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ORDINANCE NO. 717
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING PALM DESERT
MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 8.16.060 PERTAINING
TO HAULING PERMIT - EXEMPTION, SPECIFICALLY
ADDRESSING CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS COLLECTION
WHEREAS, the State of California Assembly Bill 939, the
California Waste Management Act of 1989, is a state mandated local
program requiring cities to reduce landfilled solid waste by 25%
and 50% by the years 1995 and 2000 respectively; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert desires control of the City's
waste stream to regulate and encourage recycling programs in order
to meet the state mandated reduction goals; and
WHEREAS, construction debris has been identified as material
that is highly recyclable; and
WHEREAS, construction debris collection remains the only non-
exclusive service within the Palm Desert Municipal Code, except
those individuals and for businesses hauling construction and green
waste with their own employees and equipment; and
WHEREAS, an exclusive franchise will provide certain operation
control, recycling control and financial accountability; and
WHEREAS, opportunities for individuals and permitted
contractors to remove construction and agricultural debris with
their own equipment and employees will still exist.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert,
California, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. That Chapter 8.16.060 of the Palm Desert
Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
"Section 8.16.060 - Hauling Permit - Exception
No person or resident of the City shall remove, transport
or convey any solid municipal waste upon or along any
public street, alley or place within the City, unless he
holds a contract with the City for the collection and
disposal thereof and has a valid or existing permit from
the County to haul solid municipal waste; except the
provision of this section shall not apply to contractors
or builders removing debris, rubbish, and trash from
construction sites with their own equipment and
employees, any person holding a valid City business
license to engage in the nursery or gardening business or
to any person removing shrubbery, grass, tree cuttings,
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tree trimmings or other agricultural debris from any
property owned or occupied by such person, or any person
removing industrial wastes or any person removing large
or oversized items of rubbish from their promises."
Section 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published
once in the Palm Desert Post, a newspaper of general circulation,
printed, published, and circulated within the City of Palm Desert,
and the same shall be in full force and effect 30 days after its
adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City
of Palm Desert, California, this 27th day of May , 1993, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: CRITES , KELLY , SNYDER
NOES: WILSON, BENSON
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ATTEST:
SHEILA GILLIGAN, TY CLE
CITY OF P T. DESERT, CALIFORNIA
JE . BENSON, MAYOR
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