Ordinance 880
ORDINANCE NO. 880
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 12.16 AND ADOPTING
SECTION 12.35 OF THE CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF
GILROY MAKING GARBAGE SERVICE MANDATORY FOR ALL
DWELLINGS IN THE CITY AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR
NONCOMPLIANCE.
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Gilroy finds and
determines that the public health, safety, and welfare of all
the citizens of the City of Gilroy require that the accumulation,
collection, removal and disposal of garbage from lands,
buildings, premises, apartments, hotels, and all other premises
within the City must, for the greatest good and the least
possible inconvenience, cost and maintenance to the City and the
citizens thereof, be mandatory; and
WHEREAS, garbage collection service is provided by the
contract agent of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. Sec. 12.16 of the Gilroy City Code is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 12.16
re uiredo unlawful
a. It shall be mandatory for all owners, occupants or
persons in possession, charge or control'of all places
and premises in the City of Gilroy in or from which
garbage is created, accumulated or produced to subscribe
to and use the City's garbage collection service in the
manner and according to the terms and provisions of this
Chapter, and failure to do so shall be unlawful.
b. It shall be unlawful for any person to hinder,
threaten, impede or obstruct any garbage collector hold-
ing a permit as provided in this division, in the
performance of his duties as defined in section 12.9.
SECTION II. Sec. 12.35 of the Gilroy City Code is adopted
to read as follows:
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Sec. 12.35 Penalties for violation.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this
Chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined not exceeding $500.00
or by imprisonment in the County Jail not exceeding
ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Each day such violation is committed or permitted to
continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall
be punishable as such hereunder.
SECTION III. All other ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION IV. This ordinance shall take effect and be in
full force thirty (30) days from and after its passage and
approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of February, 1970, by
the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BATREZ, DUFFIN~ KENNEDY, PATE,
SILVA and GOODKICH
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: WENTWORTH
APPROVED: ~
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Mayor
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I, SUSANNE E. STEINMETZ, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do
heleby certify that the attached Ordinance No. 880 is an original
ordinance, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a
regular meeting of said Counci I held on the 2nd day of February
, 19~, at which meeting a quorum was present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
official seal of the City of Gi troy, this 5th
, 19.E..
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