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ORDINANCE NS-823 A~NDING THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR THE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF ALL REFUSE ACCUMULATED IN THE CITY AND REPEALING SECTIONS 5200. THROUGH 5205., INCLUSIVE, OF THE SANTA ANAMUNICIPAL CODE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: ~fhat Chapter 8 of Article III of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a new Part 3 at the end thereof in words and figures, as follows: Part 3 - Refuse Collection System Section 3830. Short Title. This Bart shall be known and may be cited as the "MLrNICIPAL REFUSE COLLECTION REGULATIONS" of the City of Santa Ana. Section 3830.1. "Refuse" Defined. Th~ word "refuse" as used in this Part is hereby defined and declared to mean all putrescible and nonputrescible solid waste (except body waste), solid market and industrial waste, ashes, street cleanings, combustible and noncombustible waste, such as paper, cardboard, metal cans, yard clippings, wood, glass, bedding, crockery, and similar materials, and animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, and consumption of food from which all free liquids have been drained. Industrial food processing waste, explosives, and inflammable liquids having a flash point of 150° Fahrenheit or less shall not be classified as refuse even though enclosed in tightly sealed metal cans and shall not be mixed with refuse for collection by the City or its contractors. Section 3820.2. Collection by the City. All refuse accumulated in the City shall be collected, conveyed, and disposed of by the City, its duly authorized agents, servants, and employees, or by a contractor or contractors with whom the City may have entered into a contract for the collection, conveyance, and disposal of refuse, and the City and such contractor or contractors and its or their employees shall have the exclusive right to collect and convey or transport in and along or over the public streets, alleys, and highways in the City any and all refuse. No other person shall remove any refuse from any container, collect, or transport the same over the streets and public ways of the City except as next herein permitted. Section 3830.3. Exception for Actual Producers. This Part shall not prohibit the actual producer of refuse or the owner or occupants of premises upon which refuse has accumulated from collecting, conveying, or transporting the same over the public ways within the City and disposing of such refuse at a site or dump where such disposal is lawfully permitted, provided that the provisions of this Part and all other applicable statutes or ordinances are complied with. Section 3830.4. Collection Supervised by Director of Public Works. Ail refuse accumulated in the City shall be stored, collected, conveyed, and disposed of under the supervision of the Director of Public Works. The Director shall have the authority to make regulations concerning the days of collection, type and location