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AMENDING CENTRAL POINT MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 8.38.010
REGARDING GARBAGE REMOVAL REQUIRED
RECITALS:
A. Pursuant to CPMC, Chapter 1.01.040, the City Council, may from time to time
make revisions to its municipal code which shall become part of the overall
document and citation.
B. Upon review, the staff and city attorney for the City of Central Point
determined that amendment to Chapter 8.38.010 Garbage Removal Required
is advisable to clarify that owners of property may require tenants to
subscribe to garbage removal service via a written lease agreement.
C. Words lined through are to be deleted and words in bold are added.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF CENTRAL POINT DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 8.38.010 is amended in part as set forth below and incorporated
herein by reference.
Chapter 8.38
GARBAGE REMOVAL
Sections:
8.38.010 Garbage removal required.
8.38.010 Garbage removal required.
A.The owner of any dwelling used for human habitation shall remove all garbage and
rubbish accumulated or stored at such dwelling on at least a weekly basis, either by
subscribing to and paying for weekly garbage removal with a city of Central Point refuse
collection franchise holder, or by some other lawful means of removing and disposing of
such garbage and rubbish.
B. The owner of any dwelling who rents, leases or lets dwelling units for human habitation
shall provide, in a location accessible to all dwelling units, one thirty-five-gallon (or
greater) receptacle for each dwelling unit, or, if a multiple-family unit, a receptacle with a
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combined capacity of thirty-five gallons per dwelling unit, into which garbage and rubbish
from the dwelling units shall be emptied for storage between days of collection. The owner,
tenant, or person in control of the rented or leased units on a day to day basis shall
subscribe to and pay for weekly garbage removal service for the receptacles with a city of
Central Point refuse collection franchise holder. In the event that a conflict exists
between the owner and the tenant or other person in control of the property on a
day to day basis,the owner shall be responsible for compliance with this code.
C. Receptacles and lids shall be watertight and provided with handles. All receptacles shall
be maintained free from holes and covered with tight-fitting lids at all times.
D.When a dwelling for human habitation is unoccupied for a period over two weeks no
refuse service will be required, until the dwelling is reoccupied.
SECTION 2. Codification. Provisions of this Ordinance shall be incorporated in the City
Code and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "code", "article", "section", "chapter"
or another word, and the sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered, or re-lettered,
provided however that any Whereas clauses and boilerplate provisions (i.e. Recitals A-C)
need not be codified and the City Recorder is authorized to correct any cross-references
and any typographical errors.
SECTION 3. Effective Date. The Central Point City Charter states that an ordinance enacted
by the Council shall take effect on the thirtieth day after its enactment. The effective date of
this ordinance will be the thirtieth day after the second reading.
PASSED by the Council and signed by me in authentication of its passage this /
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Ocideher 2019. f
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Mayor Hank Williams
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City Recorder /
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