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Being a by—law of the City of Cambridge to establish and maintain a system for the collection, removal and disposal of ashes, garbage and other refuse.
WHEREAS pursuant to Section 210(83) of the Municipal Act, P.5.0., 1980, c. 302, Council may pass by—laws for establishing and maintaining a system for the collection, removal and disposal of ashes, garbage and other refuse, and for contracting with any person for the collection, removal and disposal of ashes, garbage and other refuse;
NOW THEREFORE, THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:—
1. THAT the Mayor and Clerk may execute a contract with any contractor approved by Council resolution for the purpose of providing garbage collection.
2. THAT no person shall put garbage out for collection except that which was generated for his premises.
3. THAT garbage shall be put out for collection before seven o’clock a.m. on the day prescribed for collection.
4. THAT no person shall put out for collection any container or item weighing in excess of 60 pounds (27.2 kilograms).
5. THAT no person shall put out for collection any container or item or bundle with any dimension in excess of three (3) feet, (l metre).
6. THAT no person shall put out for collection, garbage in any container except:
a) tightly sealed water-tight containers with handles, or plastic bags designed for containing garbage; or
b) cardboard containers with the tops turned in to cover the contents and securely tied with rope or twine.
7. THAT no person shall put ashes out for collection except:
a) ashes that are cold; and
b) ashes stored in metal containers with a capacity not to exceed 1* cubic feet.
8. THAT any container deemed by the City or the Contractor to be unserviceable or unacceptable may be considered waste material and collected and disposed of.
9. THAT no person shall put out for collection:
a) abandoned, condemned or rejected products, by—products, or spoiled stock of any wholesale or retail dealer;
b) oil soaked or gasoline soaked rags;
c) explosive or highly combustible material;
d) broken plaster, lumber or other garbage from construction, alterations, repairs or demolition of any building or structure except residential buildings where the work is being performed by the owner or occupant;
e) sawdust or shavings from commercial or industrial establishments;
f) liquid wastes;
g) hay, straw or manure;
h) effluent from cesspool or septic tanks;
i) the carcass of any animal or refuse from a slaughter house or abattoir;
j) live animals or birds;
k) discarded furniture, including mattresses, stoves, fencing, furnaces, bed springs;
1) automotive parts and accessories;
m) garbage which has not been drained of all liquids.
10. THAT any person who puts out boxes or barrels for collection shall first knock them flat and tie the material into bundles.
11. THAT any person who put out newspapers, magazines, or other paper for collection shall first tie the material in bundles,
12. THAT any person who puts out clippings from trees or shrubs shall first tie the material in bundles.
13. THAT any person who puts out garbage for collection shall place it as close to the street curb as possible but not so as to obstruct the street or sidewalk.
14. THAT the City Engineer may in any case designate the location at which garbage shall be placed for collection.
15. THAT no garbage collection vehicle or contractor may be required to go onto private property for the purpose of collecting ashes or garbage, except by order of the City Engineer.
16. THAT no person shall place garbage out for collection before seven o’clock in the afternoon, of the day prior to collection day.
17. THAT every parson who has put out garbage for collection in residential areas shall remove any containers from the street curb area before seven o’clock in the afternoon of the day of collection.
18. THAT every person who has put out garbage for collection in commercial areas shall remove any containers from the street curb area before tan thirty in the morning of the day of collection.
19. THAT no person shall put out for collection, more than ten containers or bundles, on any collection day, except:
a) from residential dwellings;
b) from schools, hospitals or churches;
c) from any public institution designated by the City Engineer.
20. THAT any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this by—law is, upon conviction, liable to a fine of not more than $2,000.00 exclusive of costs, for each offence, pursuant to the Provincial Offences Act, in addition to the remedies and recoveries that may be made by the City pursuant to this by-law.
21. THAT should any section of this by-law be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be ultra vires, the remaining parts shall nevertheless remain valid and binding and shall read as if the offending section had bean struck nut.
22. THAT in this by-law, unless the context requires otherwise, words importing the singular shall include the plural and words importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine.
23. THAT By-Law No. 289 of the City of Cambridge, being a by—law for the collection, removal and disposal of garbage, is hereby repealed.
24. THAT By-Law No. 964 of the City of Cambridge, being a by—law to amend By—Law No. 289 to change the penalty clause, be repealed.
25. THAT the following City of Galt By-Laws are hereby repealed:
By-Law No. 1043, being a by-law to collect and dispose of garbage;
By-Law No. 1437, being a by-law to regulate collection and disposal of garbage;
By-Law No. 2722, being a by-law to amend By-Law No. 1437;
By-Law No. 1345, being a by-law relating to the office and duties of sanitary contractor;
By-Law No. 3392, being a by-law to regulate the burning of garbage and refuse;
By-Law No. 4336, being a by-law for prohibiting and abating a public nuisance;
By-Law No. 5035, being a by-law to regulate dumping garbage in certain areas;
26. THAT the following Town of Preston By-Law are hereby repealed:
By-Law No. 1323, being a by-law to regulate the removal or garbage and refuse;
By-Law No. 1854, being a by—law to regulate the collection and removal of garbage;
By-Law No. 2089, being a by—law to maintain a system for garbage collection;
By—Law No. 2183, being a by-law to maintain a garbage disposal site.
27. THAT the following Town of Hespeler By—Law are hereby repealed:
By—Law No. 390, being a by-law to regulate the collection and disposal of ashes, refuse and garbage;
By—Law No. 847, being a by—law to change a reserve rate for the use of sewers;
By-Law No. 1446, being a by—law for the removal of garbage, ashes and other refuse.
READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME,
ENACTED AND PASSED, THIS 16TH DAY OF DECEMBER, A.D., 1985.
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