§ 8.12.010. Findings.  


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  • The City Council makes the following findings:

    A.

    A considerable volume and variety of solid wastes are being generated in the City.

    B.

    Such wastes are creating conditions which threaten the public health, safety and well-being by potentially contributing to air, water, land pollution, and the general deterioration of the environment.

    C.

    The foregoing conditions arise from the interaction of a number of factors, including rapid population increase, decentralized urban growth, industrial expansion, transportation improvements, reduction in the number of landfills, and technological developments in the manufacturing, packaging, and marketing of consumer products.

    D.

    It is becoming increasingly necessary for the protection of the health, safety and welfare of the City's residents that solid waste be promptly and safely collected and disposed of in an orderly and efficient manner.

    E.

    It is also necessary to carefully control the collection and disposal of solid waste so that the reductions required to be made by Public Resources Code Section 40000 et seq. (AB 939) can be planned for and accurately measured. In light of the findings above made, it is the intent and desire of the City Council to establish a program of mandatory solid waste collection in the City.

(Ord. No. 921, § 1, 11-20-07)