Fort Walton Beach Ordinance — 1792 - solid waste rates and charges — reading text

READING 1st 2nd ORDINANCE 1792 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA; PROVIDING FOR AUTHORITY; AMENDING CHAPTER 10.80, SOLID WASTE, AND CHAPTER 10. 82, RATES AND CHARGES, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Authority and Intent The authority for enactment of this ordinance is pursuant to Section 2 of the City Charter, and Section 166. 021, Florida Statutes. Chapters 10. 80 and 10. 82, of the Code of Ordinances are being amended to incorporate changes for the City' s solid waste operations, charges, and to correct terminology. SECTION 2. Amendment of Chapter 10. 80, Solid Waste Chapter 10. 80, Solid Waste, of the Code Ordinances is amended as follows: Sec. 10. 80. 01. Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: Bulk container or dumpster. A container that may contain both wet and dry solid waste that is typically used by commercial.. or public.. industrial.. multi-tenant residential facilities. . LA;&. eontafner that eontaiBs so ealled ....../ et garbage, that is usually loeated "/{here food is pr6f)ared aadfor served, and that is dumped daily, exeept on Sundays, if deemed neeessary by the sanitation and lieensing inspector. Construction and demolition debris. Concrete. concrete block. brick. mortar. sand. graveL dirt. drywalL and any other asphalt., paper.. metal.. construction or demolition by product. Disposal. The diseharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, lealcing, or vaste or hazardous ..Name into or Mpon any land or plaeing of any solid .... vater so that sMeh solid ".vaste or hazardous " Naste, or any eonstiment thereof, may enter other lands, be emitted into the air or diseh.arged into vaters, inelMding any .... gro\:1fld....' Iaters, or otherVlise enter the environment. Garbage. All kitchen and table food waste, animal or vegetative waste that is attendant with or results from the storage, preparation, cooking or handling of food materials. Garbage can. ~ v:atartight container, vnth ooitable haBdles and a tightly A;L fitting coyer, of the type comm.only sold as a " garbage can" and having a : more than 32 gallons :ner less than 15 gallons. capacity of net laZtNd8US wastes. ~ A1/.. solid ".vasta identified by the d6f)artmeHt of ironmental en<<: r- egulation as a hazardo1l: s \ C. ch. 17 30. vaste in F.~A.... Hazardous waste. Any or article chemical.. compound..mixture.. substance.. that is designated by the United States Environmental Protection or by the State of Florida to be Agency.. or other applicable federal agency.. as that term is defined by federal or state and which hazardous.." law.. shall not be disposed in a transfer or recycling facility. landfill.. station.. Infectious wastes. Those wastes that wftieh may cause disease or that wftieh are reasonably suspected of harboring pathogenic organisms,; Incl1:lded including wastes resulting from the operation of medical are.. clinics, hospitals and other facilities producing infectious such as wastes.. hich may consist of, but are not limited to, diseased human and animal parts, contaminated bandages, pathological specimens, hypodermic needles, contaminated clothing and surgical gloves. etc. Recycling. The reuse of solid waste in manufacturing, agriculture, power production, or other processes. Recyclables. Those solid waste items that are separated from the solid waste stream and can become commodities through recycling. Refuse. Garbage and trash and all rubbish., paper, glass, metal and discarded matter "lImch the last ovmer intends to abandon to the city for disposal. Refu- se c8ntainer or c8ntainer. The receptacle pro",ided by the city, vmeh receptacle is eqwpped \ vith an attaehed, hinged and closely fitting hich lid and ".vith a haadle and ";,'heels fer roll out carbsicle pielrnp, and ...... receptaele is resistant to disturbaaee by animals and inseets. ~'\ n ed appro....~ refuse eontainer shall be ODe that is either supplied by the eity or approved r refuse collection by the superintefldent of sanitation. f{) Sanitary nuisance. A condition created by any person, or the keeping, maintaining, propagation, existence, or permitting of anything by a person which threatens or impairs the health or lives of individuals may be threatened or impaired, or causes or transmits by ".vmoo disease may be caused or and further defined in the City' s Land Develovment transmitted.. Code. Ord. 1792 Page 2 of 12 Shredding. A process of reducing the particle size of solid waste through the use of grinding, shredding, milling or rasping machines. Solid waste. Garbage, yard trash rubbish., r-efuse, trash or other disearded material, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous material resulting from domestic, indestrial, commercial, mining, agriealmral, or govel'f) fBental operations or sludge from a v..~ ste treatment ......; erks, ......~ ter s1:lpply treatHlent plant, or air pol 1:ltion control faeility. Materials not regalated as solid .. Names parsaant to F.~ C. A;&.. ch. 17 7 and n1:lclear SOl::1fce or byproduct materials regulated under F. S. ch. 101 or 1: 1 fl d er the Federal tomic Energy ~ A;&. ct of 1951, as amended; s1:lspeaded or dissolyed materials in domestie Se\" ef f 1 1: l e Bt or irrigation ret1: l m floVJs, or other lage regalated point source diseharges; regulated air emissions; fluids or ......: astes associated "llith Bataral gas or cmde oil eKplofation or production. Solid V/ aste does not include scrap, or ne....... or 1:lsed material, separated at the point of generation and held f-or purposes of recycling, subjeet to state and local public health and safety la.... vs. Solid waste. construction and demolition trash.. recyclables.. Garbage.. and other 1yt> es whether residential or of waste material.. debris.. allowed to be accepted for disposal at but excluding commercial.. landfills.. all hazardous waste. and special waste. Solid waste container. A city- supplied or owned solid waste container for use with automated garbage trucks with a 96- gallon maximum capacity. e sepaMti8n. S8ur<: The setting aside of sepa:f8.ted recyclable ".\~ ste materials at their point of generation (househ. old or eommercial) by the generator. Special wastes. Those " llastes that require eKtraordinary management. They inelude b1:lt Me not limited to, abandoned automobiles, vA.:Hte goods, used tires, \ vaste oil, sladges, dead animals, agrie-ultural and industrial v.~ tes, septic tank pumpings, and infectious and hazaFdous ";: a& reS. Svecial waste. Any solid waste that reauires special handling.. processing.. or disposal techniaues that are different from the techniques normally used for handling and disposal of solid waste. Examples but are not include.. limited abandoned used waste dead to.. vehicles.. tires.. oil.. sludge.. animals.. agricultural and industrial septic tank wastes.. liquid asbestos.. pumpings.. and debris infectious wastes and wastes.. pollution control residue..