[Ord. No. 1578 §§1 — 2, 3-18-2008; Ord. No. 1650 §3, 3-10-2010]
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following terms shall
be deemed to have the meaning indicated below:
APPROVED INCINERATOR
An incinerator which complies with all current regulations
of the responsible local, State and Federal air pollution control
agencies.
BULKY RUBBISH
Non-putrescible solid wastes consisting of combustible and/or
non-combustible waste materials from dwelling units, commercial, industrial,
institutional or agricultural establishments which are either too
large or too heavy to be safely and conveniently loaded in solid waste
transportation vehicles by solid waste collectors, with the equipment
available therefor.
CITY
The City of Platte City, Missouri.
COLLECTION
Removal of solid waste from the designated pickup location
to the transportation vehicle.
DIRECTOR
The Director of the Solid Waste Management Program of the
City shall be the Director of Public Works.
DISPOSABLE SOLID WASTE CONTAINER
Disposable plastic or paper sacks with a capacity of twenty
(20) to thirty-five (35) gallons specifically designed for storage
of solid waste. Paper grocery sacks are not acceptable.
DWELLING UNIT
Any room or group of rooms located within a structure and
forming a single habitable unit with facilities which are used or
are intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking and eating.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Any waste or combination of wastes, as determined by the
Missouri Hazardous Waste Management Commission by rules and regulations,
which because of its quantity, concentration or physical, chemical
or infectious characteristics may cause or significantly contribute
to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible,
or incapacitating reversible, illness or pose a present or potential
threat to the health of humans or other living organisms (Subsection
260.360(9) of the Missouri Hazardous Waste Management Law).
OCCUPANT
Any person who, alone or jointly and severally with others,
shall be in actual possession of any dwelling unit or of any other
improved real property, either as owner or as a tenant.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, co-partnership, firm, company,
corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, political
subdivision or organization of any kind or their legal representative,
agent or assigns.
PROCESSING
Incinerating, composting, baling, shredding, salvaging, compacting
and other processes whereby solid waste characteristics are modified
or solid waste quantity is reduced.
SOLID WASTE
Unwanted or discarded waste materials in a solid or semi-solid
state including, but not limited to, garbage, ashes, street refuse,
rubbish, dead animals, animal and agricultural wastes, yard wastes,
discarded appliances, special wastes, industrial wastes and demolition
and construction wastes.
1.
COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTESolid waste resulting from the operation of any commercial, industrial, institutional or agricultural establishment.
SOLID WASTE CONTAINER
Receptacle used by any person to store solid waste during
the interval between solid waste collections.
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
The process of discarding or getting rid of unwanted material;
in particular the final disposition of solid waste by man.
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
The entire solid waste system of storage, collection, transportation,
processing and disposal.
STORAGE
Keeping, maintaining or storing solid waste from the time
of its production until the time of its collection.
TRANSPORTATION
The transporting of solid waste from the place of collection
or processing to a solid waste processing facility or solid waste
disposal area.
[Ord. No. 1578 §§1 — 2, 3-18-2008; Ord. No. 1847 § 1, 5-23-2017; Ord. No. 1984, 12-19-2023]
A. The City of Platte City shall offer solid waste containers for sale to such persons, businesses and organizations which require their solid waste be deposited into such containers per Section
230.020 of the Platte City Code. The City of Platte City shall offer for sale the following solid waste containers:
1. Three (3) cubic yard capacity container with lid and appurtenances.
[Ord. No. 1578 §§1 — 2, 3-18-2008; Ord. No. 1984, 12-19-2023]
A. The
City shall supply each occupant or owner that is provided residential
or commercial curbside solid waste collection with an approved container
(bin) for storage of all solid waste except bulky rubbish, yard waste
and construction waste.
B. The
occupant or owner of every residential or commercial curbside customer
shall place all solid waste to be collected in the container (bin)
provided by the City, except as otherwise provided herein, and shall
maintain such solid waste containers and the area surrounding them
in a clean, neat and sanitary condition at all times.
C. Commercial solid waste shall be stored in solid waste containers as approved by the Director. The containers shall be waterproof, leakproof and shall be covered at all times except when depositing waste therein or removing the contents thereof and shall meet all requirements as set forth by Section
230.070.
D. Tree
limbs less than four (4) inches in diameter and brush shall be securely
tied in bundles not larger than forty-eight (48) inches long and eighteen
(18) inches in diameter when not placed in storage containers. The
weight of any individual bundle shall not exceed sixty (60) pounds.
E. Yard
wastes shall be stored in containers so constructed and maintained
as to prevent the dispersal of wastes placed therein upon the premises
served, upon adjacent premises or upon adjacent public rights-of-way.
The weight of any individual container and contents shall not exceed
sixty (60) pounds.
F. Solid
waste containers which do not meet the specifications as outlined
in this Section will be collected together with their contents and
disposed of.
[Ord. No. 1578 §§1 — 2, 3-18-2008; Ord. No. 1984, 12-19-2023]
A. The
City shall provide for the collection of solid waste as follows:
1. The City shall provide for the collection of all residential solid
waste in the City; provided, however, that the City may provide the
collection service by contracting with a person, County or other City
or a combination thereof, for the entire City or portions thereof,
as deemed to be in the best interests of the City.
2. Commercial dumpster service customers active as of January 2024 the
City will continue to provide services, however, the City may provide
the collection service by contracting with a person, County or a combination
thereof, for the entire City or portions thereof, as deemed to be
in the best interests of the City. The City will not accept any new
commercial dumpster customers.
B. All
solid waste from premises to which collection services are provided
by the City shall be collected, except bulky rubbish as defined herein.
Bulky rubbish will be collected in accordance with the rules and regulations
as promulgated by the Director.
C. Tree limbs and yard wastes, as described in Section
230.020(E) and
(F), shall be placed at the curb or alley for collection. Solid waste containers as required by this Chapter for the storage of other residential solid waste shall be placed at the curb or alley for collection. Any solid waste containers, tree limbs, yard wastes or other solid waste permitted by this Chapter to be placed at the curb or alley for collection shall not be placed until the regularly scheduled collection day.
D. Bulky
rubbish shall be collected at least once annually. The Director shall
establish the procedure for collecting bulky rubbish.
E. Solid
waste collectors, employed by the City or a solid waste collection
agency operating under contract with the City, are hereby authorized
to enter upon private property for the purpose of collecting solid
waste therefrom as required by this Chapter. Solid waste collectors
shall not enter dwelling units or other residential buildings for
the purpose of collecting residential solid waste. Commercial solid
waste may be removed from within commercial establishments upon written
request of the owner and approval by the Director.
F. The
following collection frequencies shall apply to collections of solid
waste within the City:
1. All residential solid waste, other than bulky rubbish, shall be collected
at least once weekly.
2. All commercial solid waste shall be collected once weekly and shall
be collected at such lesser intervals as may be fixed by the Director
or requested by the commercial establishment upon a determination
that such lesser intervals are necessary for the preservation of the
health and/or safety of the public.
G. Residential
solid waste containers shall be stored upon the residential premises.
Commercial solid waste containers shall be stored upon private property,
unless the owner shall have been granted written permission from the
City to use public property for such purposes. The storage site shall
be well drained, fully accessible to collection equipment, public
health personnel and fire inspection personnel.
H. Solid
waste collectors, employed by the City or a solid waste collection
agency operating under contract or permit with the City, shall be
responsible for the collection of solid waste from the designated
pickup location to the transportation vehicle provided the solid waste
was stored in compliance with the provisions set forth in this Chapter.
Any spillage or blowing litter caused as a result of the duties of
the solid waste collector shall be collected and placed in the transportation
vehicle by the solid waste collector.
[Ord. No. 1578 §§1 — 2, 3-18-2008]
A. All
transportation vehicles shall be maintained in a safe, clean and sanitary
condition and shall be so constructed, maintained and operated as
to prevent spillage of solid waste therefrom. All vehicles to be used
for transportation of solid waste shall be constructed with watertight
bodies and with covers which shall be an integral part of the vehicle
or shall be a separate cover of suitable material with fasteners designed
to secure all sides of the cover to the vehicle and shall be secured
whenever the vehicle is transporting solid waste or, as an alternate,
the entire bodies thereof shall be enclosed with only loading hoppers
exposed. No solid waste shall be transported in the loading hoppers.
B. Permits
shall not be required for the removal, hauling or disposal of earth
and rock material from grading or excavation activities, however,
all such material shall be conveyed in tight vehicles, trucks or receptacles
so constructed and maintained that none of the material being transported
shall spill upon the public rights-of-way.
C. Demolition and construction wastes shall be transported to a disposal area as provided in Section
230.050(A). A permit shall not be required for the hauling of demolition and construction waste, however, all such material shall be conveyed in tight vehicles, trucks or receptacles so constructed and maintained that none of the material being transported shall spill upon the public right-of-way.
[Ord. No. 1578 §§1 — 2, 3-18-2008]
A. Solid waste shall be deposited at a processing facility or disposal area approved by the City and complying with all requirements of the Missouri Solid Waste Management Law and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder. The City may designate the processing or disposal facility to be utilized by persons operating under Section
230.060 of this Chapter.
B. Hazardous
wastes under provisions will require special handling and shall be
disposed of only in a manner authorized by State regulations.
[Ord. No. 1737 §1, 10-23-2012; Ord. No. 1766 §1, 1-28-2014; Ord. No. 1984, 12-19-2023]
A. Facility Established. The City shall establish a yard waste facility
to be located near the City wastewater treatment plant which shall
operate in accordance with State regulations for such facilities.
B. Residency Required. The City yard waste facility shall be open for
use by Platte City residents only. The Public Works Director shall
be responsible for developing and implementing rules to allow City
staff to determine residency of those using the yard waste facility.
C. Days And Hours Of Operation.
1.
The City yard waste facility shall be open seven (7) days per
week from March through November of each year. Daily hours of operation
will be established by the Public Works Director.
2.
The City yard waste facility may be opened on the days and hours
established by the Public Works Director between December and the
end of the following February.
D. Contractors Prohibited. Contractors are prohibited from using the
site regardless of residency and regardless of the origin of the yard
waste to be dumped.
E. Accepted Material. The City yard waste facility shall accept only
the following materials:
3.
Brush from trees, flowers and shrubs.
4.
Paper bags containing any of the above items.
5.
Material may be delivered in plastic bags, but bags must be
emptied and removed from the facility by the user.
F. Prohibited Material. The following items are prohibited from being
left at or near the site:
1.
Solid waste/garbage of any kind, other than that listed above.
3.
Construction debris of any kind, including lumber and pallets.
5.
Plastics or plastic bags.
6.
Any item not listed in Subsection
(E) above.
G. Access To Facility.
1.
City residents may purchase an annual access card at City Hall
for a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00). Fees will not be prorated.
2.
Access to the facility is limited to the days and hours of operation as stated in Subsection
(C) above.
3.
Replacements of lost cards are subject to a replacement charge
of five dollars ($5.00) if the card has already been renewed for the
year.
[Ord. No. 1578 §§1 — 2, 3-18-2008]
No person or entity shall engage in the business of collecting,
transporting, processing or disposing of solid waste within the corporate
limits of the City, except those persons employed by the City and
those persons or entities collecting, transporting, processing or
disposing of solid waste pursuant to a contract entered into with
the City and those persons or entities holding a permit to engage
in the business of collecting, transporting, processing or disposing
of solid waste within the City in compliance with the terms of such
permit and the applicable provisions of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 1578 §§1 — 2, 3-18-2008]
A. The
Director shall make, amend, revoke and enforce reasonable rules and
regulations governing, but not limited to:
1. Preparation, drainage and wrapping of garbage deposited in solid
waste containers.
2. Specifications for solid waste containers, including the type, composition,
equipment, size and shape thereof. Service for three (3) yard and
six (6) yard dumpsters shall be subject to the approval of the Director.
3. Identification of solid waste containers and of the covers thereof
and of equipment thereto appertaining, if any.
4. Weight limitations on the combined weight of solid waste containers
and the contents thereof and weight and size limitations on bundles
of solid waste too large for solid waste containers.
5. Storage of solid waste in solid waste containers.
6. Sanitation, maintenance and replacement of solid waste containers.
7. Schedules of and routes for collection and transportation of solid
waste.
8. Collection points of solid waste containers.
9. Collection, transportation, processing and disposal of solid waste.
10. Processing facilities and fees for the use thereof.
11. Disposal facilities and fees for the use thereof.
12. Records of quantity and type of wastes received at processing and/or
disposal facilities.
13. Handling of special wastes such as sludges, ashes, agriculture, construction,
bulky items, tires, automobiles, oils, greases, etc.
B. The
City Clerk or such other City Official who is responsible for preparing
utility and other service charge billings for the City is hereby authorized
to make and promulgate reasonable and necessary rules and regulations
for the billing and collection of solid waste collection and/or disposal
service charges as hereinafter provided by City.
C. A copy
of any and all rules and regulations made and promulgated under the
provisions hereof shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk of
the City.
[Ord. No. 1578 §§1 — 2, 3-18-2008]
A. Any
commercial business located within the City may enter into a contract
for the disposal of solid waste by the use of solid waste containers
with a volume of three (3) yards or more with persons or entities
holding permits issued by the City for the hauling and processing
of solid waste. Commercial businesses and residents may also enter
into contracts with any such business holding a permit for hauling
and processing of solid waste within the City for the provision of
roll-off containers, commercial compactors and commercial recycling
containers.
B. Any commercial business located within the City which enters into a contract for the disposal of solid waste with persons or entities other than the City shall provide proof of the existence of any such solid waste disposal contract not less frequently than annually by delivering a copy of the service contract or paid invoice to the City Clerk on or before the first (1st) business day of January of each year. Failure to provide proof of the existence of solid waste service shall constitute a violation of Chapter
230 and upon conviction shall be punishable in accordance with this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 1578 §§1 — 2, 3-18-2008]
A. With
the exception of City, no person shall engage in the business of collecting,
transporting, processing or disposing of solid waste within the corporate
limits of the City without first obtaining an annual permit therefor
from the City.
B. No
such permit shall be issued until and unless the applicant therefor,
in addition to all other requirements set forth, shall file and maintain
with the Director evidence of a satisfactory public liability insurance
policy covering all operations of such applicant pertaining to such
business and all vehicles to be operated in the conduct thereof. The
public liability policy shall be in the amount of not less than three
hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) per claim and two million dollars
($2,000,000.00) per occurrence for personal injury and property damage.
Should any such policy be canceled, the Director shall be notified
of such cancellation by the insurance carrier in writing not less
than ten (10) days prior to the effective date of such cancellation
and provisions to that effect shall be incorporated in such policy,
which shall also place upon the company writing such policy the duty
to give such notice.
C. Each
applicant for any such permit shall state in his application therefor
the following:
1. The nature of the permit desired, as to collect, transport, process
or dispose of solid waste or any combination thereof;
2. The characteristics of solid waste to be collected, transported,
processed or disposed;
3. The number of solid waste vehicles to be operated thereunder;
4. The precise locations of solid waste processing or disposal facilities
to be used;
5. Boundaries of the collection area; and
6. Such other information as required by the Director.
D. If
the application shows that the applicant will collect, transport,
process or dispose of solid wastes without hazard to the public health
or damage to the environment and in conformity with the laws of the
State and this Chapter, the Director may issue the permit authorized
by this Chapter. The permit shall be issued for a period of one (1)
year and each applicant shall pay therefor a fee of fifty dollars
($50.00) for the first (1st) collection vehicle used and a fee of
twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each additional collection vehicle
to be used. Permits issued under this Section shall expire on December
thirty-first (31st) of each year.
E. All
collection vehicles shall be maintained in a safe, clean and sanitary
condition and shall be so constructed, maintained and operated as
to prevent spillage of solid waste therefrom. All vehicles to be used
for collection of solid waste shall be constructed with watertight
bodies and with covers which shall be an integral part of the vehicle
or which shall be separate, of suitable material with fasteners designed
to secure all sides of the cover to the vehicle which shall be secured
whenever the vehicle is transporting solid waste or, as an alternative,
the entire bodies of such vehicles shall be enclosed with only loading
hoppers expose. No solid waste shall be transported in the loading
hoppers.
F. No
more than six (6) such permits shall be issued for each annual permit
period and each permit must offer rear loading dumpster service.
G. All of the rules and regulations set forth in this Chapter
230 regarding the collection, transportation, disposal and handling of solid waste shall, except where specifically stated to apply to the City only, apply to the collection, transportation, disposal and handling of solid waste by the holders of permits issued pursuant to this Section and it shall be unlawful for any person to violate any Section of this Chapter in performing such services pursuant to such permit.
[Ord. No. 1578 §§1 — 2, 3-18-2008]
A. It
shall be unlawful for any person to:
1. To dispose of any solid waste in any manner other than in compliance
with this Chapter.
2. Deposit solid waste in any solid waste container other than his own
without the written consent of the owner of such container and/or
with the intent of avoiding payment of the service charge hereinafter
provided for solid waste collection and disposal;
3. Fail to have solid waste collected as provided in this Chapter;
4. Interfere in any manner with solid waste collection and transportation
equipment or with solid waste collectors in the lawful performance
of their duties as such, whether such equipment or collectors shall
be those of the City or those of a solid waste collection agency operating
under contract with the City;
5. Burn solid waste unless an approved incinerator is provided or unless
a variance has been obtained from the appropriate air pollution control
agency;
6. Dispose of solid waste at any facility or location which is not approved
by the City and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources;
7. Engage in the business of collecting, transporting, processing or
disposing of solid waste within the corporate limits of the City without
a permit from the City or operate under an expired permit or operate
after a permit has been suspended or revoked;
8. Violate any Section of this Chapter or any other rule or regulation promulgated under the authority of Section
230.070.
[Ord. No. 1578 §§1 — 2, 3-18-2008; Ord. No. 1598 §3, 8-27-2008; Ord.
No. 1609 §1, 12-10-2008; Ord. No. 1631 §4, 8-26-2009; Ord.
No. 1650 §4, 3-10-2010; Ord. No. 1692 §1, 6-15-2011; Ord. No. 1784 §2, 9-23-2014; Ord. No. 1859, 2-27-2018; Ord. No. 1899, 10-22-2019; Ord. No. 1915, 5-26-2020; Ord. No. 1962, 11-15-2022; Ord. No. 1984, 12-19-2023]
A. There is hereby imposed for the collection and disposal by the City
of solid waste the following service charges:
1.
For the disposal of household waste, a charge of nineteen dollars
seventy-five cents ($19.75) per month for each residential dwelling
unit. This fee includes one (1) sixty-four (64) gallon container (bin)
provided by the City.
2.
For the disposal of household waste, a service charge of twenty-three
dollars nineteen cents ($23.19) per month for each residential dwelling
unit which is located outside the City limits. This fee includes one
(1) sixty-four (64) gallon container (bin) provided by the City.
3.
For the disposal of commercial curbside waste, a service charge
of forty dollars no cents ($40.00) per month for each commercial unit
without a dumpster. This fee includes one (1) sixty-four (64) gallon
container (bin) provided by the City per account.
4.
For the disposal of current commercial waste customers as of
January 2024, a service charge of eighty-seven dollars fifty cents
($87.50) per month for one (1) tip per week of a three (3) yard dumpster.
Higher weekly service frequencies will be charged an additional twenty
dollars twenty cents ($20.20) per tip.
5.
Dumpsters shall be tipped a minimum of one (1) time per week.
6.
Containerized recycling service shall be provided as a standalone
service to customers not receiving solid waste collection services
from the City at a rate of twelve dollars ninety-five cents ($12.95)
per month for one (1) time per week service of each City provided
ninety-five (95) gallon recycling container.
7.
Curbside customers may request an additional sixty-four (64)
gallon container (bin) for an additional fee of five dollars ($5.00)
per month per additional container (bin).
8.
For the disposal of tires by residential or commercial customers,
a service charge of six dollars ($6.00) for each passenger car tire
and a service charge of sixteen dollars ($16.00) for each truck, tractor
or other unusually large tire. A charge of eleven dollars ($11.00)
for rims up to seventeen (17) inches in diameter and thirty-one dollars
($31.00) for rims over seventeen (17) inches in diameter will be charged.
(Tires and rims will only be picked up on special call to the Refuse
Department.)
9.
For the disposal of yard waste, a service charge of eleven dollars
fifty cents ($11.50) per month or may be paid in a one-time payment
of ninety-two dollars ($92.00). Yard waste will only be disposed of
during the period April 1 to November 30 of each year and shall only
be picked up on one (1) day per week which shall be designated by
the Public Works Department. Customers who wish to participate in
yard waste disposal must notify City Hall in advance of disposal and
are required to pay the monthly fee for the entire approved period
or in a one-time payment.
10.
For the disposal of solid waste that is not accepted for regular
disposal the following rates, fees and regulations shall apply. The
collection of and rates for the items listed shall be limited to residential
customers only.
a.
Rates for items collected by appointment or 24-hour prior notice
to the City.
(1)
Twenty dollars ($20.00) for items which include furniture less
than fifty (50) pounds, bedsprings, water heaters, lawn mowers and
small amounts of yard waste/debris, flat screen televisions less than
thirty-two (32) inches in size.
(2)
Forty dollars ($40.00) for items which include but are not limited
to mattresses, furniture more than fifty (50) pounds, console television,
heating units and appliances, less than fifty (50) pounds and which
do not or no longer contain Freon or other coolant gas and flat screen
televisions larger than thirty-two (32) inches.
(3)
Sixty dollars ($60.00) for items which include but are not limited
to appliances over fifty (50) pounds or which contain Freon or other
coolant gas, air conditioning units, automobile parts greater than
fifty (50) pounds or any item other than a mattress with a single
surface area greater than twenty-five (25) square feet.
b.
Rates for items left at curbside without an appointment or 24-hour
prior notice to the City.
(1)
A fifty dollar ($50.00) service fee shall be charged in addition
to the fees in above Section for items left at the curbside for collection
without an appointment or without a 24-hour prior notice to the City.
B. Rates for items not listed above will be determined by the Public
Works Department.
C. The Public Works Department shall designate one (1) day per week
for collection of the above-listed items.
D. Residential customers requesting collection of items listed above
shall call City Hall in advance of the designated collection day.
[Ord. No. 1578 §§1 — 2, 3-18-2008]
All charges for sewer service and all charges for refuse collection
and disposal shall be included on the utility bill. The delinquent
date for the sewer charge and for the refuse collection and disposal
service charge shall be the same as for the water bill.
[Ord. No. 1578 §§1 — 2, 3-18-2008]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter or
any lawful rules or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, upon
conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars
($5.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00); provided that
each day's violation thereof shall be a separate offense for the purpose
hereof.