HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2024-003 An Ordinance of the City of Arlington, Washington Amending Arlington Municipal Code Chapter 6.05 Relating to Solid Waste Collection and Disposal within the City ORDINANCE NO. 2024-003
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON
AMENDING ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 6.05 RELATING TO
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL WITHIN THE CITY
WHEREAS, the City of Arlington has the authority to manage the collection and disposal
of solid waste within the City; and
WHEREAS, the City has adopted Arlington Municipal Code (AMC) chapter 6.05
concerning solid wase and its collection and disposal; and
WHEREAS, City Council wishes to update certain provisions of the AMC;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Arlington do hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. Arlington Municipal Code subsection 6.05.015 shall be and hereby is amended
to read as follows:
6.05.015 - Mandatory collection.
For purposes of this chapter, each household, dwelling, multi-unit residence, apartment
house,trailer court, and commercial or industrial building shall be required to contract
for solid waste collection with the city or its contractor for solid waste collection. Any
owner of a house, dwelling, multi-unit residence, apartment house, trailer court, or
commercial or industrial building which does not contract for services shall be deemed
not to be in compliance with this chapter. Property owners or occupants shall have the
right, at the discretion of the Director of Public Works or his or her designee, to suspend
collection during periods when the customer will be out of the area and not
accumulating solid waste, provided that such suspension shall be only permitted for
periods of time in excess of 30 days and not longer than 180 days.
Section 2. Arlington Municipal Code subsection 6.05.020 shall be and hereby is amended
to read as follows:
6.05.020-Administrative and enforcement responsibility.
The administration of this chapter shall be the responsibility of the city public works
director or his or her designee.
Section 3. Arlington Municipal Code subsection 6.05.110 shall be amended to read as
follows:
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6.05.110-Authority to make rules.
The city administrator or his or her designee may adopt all rules and regulations
consistent with this chapter as are reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of this
chapter. Such rules shall be in writing and kept available for public inspection.
Section 4. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance
should be held to be unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section,
sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance.
Section 5. Effective Date. The title of this ordinance which summarizes the contents
shall be published in the official newspaper of the City. The ordinance shall take effect and be
in full force five (5) days after the date of publication.
APPROVED by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Arlington this 20th day of
February 2024.
H-Y OF ARLINGTON
Do . Vanney, Mayor
ATTEST:
Wendy Van 6er Meersche, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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SteVktn,J4e,C y Attorney
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CERTIFICATION OF ORDINANCE
I, Wendy Van Der Meersche, being the duly appointed City Clerk of the City of Arlington,
Washington, a municipal corporation, do hereby certify that the following Ordinance No.
2024-003 was approved at the February 20, 2024 City Council meeting.
ORDINANCE NO. 2024-003
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON,WASHINGTON
AMENDING ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 6.05 RELATING TO
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL WITHIN THE CITY"
A true and correct copy of the original ordinance is attached.
Dated this 21st day of February, 2024
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Wendy Va dDer Meersche
City Clerk for the City of Arlington