§ 8.61.020. Solid waste collection franchises—Purpose and declarations.

A.

It is hereby declared and determined that the business of collecting, transporting, disposing and/or recycling of solid waste affects the health, safety and public welfare and the quality of life of the residents of the city. Therefore, it is one purpose of this chapter to regulate this business in order to ensure its orderly operation, and to minimize the adverse effects it may have on the local environment.

B.

It is also the intent of this chapter, aside and apart from the purpose of regulation, to generate revenue for municipal purposes including, but not limited to, the maintenance of the public streets and roadways which are impacted by the heavily laden vehicles used in this business.

C.

It is hereby recognized that the city is required to prepare, adopt and implement an integrated waste management plan and that the city may impose fees to fund the cost of this effort. Therefore, it is the purpose of this chapter to assist in implementation of an integrated waste management plan and to provide funding toward the cost of that plan.

D.

The city, by the adoption of Article XI of the City Charter, having elected to take advantage of the provisions of the Constitution of the State of California giving cities home rule as to municipal affairs, and the granting of nonexclusive franchises of the character hereinafter referred to being within the classification "municipal affairs," hereby declares that the provisions of this chapter, together with the provisions of said charter, shall constitute the exclusive procedure applicable to the grant of franchises for conducting the business of collecting, transporting, disposing, and/or recycling solid waste.

(Ord. 6510 § 2 (part), 1992)