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Home My WebLink About130 - Prohibiting Litteras followst AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA RMULATIM WMPIW OF ?RASH, RUBBISH, ETC., IN TEE CITY OF COSTA MESA AND PR07IDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOTATION THEREOF. The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, California, does ordain SECTION 1. For the purpose of this ordinance, the term "rubbish" in• eludes arW or all of the followingt a. Cans b. Battles c. Paper cludes: d. Shrub and tree limbs, trindngs, twigs and leaves e. Trash f, Inorganic refuse SECTION 2. For the purpose of this ordinance,the term ngarbagew In,. a. Oarbage b. Swill c. Animal, fruit and vegetable refuse d. Offal from any slaughter pen or butcher shop eo Carcass of arm dead animal f. Organic refuse SECTION 3. it shall be unlawful for apy person, firm or corporation to place, deposit, or dump or cause to be placed, deposited or dumped, arW rub - bash, waste or garbage in or upon any private property into or upon which the pub- lic is admitted by easement or license or upon arW private property without the consent of the ovmr, or in or upon any street, alley, public highway or road in common use, or upon arW public park or other public property other than property designated or set aside for such purpose by Resolution of the City Council, City of Costa Mesa. SECTION 4. Are person., firm or corporation violating aro, of the provi.. 6M si.ons of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convic- tion thereof shall be punished iy a fine of not more, than Fire Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imPrisOment in the City or County Sail for a period of not mo:°s than fifty (50) days, or by both such fine ani imprisonment. SIAL" ox 5. SArrm ciAuSE. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or un.. constitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining par_ tioro of this ordinance, The City Council, City of Costa Mesa, hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance, and each section, subsection, sentex e, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact U -at aro- one or more of the sec- tions.* snbaections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared invalid or unconsti- tutional. SECTIon 6. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force immediately upon adoption as an "urgency ordinance." The facts constituting the urgemy are as follows! The sack of adequate rainfall in the coming approach of hot weather has caused an immediate fire hazard in the City of Costa Mesa. The trash and rub- bd.sh littering the streets and rights of way are constituting an irai ent danger of fires, and it is necessary that this ordinance be effective immediately in order to prevent such conditions from continuing;, SCION 7. M, CTMUIT. This ordnance shall take effect immediate3y, and within f'if een;'(15) days thereafter, this ordinance, together with the names of the members of the City Council voting for and against the same, shall be pub- lished once in the Costa Mesa Globe Herald, a newspaper printed in the City of Costa Mesa, PASSED AIM ADOPTED this lith day of June, 1956. ATTESTt City War ' 0 'or Costaesa - 2 - STATE OF CALIFMRIA ) COUNTY OF CRANE ) SS CITY OF COSTA MESA I, A. C. Slikf=, City Clerk and er,-Officio Clerk of the City Council Of the City of Costa Masa, do hereby certify that at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, held on the lith day of fie, 1956, the foregoing Ordinance ww considered section by section and that said Ordinance was then passed and adopted as a whole by the following roll call vote, to -vitt AXISt Councilmen Martin, pinkley, Smith. Nelson and Meyers XMSt Councilmen - None ASSENT: Councilmen - None IN WITNESS tEMEOF I have hereunto set Mr hand and affixed the offiapd s:;aZ of the City of Costa Mesa this 6th day of Tune, 1956. A. C. SWiartZp ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, California -3- 4 1 A. C. SWiartZp ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, California -3- LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1;111 IAN ORDINANCE OF THE (i1TY" OF C O S T A MESA REGULAT. ING DUMPING OF TRASH, RUBBISH, ETC., IN '('HE (Try, OF COSTA M T S A AND PRO - 'r VIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THER'I F. The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa. California, does or- dain as follows: SECTION 1. For the purpose of Phis ordinance, the term "rubbish" (includes any or all of the follow. ing: a. Curiq h, Bottles c. Paper d. Shrub and tree limbs, trim- mings, twigs and leaves e. Trash - L Inorganic refuse City Clerk of the City of Costa SECTION 2. For the purpose of Mesa this ordinance, the term "AR"- STATE OF CALIFORNIA) ' bage" includes: COUNTY OF ORANGE)SS a. Garbage CITY OF COSTA MESA) h. Swill I, A.C. SWARTZ, City Clerk and c. Animal, fruit and vegetable ex -officio Clerk of the City Council refuse of the City of Costa Mesa, do here - d. Offal from any slaughter pen by certify that at a regular meet - or biilcher shop Ing of the City Council of the City e. Carcass of any dead animal of Costa Mesa, held on the 4th day I. Organic refuse SECTION 3. It shall be unlawful of June, 1956, the foregoing Ordin- ante was considered section by for any person, firm or corpora- section and that said Ordinance tion to place, deposit, or dump or was then passed and adopted as a cause to be placed, deposited or whole by the following roll call dumped, any rubbish, waste or I vote, to -wit: garbage In or upon any private AYES: Councilmen M a r t i n, property into or upon which the Pinkley, Smith, Nelson and Mey- public is admitted by easement or ers. . license or upon any private prop- NOES: Councilmen — None erty without the consent of the : ABSENT: CoungBalen — None owner, or in or upon any street, IN WITNESS WI'fEREOF I have alley, public highway or road in hereunto set my hand and affixed common use, or upon any public the official seal of the City of Cos - park or other public property oth- to Mesa this 6th day of June, 1956. er than property designated or set A. C. Swartz, City Clerk and ex - aside for such purpose by Resolu- officlo Clerk of the City Council tion of the City Council, City of of the City of Costa Mesa, Calf - Costa Mesa.fornis. SECTION 4. Any person, firm Published Costa Mesa Globe -Her - or corporation violating any of the aid, June 17, 1956, Costa Mesa, provisions of this ordinance shall' Calif. be deemed guilty of a misdemean- or and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the City or County Jail for a pe- riod of not more than fifty (50) days, or by both such fine and im- prisonment. SECTION 5. SAVING CLAUSE. If any section, subsection, sent- ence, clause or phrase of this ordi- nance is, for any reason, held tot be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the valid. ity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council, City of Costa Mesa, hereby de- clares that it would have passed this ordinance, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more of the I sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared in- valid or unconstituional. SECTION 6. T h i s ordinance shall take effect and be in force immediately upon adoption as an "urgency ordinance." The facts constituting the urgency are as follows: The lack of adequate rainfall in the coming approach of hot weath- er has caused an immediate fire hazard in the City of Costa Mesa. The trash and rubbish litfering the streets and rights of way are constituting an imminent danger of fires, and it is necessary that this ordinance be effective imme- diately in order to prevent such conditions from continuing. SECTION 7. ENACTMENT. This ordinance shall take effect immediately, and within fifteen (15) days thereafter, this ordin- ance, together with the names of the members of the City Council voting for and against the same, shall be published once in the Cos- t Mesa Globe Herald, a newspa- per printed in the City of Costa Mesa. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of June, 1956. C. M. NELSON Mayor of the City of Costa Mesa ATTEST: - A. C. SWARTZ STATE OF CALIFORNIA i 1 ss. County of Orange 1 I , being first duly sworn, and on oath depose and say that I am the - of the Costa Mesa Globe Herald, a weekly newspaper printed and published in the City of Costa Mesa, County of Orange, State of California, and that a Notice of F nl ti one for rubbish and tr>ashof which copy attached hereto is a true and complete copy, was printed and published in the regular issue(s) of said newspaper for____ -- consecutive weeks: to -wit the issue(s) of 195- 95_ 195- 195- 195-195- 195— 195_ (sign (sign Subscribed and sworn to before me this—day of Qypv sw _� 195_y f/ Nolw-y Public in and for the County of Orange, State of California.