HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 2363 - 4/26/1994 - RECYCLING PROGRAM, IND/COMM.ORDINANCE NO. 2363
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 3, CHAPTER 14, SCAVENGERS, OF
THE MUNICIPAL CODE BY ESTABLISHING THEREIN REGULATIONS FOR
THE VILLAGE'S INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL RECYCLING PROGRAM
BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and DuPage, Illinois as
follows:
Section 1: That Chapter 14, Scavengers, of Title 3 of the
Municipal Code be amended by renumbering the present Section 3-14-7
Inspections to 3-14-8 and by adding a new Section 3-14-7 which shall
read as follows:
3-14-7 INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL RECYCLING All scavengers
licensed by Elk Grove Village to service industrial or commercial
properties in the Village shall, as part of their licensing
requirements, offer a recycling program to their clients. As a
minimum the recycling program shall include the following: office
paper, cardboard and glass and aluminum containers. The scavenger
shall process, store and market the recyclable materials to an
end-user.
The scavenger shall also be required to deliver to each client
information on the type of program they offer, and the items they
include for recycling. All promotional materials must be approved
by the Village.
The licensed scavenger shall furnish monthly totals to the Village
for the purpose of monitoring compliance with the ordinance,
indicating the number of clients, the number of clients
participating in the recycling program and the amount of materials
recycled by category. In addition, the scavenger shall provide
the Village with the total amount of materials sent to the
landfill. These shall be given in tons or containers with
estimated tonnage. The Village retains the option of having the
scavenger's books and records audited by a certified public
accountant at the Village's expense, to verify the information
provided to the Village.
The scavenger has the option of contracting with a secondary
scavenger, licensed with the Village to administer the industrial
or commercial recycling program.
The licensed scavenger shall be responsible for furnishing,
maintaining, and replacing all recycling containers and vehicles
which are deemed necessary in the recycling program.
Section 2: That the Village Clerk is hereby authorized to
publish this Ordinance in pamphlet form.
Section 3: Any scavenger business violating any of the
provisions of this Ordinance shall be subject to a fine of not less
than Twenty -Five ($25.00) Dollars nor more than Five -Hundred ($500.00)
Dollars for each offense and a separate offense shall be deemed
committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or
continues to exist. In addition to any fines, the Village may enjoin
the operation of any scavenger business being conducted in violation of
this Ordinance or proceed to revoke the license of any licensee
violating the provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 4: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and
effect as of October 1, 1994, and upon its passage, approval and
publication according to law.
VOTES: AYES: 6
PASSED this 26th
APPROVED this 26th
ATTEST:
Patricia S. Smith
Village Clerk
NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 0
day
of
April
, 1994.
day
of
April
, 1994.
Dennis J. Gallitano
Village President
PUBLISHED this 29th day of April , 1994, in Pamphlet Form