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ORDINANCE NO.622
AN ORDINANCE REGARDING SOLID WASTE STORAGE; AMENDING CHAPTER 5
OF THE CITY CODE
The City Council of the City of Medina ordains as follows:
SECTION I. Section 503.05 of the code of ordinances of the city of Medina is amended by deleting
the stri-eketi language and adding the underlined language as follows:
Section 503.05. Solid Waste Storage and Disposal Requirements.
Subd. 1 Storage.
a) No residential household shall store solid waste for more than 14 days. Each
residential household is responsible for preventing the accumulation of solid waste on
property occupied by the household. On the designated day of pickup, all solid waste
must be set out in a designated container as described in subd. 2 of this section for
collection. Each household shall contain its solid waste in the designated container.
Each container shall be placed as instructed by the collector along the street, sidewalk, or
roadside for arranged collection.
b) Each commercial, industrial or institutional generator shall store solid waste for
no more than seven days, or for a shorter period when collection must be made at more
frequent intervals to protect the public health or at the direction of the city. Such storage
shall be in containers similar to those used by residential households, except that
dumpsters with closefitting covers may be substituted.
Subd. 2 Container Required. All solid waste shall be stored in containers which shall
be watertight and shall have tight -fitting lids. All containers shall be maintained in a
clean and sanitary manner. Any solid waste which by its size or bulk cannot be stored in
a container shall be secured to the ground in such a manner to prevent the scattering of
the waste by animals or wind.
Subd. 3 Location of Container. Containers for solid waste, recycling, and composting
shall not be stored in the area between the street and the front plane of the house or
garage be kept at or near the back of the building, at the mar of the property, or in an
cocloscd arca, or garage on non -collection days. Containers shall not be placed at the
curb for more than 12 hours prior to collection and shall be removed from the curb within
12 hours after collection.
Ordinance No. 622 1
November 16, 2017
SECTION II. This ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption and publication.
Adopted by the Medina city council this 16th day of November, 2017.
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Bob Mitchell, Mayor
Attest:
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City
Jodi p, y Clerk
Published in the Crow River News on the 30th day of November, 2017.
Ordinance No. 622 2
November 16, 2017