[R.O. 2001 § 235.010; CC 1984 § 60.110(1,5,12)]
For the purposes of this Article, the following terms shall
be deemed to have the meanings indicated below:
APPROVED INCINERATOR
Any incinerator which complies with all current regulations
of the Missouri Air Conservation Commission.
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 Memphis, Missouri.
COLLECTION
Removal of solid waste from its place of storage to the transportation
vehicle.
CONTRACTOR
Such person, firm or corporation as may be contracted with
to provide solid waste transportation and disposal for the City.
CURBSIDE
A location adjacent to and not more than five (5) feet from
any street.
DISPOSABLE SOLID WASTE CONTAINER
Disposable plastic or paper sacks with a capacity of twenty
(20) to thirty-nine (39) gallons, or if specifically designated for
storage of solid waste, a maximum of fifty-five (55) gallons.
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.
Units of multiple housing facilities may be billed as dwelling units
upon request by the owner of said dwelling units.
GARBAGE
Putrescible animal or vegetable wastes resulting from the
handling, preparation, cooking, serving or consumption of food.
HAZARDOUS WASTES
Any waste or combination of wastes, as determined by the
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.
MAJOR APPLIANCES
Clothes washers and dryers, water heaters, trash compactors,
dishwashers, conventional ovens, ranges, stoves, wood stoves, air-conditioners,
refrigerators and freezers.
OCCUPANT
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.
PERSON
Any natural individual, firm, partnership, trust, association
or corporation. As applied to partnerships or associations, the word
includes the partners or members thereof; and as applied to corporations,
it includes the officers, agents or employees thereof who are responsible
for the act referred to.
PROCESSING
Incinerating, composting, baling, shredding, salvaging, compacting
and other processes whereby solid waste characteristics are modified
or solid waste quantity is reduced.
PROHIBITED ITEMS
Items which are eliminated by State law from being disposed
of in a solid waste disposal area, including, but not limited to,
major appliances, waste oil, lead acid batteries, waste tires and
the like as the same may be now or hereafter defined by State law.
SOLID WASTE
Garbage, refuse and other discarded materials, including,
but not limited to, solid and semisolid 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, post-use polymers,
recovered feedstocks, overburden, rock, tailings, matte, mill scale
and slag or other waste material resulting from mining, milling or
smelting. Solid waste does not include "yard waste" as defined herein.
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 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.
YARD WASTES
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. 2001 § 235.090]
The Board may require performance or payment bonds of any solid
waste collection agency prior to issuing permits to so operate.
[R.O. 2001 § 235.100; CC 1984 § 60.060(1)]
A. There is hereby imposed for the collection and disposal of solid
wastes and for the improvement of the general public and environment
a service charge for each dwelling unit to which such service shall
be provided under the provisions of this Article. Said service charge
shall be in the amount necessary to pay for all expenses required
to maintain the service.
B. The system of services established by the provisions of this Chapter
hereof is designated as an integral part of the City's program of
health, sanitation and general welfare to be operated as an adjunct
to the City's system for providing all manner of utilities services.
The City may enforce collection of such charges by bringing proper
legal action against the occupant of the premises which has received
such services 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.
C. The service charge herein provided for is hereby imposed upon the
occupant of each occupied dwelling unit and the billing therefor shall
be made to the person contracting for City utilities of any kind to
each such dwelling unit. In the event a dwelling unit is not serviced
by City utilities or in the absence of information that such person
is neither the owner or the tenant of such dwelling unit, then billing
therefor shall be made to the owner. Service charges shall be payable
to the City of Memphis, Missouri.
D. The City shall provide any contractor hereunder with a monthly statement
showing the number of dwelling units, together with all additions
and deletions.
[R.O. 2001 § 235.110; CC 1984 § 60.070]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Article, upon conviction, shall be punished as set out in Section
100.220 of this Code.
[R.O. 2001 § 235.112; Ord. No.
825 § 2, 7-2-1998]
A. The Board of Aldermen for the City of Memphis hereby authorize a
new fund to be created. This new fund shall be known as the "Trash
Fund." The following transactions will be accounted for within this
fund:
1.
Monthly, the money collected for the trash service shall be
deposited into this fund.