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ORDINANCES ADOPTED

Pursuant to Section 3.15 of the City Charter, notice is hereby given of the Final Adoption of the Ordinance below.

Complete copies of all Ordinances are available for public review at the City Clerk’s Office, Cranston Central Library and the City website cranstonri.com under calendar by clicking on the meeting date.

Maria Medeiros Wall, JD

City Clerk

ORDINANCE NO. 2015-8 IN AMENDMENT OF TITLE 8,

OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CRANSTON, 2005, ENTITLED “GARBAGE, RUBBISH, ETC”

(Trash Amnesty Dates)

*As amended in Committee 3/9/2015

**Amended by City Council 3/23/2015

Passed: March 23, 2015

Approved: April 3, 2015

pursuant to Charter Sec. 3.14

It is ordained by the City Council of the City of Cranston as follows:

SECTION 1. *Chapter 8.12 *Chapter 8.12.121 Entitled “Garbage, Rubbish, etc.” is hereby amended by adding the following new *sections .131 “Trash Pick-up Amnesty Dates. *paragraph”

Residents of the City may dispose of large bulky waste materials, including mattresses, white goods and other household items that do not fit into the automated trash refuse and recycling containers provided by the City at no additional cost to the resident on their normal trash pick up date as designated by the Department of Public Works, subject to the restrictions of this Chapter during the following weeks:

Memorial Day; July 4th; Thanksgiving and Christmas.

If the holiday falls on a weekend, the proceeding week shall be the designated amnesty week.

The Department of Public Works shall pick up bulky waste during the months of March and September, free of charge, subject to the following guidelines:

• Each residential property shall be eligible for one pick up in the month of March and one pick up in the month of September.

• Pick ups will be limited to three items per event.

• Bulky waste does not include mattresses, construction debris, TV’s or electronic goods, white goods or any household trash/garbage that would fit into the City provided 65 gallon cart.

• Bulky waste pick up during this time period will require the property owner to call and make an appointment with the disposal contractor employed by the City.

**Subject to appropriation by Administration and City Council.

SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect upon its final adoption.

Sponsored by Councilman Santamaria, Councilman Aceto, Councilman Archetto and

Council Vice President Farina

4/9/15

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