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1AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REORDAIN SECTIONS 26-26 AND 26-31, AND TO ADD A NEW ARTICLE TO CHAPTER 26, OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1990, AS AMENDED, RELATED TO IMPOSITION OF USER FEES FOR COMMERCIAL REFUSE COLLECTION. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, that: 1. Sections 26-26 and 26-31 are hereby amended and reordained, and a new article, Article III, entitled "User Fees For Commercial Refuse Containers" is hereby added to Chapter 26 of the Code of the City of Charlottesville, 1990, as amended, to read as follows: ARTICLE II. COLLECTION BY CITY Section 26-26. Violations of artie}e chapter. Unless otherwise specifically provided, a violation of any provision of this artieie chapter shall constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor. Section 26-27. General container requirements. All ashes, glass, kitchen garbage consisting in whole or in part of foodstuff, tin cans and other damp garbage shall be drained and placed in a closed nonleaking container of not over thirty (30) gallons capacity. Section 26-28. Paper, cartons, etc., to be placed in containers or bundled. (a) Dry trash, such as paper, old cartons, weeds, brush or brush trimmings not exceeding three feet in length may be placed in the container required by section 26-27 or may be placed in baskets or boxes, if the material is secured so as to prevent the trash from being blown therefrom. Newspapers and magazines not in a container shall be bundled and tied. Section 26-29. Preparation of leaves for collection. (a) During the months of October through January, it shall be unlawful to place leaves in containers for collection by the City. During such months, leaves shall be placed at the curb or street edge for vacuum collection. It shall be unlawful to rake leaves into any street far enough from the curb or street edge so as to create a traffic hazard. The safe distance from a curb or street edge for the deposit of leaves for vacuum collection will vary ' depending on street widths and other traffic conditions. It shall be unlawful to rake leaves onto a sidewalk so as to cover its entire width and obstruct pedestrian traffic on such sidewalk.