Fiscal Note
No expenditure required.
Title
Amending Sections 1.08(3)(a) and (4) and 7.36(7) of the Madison General Ordinances to change references of "garbage cans" to "garbage containers".
Body
The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Subdivision (a) of Subsection (3) entitled "Schedule of Deposits" of Section 1.08 entitled "Issuance of Citations for Violations of Certain Ordinances and Providing a Schedule of Cash Deposits" of the Madison General Ordinances is amended by amending therein the following:
"Offense Ord. No. Deposit
Storing garbage cans containers or
vessels other than at rear of building. 7.36(7)(b) $20, 1st; $30, 2nd
Trash cans Garbage containers on
terrace more than 12 hours before
day of collection. 10.18(1) $20, 1st; $30, 2nd
Trash cans Garbage containers on
terrace more than 24 hours after
day of collection. 10.18(6) $20"
2. Subsection (4) entitled "Issuance of Citations" of Section 1.08 entitled "Issuance of Citations for Violations of Certain Ordinances and Providing a Schedule of Cash Deposits" of the Madison General Ordinances is amended by amending therein the following:
"Enforcement Official Section and Title or Ordinance Chapter
Superintendent of
Parks Section 8.185, Watercraft and/or Other Boating
or her/his designee Equipment Storage on City Property Regulated;
Section 8.26, Temporary Structure Prohibited
without Permit; Section 8.36, Play Golf on City
Lands Restricted to Golf Courses; Section 8.42,
Feeding Birds on Public Property Prohibited;
Section 9.13, restrictions on vending; Section
10.056, Street Use Permit; Sections 10.18(1)
and (6), trash cans garbage containers on
terrace when prohibited."
3. Subsection (7) of Section 7.36 entitled "Collection and Disposition of Garbage" of the Madison General Ordinances is amended to read as follows:
"(7) (a) Vessels for Holding Garbage to be Provided - Manner of Depositing Garbage in Same. It shall be the duty of all householders, tenants, hotel keepers, boarding house keepers, restaurants and all retail dealers dealing in or storing food-stuffs, excepting those dealers which handle only raw meat, commonly known as meat markets, to provide or cause to be provided and at all times to keep or cause to be kept, portable vessels or cans containers for holding garbage, said vessels or cans containers to be watertight, provided with handles and covers which shall not be removed except when necessary. Garbage cans containers for residences must not be less than five (5) gallons nor more than fifteen (15) gallons in size. Garbage cans containers of restaurants, hotels, boarding houses and retail stores as above defined shall not be more than thirty-five (35) gallons in size. If more capacity is needed additional cans containers or vessels must be provided as ordered by the Sanitation Supervisor. All cans containers or vessels shall be constructed of or lined with metal and shall be kept in a clean and sanitary manner at all times.
(b) Placing of Garbage Cans Containers. Garbage cans containers or vessels shall be kept in the rear of the house or buildings or in such other place as shall be designated by the Sanitation Supervisor which is easily accessible to the collector, not above the ground floor, but shall not be placed on the sidewalk, street, alley or other public place or in any manner so as to create a nuisance. When leaky or in any way defective such cans containers or vessels shall be replaced with new cans containers or vessels as ordered by the Sanitation Supervisor. The Sanitation Supervisor is hereby authorized to permit or order the installation of approved types of garbage can container receivers either below or above the surface of the ground or the construction of such shields or enclosures for cans containers or vessels as will abate a garbage nuisance.
(c) Preparation of Garbage. All garbage from residences shall be drained and wrapped in paper before being placed in garbage containers or vessels. Garbage dealers, as above provided, shall deposit garbage in garbage cans containers, after draining, without wrapping. It shall be unlawful for any person to place in the garbage cans containers any ashes, earth, glass, crockery, tin cans, excess paper, paper boxes or other refuse than garbage. Cans Containers containing any of the above shall not be emptied by the collector. Persons not conforming to these rules shall not be entitled to garbage collection service."