HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 0391-1978CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 391-78
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA AMENDING SECTION 9-5
OF TI-IS CODE OF THE CITY OF KENAI CONCERNING REFUSE COLLECTION
WHEREAS, it is in the be~t interest of the citizens of the City of Kenal to have theft, refuse
collected by a refuse collection service which is certified and regulated by the Alaska
Public Utilities Commission, and
WHEREAS, it is provided in the last ~,~ntenoe under A .S .42.05.711(b) that notwithstanding
any other provisions of this chapter, municipalities providing collection and disposal
so.dee of garbage, refuse, trash or othe~ waste material within their corporate boundaries
are not subject to regulation by the Alaska Public Utilities Commission unless the munici-
pality elects to be subject to the provisions of this chapter, and
WHEREAS, citizens are presently required to utilize the refuse eollecticn service, and
WHEREAS, citizens should be allowed to dispose of their refuse by taking it themselves to
a valid waste disposal site.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Kenai, Alaska, as follows:
Section h Section 9-5(a) of the Code of the City of Kenai is hereby amended to
read in its entit, ety as follows:
Refuse Sm'vice to be Prov'~ded by a Certilted Ca~ier
Section 9-5(a). Refuse collection in the City of Kenai shall be provided
by a refuse collection service certificated and regulated by the Alaska Public
Utilities Commission.
Section 2: Scotion 9-5 (b) of the Code of the City of Kenai is hereby amended to
read in it entirety as follows:
Removal of Refuse to a Local Solid Waste Disposal Site Required
Section 9-5 (b). It is hereby found and dutermined that periodic collection
of garbage from all places in the City of Kensi benefits all occupants of places or
premises in the City; and such o~supants om. persons in possession, cha~ge or
contuol of any place in or from which garbal~e is created, accumulated or produced
shall either utilize end pay for the refuse collation ~ervioe enumerated in
Section 9-$(a), above, or shall themselves provide for their own individual
collection service by removing their own refuse to a local solid waste disposal site,
at those time intervals ss is required by Section 9-6 below.
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ORDINANCE NO. 391-79, Page Two
Section $: Section 9-5(c) of the Code of the Cit~ of Kenai is hereby added to
read in its enth-ety as follows:
Burnin[~ ,or ,Bur]rin[~ of Refuse Prohibited
Section 9~$(c). In no event may occupants or persons in possession, charge
or control of any place in or from which refuse is created, accumulated or produced,
bury or burn such refuse.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 15th day of Ma~ch, 1978.
ATTEST:
VINCENT O'REILLY, MAYO~
FIRST READING: March 1, 1978
SECOI~D READING: March 15, 1978
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 15, 1978