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 Simi Valley
 Code of Ordinances
 Title 6. SANITATION AND HEALTH
 Chapter 3. DISCARDS, RECYCLABLE COMMODITIES COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL, AND RELATED PROVISIONS*

  § 6-3.19. Commercial discard collection: Trucks and equipment in general.  

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  • (a)

    All equipment of the collector used in the City shall be maintained at all times in good mechanical condition and shall be inspected by the California Highway Patrol annually.

    (b)

    The truck's sides and covers shall be so constructed, used, and maintained that discards will not blow, fall, or spill out of the truck into the streets of the City at any time.

    (c)

    All equipment shall be cleaned at least weekly and shall be maintained at all times in a manner to prevent unnecessary noise during its operation.

    (d)

    All commercial discards collection vehicles operated within the City shall bear the name and telephone number of the collector and a vehicle number, all clearly identifiable from a distance of fifty (50') feet.

    (e)

    All persons operating commercial discard collection and transportation equipment shall do so in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, rules, and regulations.

    (f)

    Commercial discard collection vehicles shall not be operated in a manner which results in undue interference with normal traffic flows.

    (g)

    Loaded commercial discard collection vehicles shall not be parked or left unattended on the public streets.

    (h)

    No commercial discard collection vehicle shall be parked overnight on a public street or thoroughfare.

    (i)

    Every vehicle used for the collection or transportation of commercial discards within the City shall be equipped with a broom and such other equipment as necessary to clean and pick up any debris of any sort deposited upon the streets, roads, highways, sidewalks, or private property by reason of the activity of the collector within the City.

    (j)

    Every commercial discard collector operating or working on or with such a vehicle shall immediately clean, pick up, haul away, and dispose of any debris left or deposited upon the streets, roads, highways, sidewalks, or private property within the City by reason of the activities of the collector.

(§ 1, Ord. 792, eff. April 15, 1993)