[R.O. 2012 §240.010; CC 1992 §10-14; Ord. No. 2155 §1, 5-9-1994; Ord. No. 3482 §1(1 — 2), 8-31-2009]
For the purposes of this Article, the following terms shall
be deemed to have the meanings indicated below:
An incinerator which complies with all current regulations
of the responsible local, State and Federal air pollution control
agencies.
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
containers and must be picked up by solid waste collectors with proper
equipment.
The City of Union, Missouri.
Removal of solid waste from the designated pickup location
to the transportation vehicle.
Stores, restaurants, hotels, offices, wholesale establishments,
retail establishments, hospitals, plants, shops, manufacturing establishments,
schools, churches and trailer coach parks with two (2) or more units
per water meter.
Waste materials from the construction and demolition of residential,
industrial, or commercial structures, but shall not include materials
defined as clean fill under Section 260.200, RSMo.
Any person that has entered into a contract or agreement
with the City to provide all or some solid waste disposal services.
The Director of the Solid Waste Management Program of the
City shall be the City Administrator.
Disposable plastic bags with a capacity of twenty (20) to
thirty-five (35) gallons specifically designed for storage of solid
waste.
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.
Any waste or combination of wastes, as determined by the
State 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 the environment.
A housing facility containing more than one (1) dwelling
unit under one (1) roof.
Any person who, alone or jointly or 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.
An individual, partnership, copartnership, firm, company,
public or private corporation, association, joint stock company, trust,
estate, political subdivision or any agency, board, department or
bureau of the State or Federal Government or any other legal entity
whatever which is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties.
Incinerating, composting, baling, shredding, salvaging, compacting
and other processes whereby solid waste characteristics are modified
or solid waste quantity is reduced.
The head of a household who is over the age of sixty (60)
years.
Garbage, refuse and other discarded materials including,
but not limited to, solid and semi-solid waste materials resulting
from industrial, commercial, agricultural, governmental and domestic
activities, but does not include hazardous waste as defined in Sections
260.360 to 260.432, RSMo., recovered materials, overburden, rock,
tailings, matte, slag or other waste material resulting from mining,
milling or smelting.
A receptacle used by any person to store solid waste during
the interval between solid waste collections.
Any area used for the disposal of solid waste from more than
one (1) residential premises, or one (1) or more commercial, industrial,
manufacturing, recreational, or governmental operations.
The entire process of managing solid waste in a manner which
minimizes the generation and subsequent disposal of solid waste, including
waste reduction, source separation, collection, storage, transportation,
recycling, resource recovery, volume minimization, processing, market
development, and disposal of solid wastes.
Keeping, maintaining or storing solid waste from the time
of its production until the time of its collection.
The transporting of solid waste from the place of collection
or processing to a solid waste processing facility or solid waste
disposal area.
Leaves, grass clippings, yard and garden vegetation and Christmas
trees. The term does not include stumps, roots or shrubs with intact
root balls.
[R.O. 2012 §240.020; CC 1992 §10 — 15; Ord. No. 2155 §2, 5-9-1994; Ord. No. 3482 §1(3 —
5), 8-31-2009]
A.
The
occupant or owner of every dwelling unit and of every institutional,
commercial or business, industrial or agricultural establishment producing
solid waste within the corporate limits of the City shall provide
sufficient and adequate containers for the storage of all solid waste,
except bulky rubbish and demolition and construction waste, to serve
each such dwelling unit and/or establishment and shall maintain such
solid waste containers at all times in good repair.
B.
The
occupant or owner of every dwelling unit and of every institutional,
commercial, industrial, agricultural or business establishment shall
place all solid waste to be collected in proper solid waste containers,
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.
Storage Of Solid Waste.
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1.
Residential solid waste shall be stored in containers provided
by the contractor. The contractor shall provide one (1) container
for normal household trash and one (1) for recyclables. Containers
shall be leakproof, waterproof, and fitted with a fly-tight lid and
shall be properly covered at all times except when disposing waste
therein or removing the contents thereof. The containers shall have
handles, bails or other suitable lifting devices or features. Containers
shall be a type originally manufactured for residential solid waste,
with tapered sides for easy emptying. They shall be of lightweight
and sturdy construction. The weight of any individual container and
contents shall not exceed seventy-five (75) pounds.
2.
Any equipment furnished hereunder by the contractor shall remain
the property of the contractor, however, customers or the City (as
applicable) shall have care, custody, and control of the equipment
while at the service locations. Customers and the City shall not overload
(by weight or volume), move or alter the equipment, and shall use
the equipment only for its proper and intended purpose. Customers
and the City must provide unobstructed access to the equipment on
the scheduled collection day. The word "equipment" as used in this
Section shall mean all containers used for the storage of non-hazardous
solid waste.
3.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event
that a container becomes lost, unsightly, unsanitary, broken, or unserviceable
because of the acts or omissions of a customer or the City (excluding
normal wear and tear), the customer or the City (as applicable) will
be charged for the resulting repairs or replacement and such amounts
will be paid to the contractor upon demand.
D.
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 Sections 240.060 and 240.070.
E.
Tree
limbs less than four (4) inches in diameter and brush shall be securely
tied in bundles not larger than seventy-six (76) inches long and six
(6) feet in circumference when placed at curbside. The weight of any
individual bundle shall not exceed seventy-five (75) pounds.
F.
Yard
wastes shall be stored in containers approved by the Director and
contractor, if applicable. A limit of three (3) bags shall be picked
up twice monthly or according to the terms of any solid waste collection
agreement with the City.
G.
Solid
waste containers which do not meet the specifications as outlined
in this Section will not be collected.
H.
Recycle materials, as designated by the contractor and the Director,
shall be collected at curbside once weekly. Recycle materials will
be placed in recycle containers provided by the contractor.
Customers and the City must comply with any description of and/or
procedures with respect to removal of contaminants or preparation
of recyclable materials as reasonably provided by the contractor.
If any customer or the City fails to do so, the contractor may decline
to collect such materials without being in breach of the agreement.
The contractor may transport recyclable materials to a bailing facility
and may remove all contaminated recyclables so that contaminated recyclables
are not bailed and delivered to a recycling facility. The contractor
shall arrange for disposal of the contaminated recyclables which are
separated at the bailing facility. The contractor shall not be responsible
for and has not made any representation regarding the ultimate recycling
of such recyclable materials by any third-party facilities.
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I.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary:
[Ord. No. 4283, 5-13-2019]
1.
The contractor shall have no obligation to collect any material
which is or contains, or which the contractor reasonably believes
to be or contain, radioactive, volatile, corrosive, highly flammable,
explosive, biomedical, infectious, biohazardous, toxic, or hazardous
material as defined by applicable Federal, State or local laws or
regulations ("excluded waste");
2.
If the contractor finds what reasonably appears to be discarded
excluded waste, the contractor shall promptly notify the City and
the producer of the excluded waste, if the producer can be readily
identified; and
3.
Title to and liability for any excluded waste shall remain with
the producer of the excluded waste, even if the contractor inadvertently
collects or disposes of such excluded waste.
[R.O. 2012 §240.030; CC 1992 §10-16; Ord. No. 2155 §3, 5-9-1994; Ord. No. 3482 §1(6 — 14), 8-31-2009]
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.
The City hereby directs that all collection of commercial solid waste
will be the duty of each establishment to provide for collection of
all solid waste produced upon any such premises.
B.
All
properly contained 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 or, if applicable,
by mutual agreement of the City and contractor.
C.
Tree Limbs And Yard Waste.
[Ord. No. 4240, 11-13-2018]
1.
Tree limbs and yard wastes, as described in Section 240.020(E) and (F), respectively, shall be placed at the (curb, alley or rear of the building) for collection. Solid waste containers as required by this Section for the storage of other residential solid waste shall be placed (at the curb, alley or the rear of the building) for collection in an amount not to exceed three (3) bundles.
2.
Any solid waste containers, tree limbs, yard wastes or other
solid waste permitted by this Section to be placed at the curb or
alley for collection shall not be so placed until the regularly scheduled
collection day by 6:00 a.m.
3.
Following collection, the containers shall be removed to a location
away from any right-of-way, roadway, alley, street or curbing so as
not to impede foot or vehicular traffic.
D.
Up
to two (2) bulky rubbish items per customer will be collected monthly
on a schedule agreed to by City and contractor. The Director and contractor,
if applicable, 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 Article. 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 and be subject to any changes pursuant to Section 240.030 (I):
[Ord. No. 4283, 5-13-2019]
1.
All residential solid waste and recycle materials, other than
bulky rubbish, shall be collected once weekly. Those residents who
live in Ward 1 will be collected on Mondays; those residents living
in Ward 2 will be collected on Tuesdays; those residents living in
Ward 3 will be collected on Thursdays; those living in Ward 4 will
be collected on Fridays. If necessary to equalize loads, the Director
and contractor may agree to schedule adjustments. All commercial solid
waste shall be collected at least twice 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.
2.
Recycle materials, as designated by the contractor and Director,
shall be collected at curbside once weekly. Recycle materials shall
be placed in recycle containers provided by the contractor.
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 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 Article. 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.
I.
The
City may provide by contract for the collection of garbage and rubbish.
The contract may provide:
1.
The collection service be made at certain locations on the property
of a single-family unit.
2.
For the rate to be charged for such service.
3.
For service to be restricted to certain numbers of containers.
4.
For special pickup services or commercial services.
5.
The City perform the billing and collection for such services.
6.
For the amount of payment to be made by the City to the collector
for such services.
7.
Use whatever basis is reasonable and proper for the carrying out
and performance of the objectives of this Article.
J.
All
contracts for collecting, removing and disposing of garbage and rubbish
under the provisions of this Article shall be let to the lowest and
best responsible bidder, the right being reserved to reject any and
all bids. If no bids are received or all are rejected, the Board of
Aldermen may negotiate with and enter into a contract with any contractor
without providing for further bidding.
K.
The
Director shall advertise for sealed bids, for any work to be done
by contract under the provisions of this Article, by publication for
two (2) consecutive weeks in a weekly newspaper with general circulation
within the community. The date and time for opening bids may be set
for any time subsequent to the last publication.
L.
All
sealed bids shall be opened on the date and at the time designated
by the bid notice in the presence of such members of the public as
may attend.
M.
The
published notice shall call for sealed bids for a contract period
to be designated in the notice and such bids may be called for in
the alternative for different periods or for different rates and methods
of collection, and the City shall accept that bid which, in its judgment,
will best serve the interests of the City. No contract shall be let
for a period of less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years.
Any new contract shall be let by the City no later than ninety (90)
days from the termination of the existing contract for services. In
the event the City should elect to perform the service authorized
by this Article, it shall notify the contractor holding the existing
contract for services not later than ninety (90) days before the expiration
date of the agreement.
N.
Upon
the award being made, the successful bidder shall within ten (10)
days file with the City Clerk a mutually agreed upon contract duly
executed by him or her for the doing of the work and within ten (10)
days shall likewise file with the City Clerk a bond in the amount
of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) with securities to be
reasonably approved by the City, conditioned on said contractor performing
his or her duties and obligations provided for in said contract.
O.
Information To Be Provided By Bidders And Contractors.
1.
Required. Each bidder shall, when requested, submit
to the City a written statement showing in detail the kind, character
and nature of the equipment, a statement of his/her financial condition
and such other information requested as will bear upon his/her ability
to perform and comply with his/her contract during its entire term.
2.
Contractor required. At any time during the term
of the contract, or any renewal or extension thereof, the contractor
shall, when requested, submit to the City a written statement showing
the entire operations of the business under the contract and a financial
and profit-and-loss statement on such business operations.
P.
Contract Provisions.
1.
Furnishing of necessary vehicles. The collection contract shall provide that the contractor shall furnish the necessary vehicles and trucks and equipment, which shall be of the type required under provisions of Subsection (O), for the collection, removal and disposal of garbage and rubbish.
2.
Furnish necessary labor and collection. The contract
shall provide that the contractor shall furnish the necessary labor,
and make collections as often as may be designated by the City and
stated in the published notice for bids, and the collections shall
be made from such other places designated according to this Section.
3.
Dumping of garbage, rubbish on streets prohibited. The contract shall provide that the contractor in performance of
his or her duties shall not permit garbage or rubbish to be placed
or scattered upon any public or private street, alley, drive or public
place.
4.
Replace damaged receptacles, etc. — keep premises clean. The contract shall also provide that the contractor shall replace
any garbage or rubbish receptacle, can, container or lid damaged by
himself/herself or his or her agents or employees; that he or she
shall remove paper placed in the receptacle, can or container as wrappers
for garbage or rubbish, and that he or she shall remove the paper
and debris around the receptacle, can or container caused by his or
her performance of his or her duties, so as to leave the premises
in a neat and clean condition.
5.
Prompt removal of garbage, rubbish to approved sanitary landfill. The collection contract shall provide that all garbage and rubbish
collected within the City shall be immediately removed by the contractor
and disposed of by the sanitary landfill under the supervision of
the State Department of Health.
6.
Insurance requirements. The collection contract
shall provide that the contractor will obtain and keep in force during
the life of the contract, and any renewal or extension thereof, Workmen's
Compensation insurance and a public liability insurance policy on
each vehicle used in the collection of garbage and rubbish, indemnifying
both the contractor and the City from damage suits, in some insurance
company approved by the City for one million dollars ($1,000,000.00)
for any one (1) occurrence and if the policy contains an annual aggregate,
it must be in the amount of at least two million dollars ($2,000,000.00)
and a minimum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) for property damage,
the premiums therefor to be paid by the contractor. Said insurance
shall specifically name the City of Union as an additional insured
party and said insurance shall be carried in a firm or corporation
which has been duly licensed or permitted to carry on such business
in the State of Missouri. A certificate of insurance and an additionally
insured endorsement shall be provided to the City Clerk prior to the
commencement of service. Said policy may not be altered, amended nor
terminated without thirty (30) days' written notice having been given
to the City Administrator by certified mail.
7.
Board of Aldermen to provide other provisions. In
addition to the stipulations enumerated herein, the collection contract
shall contain such other provisions not inconsistent with this Article
as shall, in the judgment of the Board of Aldermen, best protect the
City and its citizens.
8.
If the City shall be in breach of any provision of the agreement,
the contractor may suspend its performance hereunder until such breach
has been cured or terminate agreement; provided, however, that no
termination of agreement by the contractor shall be effective until
the contractor has given written notice of such breach to the City
and the City has failed to cure such breach within thirty (30) days
after its receipt of such notice. Upon any such failure to cure, the
contractor may terminate the agreement by giving the City written
notice of such termination, which shall become effective upon receipt
of such notice.
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9.
Except for the payment of amounts owed hereunder, neither the
contractor nor the City hereto shall be liable for its failure to
perform or delay in its performance hereunder due to contingencies
beyond its reasonable control, including, but not limited to, strikes,
riots, compliance with laws or governmental orders, inability to access
a container, fires, inclement weather and acts of God, and such failure
shall not constitute a breach of the agreement.
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10.
Except in the case of the contractor's negligence or willful
misconduct, the contractor shall not be liable for any damages to
pavement or other driving surface resulting from the weight of its
trucks and equipment.
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Q.
It
shall be the duty of the Director to supervise the collection, removal
and disposal of all garbage and rubbish in the City whether such work
is done by the City or by a collector or contractor. If the work is
done under contract, the City Clerk shall see that the contracts are
properly and efficiently carried out, and that adequate liability
insurance is carried, and that all other requirements of this Article
are complied with.
[R.O. 2012 §240.040; CC 1992 §10-17; Ord. No. 2155 §4, 5-9-1994]
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 water-tight
bodies and with covers which shall be an integral part of the vehicle
or shall be separate covers of suitable material with fasteners designed
to secure all sides of the covers to the vehicles and which shall
be secured whenever the vehicles are transporting solid waste, or
as an alternative, 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 240.050(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 rights-of-way.
[R.O. 2012 §240.050; CC 1992 §10-18; Ord. No. 2155 §5, 5-9-1994; Ord. No. 3482 §1(15), 8-31-2009]
A.
Solid
wastes shall be deposited at a processing facility or disposal area
approved by and complying with all requirements of the Missouri Solid
Waste Management Law, Sections 260.200 to 260.245, RSMo., and the
rules and regulations adopted thereunder.
B.
Hazardous
waste and infectious waste shall not be disposed of within the City.
[R.O. 2012 §240.060; CC 1992 §10-19; Ord. No. 2155 §6, 5-9-1994; Ord. No. 3482 §1(16 — 17), 8-31-2009]
A.
The
Director, after mutual agreement from the contractor, if applicable,
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.
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 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.
Disposal facilities and fees for the use thereof.
11.
Records of quantity and type of wastes received at processing and/or
disposal facilities.
12.
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 of the City, is hereby authorized,
after mutual agreement from the contractor, if applicable, 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 for.
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.
[R.O. 2012 §240.070; CC 1992 §10-20; Ord. No. 2155 §7, 5-9-1994]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to:
1.
Deposit solid waste in any solid waste container other than his/her
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;
2.
Use the solid waste services if such services are not being billed
or upon failure of user to notify the City of their use thereof;
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; or
6.
Dispose of solid waste at any facility or location which is not approved
by the City and the State Department of Natural Resources.
[R.O. 2012 §240.080; CC 1992 §10-21; Ord. No. 2155 §8, 5-9-1994; Ord. No. 2177 §1, 8-9-1994; Ord. No. 3482 §1(18 —
19), 8-31-2009]
A.
There
is hereby imposed, for the collection and disposal of solid waste,
in order to protect the general public health and environment, a service
charge for each dwelling unit and each commercial establishment. The
service charge for collection of residential solid waste shall be
set by the Board of Aldermen from time to time.
B.
Senior
citizens, who for reason of insufficient use of the established collection
schedule, may make application to the City and, for good cause shown,
have their name removed from the list of customers which are billed
at the regular monthly rate. However, such senior citizens must use
the City collection service for whatsoever garbage and rubbish as
must be removed from his/her residence. Upon application by a senior
citizen for removal of his/her name from the list of regular customers,
the application shall be submitted to the City Clerk or the City Administrator,
who shall determine that the application is in proper form and that
such senior citizen will not need the established collection schedule.
In such cases where the senior citizen is granted approval of his
or her request, he or she shall be charged at the senior citizen rate
as established by the vote of the Board of Aldermen.
C.
The
service and service charge shall be terminated upon presentation of
satisfactory proof to the Director that any such dwelling unit or
establishment is unoccupied, and shall be commenced upon renewed occupancy
thereof.
D.
The
system of services established by the provisions of this Article is
designed as an integral part of the City's program of health and sanitation,
to be operated as an adjunct to the City's system for providing sewerage
disposal. The City may enforce collection of such charges by bringing
proper legal action against the occupant of any dwelling unit or owner
of any commercial establishment to recover any sums due for such services,
plus a reasonable attorney's fee to be fixed by the court, plus the
cost of such action.
E.
The
service charge herein provided for is hereby imposed upon the owner/occupant,
jointly and severally, of each dwelling unit. Service charges shall
be payable to the department empowered to collect service charges
imposed by the City.
F.
The
collection and removal of garbage and rubbish by truck or other vehicles
in the City, or the holding out or solicitation of such business by
any person who does not have a contract with or who is not authorized
and licensed by the City for the collection, removal and disposal
of garbage and rubbish, is unlawful.
G.
No
person shall dispose of any garbage or rubbish by depositing the same
in or on any public alley, street, roadway, vacant lot or property
of any kind within the City or in any stream or body of water within
the City.
H.
The
City may, at its sole option, discontinue water service to any user
that allows his or her bill for services to become delinquent. Any
bill shall be considered delinquent thirty (30) days after its due
date. All delinquent accounts shall become liens on the real estate
of the premises to which the services have been provided.
I.
All
other provisions within this Chapter of the Municipal Code of the
City of Union, Missouri, shall remain in effect and will not be affected
by these amendments.
[R.O. 2012 §240.090; CC 1992 §10-22; Ord. No. 2155 §9, 5-9-1994]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Article,
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.
[R.O. 2012 §240.100; CC 1992 §10-48; Ord. No. 2019 §1, 11-12-1991]
A.
All
compost piles shall be maintained using approved composting procedures
to comply with the following requirements:
1.
All compost piles shall be enclosed in a freestanding compost bin.
Each compost bin shall be no larger in volume than seventy-five (75)
cubic feet for properties ten thousand (10,000) square feet and less
in size, with an additional seventy-five (75) cubic feet permitted
for each additional ten thousand (10,000) square feet of space. Compost
bins shall be no taller than five (5) feet.
2.
All compost piles shall be maintained so as to prevent the attraction
or harborage of rodents and pests. The presence of rodents in or near
a compost pile shall be cause for the City to issue a complaint.
3.
All compost piles shall be maintained so as to prevent unpleasant,
rotten-egg-like, putrefactive, sweet, sour or pungent odors.
4.
Unless written permission has been granted by the adjoining property
owner, no compost pile shall be located less than three (3) feet from
the rear or side property line, or within twenty (20) feet of any
home, patio, pool or similar structure on the adjacent property. All
compost piles shall be at least three (3) feet behind the front building
setback line.
5.
No compost pile shall be located where it will impede the natural
free flow of storm water drainage.
[R.O. 2012 §240.110; CC 1992 §10-49; Ord. No. 2019 §1, 11-12-1991]
[R.O. 2012 §240.120; CC 1992 §10-50; Ord. No. 2019 §1, 11-12-1991]
Compost piles established in accordance with this Article are
for private use only. There shall be no commercial provision of material
to be composted or commercial use of the product of such composting.
[R.O. 2012 §240.130; CC 1992 §10-51; Ord. No. 2019 §1, 11-12-1991]
Every owner or operator shall be responsible for maintaining
all property under his/her control in accordance with the requirements
of this Article.
