HomeMy WebLinkAbout5623-11.01.2021Prepared by LeAnn M. Even, Deputy City Clerk, City of Waterloo, 715 Mulberry Street,
Waterloo, IA 50703, (319) 291-4323.
ORDINANCE NO. 5623
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF WATERLOO CODE
OF ORDINANCES BY REPEALING SECTION 11, PROHIBITED
ACTS AND CONDITIONS, OF CHAPTER 4, LITTER CONTROL,
TITLE 4, PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND ENACTING IN
LIEU THEREOF A NEW SECTION 11, PROHIBITED ACTS AND
CONDITIONS, OF CHAPTER 4, LITTER CONTROL, TITLE 4,
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO,
IOWA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 11, Prohibited Acts and Conditions, Chapter 4, Litter Control,
Title 4, Public Health and Safety is hereby repealed and a new Section 11, Prohibited Acts and
Conditions, Chapter 4, Litter Control, Title 4, Public Health and Safety is enacted in lieu thereof
as follows:
4-4-11: PROHIBITED ACTS AND CONDITIONS:
A. Scattering of Refuse and Litter: It shall be unlawful for any person to:
1. Scatter refuse, garbage or yard waste about or litter any public or private street or area
or place;
2. Cast, throw, place, sweep or deposit anywhere within the city any refuse, trash, garbage
or yard waste in such a manner that it may be carried or deposited by the elements upon
any street, sidewalk, alley, sewer, parkway or other public place or into any occupied or
unoccupied premises within the city;
3. Throw or deposit any refuse, garbage, yard waste or debris in any stream or body of
water;
4. Deposit Excluded Waste, including Styrofoam, as defined in Title 4, Chapter 3, Section
1 of the Waterloo City Code (including regulations thereof), in or near a drop off
recycling site, or in any public or private street or area or place.
Any person violating the provisions of this subsection A may be subject to a fine of up to five
hundred dollars ($500.00) for a first offense, and up to seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) for
any subsequent offense. (Ord. 4342, 2-22-1999)
B. Sunken Receptacles: Refuse contained in sunken or underground receptacles will not be
collected by the city.
Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and
publication as provided by law.
INTRODUCED: November 1, 2021
PASSED 1st CONSIDERATION: November 1, 2021
PASSED 2nd CONSIDERATION: November 1, 2021
PASSED 3rd CONSIDERATION: November 1, 2021
PASSED AND ADOPTED by this Council this 1st day of November 2021.
Ordinance No. 5623
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ATTEST:
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SIGNED
Kelley Felchle, City Clerk
CERTIFICATE
Quentin Hart, Mayor
I, Kelley Felchle, City Clerk of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, do hereby certify that the
preceding is a true and complete copy of Ordinance No. 5623 as passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, on the 1st day of November 2021.
SEAL
Witness my hand and seal of office this 1st day of November 2021.
Kelley Felchle, City Clerk