[Ord. No. 2009-16 §§1
— 4, 3-9-2009]
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this Article is to establish a law
prohibiting the open disposal, dumping, depositing, burying (other
than small, residential compost piles of non-hazardous, organic materials
produced on the premises and being tended for use as fertilizer) or
unpermitted burning of any waste materials whatsoever on any public
or private property within the City of Pine Lawn, Missouri, in order
to end the public health hazard being perpetuated by numerous individuals
known and unknown to the City and by bringing about the cessation
of the illegal dumping.
B.
DUMPING
WASTE MATERIALS
Definitions. As used in this Article, the following terms
shall have the following meaning:
The open disposal, depositing, burying or non-permitted burning
of any waste materials other than at-home organic compost piles.
Any items or materials being disposed of including (but not
limited to) solid waste, trash or garbage (defined as easily decomposable
or illegally-dumped putrefactive animal and vegetable matter), rubbish
(defined as non-putrefactive, non-organic materials and plant matter,
such as yard trimmings), glass, metals, plastics, papers, asbestos,
construction waste materials, cardboard, batteries, chemicals, tires,
used vehicles or appliances, furniture, etc.
C.
No
person shall discard any solid waste upon any public right-of-way
or private property within the City of Pine Lawn unless it be in a
proper solid waste storage container and is intended for collection
and removal to a facility approved for handling such materials. No
person shall do any dumping or permit any dumping to take place at
any location in the City of Pine Lawn, unless such location is an
approved and properly permitted solid waste disposal facility.
D.
Penalties. Any person found guilty of illegal dumping after
due process of law before the Municipal Court of the City of Pine
Lawn or the Associate Circuit Court of Saint Louis County, State of
Missouri shall be subject to the following:
1.
First (1st) violation: No less than three hundred dollars ($300.00)
in fines but up to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and/or ninety
(90) days in jail, plus the cost of cleanup for the materials illegally
dumped.
2.
Second (2nd) violation: No less than seven hundred fifty dollars
($750.00) in fines but up to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and/or
ninety (90) days in jail, plus the cost of cleanup for the materials
illegally dumped.
3.
Third (3rd) and subsequent violations: No less than one thousand
dollars ($1,000.00) in fines and ten (10) days in jail but up to ninety
(90) days in jail, plus the cost of cleanup for the materials illegally
dumped.
