HomeMy Public PortalAbout1981_06_24_O012TOWN OF LEESBURG
IN
LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA
ORDINANCE NO.
81-0-12
PRESENTED June 24, 1981
AMENDED June 24~ 1981
ADOPTED June 24, 1981
AN ORDINANCE: AMENDING SECTIONS 8-4 AND 8-7 AND REPEALING SECTION 8-8 OF THE
TOWN CODE
ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows:
SECTION I. Sections 8-4 and 8-7 of the Town Code are amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 8-4. Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall
have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
Garbage: Wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and con-
sumption of food and wastes from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
Municipal collectors: Persons employed by the town, or the contracted
agent for the town, engaged in the collection and transportation of refuse and
garbage.
Private collectors: Persons engaged in the collection and transportation
of refuse and garbage from commercial, industrial, institutional or other estab-
lishments for compensation, not including the collector contracted by the town.
Refuse: Combustible trash, including but not limited to, paper, cartons,
boxes, barrels, wood, excelsior, tree branches and yard trimmings; noncombustible
trash, including but not limited to, metals, tin cans, glass, crockery and other
mineral waste; and street rubbish, including but not limited to, street sweepings,
dirt, leaves, catch-basin dirt and the contents of litter receptacles, "Refuse"
shall also mean furniture~ springs~ mamttresses~ stoves~ ranges~ .refrigerators~
dishwashers; dryers~ tires~ water hea~ers~ toys, porcelain~ carpeting tied in
bundles of not more than three square feet cross-sectional area~ whole christmas
trees and .similar household; commercial and institutional wastes. "Refuse" shall
not include earth and wastes from building operations, nor shall it include solid
wastes resulting from industrial processes and manufacturing operations.
Storage area: An enclosed area on private property of a commercial, indus-
tria~ institutional or other establishment used for the storage of garbage or
refuse. ~Se~e-½96~-~-~½-~)
Sec. 8-7. Municipal collection generally.
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(a) Ail refuse and ~arba~e placed in accordance with section 8-16 (a)
shall be collected by the municipal collector if prepared for collection as
required by this chapter. Bulk refuse storage container collection service
may be provided by the municipal collector as directed by the Council.
(b) The municipal manager or some other officer designated by him shall
have charge of the collection of garbage and refuse within the municipality.
SECTION II. Section 8-8 of the Town Code is repealed.
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SECTION III. This ordinance shall be in effect from and after July 1, 1981.
PASSED this 24th day of
June , 1981
Kenneth B. Rollins, May~r
Towh of Leesburg
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