8.12.201 Solid waste accumulation.
A. Seven-Day Storage (Refuse).
1. No one may keep refuse (except for inert materials) on premises for more than seven days, subject to exceptions provided in 14 CCR 17331 (such as strikes, severe weather and official holidays).
3. Everyone must make reasonable efforts to prevent:
a. Propagation, harboring, or attraction of flies, rodents or other vectors; and
b. The creation of nuisances.
B. Storage (Solid Waste Other Than Refuse). No one may keep solid waste (other than refuse) on premises longer than the following periods of time:
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TIME PERIOD |
LOCATION |
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2 weeks |
within 400 feet of a building |
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4 weeks |
400 feet or more from a building |
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any other shorter period of time |
if the public works director determines that the accumulation is unreasonable, unsightly, excessive or constitutes a threat to human health or safety or to the environment |
However, this prohibition may not be construed as either or both of the following:
1. Interfering with construction under a building permit during the course of construction and within a reasonable time thereafter; and
2. Piling wood for household use (such as burning logs in fireplaces) in a neat manner, as determined by the public works director.
C. Nuisance Abatement. The city may do either or both of the following:
1. Abate any nuisance as authorized under the city code; or
2. Seek any other remedy available to the city.
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"Nuisance" means accumulation of solid waste in violation of this section. |
D. Hazardous Waste. Anyone generating hazardous waste in the city must handle it under law.
E. Medical or Biohazardous Waste. Anyone generating medical or biohazardous waste in the city must handle it under law, including California Health and Safety Code Sections 117600 through 118360. (Ord. 633 (Att. A), 2013).