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Sec. 16-39. - Yard waste diversion required in landscaping contracts. <br />(a) A commercial business and/or multifamily residential premise with 5 units <br />or more contracting for gardening or landscaping services shall require written contracts <br />which contain the following provisions: <br />(1) All yard waste generated at the premises by the landscaping or <br />gardening service shall be diverted from disposal by one or more of the methods in <br />section 16-38.5. <br />(2) A requirement that the landscaper, gardener or any third party(ies) <br />certify that the requirements set forth in subsection (a) of this section are being met. <br />(3) A requirement that the landscaper, gardener or any third party(ies), <br />upon request by the city, certify that it is compliant with this section by completing and <br />submitting a city -provided reporting form. <br />(4) A requirement that the landscaper, gardener or any third party(ies) <br />provide copies of weight tickets from the permitted processing facility(ies) where the yard <br />waste from premises within city were delivered by the landscaper or gardener. <br />(b) Within 60 days of a written request from the city, commercial businesses <br />that contract with a landscaping or gardening service shall complete and submit a <br />compliance reporting form as provided by the city with the following items attached: <br />(1) Copies of the commercial businesses contract(s) with the <br />landscaping or gardening service(s) that comply with this section. <br />(2) Copies of landscaper, gardener, or any other third party(ies) <br />certification(s) that certify that the requirements set forth in subsection (a) were met during <br />the preceding twelve (12) months. <br />Sec. 16-39.5. - Inspections and investigations. <br />(a) The city enforcement official is authorized to conduct inspections and <br />investigations, at random or otherwise, of any collection container, collection vehicle <br />loads, or transfer, processing, or disposal facility for materials collected from generators, <br />to confirm compliance with this article by organic waste generators, commercial <br />businesses, property owners, commercial edible food generators, solid waste collection <br />contractors, self -haulers, food recovery services, and food recovery organizations, <br />subject to applicable laws. This section does not allow city to enter the interior of a private <br />residential property for inspection. <br />(b) Commercial, multifamily, residential generators, including active building <br />sites generating construction and demolition solid waste and landscape projects, that are <br />subject to the requirements of this article shall provide or arrange for access during all <br />inspections and shall cooperate with the city enforcement official during such inspections <br />Ordinance No. NS-3017 <br />Page 35 of 42 <br />