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HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd. 0839 ORDINANCE N0. 83g ~'..~ ~ - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LY'NWOOD, CALIFORNIA, REGULATING THE COLLECTION OF SALVAGEABLE MATERIAL BY CHARITABLE ARID RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, AND RESTRICTING THE AREA WHERE SAID MATERIALS MAY BE LEFT FOR PICK UP AND RESTRICTING THF. NUMBER OF AREAS. The City Council does ordain: Sectioh 1. What Article II is added to Chapter 16 of the Lynwood City Code to provide as follows: "Article II. .Regulation of Collection of Salvageable Materials by Charitable and Religious Organizations. "Section 16.50. Definitions. Salvage-able material. Salvageable material is defined for the purpose of this article as secondhand and/or used mater°i al which is subject to being salvaged, repaired, renewed, reconstructed and resold by bona fide charitable and/or religious organizations. A 'salvage collection area.' is defined for the purpose pf this ordinance as an area which is set apart and used by an owner or occupant of real property located in a P--1 or any C zone which real property is being used. for a P-1 or C use, for the collection of salvageable material. "Section 16..51. Salvage material to be .removed thrice weekly. Every owner or occupant in a P-1 or any C zone in the City of Lyntivood vaho maintains a salvage collection area on real property owned: and/or occupied by said person, or who suffers or permits to be maintained a salvage orccollection area thereon, shall cause all salvage material .deposited and/or placed in said salvage area to be. entirely and completely picked up and removed mom said salvage area and transported to some location where it is legal to. store said salvage material at .least three times each and every week. -1- "Section 16.52. Sale and purchase of salvageable material prohibited. The sale, purchase, exchange, and the passing of the possession of said salvageable material from one person to another within a salvage collection area for a consideration is prohibited, except nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting or restricting the exchange of secondhand and/or used furniture as a partial payment on thepurchase of new furniture by the owner and/or operator, and/or occupant of a bona fide furniture store wherein the principal items of furniture offered for sale are new in a C-2 or C-2a zone, as these zones are defined by City Ordinance No. 570; nor shall a.nythi.ng herein be construed as prohibiting or restricting in any manner the operation of a secondhand establishment or store in a C-3 zone as that cone is defined by City Ordinance No. 570, nor shall anything herein be construed as prohibiting or restricting in any manner the ,~ business of pawnbrokers and junk dealers as their businesses and activities are regulated by Chapter 19 (Sections 19.1 through 19.11) of the Lynwood City Code. "Section 16.53. Salvage collection area not to exceed 200 square feet. More than one salvage collection area on premises used by the owner or occupant for a C or P-]. use is prohibited, and under no circumstances shall a salvage collection area be in excess of 200 square feet.' 11Section 16.54. A11 material containerized except as prohibited. The deposit or placement of any personal property, things, manner of things, chattels and materials, including but not limited to salvageable material as defined in Section 16.50 hereof, in or upon any lot or parcel of land where permission, expressed or implied has been given by the owner or occupant thereof to deposit or place the same for later pickup, removal by a person, charitable association, or corporation, religious association or corporation, or other firm or corporation, is prohibited., except it be deposited or placed in a water-proofed -2- container enclosed on three sides and with a roof, with either a pull down opening or door which closes either automatically or with ease following the deposit of the materials and the withdrawal of the hand or hands of the depositor, or a sliding panel which is capable of being opened and closed easily following said deposit. All said personal property, things, manner of things, chattels and materials, shall remain containerized at a].l times except when the thrice weekly pickup is made. The deposit or placement of furniture (other than upholstered furniture) and other articles of personal property which will not go into the container are prohibited. The deposit or placement of mattresses, bedding and upholstered furniture upon said lot or parcel of land whether in a container or otherwise is prohibited. "Section 16.55. Signs required. Every owner, or occupant or other, person, firm, association, or corporation responsible for placing the container in a salvage area shall place and cause to be maintained on the front of each container a metal, or plastic sign with dimensions not less than 24" y 24" with letter permanently imprinted thereon in a contrasting color which shall read as follows: 'Dumping inside only. Dumping of mattresses, sofas, or upholstered furniture anywhere on these premises prohibited by law.' "Section 16..56. L,xemptions. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed as prohibiting or restricting the conduct of the business of the owner or occupant of said lot or parcel of land for which he holds a valid certificate of occupancy, nor from any permitted use under and by virtue of City Ordinance No. 570 (Zoning Ordinance) of the City of Lynwood." Sectioh 2. The City Clerk is hereby ordered a.nd directed to certify to the passage of this ordinance and to cause the same to be published once in the Lynwood Press, a newspaper of general circulation, printed, published and circulated i.n the City of Lynwood. First read at a regular meeting of the City Council of -3- said city held on the 19th day of December, 196'7, and finally adopted and ordered published at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 2nd day of January, 1968, by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen~ork, Greeh Siokos Smith Stevens Noes: Councilmen None Absent: Councilmen Norie ~" , i '~ L~ J, ~~, au r of the C ty of Lynwood L ATTNST: ,;~ ~~, /city~Clerk, City of Lynwood STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ss. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and ex-officio clerk of the Council of said city, do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 839 adopted by the City Council of the City of Lynwood, and that same was passed on the date and by the vote therein stated. Dated this 3rd day of January ~ 19 68 \! , G CITY CLERK, CITY OF vLYNW00D