§ 33-18.3. Authority of director.

(a)

The director shall implement and enforce this article and may by written order establish such rules or regulations, consistent with this article, as the director determines are necessary to discharge any duty under or to effect the policy of this article.

(b)

The director shall have authority to initiate action to correct any vehicle, dumpster, or roll-off container:

(1)

Whose contents have become foul or offensive; or

(2)

That is being used for the collection of waste material in violation of this article.

Correction may include but is not limited to:

i.

Contacting franchisee to facilitate correction;

ii.

Directing the disposing of the contents of a fouled dumpster, roll-off, compactor container, trailer or vehicle at a location of the city's choice and remedy costs would accrue to the franchisee; and

iii.

Taking any other legally permissible action that the director deems appropriate.

(c)

A vehicle, dumpster, roll-off container, compactor container or trailer impounded under correction order may not be returned to service without consent of the director unless the contents are disposed of, the vehicle, dumpster, roll-off container, compactor or trailer is cleaned and brought into compliance with this article, and if any costs are incurred by the city in making the correction, these correction costs must be reimbursed to the city.

(Ord. No. 8256, § 3, 12-4-03; Ord. No. 2017-9981, § 1, 9-21-17 )