The City recently modified the Costa Mesa Municipal Code to include a bin confiscation program that will effectively deter illegal hauling activity in the City. Bins that are illegally placed and unauthorized may result in bin confiscation. Prior to confiscation, a 48-hour notice is placed on any illegally placed or unauthorized container. If the container at issue is not removed within this 48-hour period, the contracted hauler is then authorized to remove the container and dump its content at its designated facility and will be subject to a City administrative fee, an impound fee, and disposal fee not-to-exceed $1,000. If the owner or firm incurs a second violation, the illegally-placed container will be subject to a 24-hour notice.