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ORDINANCE NO.
Introduced by
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Seconded by
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA AMENDING
PETALUMA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 8.16 TO ADD SECTIONS 8.16.330 AND
8.16.340 PROHIBITING UNAUTHORIZED SCAVENGING OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH,
AND'RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL .OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA AS
FOLLOWS:
S ection 1 . Amendment. Petaluma Municipal Code Chapter 8.16 is hereby amended to
add the following provisions:
"Section 8.16.330. Ownership of Discarded Garbage, Rubbish and Recyclable
Materials.
Upon placement by the owner or occupant of a premises of garbage,
rubbish, or recyclable materials in a receptacle designated for the
collection of these items by the garbage collector, the garbage and rubbish,
including all recyclable materials, shall become the property of the
garbage collector. The owner or occupant of a premises shall have the
right up to the point in time that the garbage collector empties the
receptacle to retrieve any item discarded in error.
Section 8.16.340. Unauthorized Scavenging.
Ekcept as provided in this Chapter, no person shall access any
receptacle for the purpose of removing or taking garbage or
rubbish, including recyclable materials, placed therein for
..collection recycling or disposal by the garbage collector. No
person other than an agent or employee of the City or the garbage
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I collector shall remove or otherwise interfere with any receptacle
2 that has been placed in a location appropriate for storage - and/or the
3 collection of garbage or rubbish without the prior written approval
4 of the owner, occupant or other person in charge of the day to day
5 operation of the premises.
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7 Section 2 . If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase or word of this ordinance
8 is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, unlawful or otherwise invalid by a court of
9 competent jurisdiction,. such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions,of
10 this ordinance.. The City Council of the City. of 'Petaluma hereby declares thdt'it would have
11 passed and adopted this ordinance and each and all provisions. thereof irrespective of the fact that
12 any one or more of said provisions be declared unconstitutional, unlawful or otherwise, invalid.
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14 Section 3 . This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after the date of its
15 adoption by the Petaluma City Council.
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17 Section 4 . The City Clerk is hereby directed to _ this ordinance for the period and in
18 the manner required by the City Charter.
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20 INTRODUCED and ordered posted /published this 27th.day of January, 2003.
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22 ADOPTED this day of , 2003 by the following vote:
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AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Clerk
IM #612676_2
City Attorney
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