ORD 553 ORDINANCE NO. 553
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
AMENDING THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE
REGARDING TRASH CONTAINERS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VEDES DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 8.20.250 of Chapter 8.20 of Title 8 of the Rancho Palos
Verdes Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
No residential householder who receives curbside refuse removal service shall place
or permit to be placed any solid waste or solid waste container at the place of
collection at the residential premises before four p.m. of the day preceding the
scheduled collection or leave any such container at the place of collection after ten
p.m. on the day of collection.
Section 2. Subparagraph 2 of Paragraph A of Section 8.24.060 of Chapter 8.24
of Title 8 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
2. The storage of trash, garbage or refuse cans, bins, boxes or other such
containers in front or side yards, which are not substantially screened from view
from the public or private street right-of-way, except when placed for collection
pursuant to the provisions of this code;
Section 3. Chapter 8.20.220 of Chapter 8.20 of Title 8 of the Rancho Palos
Verdes Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
A. Every person occupying or in possession of any residential premises in the city
shall provide or be provided with sufficient containers to accommodate the
amount of solid waste generated by the premises. Residents can subscribe to
the appropriate service level by choosing the cart size and (or) number of
containers. The containers shall be constructed of hard rubber or rigid plastic,
and shall be constructed so as not to permit the contents thereof to sift or pass
through any opening therein other than the top.
B. Containers suitable for automated collection are available in thirty-five (35), sixty-
four (64) and ninety-six (96) gallon capacities.
C. Containers suitable for manual collection must be able to be emptied into an
automated collection cart or into front or rear-end loader vehicles, shall have a
capacity of not more than forty-five gallons, and shall weigh not more than sixty
pounds when placed for collection.
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D. Other types of containers are allowed to be used for the following City-approved
special events: the twice yearly excess trash collection events; the twice yearly
brush clearing events, and during specified weeks within the winter holiday
season.
E. Any branches or trimmings that cannot be placed in a container may be placed
for collection at the same place and time as the container, if they are securely
tied in bundles that are not heavier than fifty pounds, not more than four feet in
length, and not more than eighteen inches in diameter.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 31d day of December, 2013.
Mayor
Attest:
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )ss
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, Carla Morreale, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, do hereby
certify that the whole numbers of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing
Ordinance No. 553 passed first reading on November 19, 2013, was duly and regularly
adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting thereof held on December
3, 2013, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Brooks, Campbell, Knight, Misetich and Mayor Duhovic
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAINED: None
City Clerk
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RANCHO PALOS VERDES
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES)
The undersigned, being first duly sworn, deposes and says:
That at all times herein mentioned, she was and now is the appointed City Clerk
of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes;
That on December 5, 2013, she caused to be posted the following document
entitled: ORDINANCE NO. 553, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES
MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING TRASH CONTAINERS, a copy of which is
attached hereto, in the following locations:
City Hall Ladera Linda Community Center
30940 Hawthorne Blvd. 32201 Forrestal Drive
Rancho Palos Verdes Rancho Palos Verdes
Hesse Park
29301 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes
I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is a true and correct affidavit of
posting.
. City Clerk
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