administrative hearing and act on the matter or refer the matter to a referee. If the city council elects to hear the matter, the city clerk shall give ten days' written notice of the time and place of the administrative hearing. At the hearing the city council shall consider the administrative record, including the notice of deficiency, the permitted collector's response, the statement of resolution by the public works director and the permitted collector's notice of appeal to the city council and shall give the permitted collector, or its representatives and any other interested persons, a reasonable opportunity to be heard. The proceedings before the city council shall be an informal administrative hearings and the rules of evidence as generally applied in judicial proceeding shall not be applicable;
(d) 
After the hearing, the city council shall determine by resolution whether the appeal should be granted or denied, or other decision deemed necessary such as suspension, revocation, penalties, additional conditions, additional time to cure or modification of the actions to cure. A tie vote of the city council shall be regarded as upholding the action of the public works director. The decision of the city council shall be final and conclusive.
(Ord. 2003 § 1, 2002)
Unless otherwise provided by franchise or permit, no person other than an authorized recycling agent shall remove paper, glass, cardboard, plastics, aluminum, or other recyclable materials to be designated by the city from any garbage, rubbish, or refuse container, bin, or debris box of another that has been placed at a designated collection location for the purposes of collection and/or recycling.
(Ord. 2003 § 1, 2002)
Any person violating Section 6.08.260 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each person guilty of a misdemeanor shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every receptacle from which the person removes recyclable materials in violation of this chapter and shall be punished accordingly.
(Ord. 2003 § 1, 2002)
(a) 
It is unlawful for any person to collect, process, and/or dispose of construction or demolition debris unless such a person (i) has a franchise contract with the city, or (ii) is self-hauling the debris pursuant to this section;
(b) 
The city council shall establish by resolution the maximum square footage of a construction, demolition or remodeling project for which a self-hauler is not required to submit a building debris management report to collect, process, and/or dispose of construction and demolition debris. If the square footage of the construction, demolition or remodeling project will be at or below the established threshold, then the selfhauler is authorized to collect, process and/or dispose of construction and demolition debris to be generated by him or her during the project without the need to submit a building debris management report;
(c) 
If the square footage of the construction, demolition or remodeling project will be above the threshold established by resolution, then the self-hauler must first submit Part 1 of a building debris management report on a form provided by the city building division staff before such applicant is authorized to collect, process, and/or dispose of construction and demolition debris to be generated by the applicant during the project;
(d) 
Part 1 of the building debris management report shall identify the anticipated types of all construction and demolition debris to be generated from construction, demolition or remodeling by the applicant during the project and shall be submitted by the applicant to the city building division staff. Additional information may be requested as authorized by law or resolution of the city council. Once Part 1 of the building debris management report meeting such requirements has been submitted by the applicant to the city building division staff, the applicant shall be authorized to collect, process, and/or dispose of construction and demolition debris to be generated by the applicant during the project;
(e) 
Within thirty days after the collection, processing, and/or disposal of the construction and demolition debris generated by the permittee during the project, but prior to the final permit signoff, the permittee shall submit to the city building division staff Part 2 of the building debris management report and all required documentation that verifies that at least fifty percent (or such lower level as the city building division shall establish at the time of submittal of Part 1 of the building debris management report if that amount is impractical for the particular project and if the applicant requests such a modification) of the construction and demolition debris generated by the permittee during the project was diverted from a landfill, including receipts of disposal, reuse or recycling of generated materials stating where the materials were taken, the date they were received, the amount received and the type of material received;
(f) 
Once Part 2 of the building debris management report and all of the required documentation have been submitted to the city building division staff, the final permit signoff may then occur;
(g) 
One or more resolutions of the city council may set forth the fees to be paid by an applicant and the method of payment therefor for the administration and review of the building debris management report;
(h) 
Upon the determination by city building division that the permittee did not submit Part 2 of the building debris management report and all of the required documentation, and if such deficiency is not successfully rectified by the permittee within two weeks of notification, the city building division shall record the permittee's failure and the final permit signoff may then occur. Following any recorded failure of any sort, in order for the permittee to submit a building debris management report for the immediately following project, the applicant shall first post a refundable cash bond, the amount of which shall be set by resolution of the city council, to be held by the city building division pending the submittal of Part 2 of the building debris management report and all of the required documentation. Upon the determination by city building division that the permittee did not submit Part 2 of the building debris management report and all of the required documentation for that immediately following project, and if such deficiency is not successfully rectified by the permittee within two weeks of notification, the final permit signoff may then occur, the permittee shall, as a penalty, forfeit the proceeds of the cash bond to the city, and the city building division shall record the permittee's failure, subject to the permittee's right to request an administrative hearing thereon within five days of notice from the city thereof. In addition to the forfeiture of the proceeds of the cash bond, if applicable, a third recorded failure of any sort by a permittee within a calendar year shall be cause for suspension, after an administrative hearing, of the permittee's business license, if any, for a period of up to twelve months.
(Ord. 2003 § 1, 2002)