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ORDINANCE 2994: AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 18 - GARBAGE AND TRASH; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY (ORDINANCE) (PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED)
Staff Contact: Jack Friedline, Director, Public Works
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Purpose and Recommended Action
Recommendation
This is a request for City Council to conduct a public hearing, waive reading beyond the title and adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 18 - Garbage and Trash; and declaring an emergency to provide for the changes to be effective July 1, 2016.
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Background
Senate Bill 1079, signed by the Governor on April 1, 2015, made changes to the state statutes regarding private enterprise recycling and solid waste management (A.R.S. ?49-746). Specifically, by prohibiting municipalities from restraining private enterprises from delivering recycling or solid waste management services to commercial, industrial and multifamily residential properties within or to the municipality, private trash and recycling companies can now compete with cities and towns for this business. The bill defined multifamily residential properties as "any real property that has one or more structures and that contains five or more dwelling units for rent or lease.." The changes take effect on July 1, 2016.
Analysis
Under current city code, Chapter 18 - Garbage and Trash, refuse collection and recycling services for all residential properties, including multifamily properties, are provided by the city's Public Works Department. Business establishments have the option of being serviced by the city solid waste service or by a contractor. To be consistent with the changes to state law, the city code must be revised to allow third party commercial solid waste service providers the opportunity to solicit business from multifamily residential properties.
While making these changes to Chapter 18, staff recognized the need to comprehensively update the Chapter consistent with the City's current solid waste and recycling practices. This ordinance...
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