ORD 097 ORDINANCE NO. 97
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL'OF THE
CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
THE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION
SITE SECURITY AND DEBRIS.
The City Council of the City of La Quinta does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 8.01.070 of the La Quinta Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
8.01.070 Construction site security & debris A. The
owner, contractor or responsible party constructing a new
building, addition, or alteration to an existing building
shall maintain security measures as deemed necessary or as
required by the building official to control vandalism,
fires, blowing dust, sand or debris.
B. The owner, contractor or responsible party con-
structing a new building, addition, or alteration to an
existing building, shall keep the construction site clean
by having an adequately sized debris box container placed
on the site for ~he depositing of trash and debris. As
used in this section, trash and debris shall include
papers, cartons, bottles, cans, garbage, roofing materials,
insulation, plaster, concrete, boards and Other substance
that may be accumulated as a result of construction activities.
C. A trash container shall remain on the construction
site until the building inspector has. completed the final
inspection. Said container shall be emptied of its contents
on a regular schedule or as ordered by the building inspec-
tor in order to avoid blowing debris or other public nui-
sances.
D. Disposal shall be by transportation to a legally
established dump site by the city's refuse contractor or
other person authorized by law to remove any container from
the location where the container was placed by the person
in charge for storage and collection.
E. Refusal to comply with the provisions of this
section shall be a misdemeanor and punishable as stipulated
in Section 205 of the Uniform Building Code; and/or be
sufficient cause for the revocation of the issued building
permit pending compliance.
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force
and effect thirty (30) days after passage.
SECTION 3. POSTING. The City Clerk shall within 15 days after
passage of this ordinance, cause it to be posted in at least the
three places designated by resolution of the City Council; shall
certify to the adoption and postingof this ordinance; and shall
cause this ordinance and its certification, together with pro6f
of posting, to be entered in the book of ordinances of this City.
Ordinance No. 97
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The foregoing ordinance was approved and adopted at a meeting
of the City Council held on this 5th day of Au~st,1986, by the
following vote:
AYES: Council Meters Allen, Bohnenberger, Cox, Wolff and
Mayor Pena.
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None. ~y~~ ~ ~
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF LA QUINTA )
I, RON KIEDROWSKI, City Clerk of the City of La Quinta, do
hereby certify the foregoing to be a full, true and correct
copy of Ordinance No. 97 which was introduced by the La
Quinta City Council at a regular meeting held on the
day of July i5 1986 and was adopted at a regular
meeting held on the 5th day of August 1986, not
being less than five days following date of introduction.
I further certify that the foregoing ordinance was posted
in three (3) places within the City of La Quinta.
RON KIEDROWSKI, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California