HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2013-17 Waste Management Services Enforcement Ordinance ORDINANCE NO. 2013-17
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF
WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA REGULATING THE
COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE
WITHIN THE JURISDICTIONAL LIMITS OF THE CITY
OF WINTER SPRINGS; ESTABLISHING A CIVIL
CITATION FINE AS A SUPPLEMENTAL MEANS OF
ENFORCING THE CITY'S AUTHORITY TO REGULATE
THE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE
AND ANY EXCLUSIVE SOLID WASTE FRANCHISE
ADOPTED BY THE CITY; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY,
REPEAL OF ORDINANCE NO. 2013-16, INCORPORATION
INTO THE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, this Ordinance is adopted pursuant to the powers and authority granted to
municipalities by the Florida Legislature under Chapters 166, 180, and 403, Florida Statutes,
which powers and authority have been traditionally recognized by the courts; and
WHEREAS, solid waste collection and disposal is a traditional municipal function under
Florida law, Bennett Electric Co. v. Village of Miami Shores, 11 F. Supp. 2d 1348 (S.D. Fla.
1998), and a city may require that it be the sole and exclusive provider of garbage service within
its jurisdiction. United Sanitation Services of Hillsborough, Inc. v. City of Tampa, 302 So. 2d
435 (Fla. 2d DCA 1974); and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to emphasize that the City has the exclusive
right to regulate solid waste collection and disposal within the jurisdictional limits of the City in
accordance with law; and
WHEREAS, section 19-2(a) of the Winter Springs Code provides that all property
owners shall be required to utilize the solid waste services provided by the city in accordance
with any applicable solid waste franchise awarded by the city and in accordance with other
applicable law; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that the intrusion of any person, private or
governmental entity or organization into the field of solid waste collection and disposal in
violation of the City Code or any applicable City's franchise ordinance is a substantial threat to
the public health, safety and welfare of the City and its residents and property owners and the
legitimate governmental interest of the City to exclusively provide for the efficient and proper
methods of collecting and disposing of solid waste within the jurisdictional boundaries of the
City of Winter Springs. See Pahokee Housing Authority, Inc. v. South Florida Sanitation
Company, 478 So. 2d 1107 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985) (rejecting housing authority's claim that state
law exempted housing authority from county's exclusive solid waste franchise); United
Sanitation Services of Hillsborough, Inc. v. City of Tampa, 302 So. 2d 435 (Fla. 2d DCA 1974)
(garbage enterprise may not only be regulated but also exclusively performed as an essential part
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of a public service by a municipality even if the exclusive collection of garbage results in the
complete preclusion of other such collections); West Coast Disposal Service, Inc. v. Smith, 143
So. 2d 352 (Fla. 2d DCA 1962); and
WHEREAS, the City Commission declares that it is the City's intention to continue to
exercise its authority to regulate the collection and disposal of solid waste within the City and to
honor any franchise ordinance and agreement which is awarded by the City; and
WHEREAS, although section 1-15 of the City Code currently provides that any violation
of City ordinances is subject to a fine of not more than $500, the City Commission desires to
expressly authorize the use of civil citations as a more efficient and supplemental means of
enforcing the City's right to regulate the collection and disposal of solid waste within the City
and any duly approved franchise ordinance against persons and entities that intrude into the field
of solid waste collection and disposal in violation of any franchise ordinance and City Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of Winter Springs also finds that this Ordinance is in
the best interests of the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Winter Springs.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER
SPRINGS HEREBY ORDAINS, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are deemed true and correct and constitute
legislative findings of the City Commission of Winter Springs.
Section 2. Section 19-3 City Code Adopted. The City of Winter Springs Code of
Ordinances, Section 19-3 is hereby created follows (underlined type indicates additions to the
City Code):
Sec. 19-3 Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Authority; Establishment of Civil
Citation Penalty for Violations.
(a) All solid waste accumulated on real property within the City shall be
collected, conveyed and disposed of by the City or its designated agents, licensees,
or franchisees pursuant to the terms and conditions adopted by the City for the
collection, conveyance and disposal of solid waste in accordance with law.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to provide solid waste collection
and disposal services to real property located within the jurisdictional limits of the
City without having first obtained a franchise or license from the City. The City
shall have the right to impose a franchise or license fee for the use of City rights-
of-way, roads, streets, and other public ways.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to provide solid waste collection
and disposal services to real property within the jurisdictional limits of the City in
violation of any applicable solid waste franchise awarded and adopted by the City.
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(d) A violation of subsection (b) or(c) shall constitute a Class III violation ($300)
and shall be subject to the City's civil code enforcement ordinance § 2-66 et. seq.
Each refuse container, trash receptacle, rolloff container, mechanical cart, or
mechanical container collected or placed into service on any such real property per
day in violation of subsection (b) or(c) shall constitute a separate violation.
Section 3. Incorporation Into Code. This Ordinance shall be incorporated into the Winter
Springs City Code and any section or paragraph, number or letter, and any heading may be
changed or modified as necessary to effectuate the foregoing. Grammatical, typographical, and
like errors may be corrected and additions, alterations, and omissions, not affecting the
construction or meaning of this Ordinance and the City Code may be freely made.
Section 4. Repeal of Prior Inconsistent Ordinances. Upon the effective date of this
Ordinance, Ordinance No. 2013-16 shall be deemed automatically repealed and no longer of full
force and effect.
Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, word or
provision of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, whether for substantive, procedural, or any other reason, such portion
shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.
Section 6. Effective Date; This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
adoption by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs and as provided by City Charter.
ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida in a special
meeting assembled on this 18th day of November, 2013.
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Ate:a �zo-Luaces, City Clerk
Approved as to legal form and sufficiency for
the City of ' ter Springs only:
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ANTHONY • . GARGANESE, City Attorney
City of Winter Springs
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