1989-06BILL N0. 1989-6
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING RICHFIELD CITY
CODE BY REPEALING SECTION 600 AND
ENACTING SECTION 601; RELATING TO
PREPARATION, COLLECTION, AND DISPOSAL
OF GARBAGE, REFUSE, YARD WASTE, AND
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS.
The City of Richfield does ordain:
Section 1. Section 600 of Richfield City Code is repealed.
Sec. 2. Richfield City Code is amended by adding a new
Section 601 to read as follows:
Section 601 - Garbage, Refuse, Yard Waste,
and Recyclables Preparation, Collection, and
Disposal; Scavenging; Air Pollution.
601.01. Definitions.
Subdivision 1. The following terms, as
used in this section, shall have the meanings
stated:
Subd. 2. "Garbage" means animal and
vegetable matter resulting from the prepara-
tion, cooking, service, consumption or
display of meat, fish, fowl, fruit, grains or
vegetables.
Subd. 3. "Refuse" means wastes which
normally result from the operation of a
household, excluding body wastes, garbage,
and designated recyclables. Refuse includes
but is not limited to rubbish, tin cans,
paper, cardboard, glass jars, bottles, wood,
grass clippings, ashes, sod, dirt, tires,
rocks, household appliances and furniture or
any other household refuse or material. The
term does not include construction material
or other waste or debris resulting from
construction or reconstruction of buildings
and other improvements by contractors or
trees in excess of. six inches in diameter.
Subd. 4. "Unacceptable waste" includes,
but is not limited to, hazardous waste as
defined in Minnesota Statutes, Section
116.06, Subd. 13 (1988), and the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6903
(5); hazardous waste of any kind or nature,
such as explosives, radioactive materials,
cleaning fluids, crankcase oils, cutting
oils, paints, acids, caustics, poisons,
drugs, or other material that would be likely
to pose a threat to health or public safety;
pathological and biological wastes; hot
ashes, foundry sand; sanitary sewage and
other highly diluted water-carried materials
or substances; all sludges, including sewage
sludge and septic and cesspool pumpouts;
human and large animal remains; large quanti-
ties of non-burnable demolition debris;
street sweepings; mining waste; construction
debris, trees, agricultural waste (manure)
and tires; and waste which was generated
outside of the city.
Subd. 5. "Recyclables" means materials
which may be recycled or reused through
recycling processes. This term includes
"designated recyclables".
Subd. 6. "Designated recyclables" means
properly prepared and packaged metal beverage
and food containers, glass bottles and jars,
newsprint, corrugated cardboard, and any
other materials as may be defined by the city
manager or through state, county, or munici-
pal mandates.
Subd. 7. "Yard waste" means leaves,
grass clippings or other organic materials as
may be defined by the city manager.
Subd. 8. "Residential dwelling unit"
means a single building consisting of two or
fewer separate dwelling units with individual
kitchen facilities for each unit. The term
includes boarding houses in residential
districts.
Subd. 9. "Commercial establishment"
means any premises where a commercial or
industrial enterprise is conducted; the term
includes clubs, churches, schools and estab-
lishments of nonprofit organizations where
food is prepared or served or goods are sold.
Subd. 10. "Incinerator" means any device
used for the burning•of refuse, rubbish, or
other waste materials.
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Subd. 11. "Licensed private garbage and
refuse collector" means a person holding a
license from the city for the collection of
garbage and refuse.
601.03. Disposal of garbage and refuse. The
tenant, owner, or occupant of a private
dwelling, house, multiple residence, store,
restaurant, and other types of property in
the city which accumulate garbage and/or
refuse on such premises shall dispose of such
garbage and refuse as provided in this
section. Garbage and refuse must be disposed
of at least once each week and as often as
once each business day if necessary to
protect the public health. No person may
accumulate or permit to accumulate any refuse
on any property in the city which might
constitute a nuisance by reason of appear-
ance, odor, sanitation, littering of the
property on which the refuse is accumulated,
or an adjacent property, or a fire hazard.
601.05. Disposal of unacceptable waste.
Each generator shall dispose of or arrange
for the disposal of its own unacceptable
wastes as defined in Section 600.01, Subd. 4.
"Generator" means any person who generates
waste. No person may accumulate or permit to
accumulate any unacceptable waste on any
property in the city which might constitute a
nuisance by reason of appearance, odor,
sanitation, littering of the property on
which the unacceptable waste is accumulated
or an adjacent property, or a fire hazard.
601.07. Collection, supervision and control.
The city manager may make regulations con-
cerning the days of collection, type and
location of waste containers, designation,
preparation, and packaging of recyclables and
yard waste, and such other matters pertaining
to the collection, transport, and disposal as
the manager deems necessary. A person
aggrieved by a regulation of the city manager
may appeal the regulation to the city council
which may confirm, modify, or revoke the
regulation.
601.09. Precollection practices.
Subdivision 1. Preparation of garbage
and refuse. All garbage must be wrapped,
bagged, or otherwise packaged prior to
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placement into a container. All garbage and
refuse as accumulated o~n any premises must be
placed and maintained in containers and must
have drained from it all free liquids before
being deposited for collection.
Subd. 2. Preparation of yard wastes.
Yard wastes must be bagged separately from
garbage, refuse, and other wastes, and must
be placed 3 to 6 feet from garbage and refuse
on collection day.
Subd. 3. Contagious disease refuse.
Refuse such as, but not limited to bedding,
wearing apparel, or utensils from residential
dwelling units or other units where highly
infectious or contagious diseases are
present, may not be deposited for regular
collection but must be disposed of as direct-
ed by the director of public safety at the
expense of the owner or possessor thereof.
Subd. 4. Duty to provide and maintain
containers in sanitary condition. Garbage,
refuse, and yard waste containers must be
provided by the owner, tenant, lessee, or
occupant of the premises or the waste hauler
servicing the"premises and must be located in
such a manner so as to prevent them from
being overturned. Containers for designated
recyclables may be provided by the owner,
tenant, lessee, or occupant of the premises,
the waste hauler servicing the premises, or
the city. All containers must be kept in a
clean, safe, and sanitary condition and kept
free from any substance which will attract or
breed flies, mosquitoes, or other insects.
No container may have sharp edges or any
other defect liable to hamper or injure the
person collecting the contents thereof.
Containers not complying with the require-
ments of this subdivision must be promptly
replaced.
Subd. 5. Garbage containers. Garbage
containers must be made of metal, br other
suitable material, which is rodent-proof, and
waterproof and which will not easily corrode.
Garbage containers must be equipped with
suitable handles and tight-fitting covers and
must be kept tightly covered when there is
garbage therein.
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Subd. 6. Refuse and yard waste contain-
ers. Refuse and yard waste containers must
be of a kind suitable for collection purposes
and must be kept tightly covered or securely
fastened when there is refuse or yard waste
therein.
Subd. 7. Residential dwelling units;
placement of garbage, refuse, yard waste, and
designated recyclables. Garbage, refuse,
yard. wastes, and designated recyclables must
be deposited for pickup adjacent to the
street or alley from which the pickup is to
be made, unless the licensed residential
hauler agrees to pick up such materials from
some other allowable location on the premis-
es. Material deposited adjacent to a street
or alley for pickup must be deposited off the
traveled roadway at ground level. No materi-
al may be deposited next to the traveled
roadway of any street or alley before sunset
of the day before the day of collection.
Garbage, refuse, designated recyclables, yard
waste, and disposable bags and wrappings must
be picked up by the licensed residential
hauler so that after pick up no such items
are left adjacent to the street or alley.
The owner or•occupant of the premises must
remove all containers and any materials not
picked up by the licensed residential hauler
from their location next to the street or
alley by the end of the collection day.
Subd. 8. Multiple residential units.
Multiple residence units having more than two
family units and which require garbage and
refuse pickup more frequently than once each
week must either be equipped with containers
and provided with pickup service as provided
in this subsection or be equipped with a
commercial incinerator complying with the
requirements of the Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency and licensed by the city as
provided in this section. Containers provid-
ed as an alternative to or in addition to
such incineration must be at least one cubic
yard in capacity, must be conveniently
located in relationship to the residence
units for which they are provided, must be
watertight and rodent-proof with self-closing
lids and be kept in an enclosing structure
concealing them from public view. If con-
tainers for designated recyclables are
.provided, the containers must be conveniently
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located in relationship to the residence
units for which they are provided, must be
watertight and rodent-proof with lids and be
kept in an enclosing structure concealing
them from public view. The structure must
have a concrete floor and must be kept in a
state of good repair at all times. All
containers must be located so that their
contents are inaccessible to at least three
feet above the base of the enclosing struc-
ture. The owner or operator of multiple
residence property must provide for pickup
from the containers. Refuse, debris, gar-
bage, recyclables and other waste materials "
may not be permitted to be accumulated in or
near the enclosing structures except in the
containers. There shall be daily cleanup in
and around each enclosing structure.
Subd. 9. Commercial property. The
owner or occupant of commercial establish-
ments or any other property which produces a
volume of garbage or refuse or both, which
requires garbage or refuse pickup more
frequently than once each week, must also
comply with the provisions of subdivision 8.
601.11. Air "pollution control regulations.
Air Pollution Controls and Regulations
pursuant to Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7005
(M.P.C.A.), are hereby adopted by reference.
601.13. Vehicles for hauling garbage and
refuse. Persons hauling or conveying garbage
or refuse over the streets of the city must
use a vehicle provided with a tight ...cover.
The vehicle must be operated and maintained
so as to prevent offensive odors from escap-
ing or garbage or refuse from being blown,
dropped or spilled from the vehicle. Vehi-
cles must be kept clean and as free from
offensive odors as possible and, if customar-
ily used for the hauling of garbage or
refuse, may not be allowed to stand in any
street, alley, or other place longer than is
reasonably necessary to collect garbage and
refuse. Vehicles customarily used for such
purposes must be kept in a clean and sanitary
condition and thoroughly disinfected at least
once each week unless the same has not been
used since the last disinfection thereof.
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601.15. Licensing of garbage and refuse
collectors.
Subdivision 1. License required. No
person may engage in the business of garbage
or refuse collection in the city without a
license from the city to do so. There are
two license classifications:
(1) Residential license. A residential
license is required for collecting
garbage or refuse from a residen-
tial dwelling unit.
(2) Commercial license. A commercial
license is required for collecting
garbage or refuse from any premises
other than a residential dwelling
unit.
Unless otherwise indicated, the provisions of
this subsection apply to both license classi-
fications.
Subd. 2. License application. A person
desiring a license must make application to
the Department of Public Safety. The appli-
cation must accurately state:
(1) the name of the owner or the
licensee,
(2) the proposed charges for hauling,
(3) a description of the kind of
services to be rendered including
separate collection of yard wastes;
(4) a description of each motor vehicle
to be used for hauling including
the license number thereof.
(5) a listing, name and address, of
residential accounts served.
(6) verifiable volume or tonnage
summaries of yard wastes collected
in Richfield during the previous
year, and
(7) for licensed residential haulers,
verifiable tonnage summaries of
designated recyclables collected in
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the city during the previous year.
Previously unlicensed haulers will
have this requirement waived for
their first year of operation in
the city but must comply with
paragraph 3 of this subdivision.
Subd. 3. Request for progress reports
regarding designated recvclables and yard
waste collection. Upon reasonable notice at
any time during the license term, the city
may request and the hauler must provide
verifiable volume and/or tonnage summaries of
separately collected yard wastes and desig-
nated recyclables. This is necessary in
order to track recycling and yard waste
collection performance and to comply with
Hennepin County reporting requirements.
Subd. 4. Insurance required. The
applicant must file with the Department of
Public Safety a current policy of insurance
covering all vehicles to be used in the
applicant's business. The minimum limits of
coverage for insurance are:
(A) $200,000 for any person
• ~ injured;
(b) $300,000 for any property
damage; and
(c) $600,000 for any number of
claims arising out of a single
occurrence.
The insurance must be kept in force during
the license and must provide for notification
of the city prior to termination or cancella-
tion. Licenses issued will be revoked
automatically at the time of termination or
cancellation of the insurance unless other
insurance is provided.
Subd. 5. Bond. The applicant must
furnish to the city and deposit with the
Department of Public Safety a certified bond
in the sum of $1,000 for each vehicle li-
censed, to be conditioned upon the faithful
performance by the licensee for all work
entered into or contracted for by the
licensee and conditioned upon compliance with
all the provisions and requirements of this
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section and all applicable sanitary rules and
regulations.
Subd. 6. License fee. The annual fees
for residential .and commercial licenses are
set in appendix D.
Subd. 7. Temporary substitute vehicle.
If a licensed vehicle becomes temporarily
inoperable, the hauler may substitute in its
place an unlicensed vehicle for a period not
to exceed one week. Unlicensed substitute
vehicles must conform in all respects to the
requirements other than licensing contained
in this subsection. The hauler must notify
the city engineer of the substitution within
36 hours.
Subd. 8. Inspection. Licensed vehicles
must have the name of the licensee clearly
printed on both sides. The license must be
kept in the vehicle at all times while the
vehicle is being used for the licensed
purpose.
Subd. 9. No vested right. A person
licensed under this section does not have a
vested right in the license. The city may,
upon finding that public necessity requires,
determine to establish another means of
garbage, refuse, yard waste or designated
recyclables collection.
Subd. 10. Obligation of licensed
collectors. A licensed garbage and refuse
collector must pick up garbage, refuse, and
yard waste in the manner provided by this
section. A licensed residential garbage and
refuse collector must also pick up designated
recyclables on a weekly basis beginning on or
before the effective date of this ordinance
and in the manner provided in this section.
601.17. Scavenging. It is unlawful for any
person or business to scavenge or otherwise
collect garbage, refusg, yard wastes, or
designated recyclables (excluding newspapers)
at the curb or from recycling containers
without a license from the city and an
account relationship with the owner of the
premises.
601.19. Disposal of garbage and refuse:
approved sites. It is unlawful for any
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person to dispose of garbage or refuse from
any source in any place other than in a
sanitary landfill or at a county designated
facility.
601.21. Disposal of yard wastes; a proved
sites. Yard wastes collected by haulers must
be delivered to a compost site approved by
the city manager or designated by Hennepin
County where the materials must be weighed
for volume determined). Verifiable tonnage
or volume of yard waste must be reported to
the Department of Public Safety as required
in the license application.
601.23. Disposal of designated recyclables;
approved sites. Designated recyclables
collected by haulers must be delivered to a
processing facility or end market where the
material must be weighed and processed for
later reuse. Verifiable tonnages of desig-
nated recyclables must be reported to the
Department of Public Safety as required in
the license application.
601.25. Storage of garbage, refuse, and
recyclables containers. Garbage cans,
refuse, and recyclables containers must be
located alongside or behind the house or
garage of a residential dwelling unit.
601.27. Burning. Subdivision 1. Permit.
No person may willfully burn or set fire to
any grass, weeds, or other natural ground
cover, or any building, fixture, or
appurtenance of real property unless a permit
has been secured from the Director of Public
Safety.
Subd. 2. Grass fires. No person may
negligently or carelessly set on fire or
cause to be set on fire any woods, prairie,
grass or other combustible material, whether
on the person's own land or not, by means
whereof the property of another will be
endangered. No person shall willfully allow
any fire on the person's own land, or land
occupied by the person, to extend beyond the
limits thereof.
Subd. 3. Conditions of permit. If a
burning permit is required, the Director of
Public Safety may condition the granting of
the .permit in such manner as the director
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deems appropriate. A violation of the
conditions is a violation of this subsection.
Permits shall be issued only under such
circumstances as may be allowed by the air
pollution regulations adopted in this subsec-
tion and as may be allowed by the other
provisions of this code.
601.29. Incinerators.
Subdivision 1. License required. No
person may operate an incinerator within the
city for the burning of garbage or refuse
unless the incinerator complies with the
requirements of the Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency. No incinerator, except an
incinerator for a residential dwelling unit,
may be operated within the city unless the
operation of incinerator has been licensed by
the city as provided in this subsection.
Subd. 2. Application. Application for
a license shall be made to the city clerk.
The application shall state (i) the name and
address of the owner of the property on which
the incinerator is located, (ii) a descrip-
tion of the type of incinerator, and (iii)
except in renewal applications, a plan
showing that the incinerator will comply with
applicable rules and regulations.
Subd. 3. License fee. The annual
license fee is set by appendix D.
Subd. 4. License standards. Applica-
tions for incinerator licenses may be granted
by the city clerk if the clerk finds that the
incinerator meets the requirements of the
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and this
code. The clerk may, however, refer any
application to the city council. In the
event of a referral to the city council, the
city council may grant or deny the applica-
tion. It is grounds for denial of the
application if the applicant or other persons
occupying the premises at which the incinera-
tor is or would be located have not complied
with regulations of the city relating to
health, safety, building, or zoning or any
regulations applicable to the incinerator.
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601.31. Incinerators serving residential
dwelling units.
Subdivision 1. General Rule. Incinera-
tors installed to serve residential dwelling
units shall comply with the provisions of
this subsection.
Subd. 2. Permit required. A permit is
required for the installation of any inciner-
ator serving a residential dwelling unit.
Subd. 3. Installation. An incinerator
must be installed in accordance with Chapter
IV and shall meet the requirements of the
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
Subd. 4. Standards; Outdoor incinera-
tors. An outdoor incinerator must be con-
structed as follows:
(a) it shall be at least six feet
from any property line, except that if
it is screened on three sides by a fence
or barrier wall it may be located within
two feet of the property from which it
is screened;
(b) it shall be at least ten feet
from the dwelling on the lot on which it
is located;
(c) it shall be at least 12 feet
from any dwelling on any adjacent lot;
(d) it shall be at least one foot
from any combustible building, fence or
other structure or material or any trees
or shrubs;
(e) if it is protected or screened
it shall be at least one foot from any
part of such protective barrier or
screen;
(f) it shall be to the rear of the
front building line of the residential
lot on which it is located and it shall
be to the rear of the front building
line of an abutting lot.
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601.33. Regulation of scavengers.
Subdivision 1. License required. No
person may follow or practice the occupation
of scavenger, or act as a scavenger within
the city withoat first having obtained a
license. No person may empty the contents of
any privy, privy box, vault, sink, septic
tank or cesspool into any manhole or other
outdoor sewer installation in the city unless
being so licensed.
Subd. 2. Transportation of facilities.
No part of the contents of any such facility
may be removed therefrom, nor may any of the
contents from any such facility be transport-
ed into, within or through the city unless it
is removed or transported by means of some
airtight apparatus, whether pneumatic or some.
other process, so as to prevent the contents
from being agitated or exposed in the open
air during the process of removal or trans-
portation.
Subd. 3. Fumes. Any tank, vehicle and
apparatus must be maintained and operated in
such manner as to avoid the omission of
offensive fumes or the spill or loss of any
unsanitary or offensive substance.
Subd. 4. Disposition of contents. No
part of the contents of any privy, privy box,
or vault may be emptied into any manhole or
other outdoor sewer installation in this
city.
Subd. 5. Permit for dumping. In the
event that a cesspool must be opened in order
to remove the contents of the same, or the
contents thereof dumped in a city sewer, a
permit must first be secured from the direc-
tor of community services, and the fee as
provided in appendix D shall be paid for the
permit.
Subd. 6. Scavenging work limited to
licensees. No person other than a properly
licensed scavenger may clean any sanitary or
plumbing facility listed in subdivision 1,
nor may anyone deposit the contents thereof
in any unauthorized place within the city.
Subd. 7. Application for license.
Application for a scavenger's license shall
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be made to the city clerk, be signed by the
applicant and contain the name and address of
the proposed license and of the owner and
license numbers of the vehicle or vehicles to
be used and equipment to be used. The
application shal'1 be filed with the clerk who
shall forthwith transmit the same to the
Director of Public Safety for approval. Each
vehicle used shall have a separate license.
Upon approval by the director of public
safety the application shall be submitted to
the city manager for consideration.
Subd. 8. License fee. The license fee
is fixed by appendix D. Licenses expire on
December 31 next following the date when they
become effective.
Subd. 9. Equipment licensed. The
license shall constitute a registration of
the vehicle licensed and of the tanks,
containers and equipment to be used there-
with. No other vehicle, tank or equipment
may be used without first obtaining written
approval of the substituted vehicle, tank or
equipment from the Director of Public Safety.
•Subd. 10: Identification of equi ment.
The name of the licensee or his registered
name shall be printed in plain letters, along
with the license number, on each side of the
cab of the licensed vehicle.
Subd. 11. Use of vehicle. No person may
cause or permit any vehicle used for scaven-
ger hauling to stand or remain at or near any
public building or residence or upon any
street, alley, lot or other public place, for
a longer time than is actually required in
the loading, conveying and unloading thereof.
Subd. 12. Bond requirements. No license
may be issued until the applicant first files
with the city clerk a corporate surety bond
in the principal amount of $2,000, condi-
tioned upon the faithful performance by the
applicant of all things required by this code
and is further conditioned so as to guarantee
that the applicant restores all streets,
alleys, or other public grounds, or sewers,
manholes or appurtenances thereto to their
former good condition to the satisfaction of
the city manager, if public property is
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damaged by applicant in the course of operat-
ing as a scavenger.
Subd. 13.~Insurance requirements. No
license may be issued unless and until the
applicant first files with the clerk a policy
or policies of insurance insuring the appli-
cant and the city against loss for each
licensed vehicle in the sum of at least
$100,000 against liability imposed on account
of damage to or destruction of property by
reason of the ownership or operation of the
vehicle. The policy shall provide that it
may not be cancelled by the insurer except
upon notice to the city. In case of cancel-
lation of the insurance, the license is
suspended until the insurance has been
replaced.
Subd. 14. Dumping of contents. Dumping
of the contents of a licensed vehicle in the
city sanitary sewer system shall be limited
to contents removed from installations within
this city unless the council, by resolution,
permits dumping from other designated munici-
palities. No dumping shall be permitted
except at manholes designated by the Director
of Community Services and specially equipped
for such dumping, and only if the person
doing the dumping has obtained a permit as
required. Emergency dumping by licensed
scavengers may be made at authorized manholes
on weekends and holidays when city offices
are not open, the person doing th dumping
shall obtain a permit on or before noon the
next following secular day. The dumping may
be done only on week days, Monday through
Friday, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and
6:00 p.m. and on Saturdays, Sundays and
holidays during the hours only in emergency
cases. .Vehicles used for dumping into the
city sanitary sewer system shall be equipped
with a gate valve and hose to control the
flow of contents into the sewer.
Subd. 15. Revocation. Violation of any
of the provisions of this subsection is
grounds for an automatic revocation of the
license.
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Sec. 3. This ordinance is effective on the later of:
i. 30 days following publication after final adoption; or
ii. July 1, 1989.
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota
this 8th day of May, 1989. ;~
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Steven Quam `~ Mayor
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ATTEST:
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Thomas P. Ferber City Clerk
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City_of Richfield
(Official Publication)
BILL NO. i989-6
i ~ ~ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING RICHFIELD CITY CODE
BY REPEALING SECTION 600 AND ENACTING SECTION 601;
'~? ~~" RELATING TO PREPARATION, COLLECTION, AND DISPOSAL
OF GARBAGE, REFUSE, YARD WASTE, AND
'~.34 ~' RECYCLABLE MATERIALS.
The of Richfield does ordain:
Seeti~ k Section 600 of Richfield City Code is repealed.
Se¢ 7r,;8ichfield City Cade is amended by adding a new Section 601 to read as follows;
Section 601 -Garbage, Refuse, Yard Waste,
and Recyclables Preparation, Collection, and
Disposal; Scavenging; Air Pollution.
601.O1s, Definitions.
Stx@ldivision 1. The following terms, as used in this section, shall have the meanings
statp2k: .
Subd. 2. "Garbage" means animal and vegetable matter resulting from the prepara-
tioa,oooldng, service, consumption or display of meat, fish, fowl, fruit, grains or vegetables.
Sxihd. 3. "Refuse" means wastes which normally result from the operation of a household,
excluding body wastes, garbage, and designated recyclables. Refuse includes but is not
limited to rubbish, tin cans, paper, cardboard, glass jars, bottles, wood, grass c1iPPit~,
ashes; sod, dirt, tires, rocks, household appliances and furniture or any other household
refuse or material. The term does not include construction material or other waste or
debris resulting from construction or reconstruction of buildings and other improvements
by t~ntractors or trees in excess of six inches in diameter.
Stdld. 4. "Unacceptable waste" includes, but is not limited tq hazardous waste as defined
in ]tots Statutes, Section ll6.06, Subd.13 (19x18), and the Resource Conservation and
Retxntery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6903 (5); hazardous waste of airy kind or nature, such as explosives,
radioactive materials, cleaning fluids, crankcase oils, cutting oils, paints, acids, caustics,
poistxxpxs, drugs, or other material that would be likely to pose a threat to health or public
pathologcal and biological wastes; hot ashes, foundry sand; sanitary sewage and
nth r' y diluted water-carried materials or substances; all sludges, including sewage
sludgmand septic and cesspool pumpouts; human and Large animal remains; large quan-
tities:~I-.non-burnable demolition debris; street sweepings; mining waste; construction
deb ' trees, agricultural waste (manure) and tires; and waste which was generated out-
side the city.
Srlbdr S. "Retyclables" means materials which may be recycled or reused through recyc-
s. This term includes `Hesignated recyelables".
~u~6. 'eDesignated recyclables" means properly prepared and packaged metal
beverage and food containers, glass bottles and jars, newsprhrt, corrugated cardboard,
and aqv other materials as may be defined by the city manager or through state, county,
or municipal mandates.
Stlbd. 7. "Yard waste" means leaves, grass clippings or other orgnanic materials as
may he defined by the city manager.
Subd. 8. "Residential dwelling unit" means a single buildirtg consisting of two or fewer
separate dwelling units with individual kitchen facilities for each unit. The term includes
boarding houses in residential districts.
Slrlxd. 9. "Commercial establishment" means arty premises where a commercial or in-
dustrial enterprise is conducted; the ierm includes clubs, churches, schools and
estaxxblishments of nonprofit organizations where food is prepared or served or goods are
~SH1xx7: 10. "Incinerator" means any device used for the burning of refuse, rubbish, or
othe=swaste materials.
SriLd. 11. "Licensed private garbage and refuse collector" means a person holding a
licatge,from the city for the collection of garbage and refuse.
601posal of garbage and refuse. The tenant, owner, or occupant of a private dwell-
multiple resi ence, store, restaurant, and other types of property in the city
afore garbage and/or refuse on such premises shall dispose of such garbage
as provided in this section. Gazb~e and refuse must be disposed of at least
' week and as often as once each business day if necessary to protect the public
No person may accumulate or permit to accumulate any refuse on any property
' :'iffy which might constitute a nwsance by reason of ap ranee, odor, sanitation,
li of the pproperty on which the refuse is accumulatedor an adjacent property,
~' hazard.
60~. ' posal of unacceptable waste. Each generator shall dispose of or arrange for
of its own unacceptable wastes as defined in Section 600.01 Subd. 4.
"means any person who generates waste. No person max accumulate or per-
' 6ocximulate arty unacceptable waste on any property in the city which might con-
sti nuisance by reason of appeaianc„ odor, sanitation, littering of the property on
w ` unacceptable waste is accumulated or an adjacent property, or a fire hazard.
60I,09IGo1lection, supervision and control The city manager may make regulations con-
capjpg the days of collection, ttyyppee and location of waste containers designation, prepara-
ti iNtd packaging of recyclables and yard waste, and such other matters pertauung
to llection, transport, and disposal as the manager deems necessary. A person a~-
by a regulation of the city manager may appeal the regulation to the city council
w1 inay confirm, modify, or revoke the regulation.
601109,'`*Precollection practices.
'ti0lrthvision 1. Preparation of garbage and refuse. All garbage must be wrap
..bail, ar otherwise packaged prior to placement into a container. All gazbage and
a8 ulated on any premises must be placed and maintained in containers and must
h~amed from it aA free liquids before being deposited for collection.
2. Preparation of yard wastes. Yard wastes must be bagged separately from gar-
baiefuse, and other wastes, and must be placed 3 to 6 feet from garbage and refuse
on collection day.
Subd. 3. Contagious disease refuse. Refuse such as, but not limited to bedding, wearing
apparel or utensils from residential dwe ' amts or other units where highly infectious
ortxmtxigious diseases are present, may not deposiced for regular collection but must
be6sed of as directed liy the director of public safety at the expense of the owner
or or thereof.
.54 Duty to provide and maintain containers in sanitary condition. Garbage, refuse,
and ym~d waste containers must be provided by the owner, tenant, lessee, or occupant
of the premises or the waste hauler servicing the premises and must be located in such
a manner so as to prevent them from being overturned. Containers for designated
recyclables may be provided by rho owner, tenant, lessee, or occupant of the premises,
the waste hauler serncin~ the premises, or the sty. All centairiers must be kept m a c!
safe, aldsanitary condition and kept free from arty substance which will attract or bleed
fJi s~gxiitoes, or other ii>sects. No container may have sharp eew~es or any other defect
limper or injure the person collecting the contents thereof. Containers not com-
pl ' the requiirments of this subdivisrart must be promptly re laced.
S 5. Garbage containers. Garbage containers must be made of metal, oz other
suitable material, which is rrodent-proof, and water~prvof and which will not easily cor-
_ containers must be equipped with suitable handles and tiglrt-fitting covers
pt tightly rnvered when there is garbage therein.
g' and yard waste containers. Refuse and yard waste containers must be
for collection purposes sad must be kept tightly covered or securely
is refuse or yard waste therein.
lief dwelling units; placement of garbage, refuse, yard waste, sad
' fables, Garbage, refuse, yard wastes, and designated recyclables must
pickup adjacent to the street or alley tivar which the pickup is to be made
tad licensed residential hauler agrees to pick up such materials from some other
albwable location on the premises. Material deposited adjacent to a street or alley for
p1t9tUp must be deposited off the traveled roadway at d level. No material may be
deptsited next to the traveled roadway of am sheet or alley bef~e sunset of the day befae
bags and wrappurgs musr ce prcxeu u oY are ucenseu ~ ~ ~~.~ _~ ~
pick up rro such items are left adjacen to the street or all The owner or cecu nt of
the premises must remove all contamers and arty materials not picked up by the licensed
residential hauler from their location next to the street or alley by the end of the collec-
tion day.
Subd. 8. Muttiiple residential units. Multiple residence units ha ' more than two family
units and which require garbage and refuse pickup more frequently than once each week
must either be equipped with containers and provided with pickup service as rovided
in this subsection or be egmpped with a commercial incinerator complying with the re-
quirements of the Minnesota-pollution Control Agency and licensed by the city as provid-
ed in this section. Containers provided as an alternative to or m addition to such incmera-
tion must be at least one cubic yard in capacity, must be conveniently located in relation-
. ship to the residence units for which they are provided, must be watertight and rodent-
" proof with self-closing lids and be kept in an enclosmg structure concealing them from
public view. If containers for designated recyclables are provided, the containers must
be conveniently located in relationship to the residence amts for which they are provid-
ed, must be watertight and rodent-proof with lids and be kept in an enclosing structure
concealing them from public view. The structure must have a concrete floor and must
be kept in a state of good repair at all times. All containers must be located so that their
contents are inaccessible to at least three feet above the base of the enclosing structure.
The owner or o rotor of multiple residence property must provide for pickup from the
containers. Refuse debris, garbage, recyclab es and other waste materials may not be
permitted to be accumulated in or near the enclosing structures except in the containers.
There shall be daily cleanup in and around each enclosing structure.
Subd. 9. Commercial property. The owner or occupant of commercial establishments
or arty other property which produces a volume of garbage or refuse or both, which re~
quires garbage or refuse pickup more frequently than once each week, must also com-
ply with the provisions of subdivision 8.
601.ll. Air pollution control regulations. Air Pollution Controls and Regulations pursuant
to Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7005 (M.P.C.AJ, are hereby adopted by reference.
601.13. Vehicles for hauling gazbage and refuse. Persons hauling or conveying garbage
or refuse over the streets of the city must use a vehicle provided with a ti ht cover. The
vehicle must be operated and maintamed so as to prevent offensive odors from escaping
or garbage or refuse from being blown, dropped or spilled from the vehicle. Vehicles must
be kept clean and as free from offensive odors as possible and, if customarily used for
the hauling of garbage or refuse, may not be allowed to stand in any street, alley, or other
place longer than rs reasonably necessary to collect garbage and refuse. Vehicles
customarily used for such purposes must be kept in a clean and sanitary condition and
thoroughly dismfected at least once each week unless the same has not been used since
the last dusinfection thereof.
601.15. Licensing of garbage and reuse collectors.
Subdivision 1. License required. No person may engage in the business of garbage or
refuse collection in the city without a license from the city to do sa There are two license
classifications:
(1) Residential license. A residential license is required for collecting garbage or
refuse from a residential dwelling unit.
(2) Commercial license. A commercial license is required for collecting garbage
or refuse from any premises other than a residential dwelling unit.
Unless otherwise indicated, the provisions of this subsection apply to both license
classifications.
Subd. 2. License application. A person desiring a license must make application to the
Department of Public Safety. The application must accurately state:
' (1) the name of the owner or the licensee,
i (2) the proposed charges for hauling,
(3) a description of the kind of services to be rendered including separate collec-
~ lion of yard wastes;
(4) a description of each motor vehicle to be used for hauling including the license
E number thereof.
6 (5) a listing, name acrd address, of residential accounts served.
r (6) verifiable volume or tonnage summaries of yard wastes collected in Ri~eld
during the previous year, and
(7) for licensed residential haulers, verifiable tonnage summaries of designated
recyclables collected in the city during the previous year. Previously unlicensed haulers
will have this requirement waived for their fast year of operation m the city but must
comp] with paragraph 3 of this subdivision.
Subd. 3. Request for p s reports regarding designated recyclables and yard waste
collection. Upon reasonable notice at any time during the license term, the city may re-
quest and the hauler must provide verif"urble volume and/or tonnage summaries of
separately collected yard wastes and designated recyclables. This is necessary in order
to track recycling and yard waste collection performance and to comply with Hennepin
County reporting requirements.
Subd. 4. Insurance required. The applicant must fIIe with the Department of Public
Safety a current policy of insurance covering all vehicles to be used m the applicant's
business. The mmunum limits of coverage for insurance are:
(A) $200,000 for any person injured;
(B) $300,000 for any property damage; and
(C) $600,000 for any number of claims arismg out of a single occurrence.
The insurance must be kept in force during the license and must provide for notifica-
tion of the city prior to termination or cancellation. Licenses issued will be revoked
automatically at the time of termination or cancellation of the insurance unless other
insurance is provided. -
Subd. 5. Bond. The ap lacant must furnish to the city and deposit with the Department
of Public Safety a certifrped bond in the sum of $1,000 for each vehicle licensed, to be con-
" ditioned upon the faithful performance by the licensee for all work entered into or con-
tracted for by the licensee and conditioned upon compliance with all the provisions and
requirements of this section and all applicable sanitary rules and regulations.
Subd. 6. License fee. The annual fees for residential and commercial licenses are set
in appendix D.
Subd. 7. Temporazy substitute vehicle. If a licensed vehicle becomes temporarily in-
operable, the hauler may substitute in ifs place an unlicensed vehicle for a period not
to exceed one week. Unlicensed substitute vehicles must conform in all respects to the
requirements other than licensing contained in this subsection. The hauler must notify
the city engineer of the substitution within 36 hours.
Subd. 8. Inspection. Licensed vehicles must have the name of the licensee clearly prm~ed
on both sides. The license must be kept in the vehicle at all times while the vehicle is
be' used for the licensed purpose.
Subd. 9: No vested right. A person licensed under this section does not have a vested
right in the license. The city may, upon finding that public necessity requires, determine
to establish another means of garbage, refuse, yard waste or designated recyclables
collection.
Subd. l0.ObGgation of licensed collectors. A licensed garbage and refuse collector must
pickup garbage, refuse, and yard waste in the manner provided by this section. A licensed
residential garbage and refuse collector must also pick up designated recyclables on a
weekly basis beginmg on or before the effective date of this ordinance and in the manner
provided in this section.
601.17. Scavenging. It is unlawful for airy person or business to scavenge or otherwise col-
. lect garbage, refuse, yard wastes, or designated recyclables (excluding newspapers) at
the curb or from recycling containers without a license from the city and an acconnt rela-
tionship with the owner of the premises.
601.19. Disposal of gazbage and refuse: approved sites. It is unlawful for any person to
dispose of garbage or refuse from any source in any place other than in a sanitary land-
fill or at a county designated facility.
601.21. Disposal of yard wastes; approved sites. Yard wastes collected by haulers must
be delivered to a compost site approved by the city manager or designated by Hennepin
County where the materials must be weighed (or volume determined). Verifiable ton-
nage or volume of yard waste must be reported to the Department of Public Safety as
requued in the license application.
City of Richfield _ dables ~eI-
stables; approved sites: Designated rec9
60123. Disposal of designated •recy s facilityy or end market where the
~^ lected by haulers must be dehv~ ed for~te~r reuse. Venf~able tonnages of desiggnnaated
material must be weighed and°p~ Department of Public Safety as required in the Hcense
recyclables must be reported
application' clables containers. Garbage cans, refuse, and
60125. Storage of garbage. refuse, and recy ids or behind the house or garage of a
recyclables containers must be located alongs
residential dwelling unit. cson ma willfully bum or set fire to any
60127. Burning. Subdivision 1. Permit. No Pe building, fixture, or ap urtenance of
grass, weeds, or other natural ground ewer, or arty
real property unless a permit has been securedlf om~1D~~et on fire or cat ease to
Subd. 2. Grass fires. o person may negl•g Y
be set on fire arty woods, prauae, grass or other combustobanother waill be enda oered.
person's own land or not, by meansfwreh ono~e epe ani~~ land, or land occupied the
No person shall willfully allow arty ' aired the Director.of Public
person to extend beyond the lunrts thereof. rmit is req
Subs. 3. Conditions of permit. If a burning pe ,
Safety may condition the granhn8 of the permit m such manner as the director deems
lth sad appropriate. A violation of the condrtions rs a violation of thisbysubsectfon•ll ehon r~esgubela
be issued only under such circumstances asbe allowed by the othetr provispons of this code.
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60129- Incinerators. to an incinerator within the city
Subdivision 1. License required. No pers~ in $an complies with the requirements
for the burning of garbage or refuse un ess No incinerator, except an incinerator for a
of the Minnesota Pollution Control Ag~en~~n ~ ~~ unless ~ operation of incinerator
residential dwelling amt, may be opec'a .
has been licensed by the crty as provided in this subsection.
Subd. 2. Application. Applicatron for a license shall be made to tphe city clerk. The ap-
plication shall state (i) the name lion of~h'Pe of incinerator, and (iic~eexcept in recnewal
incinerator is located, (H) a ~thaPthe incinerator wdl comply with applicable rules and
applications, a plan showing
re~ulatrons. a pendix D.
~ubd. 3. License fee. The aan~lications for ins neratorlicensuti.ements the Mm'
Subd. 4. License standards. APP h~,~,er, refer any applica-
the city clerk if the clerk finds tabena tthtves code ,The clerk mays re9 il
nesota Pollution Control Agency
lion to the city council. In the event of a ~ fos denial of type applicat on if the ap li ant
grant or decry the applicatron. It is groan
or other persons ~ec~py~ the premises at which the incinerator is or buuilldinbg or zon
th regulations of the rely relating to health, safety,
have not complied wr hcable to the incinerator
trig or any regulations apP •
601.31. Incinerators serving residential dwelling units.
Subdivision 1. General Rul ions of this subsection. to serve residential dwelling units
shall comply with the P~ aired for the installation of any incinerator
Subd. 2. Permit required: A Perrcrrt is req
serving a residential dwelling unit.
Subd. 3. Installation. inr~' sine ~ of°~e ~~es~ot~Po~ won Control Agency, Pter
and shall meet the req tdaor incinerators. An outdoor incinerator must be constructed
Subd. 4. Standards; Ou
as follavs: lin exec t that if it is screened
(a) it shall beat least six feet from any property e, P
on three sides by a fence or barrier wall rt may be located avithm two feet of the property
from which it rs screened; on the lot on which it is located;
(b) it shall be at least ten.feet from the dwelling on any adtacsnt lot;
(c) it shall be at least >2 feet from any~~ ~ ~~ ~n~ or other struc
(d) it shall be at lei orsOlhrubs~', ~ of sac
lure or material any d it shall be at least one foot from any part
(e) rf rt is protected or screens
protective barrier or screen; line of thlinre~idantiaabluo loth
(f) rt s ~ ,~ hteallthbe~to the rear of the frongbuildmg
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Subdivision 1. License required No Perso . wrthout first having obtained a license. zanitation,
er, or act as a scavenger wrthin the erty vault, sink, septic tank or , PtOpe1,tY,
No person may empty the contents of arty Privy, pasta lotion in the city unless being so
cesspool into any manhole or other outdoor sewer 'ones for
licensed. Uon of tacilities. No part of the contents of any such facility rteyd S fed. 4.
Subd. 2. 'il~ansporta acry of the contents from any such facility be transpo a or per_
be removed therefrom, nor may unless rt is removed or transported by means o some
into, within or through the crty aril tic or some other process, so as t° Prevent the con- ght con-
airtight aPParah~s, whether pneuma in the open air during the P~~ of removal or hazard,
tents from being agitated or exposed
trxnsPortah°n. .vehicle and apparatus must be maintained and operated ns con-
Subd. 3. FLmes. Acry ~+ ion of offensive fumes or the spill or loss of arty un- apuura_
in such manner as to avoid the omiss or vault
sanitary or offensrve substance. ~ the contents of acry privy. Pn~'Y ~+ . ~n a~
wncil
~ £~ 2 C Subd. 4. Disposition of contents. No part
may be emptied into any manhole or other outdoor sewer installation in cr
Subd. 5. Permrt for dumping. Tn the event that a cesspool must ~ a peg in order to
f dumped • sewer, aper-
remove the contents of thefrnrn the director of c nthnrarurrity servrces, and the fee as pro-
mit must first be secured d for the permit. other than a properly licensed
vided im appendix D shall be Paz to licensees. No person cost
Subd. 6. Scavenging wa~k linuted oi, lambing facility listed in subdrvisron 1, nor may
scavenger may clean any sanitary P vacs within the cube made er-
arryone deposrt the contents thereof in licati~on fotrhar~ sneer's license she ~e
Subd. 7, Application for license. APP .
to the city. erk, be sr ed by the applreant and contain the name and address of a ag
proposed license and of the owner andd li ~~tion Sha11 be iled ,xith the clerk who hall ~
used and egmpment to be used. The apP for approval. Each vehrcle ~t
forthwith transmrt the to licenseeUipn approval by the~duector of public safety the ap- r
used shall have a separ? er for consideration- ire on December'
plication shall be submrtted to the crty manag D Licec~ses ~p
Subd. 8. License tee. The license fee t~omeY a ective. tration of the vehicle
31 next following the date when they.
Subd. 9. Equlpment licensed..The landnse~pment otibe ~ thecewrth. No other velu-
licensedand of the tanks, containers eqq written appro~ of the
cle, tank or eq!nppmerit may be used wrthout first obtaining
substituted vehicle tank or equipment from the Director of public Safetysth~ name
Subd.10. Identification of equipment. The name of the licensee or ~ reg
shall be printed in plain letters, along with the license number, on each side of the cab
of the licensed vehrcle. n may cause or permit arty vehicle used for scavenger
Subd. ll. Use of vehicle. No perso ublic budding or resrdence or upon any street,
per line hauling to stand or remain at or near any P cored in the loading,
alley, lot or other public place, for a longer time than is actually r~ hcant first files
Or inch rate) conveyinK_ and unloading thereof. be issued until the app ~ conditioned
per line Subd.l2.Bondre9~'eratesuretylwndmthePrincr amountworofab~y ~codeand
with the city clerk arc~or~mance by the applicant of all h~ ~~ all streets alleys,
Or Inch rate) upon the farthful Pe uarantee that the app
per line r ot~herepublicrtigr~ so as tog m~olersnoranaag urtenances thereto to ~ g~ by
ds, or sewer's, if ublic property ~
Or i rich rate) good condrton to the satisfaction of as a scave~ ~ issued,ucdess and until the appli-
appplicant inthe course of operating ce insuring the applicant and
Subd.13. Insurance requiremeon~ 1 orh li ~ of Huron t liability
ice ~~, a f loss ~or crelal ch licensed ve]u~e m the sum of at least~o0o~a~~ership
imposed on account of damage>~li~ ~ p~ae ~a~ it~rnay not be can ~eedli~
or operation of the vefucle.r^ rhhtw city. In case of cancellation of the insurance,