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ORDINANCE NO. NS-1444 PAGE THREE (b) Any person aggrieved by a rule or determina- tion of the Director of Public Works shall have the right of appeal to the City Manager, who shall have the authority to confirm, modify, or revoke the same. (c) The Director of Public Works and his designated representatives are authorized to enforce any provision of this Article the violation of which is made an infraction or a misdemeanor, or which declares any condition to constitute a public nuisance. The County Health Officer is likewise authorized to enforce any such provisions insofar as they pertain to the protection of the public health and sanitation. SECTION 5: That section 16-33 of the Santa Ana Muni- cipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 16-33 Standard service regulations Unless otherwise provided by special agreement for extra services between an occupant and the City's refuse collection contractor, subject to reasonable fees for extra services, occupants receiving standard service shall comply with the following regulations as a condition to regular curbside collection: (a) Ail refuse shall be placed in containers provided by the occupant which are adequate to eliminate overflow or contamination of surrounding areas, except as otherwise provided herein. Containers shall also conform to any standards established by resolution of the City Council. Individual containers must not weigh in excess of 15 pounds empty or have a capacity exceed- ing 35 gallons. The total combined weight of the container and its contents shall not exceed 50 pounds. (b) The following are not acceptable as containers: (1) Oil or grease drums or similar heavy metal containers. (2) Paper grocery bags or bags which are torn or which are not securely closed. (3) Broken or wet cardboard boxes. (4) Broken wooden boxes or crates or any other container with sharp, rough or jagged edges which may hamper or injure the collector. (c) Except as prohibited by (b) above, cardboard or wood cartons or bags made for refuse disposal purposes may be used as temporary containers, provided that they shall be considered as refuse and will not be returned. Any cardboard or wooden carton not specifically used as a temporary container must be broken down, flattened, and disposed of as in (d) below. (d) Cardboard, paper, magazines, palm fronds, tree limbs, brush, weeds, and similar dry materials must be tied in bundles with a heavy cord or wire strong enough to act as a handle, or be placed in other acceptable containers. No such bundle shall exceed four feet in length, eighteen inches in thickness, or forty pounds in weight. -3-