ORD 156 ORDINANCE NO. 156
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA
AMENDING SECTION 6.04,060
AND ADDING SECTION 6.04.065 OF CHAPTER 6.04,
REFUSE DISPOSAL, TO THE LA QUINTA MUNICIPAL CODE.
The City Council of the City of La Quinta, California, does
hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. That Section 6.04,060 of Chapter 6.04 be
amended to read as follows:
6.04.060. Container Specifications.
A. Any person who owns or occupies a single family
dwelling or two-family dwelling shall deposit all refuse to be
collected in a container as described herein or as approved by
the City of La Quinta. Such container shall be metal or
plastic, watertight, equipped with a tight fitting lid, have
tapered sides and two handles or bales. The container shall
not exceed thirty-three (33) gallons when empty and shall not
exceed fifty-five (55) pounds gross weight when filled.
Plastic bags specifically designed for refuse disposal [thirty
(30) to thirty-three (33) gallon capacity] may be used instead
of the standard container described herein. Use of any
container not specifically designed for refuse disposal is
prohibited.
Trash containers commonly known as "dumpsters" [three (3)
yard bin with a hinged lid] and roll-off containers [twenty
(20) to thirty (30) yard bin without a lid] shall not be
located at a single family or two-family dwelling or within the
R-1 and S-R Zones except for the following purposes:
(a) Home improvement and/or temporary cleanup of a
vacant lot or dwelling, provided that all
applicable permits and licenses have been
obtained; and
(b) Holding special events including but not limited
to, sponsored and permitted cleanup campaigns.
Placement of such containers for the event shall
be limited to 48 hours prior to the event and 48
hours following the event.
B. Refuse shall be deposited in a dumpster at all
apartment buildings having three (3) or more dwelling units and
at any establishment or business located in the commercial and
industrial zones.
Section 2. That section 6.04,065 of Chapter 6.04 be added
to read as follows:
6.04,065. Container Storage.
A. All trash containers for single family or two-family
dwellings shall be stored out of public view in a side or rear
yard or an enclosed garage except on pickup day. In no event
shall such container be placed adjacent to the roadway for
collection more than twelve (12) hours prior to normal
collection time. The container shall be removed to the storage
area within twelve (12) hours following collection. If the
physical design of the dwelling does not allow for obscuring
containers from public view because of the type of fencing or
lack thereof, containers shall be stored in an area adjacent to
the dwelling at the point furthest from the closest street or
roadway or in an enclosure adjacent to the dwelling designed to
conform with the exterior design of the dwelling.
B. A trash bin enclosure shall be provided to obscure
from public view any dumpster required by Section 6.04,060.
Such enclosure shall meet the construction, location, and
access requirements established by the Planning Department of
the City of La Quinta.
C. Upon receipt of notification to provide an enclosure,
the property owner shall have six months to complete
construction of the enclosure.
D. 'A six (6) month extension to complete construction of
an enclosure may be granted by the Director of Planning and/or
the City Council based on individual need, but in no event
shall completion of construction of the trash bin enclosure
exceed one (1) year from the date of receipt of notification to
provide an enclosure.
E. Construction of requisite enclosures shall be
completed according to the specifications of the Planning
Department prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be
posted in three public places in the City of La Quinta, and the
same shall be in full force and effect immediately after its
adoption.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the
City of La Quinta, California, on this21 day of '~No~emb~989,
by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Bosworth, Rushworth, Sniff, Mayor Pena
NOES: None
ABSENT: Council Member Bohnenberger ~r~/~
ABSTAIN: None
JOHN J. PENA
City of La Q .nta, California
ATTE :
A~~ JUHOLA~
City of La Quinta, California
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DAW~H~ONEYWELL, C~tt~ Attorney
City of La Quinta, California
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF LA QUINTA )
I, SAUNDRA L. JUHOLA, City Clerk of the City of La Quinta,
California, do hereby certify the foregoing to be a full, true
and correct copy of Ordinance No. 156 which was introduced on
the 7th day of November, 1989 and was adopted at a regular
meeting held on the 21st day of November 1989, not being less
than 5 days after date of introduction thereof.
I further certify that the foregoing ordinance was posted in
three (3) places with the City of La Quinta as specified in a
SAUNDRA L. JUHOLA, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, california
DECLARATION OF POSTING
I, SAUNDRA L. JUHOLA, City Clerk of the City of La Quinta,
california, do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was
pa' ted pursuant to City Council Resolution on December 7, 1989.
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