122 of 1978 - Adding Chapter 32 providing for litter control. ROLL CALL t I(i
/VOTING MEM Salt Lake City,Utah, August 10 ,19 78
Mr.Chairman I ■
Agraz 11111- I move that the Ordinance be passed.
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AN O INANCE Of-2
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING Title 18 of the Revised Ordinances of
Salt Lake City, Utah, 1965, by adding a new Chapter 32 thereto,
relating to litter control.
Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City,
Utah:
SECTION 1. That Title 18 of the Revised Ordinances of Salt
Lake City, Utah, 1965, be, and the same hereby is, amended by adding
a new Chapter 32 thereto as follows:
Sec. 18-32-1. Definitions. For purposes of this Chapter the
following definitions shall apply:
(a) Litter is any quantity of uncontainerized paper, metal,
plastic, glass or miscellaneous solid waste which may be classed as
trash, debris, rubbish, refuse, garbage or junk.
(b) Public property includes, but is not limited to, the fol-
lowing exterior locations: streets, street medians, roads, road
medians, catch basins, sidewalks, strips between streets and side-
walks, lanes, alleys, public rights-of-way, public parking lots,
school grounds, housing authority project grounds, municipal vacant
lots, parks, playgrounds, other publicly-owned recreation facilities,
and municipal waterways and bodies of water.
(c) Private property includes, but is not limited to, the
following exterior locations owned by private individuals, firms,
corporations, institutions or organizations: yards, grounds,
driveways, entranceways, passageways, parking areas, working areas,
storage areas, vacant lots and recreation facilities.
(d) Containers are locally-approved metal, heavy-duty paper or
plastic receptacles used for the disposal and storage of solid waste.
Sec. 18-32-2. Pedestrians and Motorists.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, discard,
place or deposit litter in any manner or amount on any public or
private property within the corporate limits of Salt L ke City,
except in containers or areas lawfully provided therefor.
(b) It shall be the duty of every person distributing commer-
cial handbills, leaflets, flyers or any other advertising and
information material to take whatever measures that may be necessary
to keep such materials from littering public or private property.
(c) To facilitate proper disposal of litter by pedestrians
and motorists, publicly-patronized or used establishments and
institutions shall provide, regularly empty and maintain in good
condition adequate containers that meet standards prescribed
hereunder. The requirement shall be applicable, but not limited
to, fast-food outlets, shopping centers, convenience stores,
supermarkets, service stations, commercial parking lots, mobile
canteens, motels, hospitals, school and colleges.
Sec. 18-32-3. Vehicles Transporting Loose Materials.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation,
institution or organization to transport any loose cargo by truck
or other motor vehicle within the corporate limits of Salt Lake
City unless said cargo is covered and secured in such manner as
to prevent depositing of litter on public and private property in
compliance with Chapter 2, Section 30 of this Title.
(b) The duty and responsibility imposed by Subsection (a)
shall be applicable alike to the owner of the truck or other vehicle,
the operator thereof, and the person, firm, corporation, institution
or organization from whose residence or establishment the cargo
originated.
Sec. 18-32-4. Loading and Unloading Operations.
(a) Any owner or occupant of an establishment or institution
at which litter is attendant to the packing and unpacking and loading
and unloading of materials at exterior locations shall provide
suitable containers for the disposal and storage of such litter and
shall make appropriate arrangements for the collection thereof.
(b) Further, it shall be the duty of the owner or occupant to
remove at the end of each working day any litter that has not been
containerized at these locations.
Sec. 18-32-5. Construction/Demolition Projects.
(a) It shall be unlawful for the owner, agent or contractor in
charge of any construction or demolition site to cause, maintain,
permit or allow to be caused, maintained or permitted the accumu-
lation of any litter on the site before, during or after completion
of the construction or demolition project.
(b) It shall be the duty of the owner, agent or contractor to
have on the site adequate containers for the disposal of litter and
to make appropriate arrangements for the collection thereof or for
transport by himself to an authorized facility for final disposition.
(c) The owner, agent or contractor may be required by a City
building inspector to show proof of appropriate collection, or if
transported by himself, of final disposition at an authorized facility.
Sec. 18-32-6. Household Solid Waste Containerization and
Removal.
(a) All residents located in any area in which collection is
by Salt Lake City shall have sufficient container capacity to accom-
modate their normal volume of solid waste between collections.
Containers shall be either metal cans or weather-resistant plastic
bags manufactured specifically for use in garbage and refuse
collection. Plastic bags shall have a minimum twenty gallon capacity,
a 1.5 mill thickness and shall not contain glass items or other sharp
objects. Waste contained in paper sacks, wooden boxes, barrels or
pasteboard cartons shall not be removed by the City until properly
contained.
(b) No container shall be removed by the City if the container
is filled to exceed 75 pounds in weight or is packed tight with solid
waste so that the waste will not slide out easily from the container
when being emptied.
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(c) All items too large to fit into containers, such as, but
not limited to, appliances, furniture and mattresses, shall not be
collected by the City except upon such exceptional occasions as
shall from time to time be designated by the Department of Public
Works.
(d) All loose materials which normally fit into containers
but which are excess as a result of special circumstances such as
holidays shall be tied securely in bundles not exceeding 60 inches
in length or 75 pounds in weight, to prevent them from blowing or
scattering and shall be placed beside the containers.
(e) Containers shall be kept covered at all times. Any
container which does not conform to prescribed standards or which
has defects likely to hamper collection or injure the person col-
lecting the contents thereof or the public generally shall be
replaced promptly by the owner or user of the container upon receipt
of written notice of such defects from the Department of Public
Works. Failure to do so within seven (7) days of such notification
shall constitute a violation of this section.
(f) Containers with garbage and other solid waste to be
collected by Salt Lake City shall be set out for collection at
curbside and on the days designated by the Department of Public
Works. Such containers shall not be set out upon the street for
collection prior to the evening of the day before collection and
shall be set out on the day of collection by 7:30 a.m. All empty
containers shall be removed from the street as soon as practicable
after being emptied and in every case shall be removed from the
street the same day as they are emptied.
(g) It shall be unlawful for any resident to deposit household
solid waste in any receptacle maintained on a sidewalk or at any
other location for disposal of litter by pedestrians.
Sec. 18-32-7. Commercial, Business and Multiple Residential
Solid Waste Containerization and Removal.
(a) Solid waste generated or stored for collection at commer-
cial establishments and institutions, businesses, apartment houses,
multiple dwelling units and public buildings shall be:
(1) Kept containerized and covered or enclosed at all times;
and
(2) Shall be removed at the direction of the owners of such
establishments or institutions at least once each week and
on such additional occasions as are necessary to prevent
adverse health and nuisance conditions.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any owner, manager or employee
of a commercial establishment or institution, businesses, apartment
houses, multiple-dwelling units and public buildings to deposit
solid waste from that establishment or institution in any receptacle
maintained on a sidewalk or at any other location for disposal of
litter by pedestrians.
Sec. 18-32-8. Provision for Solid Waste Disposal and Storage
Facilities at New Building.
(a) Before building permits shall be issued for construction of
commercial buildings and multiple-dwelling units, plans for the
adequacy, location and accessibility of solid waste containerization
and storage facilities must be approved by the Department of Develop-
mental Services.
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(b) No certificate of occupancy shall be issued for said pre-
mises until the department's approval of these facilities has been
obtained.
Sec. 18-32-9. Keeping Property Clean.
(a) It shall be the duty of the owner, agent, occupant or
lessee to keep exterior private property free of litter. This
requirement applies not only to removal of loose litter, but to
materials that already are, or become, trapped at such locations
as fence and wall bases, grassy and planted areas, borders, embank-
ments and other lodging points.
(b) Owners, agents, occupants or lessees whose properties
face on municipal sidewalks and strips between streets and sidewalks
shall be responsible for keeping those sidewalks and strips free
of litter.
(c) It shall be unlawful to sweep or push litter from sidewalks
and steps into streets. Sidewalk and step sweepings must be picked
up and put into household or commercial solid waste containers.
(d) Litter not removed from private property under the pro-
visions of this chapter may be removed by the City pursuant to the
provisions of Chapter 29, Title 18 of these ordinances, with costs
for such cleaning or removal with costs and expenses to be assessed
in accordance with the provisions of said Title.
Sec. 18-32-10 Violation.
Any person violating the provisions of this Chapter either by
failing to do those acts referred to herein or by doing any act
prohibited herein, shall be subject to a fine in ale amount not to
exceed $299.00 or imprisoned in jail not to exceed six months, or
both such fine and imprisonment. Each day such violation is com-
mitted or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense
and shall be punishable as such.
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days
after its first publication.
Passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City, Utah,
this loth day of August, 1978. ./G
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CITY RECORDE
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BILL NO. 122 of 1978
Published August 16, 1978
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Affidavit of Publication
STATE OF UTAH,
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County of Salt Lake
AN-ORDi ORDINANCE Shana De Palmer
AN ORDINANCE AMENDINGyy Title 18 o1 file Revised
COrdinancest ff elre Snit
e ating to'l(nor°controlS,by adding a new
He It ardelned by the Beard of Commisslaers of Self Lake
City,Utah:
Salt
iakaciv,1ON Utah,T,that Title
dthe the a,.Rn°ehe°abbyi Ordinancesamended by Being first duly sworn,deposes and says that he is legal
adding Sec.to- tInifie32 nn For follows:of this Chapter Me advertising clerk of the DESERET NEWS, a daily
following ttsaa°I° °f`a Lie I nyauanttiitvof ercadakkerlud Papa.,metal,
plastid glass or miscellaneous solid overate which may be classed (except Sunday) newspaper printed in the English
as trash,debris,rubbish,refuse,gar orlunk. language with general circulation in Utah, and
.(b) Pubtic properly includes,bid k net limited to,Me
felt°w"sgeee°nl°r'9<°'1°"'slues'a,atre'e'nedl°na'r°eda'roed published in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, in the
medians,catch Maine,sldew Iks,stria between streets and Y Y
dewalks,lane,,alleys,Win g1plhdtsy.p}}- ay,public parking State of Utah.
sidewalks,
Mel gronds, lousing r meldsty prefect grounds,
mu Iclwpat vacant lids,parks,nicipaamds,other public odwned
recreation facilities,and municipal waterways and bodies of
"iir'Private property includes,hat Is t limited to,de That the legal notice of which a copy is attached hereto
following exterior locations awned by privatah yards,
firms.
corporations,.Institutions or organizations: yards,-around,
driveways,entranceways,eanagawaYs,parking areas,working
an tor;geareas,vacant lots and recreation facilities. pub notice to amend an ordinance relating to
areas,storage
Containers are local) oved metal,ditar.ie a paper
or lastic receptacles abed for the dleposal and afar..°1 wild
waste.
Sec.18-32-2.Pedeetoans and Motorists. litter control
place°or deposit litter in
yy manner or
eirc to throw,
afnny'discard,
or
private property within th@ corporate limits of Salt Lake City,
In mMalvaro ov pm et iw're' vided tMretar.ex me It Ahab be the AKy d e garnet, aoyeeruting
commercial handbill,,leaflets,flyers or any other Wven}Isiny
d int°rmalipi materiel to lake whatever me°area.Met man
be rnaeesaary to keep such materials from littering.nubile or
Pr yate a�aa
l of litter by trims and
natorlsls, hA llcly°- ized or abed establiNimMis in�anndd
instcondition eat shall
ate°V�ainererslathat wordy
Sttaandards prescribed
heralndel.TM requiroesanpt call be applicable,but not Molted
to, rmar et:outlets/ce stations,ryping emara[Val parking ts,mobile kod'apv
canteens,motels,hospitals,toads end colleges.
Sec.1841 Vehkles Transpertirp Loose Materials. Aug. 16, 1978
(a)It shall'be kna�Ownful la any person,firm,cyorporyation, was published in said newspaper on
•or otheroter°roctliicl withhin the corporateOlimits of cargo
Lakke
I City unless saki cargo is covered and secured in such manner as
to provost depositingottols litter, in A of and private properly In `
compliance M C of Section p 3a of this Title, \J
(b))The duty end responsibility imposed by Subc,rrcllmt(a) I
shall be mnlcahle alike to the owner of the truck or oiler s�
chicle,Ma operator thereof,and the person,firm,restoration. �L. �.. �/V\v``_/\\\ i, -L .�-----_.u s_
nrstituti°n or orspnizaaMn from whose residence or establish Jam-
menthe cargo originated. Legal Advertising Clerk
(S(�ac.IB-32-waral-oading am(Unloading Operations.
at isich rlitter Is attendant ttendant to the of n�kr lag an unpat or cking andte
oading and unloading of materials at exterior locations shall
pr vlda suitable containers tot rhediepos°i nod st°repr re such
litter end shall make appropriate arrengermonts ter the collwllon
thereof.
Further,it shall be the duly of the owner or occupant to fore me this 23rd day of
remove at to end of each working day any litter that has not
been
$containerized at these locations.
(a)It shall de I°unlawwful for the ll°wrner,agent ar emdreetor In A.D. 19 78
charge of any construction or demolition site to cause,maintain,
permit
cuaio'Wnnterr98desite°ifo or lr°accmultn anylhos ceased,
bore,during o after
completion of the construction or demolition protect. .-
(b)it shall be the duty of the owner,anent or contractor to f/
have on the site adequate containers for the isposal of litter end /
to make appropriate arrangements for to colleclten thereof a l-. / s 1'such-'--
disposition.
I for transport by himself to en authorized facility for final (2)Snell be 3• .. }j . n ' r L�
ertabl�shmsns or instrMlonsme at laaafl�at Il1°om'ers of
(e)The°veer,agent or contractor ma,be rewired by a City such additional amnions as ere ''''' a°ry tt°p'''..a r....Notary Public
facility.
cu inspector to slaw prod M appropriate°oiled's ,o if one and nw-._
transported by himself,of final disposition et an authorized (b)It• "xtitlr..
facility. ..hell M wdoyAhi to any n'orrr,rnI Ott p r e
Sec.18-32b.Household Solid Waste Codalnerizenon and
°f coal es,bilahrrent 1reNfedlan, gLe1rul ores
Removal. rbdepusl h]u�g,to 1rp that eng Un'n,5t N ins ppll@Ingh
(a)All residents located in any area In which collection Is by depxnif solid users from Bret eafebllshmenf a Imtituhon i
Salt Lake City hall have sulfide.container capacity b ° oirtaclemerbynedg,aaldowelk or at fib rotor lacatlon
nodete their normal volume m solid waste between to tllspo I d filler b eodashSoda
collections.Containers atoll be either metal tans or weather- Facilities al New Buildinng.br Solid Waste Dlapowl ate,forage
resistant plastic bogs manufactured specifically for use In (e)Before building pet-nut.Mall be Issued for cw,otn,,pti
garbage and refuse oeliecufhon. Plestic bogs shall pave of commercial bulldl7a and muitipledwelliea units,°lam far
minimum twenty gallon capacity,a 1.5 min thickness and shall I fne adequacy, location and accessibility d wee
ot contain glass Penner otter sharp obledls.Waste contained In ,tarterbahion end storm.faclfifies rmust be approved be°flln
Mahe hacks,wooden boxes,barrels or motet°°rat cartons shall Department d Developmental ServVcsa.not be removed by the City until removed
properly cordol MI No certificate p
(b)No container shall be rent ed by the City It tM container premise NII the °ocUOa^�'shella be lefncl!pr vat°
is filled Mexceed 75 pounds in weight or in packed tight with solid bee ebtel department's approval d these facilities has
what°whetn...ate will not stale°Meanly from to container Sec.18.314 Keeping Property
en of gems too (sl osh shall be lka dutyd Clmen, pout or leesss
(el All,Items too s,large to fit into containers,such as,but not
to keep tenor givers Proecr°Ir S reausrament
limited o,appllarty P furniture and m Crotl ue,shall rotas alrpyd wf ado t0 removal ot tee°I "r Thl
collected by the City except upon such epee:Mona'occasions as alrex:dv are,a bemnne,ireped009Bat Issdneri'cat b meMlela Met
•shall from time to none be designated by the Department d ell bases,arasav rat°lamed areas,borders,nmbasllmae,s
a, (A)All materials whichmodalnormally Ill Ion°ancno containers but s. 'and piton lodging gents
which r a It of specie'circumstances such as 1 ib)Owners,al side olftr s p letseq rae°ea propantas
holidays are
be t118p securely In bundles not exceeding 80 inches sidewalks
ide°n municipal responsible
ford o;otr pew
In length or 15 Ire
In weight,t prevent Mon from blowing p' stria f keg shad
I1f°b0r.rgrpgnl We for koepinp paps jljgpwejyi b
scattering nd,hell be aacee keel Be tMrs. (cl Ihatoll be unlewlulo
le)Containers shall be kept covered at all times.Any aMpeporpush llMer from sidewalks
container which dose Mt conform to proscribe standards or 'and stops Ledo streeN Sidewalk nd msleVen ageepings mug}
I which has defects likely to hamper colleclbii or Inter°the parson picked u l eat pW IMru Ipurlhgo or
ontalrtan. merciel solid waif:
collecting Ito contents thereof or the public weer/illy Mall be (d) Litter 1 ore orrvale a ropleced Promptly by the owner f t container umon provisions of NM chapter m be rem eat the IC Ms
receipt d written notice°f such defects from the Department p b the proviso Ov by the Clio and
blic Works.Failure to do w within seven(1)days°f such I costs ter such cleaning
Canter}p,Title 10°f terse oyirarecgs,wI a
nolltIcetion sall cplsritute a violation a this section. ate l0 be sassed In accordance cleaning orr re al wlN costs and Iriei'ea to be
(£)Containers with g'Loge and other solid w Sec_tin .ViolatlOp. la prJNelom d sold Tla.
collected and
Salt Lake City soli be set oat for a waste
f Public
is • Any person violating the provisions d this Ca I
curbside fod co ttai days shall not 0 by t o t upon the at Public I failing t°tl° guar Mar
Woks.Such containers tothe shall not 11 eat b fore toe street for p�ibfted Mrel'n0son,Sll°II ba rued t°heroin q by dphmg enY be
all be s trio to the day of of itte day beers.m.col Alll a nod �m d ypy.�p Ion I is<t ro e fire In an emW'd ngt b
call I e set out on lose day of cdfaclion the
Sir a.m.All empty pprr cored I°fell not to°aced six mpda;a,or
cot lateen° shall be removed from tie street as span as h floe ab Imprlaommo'rt.Each day gush y101stton Is
Practical.after being emptied and In y case Mil be ommltted a ltted b<omlppa quell cansihde a separate
removed from Me street the same dy ashler Nare emptied. coffeumae and Mall be W+rIaMbN A9 sate.
(n)It shall be unlawful for any resident to depend household SECTION 2.This Oreingnca shall fake smart Minty(3p)dava
lad waste In any recent..malntelned on e sidewalk or et any slier its Ion}puMlulbn
other location for dirmsal of litter by°edestriem. Passed by tine Board of Commissioners of Sail Lake City,
Sec.18-32-7.C°mmerciet,BUSirens end Multiple Residential Utah,this loth day of August,1918.
Solid'Nagle waste
CO
erinaton and Removal. TED L.WILSON
^s) 5°I establishments and institutions,bull masas1oc11aPart- Mll DREG V.NIGNAM Mayor
et
end houses,multiple dwell!.units ate nubile buildings doll hay Recorder
(SEAL)
be:0)Kept containerized end covered or enclosed at all times; BILL NO.Ind 1978
bed Published August ls,1978
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