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ORDINANCE NO. _.f.SL?
AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISPOSAL OF WASTE
MATTER OF ALL KINDS AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE KEEPING
CLEAN OF THE STREETS AND AIIEYS OF THE CITY.
'BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: .. _ .
Section 1': For the purposes of this ordinance
waste matter shall be divided into two classes as follows:
Class l: Edible matter such as table wastes,
peelings , rinds , etc':`, commonly called garbage'
Class 2 Non- edible matter; including tin cans , ;;
glass , ashes , scrap lumbers; leaves, wase paper;
tree and shrub cuttings; floor sweepings;
discarded containers; coffee grounds , etc .
Section Zol Administration of this ordinance
shall be under the general supervision of the mayor',
who shall make such rules and regulations Jift �
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as may be deemed necessary from time to time for the
proper and efficient administration of this ordinance;
and which may be changed from time to time to meet
changing conditions as circumstances may arise;` and which
when adopted by resolution of the eouneil4 shall have the
f6rce and effect of law.
Section 3e' Fees for the waste disposal service
shall be fixed by the mayor upon an equitable basis, shall
be effective upon approval by the council and shall be
payable in advance to the collecting officer designated;
provided' that fees shall in no event exceed $7150 per
annum for residential service', or $60°:00 per annum for
business service It is expressly declared to be the
intent of this ordinance that only such fees shall be
assessed and collected as will provide funds for the
administration of th& s ordinance , and that all revenues
arising hereunder shall be used exclusively for waste
disposal; street and alley cleaning , and weed cutting:'
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In the case of enterprises engaged in canning,
( processing or manufacturing, or of any public school",
( college or university or other tax supported enterprise•,
special agreements for waste disposal may be made without
regard to the limitations on fees as set out herein; whish
special agreements shall become effective apon approval
by the council:
Section 4o-All waste rpaterials collected shall
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be disposed of under the direction of the mayor or
I' supervisor according to the best interests of the city .
Subject to approval by the council; waste in class 1 may
be disposed of by contract for collection under terms and
conditions set forth by the city ; it may be collected by
I� the city and sold ; or otherwise disposed of: Waste in
class 2 shall be disposed of at the city dump; peovided
that any which may have a dunk value may be salvaged
and sold under rules to be set forth by the council .
,i Section 5 . The placing of leaves; ashes or other
l substance in gutters or in any other place where they will
or might be washed into a public drain or sewerr ' or so
obstruct the flow of water as to dam it up or divert it into .
the streets or alley; is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor
and punishable by a fine not to exceed $ 25OC1
The keeping or creation of unsanitary or unsightly
exterior premises or portion thereof is hereby declared to
be a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of one dollar`;
and in addition the offender shall be required to pay the
fee for public collection of waste matter:
It is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor for any
person not authorized by the city to molest or sciLtter or
carry away any of the waste materials from any container
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specified under this ordinance and same shall be punish-
able by a fine not to exceed . $ 5000'0
!� It is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor for any
!� person to burn trash or papers or other matter within
j fifty feet of any building used for business purposes Any
!� person violating this section of the ordinance shall be
subject to a fine not to exceed $ 50:000
It is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor for any
person to leave food scraps; rinds or peelings on the public
streets of the City of Fayetteville and any person found
guilty of doing so will be subject to a fine in any amount
not to exceed $ 50: 00:
it shall be unlawful for any person, owner or
occupant of property to dump or permit to be dumped anywhere
within the limits of the 81ty of Fayetteville any waste
material or matter to be used as fill , provided that this
shall not apply to dirt or stone: Any person so • violating
this ?r ovision of the ordinance shall be guilty of a
I1 misdemeanor and may be punisged by a fine not to exceed
$ 50: 00':'
j; Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed to
prevent any persons from hauling off waste matter in their
�? own conveyance provided some suitable means is used to
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!� prevent scattering or loss by wind from the conveyance: Any
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person may sell or give away waste containers if the terms
! and conditions of this ordinance are otherwise complied with:
Section 6 All ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed, and it appearing
that the failure to properly collect waste materials in the
I` City of Fayetteville is a menace to the public health,
peace and safety to the residents • of the City of Fayette-
ville , an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this
ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
the 1 day of 1941:
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