[Code 1980 §11-32; CC 1990 §12-51; Ord. No. 6695, 5-28-2002; Ord. No. 7558 §2, 11-11-2008]
It shall be unlawful for any person to collect garbage or rubbish from any residence, two-family dwelling, multiple dwelling, business, house, store, restaurant, school, hotel, hospital or other institution or establishment of any kind within the City or to transport garbage or rubbish on, over or along the public streets, alleys, thoroughfares or driveways within the City without having first secured a permit to do so. The permit issued by the City shall only authorize the waste collection or transportation activities for the type or zoning categories of the properties as specified in the permit. Waste collection or transportation without a permit or outside the permitted scope of the permit is prohibited. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Section shall be subject to punishment as provided in Section
100.080 of the Florissant City Code.
[Code 1980 §11-33; CC 1990 §12-52; Ord. No. 6695, 5-28-2002]
The permit required by Section
220.110 shall be secured from the Director of Finance upon application therefor, accompanied by the written approval of the Director of Public Works, together with a copy of a liability insurance policy and a receipt from an insurance company indicating that all vehicles to be used in the collection of garbage and rubbish or to transport garbage or rubbish on, over and along the public streets, alleys, thoroughfares and driveways within the City are covered by liability insurance in the amounts of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) for bodily injury or death of one (1) person in any one (1) accident and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) for bodily injury or death of two (2) or more persons in any one (1) accident and not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one (1) accident. Such written approval of the Director of Public Works shall certify that the vehicles and the containers to be used by such applicant for the collection and transportation of garbage or rubbish are so constructed and maintained as to provide for the orderly and sanitary handling and transportation of garbage or rubbish.
[Code 1980 §11-34; CC 1990 §12-53; Ord. No. 6695, 5-28-2002; Ord. No. 7558 §5, 11-11-2008]
The fee for the permit required by Section
220.110 shall be five hundred dollars ($500.00) and each such permit shall expire on December thirty-first (31st) of each year.
[Code 1980 §11-38; CC 1990 §12-57; Ord. No. 6695, 5-28-2002; Ord. No. 7558 §3, 11-11-2008]
Any holder of a permit, as provided in Section
220.110, who shall fail to keep and maintain his/her vehicles or containers in such condition as to meet with the rules and requirements prescribed by the Director of Public Works shall have his/her permit revoked.
[Ord. No. 7558 §2, 11-11-2008]
The City may solicit proposals for an exclusive license agreement
for the collection and disposal of solid waste from all one-family,
two-family, and multi-family dwellings with individual curbside waste
collection service. Such license agreement shall be awarded by the
City Council following the receipt of competitive bids on specifications
prepared by the Mayor or his designee and upon a recommendation from
the Mayor and approval by the City Council. Each such license agreement
shall be made upon terms which are most advantageous to the citizens
of the City, as determined by the City Council, in regard to the level
of services to be rendered, compliance with this Article, and all
of the requirements of law and fees to be charged by the waste hauler
to the owners of residential premises to be served; provided however,
that no such license agreement shall be for a term of less than one
(1) year, except to the extent that such contract is terminable upon
the happening of certain conditions as required or permitted by its
express terms or by this Article. No such license agreement shall
be made with or issued to a waste hauler who does not possess all
of the permits and licenses to engage in the business of storing,
collecting, transporting, processing and disposing of solid waste
contemplated by the contract and required pursuant to this Article
and other provisions of law. Such license agreement shall be subject
to termination or suspension as provided for in such agreement or
upon revocation of the licenses and permits as provided for within
this Article.
[Code 1980 §11-39; CC 1990 §12-58; Ord. No. 6355, 1-10-2000; Ord. No. 6695, 5-28-2002; Ord. No. 7558 §3, 11-11-2008]
A. No person licensed to collect garbage or rubbish as set out in Section
220.110 shall do so at any time except between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. daily in residential areas.
B. Any
person found guilty of violations in this provision will be assessed
a minimum fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the first (1st)
offense, two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for the second (2nd)
offense and five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense thereafter.
[Code 1980 §11-40; CC 1990 §12-59; Ord. No. 6355, 1-20-2000; Ord. No. 6695, 5-28-2002; Ord. No. 7558 §3, 11-11-2008]
A. No person licensed to collect garbage or rubbish as set out in Section
220.110 shall do so at any time except between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. in a commercial area, the boundaries of which are within five hundred (500) feet of a residence.
B. Subsection
(A) shall not apply to the first (1st) day immediately prior to and after the six (6) recognized holidays of New Years, Memorial Day, July fourth (4th), Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
C. Any
person found guilty of violations in this provision will be assessed
a minimum fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the first (1st)
offense, two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for the second (2nd)
offense and five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense thereafter.
[CC 1990 §12-60; Ord. No. 6176, 11-9-1998; Ord. No.
6695, 5-28-2002; Ord. No. 7558 §3, 11-11-2008]
It shall be unlawful for any person to place upon his/her residential
property a commercial type container within the City for a period
in excess of thirty (30) days without first obtaining a permit to
do so.
[CC 1990 §12-61; Ord. No. 6176, 11-9-1998; Ord. No.
6695, 5-28-2002; Ord. No. 7558 §3, 11-11-2008]
The permit required by Section
220.180 shall be obtained from the Health Department under the direction of the Director of Public Works.
[CC 1990 §12-62; Ord. No. 6176, 11-9-1998; Ord. No.
6695, 5-28-2002; Ord. No. 7558 §3, 11-11-2008]
There shall be no fee required to obtain said permit.
[CC 1990 §12-63; Ord. No. 6176, 11-9-1998; Ord. No.
6695, 5-28-2002; Ord. No. 7558 §3, 11-11-2008]
The Director of Public Works or his/her designated representatives
shall have the authority to inspect and establish conditions for the
use of such commercial type containers.
[CC 1990 §12-64; Ord. No. 6176, 11-9-1998; Ord. No.
6695, 5-28-2002; Ord. No. 7558 §3, 11-11-2008]
Any holder of a permit, as provided in Section
220.180, who shall fail to keep and maintain his/her commercial type container in such condition as to meet with the rules and requirements prescribed by the Director of Public Works shall have his/her permit revoked.
[CC 1990 §12-65; Ord. No. 6176, 11-9-1998; Ord. No.
6695, 5-28-2002; Ord. No. 7558 §3, 11-11-2008]
All commercial type containers must be located completely on
the permit holders property so as not to obstruct the sidewalk or
street.
[CC 1990 §12-66; Ord. No. 6176, 11-9-1998; Ord. No.
6695, 5-28-2002; Ord. No. 7558 §3, 11-11-2008]
Enforcement of this Article shall rest upon the Director of Public Works and/or his/her designated representatives. Anyone failing to obtain a permit or follow the provisions of this Article will be found to be in violation and, in addition to the penalties provided for in Section
100.080 of the Florissant Code, shall be subject to all costs incurred for the removal of the commercial type container.
[CC 1990 §12-67; Ord. No. 6176, 11-9-1998; Ord. No.
6695, 5-28-2002; Ord. No. 7558 §3, 11-11-2008]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Article shall upon conviction thereof be subject to punishment as provided in Section
100.080 of this Code.