A. 
Pursuant to Division 30, Part 3, Chapter 8 of the Public Resources Code, Sections 41900 et seq., the City may levy fees upon contractors and solid waste service recipients for solid waste and household hazardous waste planning, collection, inspection, auditing, transfer and disposal and the planning for and response to hazardous waste releases and spills. Such fees may include charges for the use of landfills and may include costs of preparing and implementing source reduction and recycling elements, household hazardous waste elements and integrated waste management plans. The City may determine to collect all or part of such charges on the tax roll, whether or not delinquent, or by such other means as the Council may elect.
B. 
City Council, by resolution, may waive permit fees for collectors of green wastes.
(Ord. 165 § 1 (Exh. G), 2007)
A. 
The City Council may award one or more franchises, permits or licenses for collection of solid waste, including recyclable solid waste and green waste, from all or a portion of single-family residential properties in the City. Any such franchise, permit or license shall be granted by the City Council by resolution, upon a determination that the public health, safety and well-being so require.
B. 
The franchise, permit or license shall be granted in writing, naming the holder of the franchise, and shall be on such terms and conditions as the City Council shall establish in its sole discretion. At a minimum, the franchise, permit or license shall provide:
1. 
The franchisee, permittee or licensee shall comply with the provisions of this title as it may be amended; and,
2. 
The franchisee, permittee, or licensee shall be required to protect, defend, indemnify, and hold the City harmless from any liability, including, specifically, liability under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 et seq.) and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq., as they may be amended from time to time, and all regulations implementing these acts; and,
3. 
The franchisee, permittee or licensee shall be required to cooperate with City in solid waste generation studies and the preparation of waste stream audits, and to implement measures to reach the solid waste and recycling goals mandated by the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, as it may be amended from time to time.
(Ord. 165 § 1 (Exh. G), 2007)
A. 
The City Council may award one or more franchises, permits, or licenses for collection of solid waste from commercial, industrial, governmental, institutional, and multifamily residential properties in the City. Any such franchise, permit, or license shall be granted by the City Council by resolution, upon a determination that the public health, safety and well-being so require.
B. 
The franchise, permit or license shall be granted on such terms and conditions as the City Council shall establish in its sole discretion. At a minimum, the franchise, permit or license shall provide as follows:
1. 
The franchisee, permittee or licensee shall comply with the provisions of this title; and,
2. 
The franchisee, permittee, or licensee shall be required to protect, defend, indemnify, and hold the City harmless from any liability, including, specifically, liability under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 et seq.) and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq., as they may be amended from time to time, and all regulations implementing these acts; and,
3. 
The franchisee, permittee or licensee shall be required to cooperate with the City in solid waste generation studies and the preparation of waste stream audits, and to implement measures to reach the solid waste and recycling goals mandated by the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, as it may be amended from time to time.
(Ord. 165 § 1 (Exh. G), 2007)
No person shall construct or operate a solid waste management facility (including but not limited to a materials recovery facility), landfill, composting facility, or buy-back recycling center without first satisfying all City requirements for land use and other approvals.
(Ord. 165 § 1 (Exh. G), 2007)
A. 
Each person required by this title to arrange for solid waste collection shall be liable for the fees and charges for such collection.
B. 
To protect public health, safety and well-being, and the control and spread of vectors, the owner, occupant, or other person responsible for day-to-day operation of every premises in the City shall make arrangements for collection, recycling and disposal of solid waste generated or accumulated on those premises in accordance with the requirements of this title. The City may include the fees and charges (plus any interest or penalties) for solid waste and recycling on the water bill, the property tax roll for the premises, or by separate bill from the City or a solid waste contractor. The fees and charges (plus any interest or penalties) on the water bill, the property tax roll for the premises, or separate bill shall be due and payable on the date stated on the water bill, the property tax roll for the premises or separate bill. The owner and occupant of each premises in the City each shall be jointly and severally liable for the payment of the fees and charges (plus any interest or penalties) for solid waste service availability, solid waste collection and disposal and recycling.
C. 
If solid waste service fees and charges (and any applicable interest or penalties) are not paid within 30 days of the date payment was due, solid waste service may be discontinued. Liability for service fees continues, whether or not collection services have been discontinued.
D. 
Upon written notice from the owner, occupant or other person responsible for day-to-day operation of a premises in the City to discontinue solid waste collection services, there shall be refunded any advance collection fees.
(Ord. 165 § 1 (Exh. G), 2007)
No franchisee, permittee, or licensee continuing service pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 49520 shall expand its customer base or solicit new business during the five-year period following notification of the City's transition to an exclusive franchise, permit, contract, or license.
(Ord. 380, 9/16/2025)