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Ordinance committee advances Chapter 94 rewrite: standardized bins, no opt-out for 4th taxing district, and clearer residential/commercial definitions
Summary
The Ordinance Committee voted March 18 to send revised Chapter 94 (solid waste) to public hearing after staff described changes to support a July 1 contract start: standardized bins, no opt-out in the Fourth Taxing District, and collection limited to residential dwellings of four units or fewer.
The Norwalk City Ordinance Committee on March 18 reviewed and voted to send to public hearing a revised Chapter 94 covering solid-waste collection, disposal, transfer station use and yard waste. Staff described two principal policy changes to support an upcoming contract: elimination of opt-out in the Fourth Taxing District and standardization of residential containers.
Vanessa Baladares, chief of operations and public works, told the committee the changes reflect the draft strategic plan and provisions the city needs before a new solid-waste contract begins July 1. She said the city will deliver standardized…
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