(1) Protect public health and welfare;

(2) Prevent water or air pollution;

(3) Prevent the spread of disease and the creation of nuisances;

(4) Conserve natural resources;

(5) Enhance the beauty and quality of the environment.

9.04.006 Franchise agreement. That certain document, three copies of which are on file with the office of the county clerk, such copies being marked and designated as "franchise agreement for collection and disposal of solid waste" which together with its attached exhibits provides for franchised solid waste collection and disposal and delineates the urban solid waste collection area and the rural solid waste collection area as referred to in this chapter.

9.04.010 Definitions. In the construction of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(1) "Agricultural waste" means all putrescible and nonputrescible waste material in solid or semisolid form that is generated by the rearing of animals other than household pets, or the production and harvesting of crops or trees, for profit in an O-S, R-U, R-A, or R-E zoning district, and that has not been discarded or abandoned by its owner.

(2) "Buy-back center" means a facility operated by a licensed commercial recycler or registered charitable organization where persons may bring recyclables in exchange for payment.

(3) "Commercial recycler" means any licensed entity, to include any licensed franchisee, that is in the business of purchasing, collecting, storing, transporting or processing recyclable materials.

(4) "Compacted" means reduced in volume by two-thirds or more, but not weight, by mechanical equipment.

(5) "Construction or demolition debris" means solid waste resulting from the construction or demolition of buildings and other structures, including, but not limited to, wood, plaster, metals, asphaltic substances, bricks, block, and concrete and excavation dirt, rock, stone and gravel. The term does not include uncontaminated soil, rock, stone, gravel, unused brick and block and concrete if they are separate from other solid waste construction or demolition debris and are to be used as clean fill.

(6) "Curbside collection" means a collection program operated exclusively by the franchisee in which recyclables are collected from customers on a regularly scheduled basis on a scheduled solid waste collection day.

(7) "Drop-off center" means a collection site where recyclable materials may be taken by persons and deposited into designated containers.

(8) "Franchisee" means any person who has exclusively contracted with the county for collection of solid waste and curbside collection of recyclables.

(9) "Garbage" means putrescible animal and vegetable wastes that result from the handling, storage, sale, preparation, cooking, and serving of food and that have been discarded or abandoned.

(10) "Mining waste" means residues which result from the extraction of raw materials from the earth and which are dumped on land owned by the mining operation that extracted them.

(11) "Multiple dwellings" means apartments and any other collection of two or more residences which are grouped together under the management of one person and which do not require separate individual collection of solid waste.

(12) "Place of business" means any place of business in the county, other than multiple dwellings, to conduct or carry on principally or exclusively any pursuit or occupation for the purpose of gaining a livelihood.

(13) "Public building" means office buildings, clubs, churches, schools, hospitals or other places of similar character.

(14) "Recyclable materials," or "recyclables" means those materials in or out of the solid waste stream that have not been discarded or abandoned by their owner and that still have useful physical, chemical or biological properties after serving their original purpose and that can, therefore, be reused or recycled for the same or other purposes. Reusable materials and salvageable materials are considered to be recyclables for the purpose of this chapter. When separated from the solid waste stream, garbage for use as food for animals and restaurant grease are classified as recyclable.

(15) "Refuse" means those discarded materials that have no useful physical, chemical, or biological properties after serving their original purpose and that cannot, therefore, be reused or recycled for the same or other purposes.

(16) "Rubbish" means nonputrescible wastes that have been discarded or abandoned such as paper, cardboard, automobiles, cans, wood, glass, bedding, crockery and similar materials.

(17) "Rural solid waste service area" means the geographic area of the unincorporated county outside of special solid waste service areas and urban solid waste service areas. Collection rates and fees for the rural solid waste service areas are set in this chapter.

(18) "Single-family residence" means a building or dwelling wherein not more than one family resides or dwells, and where no business of any kind is conducted and includes a mobile home, apartment and other unit in a multiple dwelling which receives individual and heavy and bulky item collection.

(19) "Solid waste" means all putrescible and nonputrescible materials in solid or semisolid form that have been discarded or abandoned by their owner, including garbage, rubbish, junk vehicles and parts, ashes or incinerator residue, street refuse, dead animals, demolition waste, construction waste, commercial or industrial waste, refuse, and refuse and recyclable materials commingled before separation. The term does not include hazardous waste managed pursuant to NRS 459.400 through 459.600, inclusive, as interpreted by the district health officer, agricultural waste, mining waste, or recyclables that are not commingled with refuse.

(20) "Special solid waste service area" means a limited geographic area, generally conforming to an unincorporated town boundary or other special area of the unincorporated county where solid waste collection and disposal service is not normally available through existing franchise agreements, and is required. Special solid waste service area boundaries must be specifically delineated in a solid waste collection franchise agreement or contract between the county and a franchisee. Collection rates and fees for each special solid waste service area are set by contract approved by the board of county commissioners.

(21) "Unforseen economic circumstance" means that the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers, U.S. City Average (CPI-U), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D.C. for a given calendar year ending in December is greater than ten percent (10%) or below zero (decrease); or that some occurrence beyond the franchisee’s reasonable control, or an action by a governmental jurisdiction, or if the board of county commissioners finds that economic occurrences during that period have caused specific additional economic costs for the franchisee which are not reflected in changes to the CPI-U during that same period.

(22) "Urban solid waste service area" means the solid waste collection service areas defined in exclusive franchise agreements for solid waste collection service for unincorporated urban areas of Las Vegas, Blue Diamond, and Laughlin as defined in those respective franchise agreements or subsequent franchise agreements including those areas, as from time to time amended. Collection rates and fees for the urban solid waste service areas are set in this chapter.

9.04.020 Authority of board of commissioners. The board of county commissioners of the county may, by contract or otherwise, or in any manner such commissioners may deem necessary or desirable for the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the county, provide for the collecting and disposal of solid waste and recyclables from residences, multiple dwellings with or without kitchen facilities, places of business and public buildings, at the expense of the county or otherwise.

9.04.025 Authority to issue citations. Solid waste inspectors, fire inspectors and the immediate superior officers of said inspectors and code enforcement officers, are authorized to prepare, sign and serve misdemeanor citations, pursuant to NRS Chapter 171, to enforce the provisions of Chapter 9.04 of the Clark County Code, and shall diligently prosecute violations thereof.

9.04.060 Unlawful disposal of solid waste — Identification of violator. It is unlawful for any person to throw or deposit, or cause to be thrown or deposited, in any street, alley, gutter or highway within the limits of the county, any solid waste or recyclables. No person shall throw, or cause to be thrown, or deposited, any solid waste, industrial waste, or hazardous waste, or recyclables upon the property or premises or into the receptacles of another, within the limits of Clark County; nor shall any person place, deposit, or accumulate, or cause to be placed, deposited or accumulated, any solid waste or recyclables in such a manner, or permit the same to remain on his premises, in such condition so that the same may be blown or carried over to public or other private property by any means whatsoever; nor shall any person throw, dump or deposit or cause to be thrown, dumped or deposited any solid waste or recyclables in any areas, including vacant lots, yards and any desert areas, of the county not authorized or licensed for deposit of these materials. Identification of the owner of any solid waste which is disposed of in violation of this section creates a reasonable inference that the owner is the person who disposed of the solid waste. The fact that the disposal of the solid waste was not witnessed does not, in and of itself, preclude the identification of its owner.

9.04.070 Burning of solid waste or recyclables. It is unlawful for any person, for the purpose of disposal of solid waste or recyclables by burning, to kindle or maintain any bonfire, or knowingly to furnish the materials for any such fire, or to authorize any such fire to be kindled or maintained in any solid waste or recyclables receptacle, or on any street, alley, road, land or public grounds or upon any private property, within Clark County, unless a written permit so to do shall first have been secured from the county fire department; provided, however, that solid waste and infectious waste may be burned in an incinerator duly approved by the fire chief, the building inspector, and the air pollution control officer.

9.04.080 Collecting or transporting solid waste and recyclables. Except in case of an emergency declared by the board of county commissioners under Section 9.04.082, it is unlawful for any person, other than the county, or a franchisee, or their duly appointed agents, to collect, haul, convey or transport any solid waste; provided, however:

(a) Construction or demolition debris may be removed by any duly licensed construction, construction cleanup or demolition contractor and transported to a disposal site operated by the county or its franchisee;

(b) Any person may transport his or her own solid waste to a disposal site operated by the county or its franchisee;

(c) Any person may transport his or her own recyclable materials to recycling centers, drop-off centers, or buy-back centers;

(d) A commercial recycler may transport recyclables in the legitimate course of business;

(e) Any duly licensed and permitted septic tank or grease trap pumpers, licensed lawn maintenance services and licensed tree trimmers may transport those materials accumulated in or generated by the performance of licensed services to a disposal site operated by the county or its franchisee;

(f) Any licensed person may haul, convey or transport recyclables from his drop-off center to recycling centers or buy-back centers; and

(g) A commercial recycler or charitable organization qualified under the Internal Revenue Code may collect recyclables from single-family residences, places of business, multiple dwellings and public buildings at the express request of the owner, tenant, or occupant and may haul, convey, or transport those recyclables to drop-off centers, recycling centers, or buy-back centers. Nothing contained in this section shall allow anyone other than a franchisee the right to haul solid waste or to participate in or conduct any curbside collection program as defined in this chapter.

9.04.081 Private collections — Purpose. In the event of an interruption in the collection, hauling, conveyance or transportation of solid waste and recyclables by the county or its franchisee, problems affecting the public health, safety and welfare may arise. These problems may include increases in pathogens, vectors, fire hazards, unsightly litter, odor and traffic hazards from the accumulation of solid waste. The purpose of Sections 9.04.081 through 9.04.083 is to provide for the emergency transportation of solid waste by private citizens in order to minimize the adverse impact on the public health, safety and general welfare arising from an interruption in solid waste collection and disposal.

9.04.082 Private collection — Emergency declaration. In the event of an interruption in the collection, hauling, conveying or transporting of solid waste by the county or its franchisee, the board of county commissioners may declare an emergency by resolution passed at any regular or special meeting.

9.04.083 Private collection — Regulations. If the board of county commissioners declares an emergency under Section 9.04.082, the provisions of Section 9.04.080 which relate to hauling solid waste shall be suspended and the following provisions shall apply until the date specified in the resolution declaring an emergency or in a subsequent resolution:

(a) The county manager may designate, establish, operate and maintain temporary emergency collection areas for solid waste;

(b) Any person, partnership, corporation or unincorporated association may haul the solid waste generated or found on real property in his, her or its possession to a designated temporary emergency collection area;

(c) Until hauled to a designated temporary emergency collection area, all putrescible solid waste shall be stored indoors in plastic bags or outdoors in containers or receptacles which will not permit access by flies or animals to the solid waste and in an area where the storage of putrescible solid waste will not constitute a fire hazard;

(d) All putrescible solid waste hauled to a temporary emergency collection area must be securely contained in plastic bags.

9.04.090 Interfering with or removal of receptacles.

(a) It is unlawful for any person, other than the owner, the county or the franchisee, or their duly appointed agents, to interfere in any manner with any receptacles containing solid waste or to remove any such receptacle from the location where placed for pickup by the franchisee ;

(b) It is unlawful for any person, other than the operator of a drop-off center, or his duly appointed agents to interfere in any manner with any recyclables in or to remove any recyclables from the drop-off center.

9.04.100 Requirements as to carts and vehicles. It is unlawful to use any cart or vehicle for the conveyance or removal of solid waste or recyclables unless such cart or vehicle is staunch, tight or otherwise appropriately constructed and closely covered with a wooden, metal, wire, canvas or tarp cover or otherwise covered, so as wholly to prevent leakage, sifting, spilling, drifting or blowing of such solid waste or recyclables or odors from such solid waste or recyclables or any portion thereof, in or upon the streets through which such cart or vehicle may be driven.

9.04.110 Owners and residents to provide receptacles. Every person owning or managing any place of business, public building, multiple dwelling or single-family residence, except as hereinafter provided, shall provide one or more receptacles sufficient for the depositing of all solid waste from his premises; provided, however, that the franchisee may provide recycling receptacles for its customers as appropriate to its curbside collection program.

9.04.120 Size of receptacles. Each receptacle which is not emptied by mechanical or hydraulic equipment shall have a capacity of not less than three nor more than thirty gallons; provided, that hotels, places of business and public buildings may use receptacles having a capacity not in excess of thirty-three gallons. Hotels, places of business and public buildings shall also be permitted to use the types and sizes of receptacles listed in Section 9.04.170. Solid waste receptacles shall be constructed watertight and shall be provided with handles and tight-fitting covers. Each such receptacle and cover shall be made of a material approved for such use by the Clark County or district health department. Covers shall not be removed except when necessary to place solid waste therein. Each receptacle and its cover shall be kept clean from accumulating grease and decomposing material.

(a) No other person other than the owner, the county, or the franchisee or their duly appointed agents shall remove any solid waste or recyclable material from the franchisee’s receptacles, or the resident’s or owner’s solid waste receptacles that are intended for pickup by the franchisee as part of his solid waste collection program or his curbside collection program. In addition, no person other than the owner, the county, or the franchisee may remove recyclable materials that have been tied, boxed, bundled or otherwise collected and placed for pickup by the franchisee as part of his curbside collection program. It is unlawful for any person other than a franchisee to tamper with, engage in, interfere with, or participate in curbside collection as defined in this chapter. It is unlawful for a franchisee to tamper with, engage in, interfere with, or participate in any buy-back center, in unincorporated areas of the county, except that this provision shall not be construed to limit the county or its franchisee from establishing curbside collection for any class of customer pursuant to franchise.

(b) No person other than the owner or operator of the drop-off center or their authorized agents may remove recyclable material from the drop-off center. In addition, no person other than the owner or operator of the drop-off center or their authorized agents may remove recyclable materials that have been bundled, boxed, tied, or otherwise collected and placed adjacent to the drop-off center.

9.04.140 Solid waste to be placed in receptacles — Exceptions. All solid waste shall be placed in a receptacle; provided, however, that tree trimmings, scrap lumber and other solid waste which can be bundled shall be bundled and securely tied. Receptacles which are not emptied by mechanical or hydraulic equipment shall not weigh more than seventy-five pounds including their contents. Bundles shall not exceed six feet in length nor weigh more than seventy-five pounds.

(a) Urban Service Area Single-Family Residence. Urban service area single-family residential rates apply to those urban franchised service areas of the unincorporated Las Vegas area, Blue Diamond, and Laughlin, as defined in the respective franchise agreement or agreements for solid waste service in those areas. The charge for collecting, hauling and disposing of solid waste from urban single-family residences on a twice-a-week basis, and recyclables on a twice-a-month basis, shall be twenty-nine dollars and ten cents per quarter, payable in advance.

(b) Rural Service Area Single-Family Residence. Rural service area single-family residential rates apply to those rural franchised solid waste collection service areas of unincorporated Clark County that are not within the urban franchised area of the Las Vegas valley, as defined in the respective franchise agreement or agreements. The charge for collecting, hauling, and disposing of solid waste from single-family residences on a once-a-week basis and recyclables on a twice-a-month basis shall be twenty-nine dollars and sixty-four cents per quarter, payable in advance. Rural residential customers shall be limited to a maximum of fifteen cans per pick-up.

(c) Urban Service Area Multiple Dwellings. The charge for collecting, hauling and disposing of solid waste from urban solid waste service area multiple dwellings on a twice-a-week basis, and recyclables on a twice-a-month basis, shall be twenty-one dollars and sixty-nine cents per quarter for the first unit on one stop and fifteen dollars and nineteen cents per quarter for each additional unit on one stop, irrespective of occupancy or vacancy of any unit or units, payable in advance. The charge for collecting, hauling, and disposing of solid waste six times per week shall be two and one-half times the charge for service two times per week.

(d) Rural Service Area Multiple Dwellings. The charge for collecting, hauling, and disposing of solid waste from rural solid waste service area multiple dwellings on a once-a-week basis, and recyclables on a twice-a-month basis, shall be twenty-two dollars and fourteen cents per quarter for the first unit on one stop and fifteen dollars and fifty cents per quarter for each additional unit on one stop, irrespective of occupancy or vacancy of any unit or units, payable in advance.

9.04.160 Charges – Urban and rural motels and mobile home parks.

(a) Urban Service Area Motels and Mobile Home Parks. The charge for collecting, hauling and disposing of solid waste from urban service area motels and mobile home parks which do not receive individual service at each mobile home, on a twice-a-week basis, and recyclables on a twice-a-month basis, shall be twenty-one dollars and sixty-nine cents per quarter for each office and each stop, ten dollars and forty-four cents per quarter for each motel room and mobile home without cooking facilities, and thirteen dollars and three cents per quarter for each motel room and mobile home with cooking facilities, payable in advance. The charge for collecting, hauling and disposing of solid waste two times per week and recyclables two times per month from mobile home parks which receive individual service, including heavy and bulky item collection at each mobile home shall be twenty-nine dollars and ten cents per quarter, payable in advance.

(b) Rural Service Area Motels and Mobile Home Parks. The charge for collecting, hauling and disposing of solid waste form rural service area motels and mobile home parks which do not receive individual service at each mobile home, on a once-a-week basis, and recyclables on a twice-a-month basis, shall be twenty-two dollars and fourteen cents per quarter for each office and each stop, and thirteen dollars and twenty-nine cents per quarter for each additional motel room and mobile home payable in advance. The charge for collecting, hauling and disposing of solid waste on a once-a-week basis and recyclables on a twice-a-month basis from mobile home parks which receive individual service, including heavy and bulky item collection at each mobile home shall be twenty-nine dollars and sixty-four cents per quarter per unit, payable in advance.

9.04.170 Charges – Urban service area places of business and public buildings. The charge for collecting, hauling and disposing of solid waste from places of business and public buildings in the urban solid waste service area shall be determined by the number and type of receptacles required by each such place of business or public building and by the number of collections from each per week in accordance with Tables 9.04.170A and 9.04.170B immediately following this section. The charge for collection, hauling and disposing of compacted solid waste from receptacles other than compaction-type drop boxes shall be three times the otherwise applicable charge.

Solid Waste manual Type Drop Box

All others at $6.82 per cubic yard of solid waste per pickup and $15.22 demurrage per 24 hours or any part thereof after the first 72 hours.

9.04.171 The charges for container rental and special one-time collection for single-family residences, multiple dwellings, places of business and public buildings in the urban solid waste service area shall be as set forth in Table 9.04.171 immediately following this section.

9.04.175 Charges – Rural service area hotels, places of business and public buildings. Rural service area hotels, places of business and public buildings rates apply to those franchised rural solid waste collection service areas of unincorporated Clark County that are not within the urban franchised areas of the Las Vegas Valley, Blue Diamond and Laughlin, as defined in those respective franchise agreements. The monthly charge payable quarterly in advance for collecting, hauling and disposing of solid waste from rural service area hotels, places of business and public buildings shall be determined by the number and type of receptacles required by each such hotel, place of business or public building and by the number of collections from each per week in accordance with the Table 9.05.175, immediately following this section.

Two collections per week service may not be available in every rural town.

Additional commercial service and compaction or baled solid waste rates will be charged on an individual basis.

Compacted solid waste will be billed at a ratio of three-to-one in accordance with the size of the container and frequency of service.

9.04.180 Charges due and payable.

(a) All charges shall be due and payable quarterly in advance on the first business day of each January, April, July and October. Such charges, including the penalties provided for, shall constitute a debt and obligation of the legal owner and the person in control and having the management of the places of business, public buildings, multiple dwellings, residences, residential apartments, hotels, motels and trailer courts, as set forth and defined hereinabove, as the case may be, to the county, and such person shall be liable therefore in a civil action commenced by the county or its franchisee in any court of competent jurisdiction for the recovery of such charges and penalties. All refunds and returns due to customers from the franchisee for canceled service shall be due and payable to the customer within one month of acceptance of the claim by the franchisee. Charges are due and payable quarterly in advance for each single-family residence that has one or more utility (natural gas, electricity, or water) connected; provided, however, that residents of single-family residences may, dispose of their own solid waste at a lawful disposal facility operated by the county or the franchisee, in which case the resident must obtain a receipt from such an authorized disposal facility showing proof of payment for solid waste disposal and provide such a receipt on a quarterly basis to the solid waste service area franchisee as proof of lawful disposal of solid waste in lieu of participation in the franchised collection service.

(b) No person shall accept and no franchisee shall offer or give any solid waste collection service without charge, or shall offer or give a discount, refund, or rebate of the charges prescribed in this chapter, except that this provision does not apply to charitable organizations which are exempt from federal income tax pursuant to Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and as provided by franchise agreement.

9.04.190 Failure to pay charges when due — Penalty. In case any person fails to pay the charge for collecting, hauling and disposing of solid waste within fifteen days from and after it becomes due and payable, such charge shall be considered delinquent and a penalty of ten percent per annum of such payment shall be added thereto.

9.04.200 Rate changes. The rates and charges established in this chapter, including but not limited to urban and rural rates, shall be adjusted annually based upon the percentage of change in the Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers, U.S. City Average (CPI-U), as published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D.C.

a) The first such adjustment shall be made effective as of July 1, 1999, and shall be based upon the percentage change in the CPI-U for the twelve-month period ending December 31, 1998. Thereafter, the rates and charges shall be adjusted annually on July 1, based upon the percentage change in the CPI-U for the preceding year ending in the month of December.

b) Annual increases to rates and charges adjusted in accordance with the percentage change in the CPI-U shall not be greater than six and one-half percent (6.5%) when the percentage change in CPI-U is within the range of zero (no change) to ten percent (10%).

(1) When the percentage change in the CPI-U is between 0 and 6.5%, the charges are to be adjusted by the actual percentage change.

(2) When the percentage change is between 6.5% and 10%, the rates and charges adjustment shall not be greater than 6.5%.

c) When an unforseen economic circumstance has occurred during the preceding year, the board of county commissioners may consider and may approve a method for adjusting rates which is not based on changes to the CPI-U. In any year following a period when the adjustment to rates was based on some other method, rate adjustments shall again be based on changes in the CPI-U.

9.04.210 Solid waste to be deposited only at authorized disposal sites. All solid waste collected from the public and private places and premises in the county, shall not be deposited at any place within the county limits, except at a disposal site operated by the county or its authorized contractor franchisee.

9.04.215 Free disposal of solid waste at authorized disposal sites. Any person may dispose of solid waste at any landfill or other authorized solid waste disposal site subject to the rules, rates and fees established for such site, provided, however, that:

(a) Any single-family dwelling resident of Clark County who is a current customer of the franchisee, including residents of the incorporated cities, may dispose of the solid waste generated at his or her own single-family dwelling at any landfill or other authorized disposal site within the urban solid waste service area without charge upon presentation of a current quarterly bill for residential solid waste service from the franchisee and valid identification, such as a current Nevada driver’s license, and in accordance with such other rules and regulations as the board of county commissioners may from time to time adopt.

(b) Disposal of solid waste at disposal sites operated by a franchisee in rural solid waste service areas is subject to such conditions, charges and fees as may be established by the franchisee.

9.04.220 Garbage and weeds on lots — Exceptions.

(a) Duty of Owner. Every person owning or occupying lands within the immediate limits of developed or inhabited areas of Clark County is required to clean the solid waste, weeds over four inches in height, and brush from the same on or before April 30 ^th of each year, and thereafter also to clean such lot of solid waste, weeds over four inches in height, and brush within ten days after notice, either oral or in writing, given to such person by the county engineer.

(b) Exceptions. Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit any property owner from using earth combined with broken concrete, stones, caliche, or broken building blocks and/or bricks, as fill material, for the purpose of bringing to ground level any gully, excavation, or depression. Property owners desiring to fill property in the manner above-stated must first secure the proper permits from the building department and the flood-control district.

9.04.230 Right of appeal. Any person so served with notice as provided in Section 9.04.220, supra, who may claim that his land is not in the condition as described in the foregoing paragraph, or that he is not subject to such notice may, within the time provided in the notice, apply to the board of county commissioners for an order rescinding such notice. Upon such application being made, the board of county commissioners shall forthwith order a hearing thereon, of which at least one day’s notice shall be given to the owner or to the owner’s representative and, after inspection of the premises, the board of county commissioners shall either rescind, modify, or affirm, the notice; the time elapsing between the giving of the notice and the decision of the board of county commissioners shall not be considered as part of the time allowed for the remedy of the conditions complained of.

9.04.240 Failure to comply with notice. In the event any owner or occupant of any land shall fail, within the time provided in the notice hereinabove mentioned, to remedy the conditions specified above, the county shall be empowered to enter upon such land to take remedial and corrective action. Any costs incurred in connection with such remedial and corrective action by the county, or by any contractor specifically hired therefor, shall be charged to the owner or occupant of the property.

9.04.250 Non-Resident owners — Notice. All of the foregoing provisions for removal of solid waste, weeds over four inches in height, and brush from land are declared to be applicable to land owned by non-residents of Clark County as well as residents; provided, that in the case of non-residents, the notice required hereinabove shall be served by posting it upon the land where such solid waste, weeds over four inches in height or brush is present or exists, and the same day, mailing a copy thereof, by registered mail, addressed to the last known address of such non-resident owner at his last known place of business or residence; provided further, that if neither the place of business or residence address of such non-resident owner is known, then no mailing shall be necessary. Should the property be occupied, the requirement of notice to non-resident owners may be satisfied by serving notice on the occupant, either orally or in writing.

9.04.280 Rights of owners to dispose of recyclable materials. Nothing in this Chapter shall limit the right of any person to donate, sell, or otherwise dispose of his recyclable materials.

To send E-Mail to Franchise Services, click here.

Back to Franchise Services Home Page

Print to PDF File