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Home My Public Portal About1993_03_09_O009 Modifying the Town-Wide Curbside Recycling ProgramThe T, wn of .eesburg, /irginia ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE: PRFaS~ March 9~ 1993 93-0-09 ADOlYI~D March 9: 1993 AMENDING CHAPTER 8 OF THE LEESBURG TOWN CODE AND MODIFYING THE TOWN-WIDE RESIDENTIAL CURBSIDE REFUSE AND RECYCLING COI.I.ECTION SCHEDD-LE, ESTABLISHING A CHARGE FOR SPECIAL COIJ,ECTION OF LARGE ITEMS, AND EXPANDING THE CATEGORY OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS WHEREAS, the Town of Leesburg is required per the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, to achieve a recycling rate of 15 percent by December 31, 1993; and a recycling rate of 25 percent by December 31, 1995; and WHEREAS, effective April 1, 1993, yard waste will not be accepted at the Loudom~ County landfdl when mixed with other trash; and WHEREAS, any yard waste delivered to the county landfill after April 1, 1993, will be subject to an undisclosed surcharge in addition to the regular tipping fee; and WHEREAS, the county has included in its proposed budget for FY94 a ten percent increase in tipping fees; and WHEREAS, according to records maintained by the county, yard waste constitutes approximately 17% by weight of the solid waste received during the warm months at the landf'dl; and WHEREAS, the town can make a significant contribution toward achieving the current objective of reaching a recycling rate of 15%, while avoiding additional charges for the collection and. disposal of yard waste, by requiring such material to be recycled; and WHEREAS, the town's refuse collection contractor has advised the town that an appropriate policy to offset the increasing costs while retaining a satisfactory level of service is to collect garbage and refuse once per week and recycled material once per week and charge for special collections; and WHEREAS, the town's contractor will begin collecting yard waste with other recyclable materlsis on the second day of weekly trash collection for single-family detached and single-family attached (duplex and townhouse) units, beginning April 1 and 2, 1993. THEREFORE, ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows: -2- ORDINANCE: AMENDING CHAPTER 8 OF THE LEESBURG TOWN CODE AND MODIFYING THE REFUSE AND COI,I,F. CTION SCHEDULE SECTION I. Sec~ 8-1. Purpose of elm?er. The purpose of this chapter is to provide regulations for the effective storage, collection, recycling. and disposal of garbage and refuse in a sanitary manner in the town. SECTION II. Sec~ 8-2. Arlminiatration of elmp~. The ~c:~..--. municipal manager is hereby delegated the authority to administer tiffs chapter and is authorized to establish such reasonable rules and regulations as are needed to administer this chapter. SECTION III. Sec~ 8-4. D~oJtions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings resp~,~'tively ascribed to them by this section: Garbage: Wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption 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, -_r.~ garbage~., and recyclable materials. Private collectors: Persons engaged in the collection and transportation of refuse and garbage from commercial, industrial, institutional or other establishrnents for compensation, not including the collector contracted by the town. Recyclable Material: Those commodities which ~re ~^vv ~^...~ ccn~.r~t ~'.:mcn~, ~ ~ having served their original purpose, have physical or chemical properties that allow them to be transformed into new products, ~md are designated by the town to be separated and collected on a schedule as designated by the town. Refuse: Combustible trash, including~ but not limited to, paper, cartons, boxes, barrels, wood, excelsior, tree branches and yard trimmings; noncombustible trash, includ!ing, 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, mattresses, stoves, ranges, refrigerators, dishwashers, dryers, tires, water heaters, 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 arec~' An enclosed area on private property of a commercial, industrial, institutional or other establishment used for the storage of garbage or refuse. SECTION IV. Sec. 8-5. Container requirements for ~ (a) Refuse and garbage from residences shall be stored in v.'~'~c:~,~.~A .~..c'-_A cr -3- ORDINANCE: AMENDING CHAPTER 8 OF THE LEESBURG TOWN CODE AND MODIFYING THE REFUSE AND COLLECTION SCHEDUI_~ ,--.c:-~rs~!mS!s F.'~---r-t:~ ~, con.ers approved by the m~ ~er, eq~pped ~th ~es ~d ti~t-fitt~g covers. Non-r~c~ble ref~ ~y ~ p~ed ~ p~tic ~. (b) Cm~ Approved containers required by this section shall have a maximum gross weight of 75 pounds, when placed for collection. Plastic bags, when placed for co~ection, ~ll shall not be fdled to such a weight that they will break or allow spillage during the collection process, and shall be tightly secured at the top. A--M '~ Re~erve& SECTION VI. ~ 8-11. Prepamtkm of tree trlmmlnE~ b, mhe~ ~nd brush for collectia~ Tree trimmings, excluding those produced by commercial trimmirlg of trees and bushes, and limited to that which can be recycled, with a maximum diameter of one and one-half inches, and bushes and brush will be picked up by the municipal collectors, provided they are tied securely in bundles of not more than 18" in diameter and four feet in length. SECTION VII. ~ec. 8-12. Collecti~m sehedule~ (a) Refuse and garbage will be collected by the municipality t':.~c once per week from residential properties on the following schedule: Monday -_.~.d .q~..~r~.~y: Collection from residential properties fronting on King Street and properties to the west of King Street. (2) Tuesday ==d Fr?~=y: Collection from residential properties to the east of King Street. Co) Recyclable materials will be collected by the municipality once per week from residential properties on the following schedule: Thursday: Collection from residential properties fronting on King Street and properties to the west of King Street. Friday: Collection from residential properties to the east of King Street. 0~ (c) Garbage and refuse will be collected by the municipality from all commercial properties on Tuesc~ay, Thursday and Saturday of each week. ~) _(~ No garbage and refuse collection will be scheduled for Sundays or the following holidays: New Years, Memorial Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving and Christmam ~d~ (e) When weather conditions prevent the collection of garbage and refuse or when a reg~dorly scheduled day falls on a holiday specified above, collection will be made on the next day. SECT[ON VIII. F~ 8-13. Special collections for ~vc.~ ---~an~ large itema. "4- ORDINANCE: AMENDING CHAPTER 8 OF THE LEESBURG TOWN CODE AND MODIFYING THE REFUSE AND COLLECTION SCHEDULE For ~ c=cc=cR-c amc"~nt collection of rcf~c, ~ge ite~ of ref~e ~ch ~ ~eM, wood, st~es, r~es, refrigerators, ~hw~hers, ~ers, tMes ~d ~r heaters, exclu~ ~y ite~ listed ~der S~tion 18 hereo~ the m~ci~ o~ce s~ be not.ed no ~ter ~ 4:00 p.m. on F~y of e~h w~ so t~t a s~ pickup ~y ~ ~r~ged for Mcn~y cf ~ ~ ..... ~' .... nc ....... cra ~y of the fo~o~ week to ~ des~ted by the ~er. At '~ ~rct/~n ~c ,~ m~d~ ~r '~ ..... ~' ~ a A se~ate c~g'% to be es~b~hed by the m~cip~ ~er, ~ be mdc for e~h such s~ ~B~tiom, prodded t~t re~d~v ref~e collation ~ce to ~y residence or comme~ es~b~ent for wl~ch such s~ collection is performed will be suspended if payment therefor is not made within 30 c~iys of receipt of invoic, e for such collection. SECTION IX. ,See. 8-14. Special collections for springand fall clean-up. In the spring and fall of each year, the municipality will sponsor a clean-up and collection period during which large discarded items, yard litter, and the like will be picked up by the mur,icipal collectors. Specific dates for such periods shall be set by the municipal manager and advertised thxough the news medieL. No charge will be rendered for this service to rcg~;!-"-r zuctcmcr= residents of the municipality. SECTION X. Fmc. 8-15. Reeyclln~o. Residents of all single-family detached and single-family attached (duplex and townhouse) residential units "---c rcq--L-cd to shall participate in the town-wide curbside recycling of recyclable materials. Recyc]able materials will be picked up at curbside cn thc =~-m~cnd cc":~t:.cn day cf thc and stroll be placed at the curb, between 4 p.m. on the day precedir~ collectiou and 8 mm. on the morr~ ~'~/~ approved container% separate from other refuse. Newspapers m=y of collection, in = Fmpcr --~ t:-cd -:Ath t-:.~_".c b-. 5'-._~.Jc:. shall he securel.¥ tied in bundles or placed in paper baR, s. Grass cllppin~ shall be placed in approved con,~ers equipped with handles for ]iL'ting and ti;~ht]y-fittff~;[ lids, not exceedinK ?5 polmds in gro~ There shall be no charge to the town residents required to participate in this program, for this additional service. All other town residents and businesses, not included in this program or covered under a setmrate recycling contract with a private collector, should continue to utilize thc tv:c To-:..':'. cf Lcc=burg recycling drop-off centers to dispose of recyclable materials. SECTION XI. This ordinance shah be effective April 1, 1993. PASSED this 9th day of March , 1993. James E. Clem, Mayor Town of Leesburg ATTEST: Clerk ,of Com~cil ~ O:refuse