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ORDINANCE NO. NS-1444 PAGE FOUR (e) Large, bulky items, such as furniture and household equipment, will not be collected unless broken down and packaged to a size and weight easily handled by one man, except upon such days as may be designated by the City for special collection of large, bulky items without charge. (f) Ail kitchen waste, ashes, hair clippings, floor sweepings and similar light materials must be well and securely wrapped to prevent spillage. Hot ashes will not be collected. Free liquids shall be drained from refuse prior to placement for collection. (g) Except at single-family dwellings, duplexes and triplexes, the amount of refuse placed for collec- tion by any individual service unit shall not exceed 200 pounds per week, including the weight of the containers. (h) Refuse shall be placed on the curb along a public or private street, or along an alley having street access at both ends; provided, the city or its refuse collection contractor may condition collection from private streets upon reasonable access and upon the agreement of owners and occupants for the use of the private streets, including a reasonable fee for special services. SECTION 6: That section 16-34 of the Santa Ana Muni- cipal Code, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 16-34 Infractions Any person violating any of the following provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of an infraction, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), or, upon a second conviction within one year of a prior conviction for the same offense, by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00): (a) No occupant shall allow refuse or empty containers to remain along, at, or near any public street, sidewalk, or parkway (excluding alleys), except: (i) between the hours of four (4:00) p.m. of the day preceding the occupant's weekly collection day and twelve (12:00) midnight of such collection day; or (ii) pursuant to an agreement for collection services between the occupant and the City's refuse collection contractor; or (iii) during any period in which regular collection service is interrupted or delayed. (b) Occupants shall maintain containers, in- cluding bin containers obtained from the City's refuse collection contractor, in a reasonably sanitary condition, free from obnoxious odors and from attachments of garbage likely to create breeding grounds for insects or vermin, beyond that incidental to refuse deposited since the previous collection; provided that occupants receiving bin service may order bin cleaning services, subject to a reasonable fee, from the City's refuse collection contractor in lieu of cleaning such bin containers themselves. -4-