Simi Valley, CA Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum frequency
- Weekly; twice weekly for food businesses
- Hauler
- Must be city-franchised or licensed collector
- Nonpayment
- Collector may suspend service after notice
- Franchise fee cap
- 10% of gross revenues
Summary
Every Simi Valley property owner must arrange discards collection through a city-franchised hauler, not an outside company, under Municipal Code Section 6-3.14(a)-(b). Solid waste must leave the premises at least once a week, and commercial food establishments must have it hauled away at least twice a week under Section 6-3.04(e), or the hauler can cut off service for nonpayment.
(a)The owner, occupant, or other person responsible for the day-to-day operation of any property in the City shall make arrangements with a collector for the collection of discards generated at the property as set forth in this chapter. The failure of any subscriber to promptly remit the service charges when due and payable shall entitle the collector to cease service to that residential or commercial location for which payment is due upon completion by the collector with appropriate notification procedures approved by the City. (b)Commercial premises shall utilize the services of a collector for the collection of discards from the commercial premises held or occupied by said commercial business owner and shall pay the fees for such services as approved by the City Council. No commercial business owner shall enter into an agreement for discards collection services with any person, firm, or corporation other than a franchised/licensed collector, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 51).
Full Breakdown
Section 6-3.14(a) requires the owner, occupant, or other person responsible for a property to arrange collection with a franchised collector, and lets that collector cut off service to a residential or commercial account that falls behind on payment once the city's notification procedure is followed. Subsection (b) extends the mandate to commercial premises specifically: they must use a franchised or licensed collector and pay city-approved fees, and cannot contract with any unlicensed hauler. The baseline schedule sits in Section 6-3.04(e): solid waste must be removed from most premises at least once a week, while commercial food preparation establishments must have it removed at least twice a week. The city awards these hauling franchises under Section 6-3.17, capping the franchise fee at ten percent of gross revenues for residential, commercial, and construction-debris collection, and requiring franchisees to cooperate with the city's waste-stream audits and public education efforts.
Violations & Fines
A property that never arranges collection service, or a commercial owner that hires an unlicensed hauler instead of the city's franchisee, violates Section 6-3.14. Falling behind on hauler payments lets the collector suspend pickup once the city's notice procedure runs its course, leaving accumulated solid waste subject to separate nuisance abatement under Section 6-3.04's accumulation rules.
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Sources & Official References
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