[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and City Council
of the City of Monroe as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Storage of garbage and refuse — See Ch. 210, § 210-2A(10).
Accumulations of garbage and rubbish — See Ch. 210, § 210-2A(16).
Littering — See Ch. 422.
Nuisances — See Ch. 458.
Scrap processors — See Ch. 564.
Weeds, trees and refuse — See Ch. 712.
STATUTORY REFERENCES
County garbage and rubbish collection — See
MCLA § 46.171 et seq.
Garbage and refuse disposal — See
MCLA § 123.361 et seq.
Municipal authority — See MCLA
§ 123.301 et seq.
[Adopted 10-1-2001 by Ord. No. 01-021]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Waste material from trade or manufacture, which includes
drain oil, auto parts, packing boxes, cartons, etc.
Organic refuse or rejected food wastes resulting from the
preparation of foods or the decaying and spoiling thereof.
Waste materials of an organic nature from ordinary mercantile
enterprises, stores, offices and routine housekeeping and includes
commercial rubbish.
Leaves, grass clippings, weeds, hedge clippings, garden waste,
twigs and brush.
A.
Unless authorized by the Council, no person shall
put, place, deposit, dump or abandon any garbage, rubbish, yard waste,
or waste material of any kind onto or alongside of any public street,
alley, public place, or storm sewer in the City to the injury of such
street, alley, public place or storm sewer, or to the annoyance of
the residents of the City.
B.
This provision shall not prohibit the placing of garbage,
rubbish, yard waste and other waste materials at the street line in
proper containers for collection in accordance with the enacted ordinances
of the City.
A.
All garbage, rubbish, and yard waste shall be placed in sanitary flytight containers of a capacity determined to be satisfactory as approved pursuant to § 610-7 of this article.
B.
Whoever violates this section is responsible for a municipal civil infraction and shall be subject to a civil fine and other sanctions pursuant to § 1-27 of the Code of the City of Monroe. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day a violation occurs or continues. Repeat offenses shall be subject to increased fines as provided in § 1-27.
A.
All containers shall be maintained in a sanitary,
sturdy and durable condition by the owner or user and shall be placed
at the terrace (curbside) for collection.
B.
When a container becomes worn out or badly battered,
a notice will be given to the owner to replace such container, and,
if used again, the container may be carted away with the garbage,
rubbish or yard waste.
C.
Whoever violates this action is responsible for a municipal civil infraction and shall be subject to a civil fine and other sanctions pursuant to § 1-27 of the Code of the City of Monroe. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day a violation occurs or continues. Repeat offenses shall be subject to increased fines as provided in § 1-27.
No person shall place in a garbage container
anything other than garbage, rubbish or yard waste.
No person shall remove or transport over public
property any garbage, rubbish or yard waste that has been deposited
as herein provided, unless he or she is authorized and duly approved
to do so by the City Council.
A.
The collection of garbage, rubbish and yard waste
shall be under the supervision of the City Manager, who shall have
authority to make necessary rules and regulations from time to time
for the administration and enforcement of this article. No person
shall violate any of such established rules and regulations.
B.
The City Manager, in consultation with the Director
of Public Services, may designate one or more persons as enforcement
officers to enforce the provisions of this article.
C.
Whoever violates Subsection A above is responsible for a municipal civil infraction and shall be subject to a civil fine and other sanctions pursuant to § 1-27 of the Code of the City of Monroe. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day a violation occurs or continues. Repeat offenses shall be subject to increased fines as provided in § 1-27.
Garbage, rubbish and yard waste shall be removed
from private property by the owner or lessee thereof, and in no case
shall it be placed upon public property without the written permission
of the City Manager. Garbage and rubbish are in no case to be mixed
with yard waste.
A.
No owner or lessee shall allow rubbish, garbage and/or
yard waste to accumulate upon premises owned or occupied by him or
her, to such an extent as to become a public nuisance.
B.
Manufacturing establishments are excepted from this
restriction to the extent that such accumulations are normal to their
business.
A.
Containers shall not be placed at the point of collection
earlier than the day before collection. All containers must be removed
from the point of collection by the day after collection.
B.
Whoever violates this section is responsible for a municipal civil infraction and shall be subject to a civil fine and other sanctions pursuant to § 1-27 of the Code of the City of Monroe. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day a violation occurs or continues. Repeat offenses shall be subject to increased fines as provided in § 1-27.
A.
Each family shall have separate containers and shall
place them at a different location than that of another family. There
shall not be communal disposal of rubbish, garbage and/or yard waste,
and this requirement shall apply to commercial establishments, homes,
etc.
B.
Apartment lessees and others may have communal containers
if a person is duly designated to take care of such garbage, rubbish,
and/or yard waste.
C.
Whoever violates this action is responsible for a municipal civil infraction and shall be subject to a civil fine and other sanctions pursuant to § 1-27 of the Code of the City of Monroe. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day a violation occurs or continues. Repeat offenses shall be subject to increased fines as provided in § 1-27.
Rubbish, garbage and/or yard waste shall not
be burned on a City pavement, street or alley or on other City property.
A.
Owners or lessees of buildings, homes and lots must
keep clean that part of the City alley, street or property abutting
their property from rubbish, garbage, yard waste, strewn bottles,
glass, papers, tree limbs, cans and other debris at all times.
B.
Whoever violates this action is responsible for a municipal civil infraction and shall be subject to a civil fine and other sanctions pursuant to § 1-27 of the Code of the City of Monroe. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day a violation occurs or continues. Repeat offenses shall be subject to increased fines as provided in § 1-27.
[Amended 12-1-2008 by Ord. No. 08-017]
A.
Materials accepted for deposit in Department of Public
Services (DPS) dumpster.
(1)
Brush, trees and tree limbs over four inches in diameter.
(2)
Building construction materials with evidence of proper
building permit(s) where appropriate.
(3)
The definition of "building construction materials"
does not include any of the following: any items included in normal
curbside refuse collection, furniture, appliances, rubbish or garbage,
oils, solvents, tars, accelerants or mechanical/automotive parts or
equipment.
B.
Fee schedule. The City Manager, in consultation with
the Director of Public Services, shall develop a reasonable fee schedule
for the usage of the DPS dumpster.
C.
Nonresident use prohibited.
(1)
Use of the DPS dumpster shall be limited to residents
and/or property owners of the City of Monroe. Proper identification,
in the form of a State of Michigan driver's license, an identification
card or other such adequate identification, shall be required prior
to use of the DPS dumpster.
(2)
No person shall knowingly assist a nonresident in
the putting, placing, depositing or dumping of any construction materials
or brush, or waste material of any kind, in the DPS dumpster.
D.
Authority of the City Manager to regulate the use
of the DPS dumpster.
(1)
The City Manager, in consultation with the Director
of Public Services, shall develop reasonable rules and regulations
for the use of the DPS dumpster.
(2)
The Director of Public Services shall require any
person(s) using the DPS dumpster to furnish proof of City residency
or property ownership and a copy of a building permit if appropriate.
Additionally a complete description, including quantity of the material
for the dumpster, and any other information necessary in the judgment
of the Director of Public Services may be required.
E.
Posting and publicizing of rules and regulations.
Copies of this section and all rules and regulations relating to the
use of the DPS dumpster shall be kept on file in the office of the
Director of Public Services and available for distribution to the
public during regular business hours.
F.
Littering on public property prohibited. No person,
without the consent of the Director of Public Services or his or her
duly authorized representative, shall knowingly dump, place, deposit,
throw, put or leave, or cause the dumping, placing, depositing, throwing,
putting or leaving of, any litter on any public property other than
property designated and set aside for such purposes in this section.
G.
Hazardous materials prohibited. No person shall knowingly
dump, place, deposit, throw, put or leave, or cause the dumping, placing,
depositing, throwing, putting or leaving of, any material designated
as hazardous by state and/or federal law or regulations, in the DPS
dumpster.
H.
Right of inspection and rejection of material. The
Director of Public Services reserves to himself or herself or to his
or her duly authorized representative the right to inspect and examine
any and all materials brought onto City property for deposit in the
DPS dumpster. The Director of Public Services or his or her duly authorized
representative shall have the right to reject any and all materials.
