1 RESOLUTION NO. _______________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING COMPREHENSIVE CITYWIDE FEE SCHEDULE REGARDING
ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION FINE AMOUNTS FOR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AND
AMENDING THE EXISTING COMPREHENSIVE CITYWIDE FEE SCHEDULE TO ADD
VIOLATIONS SUBJECT TO FINES AND PROCESSING FEES FOR ENFORCEMENT OF CHAPTER 8.44 OF THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Glendale is required to enforce provisions of SB 1383, the Short- lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Act of 2016; and
WHEREAS, Section 8.44.180 of the Glendale Municipal Code authorizes the enforcement of a solid waste management ordinance through the use of administrative citations; and
WHEREAS, Section 1.24.040 of the Glendale Municipal Code establishes that an enforcement officer shall have the power to pursue administrative remedies, including administrative citations to enforce any and all provisions of the code; and WHEREAS, Chapter 1.24.220 of the Glendale Municipal Code, 1995, authorizes the Council of the City of Glendale by resolution to establish the amount of fine to be assessed by means of an administrative citation; and
WHEREAS, the Council finds that administrative remedies are an ideal enforcement tool in the proper management of the City’s solid waste program; and WHEREAS, the Council finds there is a need to include new and additional violations related to improper management of solid waste consistent with the solid waste management ordinance, (and eliminate certain violations related to the same eliminated in said ordinance) that will be subject to administrative citation fines and processing fees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE:
SECTION 1.The Council hereby removes the following citations and fines from the Citywide Fee Schedule in Chapter IV – Community Development, Section 6: Administrative Citations:
GMC.8.44.050.D Receptacles – ROW placement $100 $200 $500 GMC.8.44.130.A Receptacles – Dimensions (40 gallons/70
pounds)
$100 $200 $500
GMC.8.44.140 Receptacles – Name of business printed
legibly
$100 $200 $500
GMC.8.44.150 Receptacles – Commeercial and Industrial
(Waster collector’s name and phone number)
$100 $200 $500
GMC.8.44.170 Receptacles – Clean and maintained after
each use
$100 $200 $500
GMC.8.44.180 Tampering With Refuse Receptacles
Prohibited
$100 $200 $500
2 GMC.8.44.190 Receptacles – Clean and maintained area of use
$100 $200 $500
SECTION 2. The Council also hereby adds the following citations and fines to the Citywide Fee Schedule in Chapter IV – Community Development, Section 6: Administrative Citations:
Code Section Code Description 1st
Fine
2nd
Fine
3rd
Fine
GMC.8.44.020 Safe and sanitary storage of solid waste $100 $200 $500 GMC.8.44.030 Limited accumulation of solid waste $100 $200 $500 GMC.8.44.050 Prohibition on scavenging of material $100 $200 $500 GMC.8.44.060 Prohibition on excluded waste $100 $200 $500 GMC.8.44.080 Prohibition on contaminating waste streams $100 $200 $500 GMC.8.44.081.B Placing of refuse containers for collection $100 $200 $500 GMC.8.44.083 Edible food generator recovery compliance $100 $200 $500 GMC.8.44.084 Edible food recovery service compliance $100 $200 $500 GMC.8.44.085 Edible food recovery service compliance $100 $200 $500 GMC.8.44.086 Community event compliance on service
requirements
$100 $200 $500
GMC.8.44.094.B Depositing refuse in a receptacle on other person’s property
$100 $200 $500
GMC.8.44.095 Not maintaining container to reduce odor and residual debris
$100 $200 $500
GMC.8.44.096 Not maintaining waste storage area to reduce odor and residual debris
$100 $200 $500
GMC.8.44.111 Failure by generator to make payments for
waste collection services.
$100 $200 $500
SECTION 2.Repeat Violations. The administrative citation fine amount for a second violation of the same GMC provision by the same responsible party within twelve (12) months from the date of the first administrative citation shall be higher than the amount for the first administrative citation, and shall vary depending on the violation cited, as set forth in the attached Exhibit 1. The administrative citation fine amount for a third and any subsequent violation of the same GMC provision by the same responsible party within twelve (12) months from the date of the first administrative citation shall be higher than the amount for the first or second violation, and shall vary depending on the violation cited, as set forth in the attached Exhibit 1.
SECTION 3.Late Payment. Payment of the administrative citation fine amount after thirty (30) days from the date of the administrative citation shall be subject to an additional late payment charge. The late payment charge shall equal ten percent (10%) of the administrative citation fine amount due the City, or ten percent (10%) of the amount remaining unpaid to the City if a portion of the fine amount was timely paid. Late payment charges shall be in addition to the amount of the administrative citation fine amount. In addition, interest shall accrue on all unpaid monies due, exclusive of late payment charges, at the rate of one half of one percent per month, pro rata, of the total amount due from the date the administrative citation fine amount becomes delinquent until the date that all delinquent amounts are paid to the City. 3 SECTION 4.Processing Fee. Every administrative citation will be assessed a $22 administrative citation processing fee. This processing fee is in addition to the administrative citation fine amount, any applicable late fee, interest or collection costs.
SECTION 5. This Resolution’s adopted fees and fines take effect on the effective date of Ordinance No. __________________.
Adopted by the Council of the City of Glendale on this _____ day of _______________, 2024. _______________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
____________________________________________
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF GLENDALE )
I, _______________________, City Clerk of the City of Glendale, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. ____________ was adopted by the Council of the City of Glendale, California, at a regular meeting held on the ________ day of __________________, 2024, by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
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City Clerk