136 ORDINANCE NO. 136
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF GRAND TERRACE RELATING TO
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS AND PROHIBITING
SCAVENGING OF SUCH MATERIALS AND
AMENDING ORDINANCE 127.
The City Council of the City of Grand Terrace does hereby
ordain as follows :
SECTION 1. Ordinance 127 is hereby amended as follows :
Recyclable materials . Recyclable materials are defined as
materials which have an economic value in the secondary
materials market.
From the time of placement of recyclable materials in a
designated collection receptacle or in any container used
for recycling provided by the City ' s authorized agent, said
recyclable materials shall be and become the property of the
City ' s authorized agent.
It shall be a violation of this Ordinance for any person not
authorized by the City to remove or interfere with said
containers and/or the recyclable materials used or deposited
in the said containers . Any and each such removal or
�- interference shall constitute a seperate offense punishable
as a misdemeanor with, however , a maximum fine of $500. 00
and a maximum of six ( 6 ) months in the County Jail .
SECTION 2. Declaration of Urgency . This Ordinance is
hereby declared to be an Urgency measure pursuant to
Government Code Section 36937 ( b ) for the immediate
preservation of the Public peace , health and safety ,
containing a declaration of the facts constituting the
urgency , and passage is by four- fifths ( 4/5 ) vote of the
City Council . Facts constituting the urgency are hereby
declared to be the following :
1 . Removal of items would likely result in higher rates
for recycling ;
2. Rummaging for items causes litter and debris in the
parkway and upon sidewalks and adjacent areas ;
3. Rummaging for items causes litter and debris in City
roadway areas .
SECTION 3. Validity . If any section , subsection ,
sentence , clause or phrase of the Ordinance shall for any
reason be invalid , such holding or holdings shall not affect
s„r, the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance .
The City Council has declared 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 section , subsection , sentence , clause or phrase
thereof , be declared invalid .
SECTION 4. Posting . This Ordinance shall take effect
immediately upon adoption , and the City Clerk is hereby
directed to post this Ordinance , pursuant to law, in three
( 3 ) public places designated for such purpose by the City
Council within fifteen ( 15 ) days of the passage hereof.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of August,
1991 .
ATTEST :
eputy City Clerk of the Play,#—of Play,—of t e City o
City of Grand Terrace and Gra d Terrace and of the
of the City Council thereof City Council thereof
I , BRENDA STANFILL , Deputy City Clerk of the City of
Grand Terrace , California , do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance was introduced and adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace
..� held on the 22nd day of August, 1991 by the following vote :
AYES : Councilmember Carlstrom , Christianson , Mayor
Pro Tem Grant ; Mayor Matteson
NOES : None
ABSENT : Councilmember Hilkey
ABSTAIN : None
Approved as to form
Deputy City Clerk —' City ttorney
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