[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Fredericksburg 3-8-2016 by Ord. No. 16-07.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 62,
Solid Waste, adopted as Code 1991, §§ 15-1 through
15-13, as amended.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
All materials designated by the Director of Public Works
as recyclable.
All solid waste except for:
Any vehicle as defined in Code of Virginia § 46.2-100.
A.
The City Council shall from time to time establish fees for municipal
trash and recycling services. Such fees and all regulations promulgated
by the City Manager under this chapter shall be published in the City
administrative manual.
B.
The City Manager may combine the bill for such fees with the bill
for water and sewer services, in which case the same billing cycle
and due dates shall apply.
C.
Delinquent bills shall be assessed a one-time penalty of 10% of the
balance owed on the bill at the time of delinquency, not to exceed
$100.[1]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Ord. No. 19-05, adopted 2-12-2019, suspended
the imposition of penalties under this section for late payment of
bills for one billing cycle for bills that became due and owing in
January and February 2019.
A.
It shall be the duty of every tenant, lessee, or occupant of any
residence or establishment where people reside, congregate or are
employed to provide containers sufficient to handle the accumulation
of trash during the intervals between collection, except for addresses
that the City has designated for the use of City-owned trash carts.
All containers shall conform to any regulations promulgated by the
Director of Public Works.
B.
Those tenants, lessees, and occupants shall prevent their trash and
recycling from scattering by wind, animals, persons, or any natural
causes.
C.
All trash stored in City or privately owned trash containers shall
be bagged.
D.
All residences and establishments using municipal recycling services
shall use recycling containers provided by the Director of Public
Works and owned by the City.
E.
Recycling stored in recycling containers shall not be bagged. Plastic
bags shall not be placed into recycling containers for recycling.
F.
All residences and establishments in areas designated for the use
of City-owned trash carts shall use the trash carts provided by the
Director of Public Works and owned by the City.
G.
Placement of dumpsters on public property, specifically including streets, is subject to Chapter 66 of the City Code and any regulations promulgated by the City Manager thereunder.
H.
The Director of Public Works may promulgate regulations on the volume
of trash and recycling permitted per container and per collection.
He may also promulgate regulations and fees for bulk pickup of trash
and recycling.
I.
The user of a cart, container, or dumpster, whether publicly or privately
owned, shall keep it maintained and clean.
All containers containing trash or recycling shall be placed
at the rear or side of the property for storage between collections,
unless otherwise approved in writing by the Director of Public Works
or permitted under the Unified Development Ordinance. The Director
of Public Works shall designate the days and times during which trash
and recycling may be placed at the curb for collection.
Upon the expiration of a lease or other rental agreement, the
owners and managers of the property formerly leased or rented shall
be responsible for compliance with the obligations of this chapter
formerly imposed upon tenants, lessees, or other occupants of the
property.
A.
Every trash or recycling collector shall conduct his operation in
such a manner as not to hinder or interfere with the collection and
disposal of trash and recycling by the City.
B.
Trash or recycling collectors shall not scatter trash or recycling,
nor shall they leave trash or recycling in a condition where it could
be scattered by people, animals, or natural causes.
C.
All trash and recycling shall be transported in vehicles equipped
with covered, watertight, leak-proof bodies or in metal containers
with tight-fitting covers.
D.
Vehicles transporting trash and recycling shall be kept clean and
as free from offensive odors as reasonably possible.
E.
While engaged in the collection of trash or recycling, vehicles shall
not be kept standing on any public or private property longer than
reasonably necessary.
A.
The City Manager or his designee shall promulgate regulations establishing
the number of weekly trash and recycling collections by the City and
other regulations prescribing the methods and procedures for such
collections.
B.
Private trash or recycling collectors shall collect trash from customers
within the City as often as required by the City Manager to protect
the public health and to prevent public nuisances.
A.
All trash shall be deposited at disposal sites designated by the
City Manager. The City Manager shall designate the Regional Landfill
and Recycling Center at 489 Eskimo Hill Road in Stafford County for
the disposal of all trash collected within the City of Fredericksburg.
B.
This section shall not apply to:
(1)
Disposal of household waste by occupants of single-family residences
or family farms disposing of their own trash in licensed sanitary
landfills.
(2)
Disposal of solid waste generated, purchased or utilized by an entity
engaged in the business of manufacturing, mining, processing, refining
or conversion except for an entity engaged in the production of energy
or refuse-derived fuels for sale to a person other than any entity
controlling, controlled by or under the same control as the manufacturer,
miner, processor, refiner or converter.
(3)
Disposal of construction debris to be disposed of in a licensed sanitary
landfill.
(4)
Waste oil.
(5)
Disposal of trash at any facility:
(a)
Which has been issued a solid waste management facility permit
by an agency of the commonwealth on or before July 1, 1991; or
(b)
For which a Part A permit application for a new solid waste
management facility permit, including local governing body certification,
was submitted to the Department of Waste Management in accordance
with Code of Virginia § 10.1-1408.1(B) on or before December
31, 1991.
Dead animals of sufficiently small size to permit the cover
being properly placed on the garbage can after they have been placed
therein may be placed in the can with the garbage. Dead animals too
large to be so placed in garbage cans must be bagged and transported
to the Regional Landfill and Recycling Center at 489 Eskimo Hill Road
in Stafford County by and at the expense of the owner of the animal.
It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized person to collect,
interfere with, or in any way disturb the contents of any receptacle
containing trash or recycling.
A.
The Director of Public Works may assess fees for violations of this
chapter, equivalent to the cost to the City of remedying the violation.
These fees shall be added to the bill of the person deemed responsible
for the violation.
B.
In addition, a violation of this chapter shall be punishable as a
Class 4 misdemeanor.
C.
Nothing in this chapter precludes criminal penalties for littering under Chapter 38 of the City Code.
D.
The Director of Public Works may refuse to provide municipal trash
or recycling service for repeated violations of this chapter.
