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Ordinance Amending Various Sections of Chapters 8.68, 13.10 and 13.24 of the Sacramento City Code, Relating to Solid Waste Management and Solid Waste Disposal Regulations [Passed for Publication 01/13/2026; Published 01/16/2026]
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FileID
File ID: 2026-00441
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Adopt an Ordinance amending various sections of chapters 8.68, 13.10 and 13.24 of the Sacramento City Code relating to solid waste management.
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Contact
Contact: Erin Treadwell, Integrated Waste Compliance Manager, (916) 808-4934, etreadwell@cityofsacramento.org; John Febbo, Integrated Waste General Manager, (916) 808-4949, jfebbo@cityofsacramento.org; Department of Public Works
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Presenter
Presenter: None
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Ordinance (Clean)
3-Ordinance (Redline)
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: The City of Sacramento assumed responsibility for managing and enforcing commercial solid waste and recycling under Chapter 13.24 following the dissolution of the Solid Waste Authority (SWA) in 2021. Since implementing the initial code, the City has identified the need to clarify commercial waste compliance requirements to better align with state regulations, particularly Senate Bill 1383, and to support effective program management and enforcement. The following proposed updates refine changes made in 2020 and 2023.
Chapter 8.68 of the proposed Ordinance is being amended as the city's noise ordinance relating to decibel levels and garbage vehicles is more than thirty years old and has not been updated to account for side-loader operations, compaction of material on route, and the size of the vehicles used for all types of waste collection, both residential and commercial. The maximum decibel levels from the current code that are allowed are below what all modern waste vehicles generate. There is an exemption section in the existing noise ordinance, and...
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