HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 20173ORDINANCE NO. 20173
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING LICENSING PROVISIONS
FOR SOLID WASTE COLLECTORS; AND AMENDING
SECTIONS 3.245, 3.250 AND 3.270 qF THE EUGENE CODE,
1971.
THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section L Subsection ~2}fib} of Section 3.245 of the Eugene Code, 197I, is amended to
provide:
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3.245 ,,ste and~cling_-,,,,,,License Required,
(2} The fallowing persons do not require a solid waste collection license:
fib} A person who transports solid waste which such person produces
directly to a disposal site authorized by the Oregon Department of Environmental
Quality or to a recycling or resource recovery facility.
Section 2. Section 3.250 of the Eugene Code,1971, is amended to provide:
3.250 Solid 'VL~aste and Rec clin -Administrative Powers of the Ci Mana er.
~ 1 } The rules adopted by the city manager under section 2.019 of this code
concerning solid waste and recycling licenses may address, but are not limited to:
~a} Minimum identification, maintenance and sanitation standards for
collectors' vehicles;
fib} Minimum standards for all information to be included in collectors'
records;
~c} Minimum standards regarding curbside collection of recyclables for
all solid waste collection customers;
~d} The establishment of minimum and maximum rates for service and
the procedure to be used in recommending and revising solid waste and recycling
service rates;
fie} The establishment of application requirements to be met before a
license maybe issued or transferred;
~f} The establishment of application, license and license transfer fees that
allow the city, at a minimum, to recover regulatory and enforcement costs associated
with solid waste andlor recycling collection; and,
fig} The establishment of procedures, policies and operating practices
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which are required for implementation of this code.
~2} The city manager may adopt a solid waste systems benefit fee under section
2,020 of this code, or may enter into an intergovernmental agreement with Lane County to authorize
Lane County to impose and collect within the city a solid waste systems benefit fee in the same
amount that applies outside the city, to fund the cost of waste management programs and community
services, including but not limited to recycling education, recycling drop-off facilities, household
hazardous waste programs and facilities, solid waste transfer sites and technical assistance services
for businesses.
Section 3. Subparagraph ~a} of Section 3.270 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to
prove e:
3.274 Solid ~]Vaste and Rec clin -Licensee Res onsibilit . In addition to
the requirements of section 3.041, each licensee shall:
~a} Dispose of solid waste at sites authorized by the Oregon Department
of Environmental Quality, except that solid waste to be used for agricultural or
feeding purposes or recyclables shall be disposed of in the manner appropriate to
future use in compliance with ORS Chapter 459 and any rules or regulations adopted
pursuant to such statute.
Section 4. The City Recorder, at the request of, or with the concurrence of the City Attorney,
is authorized to administratively correct any reference errors contained herein or in other provisions
of the Eugene Code,1971, to the provisions added, amended or repealed herein.
Passed by the City Council this
25th day of Uctober,1999
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City Recorder
Approved by the Mayor this
25th day of Uctober,1999
Mayor
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