Subject: Ordinance Amending OMC Chapter 8.28 To Improve Waste Disposal Requirements From: Oakland Public Works Department Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 8.28 (Solid Waste Collection And Disposal And Recycling Ordinance) To: (1) Update Definitions For “Dwelling Unit” And “Food-Soiled Paper” And Add A Definition For “Onsite Cleanup Hauler”; (2) Clarify That Subscription For Regular Collection Services For Mixed Materials And Organics (MM&O), And Recyclable Materials Is Mandatory, And That A Self-Haul Permit Is Required As A Means To Satisfy The Property Owner’s Obligation To Subscribe To Such Collection Services; (3) Stipulate That It Is Acceptable For Service Providers Other Than The MM&O Collector To Transport Bulky Goods Removed From Within A Premises As An Incidental Part Of An On-Site Property Cleanup Service Only If They Have A City Issued On-Site Cleanup Hauler Permit; (4) Emphasize The Need For Business And Residential Units In A Mixed-Use Environment To Obtain Separate Solid Waste Collection Services; (5) Strengthen The Reporting Requirements For Haulers Providing Organic Waste Collection Service; (6) Authorize The City To Summarily Abate Nuisance Conditions Created By The Failure Of An Owner Of A Commercial Premises To Properly Dispose Of The Solid Waste Created, Produced, Or Accumulated On The Premises By Subscribing To Collection Service On Behalf Of The Property Owner; (7) Make The Costs Of Subscribing To Service On Behalf Of The Owner, Including The Administrative Costs Associated Therewith, A Special Assessment Against The Property Upon Which The Nuisance Conditions Are Maintained; And (8) Make Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings

Committee

* Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council

Requested by

Oakland Public Works Department

Introduced

September 8, 2026

On agenda

October 20, 2026

Where it was heard

* Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council Oct 20, 2026 * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council Oct 6, 2026 Approved As Amended On Introduction and Scheduled for Final Passage Pass * Public Works And Transportation Committee Sep 22, 2026 Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward Pass

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