Yard Waste Ordinance -
ORDINANCE NO. 22 -06
AMENDING CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES SECTION 40-39
BY AMENDING PARAGRAPH (b), ADDING A NEW PARAGRAPH (e), AND
RENUMBERING FORMER PARAGRAPH (e) AS PARAGRAPH (f),
ESTABLISHING RULES AND CHARGES FOR THE COLLECTION AND
DISPOSAL OF FOOD SCRAPS AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD COMPOSTABLE
MATERIALS WITH YARD WASTE MATERIALS.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. Section 40-39 (b) of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 40-39. Yard Waste And Food Scraps:
(a) Yard waste shall be separated by the owner of a premises from all other
solid waste.
(b) An owner may compost such person's own yard waste and food scraps on
such person's own premises provided the same is stored in such a
manner as to not create a fire, health or safety hazard.
(c) Yard waste that has not been composted by the owner of the premises
shall be collected by the city not more than once each week according to
the collection schedule established by the city manager from April through
November each year. Christmas trees shall be collected separately from
all other solid waste once each week for two (2) weeks after the Christmas
holiday according to the provisions of this chapter.
(d) Yard waste collected by the city shall be placed in degradable paper bags
with an affixed single use tag or in permanent waste containers with an
affixed single use tag or in permanent waste containers with an affixed
annual yard waste permit or be contained by tying devices approved by
the city manager. The charges for collection and disposal of "yard waste"
as defined shall be as follows:
(1) The fee for tying devices approved by the city manager shall be one
dollar and 20 cents ($1.20) each.
(2) The fee paid to the city by a property owner for an annual yard waste
permit for a permanent waste container shall be twenty six dollars
($26.00) each through June 30 of each year. The fee shall be reduced by
one-half (1/2) on July 1 of each year, and again by one-half (112) on
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September 1 of each year. A permit shall only be used by the property
owner who purchased it.
(3) The fee for single use tags shall be one dollar and twenty cents ($1.20)
each.
Section 2. The following new Section is hereby adopted:
(e) Subscribers to the food scrap collection pilot program, commencing April
3, 2006, and ending November 30, 2007, shall set out city-owned carts
containing food scraps and other compostable materials.
(1) Such carts shall be co-collected with yard waste from April through
November.
(2) Such carts shall be set out with attached annual yard waste permits or
single use tags as approved by the city manager.
(3) Such carts shall be set out weekly to reduce potential nuisance
concerns. Failure to use, store or set out the cart property shall cause the
subscription to be terminated.
Section 3. Section 40-39 (e) is renumbered and adopted as follows:
(f) No person shall deposit any yard waste or food scraps in any public right
of way. (Ord. 54-93, ~ 1,9-20-1993; Ord. 16-95, ~ 1,3-8-1995; Ord. 16-
96, ~ 1, 3-18-1996; Ord. 14-02, ~ 3, 3-5-2002)
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect on the 3rd day of April, 2006.
Passed, approved and adopted this 2nd day of March, 2006.
Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest:
Jeanne F. Schneider
City Clerk
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EFFECT OF AMENDMENT
Sec. 40-39. Yard Waste And Food Scraps:
(a) Yard waste shall be separated by the owner of a premises from all other
solid waste.
(b) An owner may compost such person's own yard waste and food scraps
on such person's own premises provided the same is stored in such a manner as
to not create a fire, health or safety hazard.
(c) Yard waste that has not been composted by the owner of the premises
shall be collected by the city not more than once each week according to the
collection schedule established by the city manager from April through November
each year. Christmas trees shall be collected separately from all other solid
waste once each week for two (2) weeks after the Christmas holiday according to
the provisions of this chapter.
(d) Yard waste collected by the city shall be placed in degradable paper bags
with an affixed single use tag or in permanent waste containers with an affixed
single use tag or in permanent waste containers with an affixed annual yard
waste permit or be contained by tying devices approved by the city manager. The
charges for collection and disposal of "yard waste" as defined shall be as follows:
(1) The fee for tying devices approved by the city manager shall be one dollar
and twenty cents ($1.20) each.
(2) The fee paid to the city by a property owner for an annual yard waste permit
for a permanent waste container shall be twenty-six dollars ($26.00) each
through June 30 of each year. The fee shall be reduced by one-half (1/2) on July
1 of each year, and again by one-half (1/2) on September 1 of each year. A
permit shall only be used by the property owner who purchased it.
(3) The fee for single use tags shall be one dollar and twenty cents ($1.20) each.
(e) Subscribers to the food scrap collection pilot proaram. commencina
April 3. 2006. and endina November 30. 2007. shall set out citv-owned carts
containina food scraps and other compostable materials.
(1) Such carts shall be co-collected with yard waste from April throuah
November.
(2) Such carts shall be set out with attached annual yard waste permits or
sinale use taas as approved by the citv manaaer.
(3) Such carts shall be set out weekly to reduce potential nuisance
concerns. Failure to use. store or set out the cart properly shall cause the
subscription to be terminated.
i!tl..ill No person shall deposit any yard waste or food scraps in any public right
of way. (Ord. 54-93, 91, 9-20-1993; Ord. 16-95,91,3-8-1995; Ord. 16-96, 91,
3-18-1996; Ord. 14-02,93,3-5-2002)
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MEMORANDUM
February 23, 2006
TO:
Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM:
Don Vogt, Public Works Director
SUBJECT: Proposed Revisions to City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances Chapter 40,
Solid Waste
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memorandum is to submit to you three proposed ordinances for
your review and recommendation to the City Council. The ordinances would revise
Section 40-1, Section 40-37 (a), (b), (c) and (e), Section 40-39 (b) and (e), and, add
new Section 40-39 (t).
DISCUSSION
Chapter 40 of the Code of Ordinances is entitled "Solid Waste". Section 40-1 is entitled
"Definitions", Section 40-37 is entitled "Charges - Amounts; Exceptions", and Section
40-39 is entitled "Yard Waste".
Staff recommends revisions to the following sections in Chapter 40:
*Section 40-1 to reflect the addition of definitions for "Food Scraps" and "Other
Compostable Materials";
*Section 40-37 (a), (b), (c) and (e) approving the proposed $9.46 monthly solid
waste collection base fee and other related, volume-based, special collection
fees for fiscal year 2007;
*Section 40-39 (b), (e) and (t) approving the addition of food scraps and other
compostable materials to the yard waste collection program for fiscal year 2007.
Attached are copies of Section 40-1, 40-37 and 40-39, with the proposed deletions lined
out and the proposed additions underlined. Also attached are copies of the
recommended ordinances.
ACTION STEP
Staff recommends that the proposed ordinances be approved by you and
recommended to the City Council for adoption with the fiscal year 2007 budget.
Attachments