Ariz. Admin. Code § 18-13-308

Current through Register Vol. 31, No. 2, January 10, 2025

Section R18-13-308 - [Effective 2/4/2025] Frequency of Collection; Variance

A. The collection of garbage, refuse, rubbish, and ashes shall be in accordance with rules of the collection agency except that the frequency of collection shall not be less than once per week.

B. A variance from the required frequency of collection in subsection (A) may be granted by the county department designated by the county to approve variances to allow for collection less than once weekly. The variance may be granted upon submission of an acceptable plan by the collection agency to the designated county department demonstrating that no public health hazards or nuisances will exist and that fly breeding will be controlled by either biological, chemical, or mechanical means. The variance may be revoked whenever the designated county department determines that the circumstances warranting the variance no longer exist.

C. A county may request the Department of Environmental Quality to assume the functions of granting and revoking variances under this Section.

D. For the purposes of this Section, "collection agency" means a city, town, person, or commercial service that offers collection or transportation of garbage, refuse, rubbish, and ashes as a service.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-13-308

Section recodified from A.A.C. R18-8-508, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State September 29, 2000 (Supp. 00-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 30 A.A.R. 3900, effective 2/4/2025.