[R.O. 2003 §215.290; Ord. No. 422 §74.290, 5-3-1984]
For the purpose of this Article, the following terms shall have
the meaning indicated:
All ashes, cinders, slops, filth, excrement, boards, sawdust,
wood or metal shavings, rubber, old tires, stones, rocks, sand, oil,
coal oil, gasoline, paint, dirt, dust, straw, soot, sticks, lumber
scraps, boxes, barrels, kegs, crates, cans, bottles, cartons, paper,
trash, leavings, sweepings, rubbish, refuse, debris, slag, garbage,
manure, offal, putrid fish, meat, entrails, decayed fruits or vegetables,
wastewater, animal or vegetable products or matter, broken ware, broken
glass, rags, bones, old iron, tacks, nails, wire, appliances or other
metal, furniture designed for interior use, grass, leaves, weeds,
foliage or shrub cuttings or clippings, old wearing apparel, all dead
animals or any other offensive or disagreeable substance or thing
thrown, cast, dropped, blown, spilled, poured, discharged, swept,
left, or deposited by anyone in or upon any curb, gutter, street,
alley, boulevard, highway, right-of-way, viaduct, tunnel, sidewalk,
park, parkway, public square, public building, vacant or occupied
lot, vacant building, unenclosed areas of vacant or occupied buildings,
or pond, stream or pool of water.
[R.O. 2003 §215.300; Ord. No. 422 §74.300, 5-3-1984]
No person shall sweep, throw, cast or otherwise place or deposit
litter, or direct, suffer or permit any servant, employee, agent or
other person under his control to sweep, throw, cast or otherwise
place or deposit litter of any kind whatsoever, in or upon any curb,
gutter, street, alley, boulevard, highway, right-of-way, viaduct,
tunnel, sidewalk, park, parkway, public square, public building, vacant
or occupied lot, vacant building, unenclosed areas of vacant or occupied
buildings, or pond, stream, or pool of waters.
[R.O. 2003 §215.320; Ord. No. 422 §74.320, 5-3-1984]
No owner, occupant or agent of any land abutting upon any sidewalk,
street, alley, boulevard, park or parkway of the City shall allow
the earth or any rubbish or litter from said land to fall, blow, or
wash upon any part of said sidewalk, street, alley, boulevard, park
or parkway.
[R.O. 2003 §215.330; Ord. No. 422 §74.330, 5-3-1984]
No persons shall place or permit to be placed upon his property
any trash, litter or rubbish without placing the same in containers
or securely covering the same so that it cannot be blown or washed
upon any street or other property.
[R.O. 2003 §215.340; Ord. No. 422 §74.340, 5-3-1984]
The washing of ice, spittoons, animals, equipment, wagons, carts
and trucks, and the throwing or flowing of wastewater used in washing
any of the aforesaid articles, on or in any sidewalk, street, alley,
boulevard, highway, right-of-way, park or parkway is hereby prohibited,
except that the noncommercial washing of private automobiles, by members
of the family owning same, in or upon a street or alley adjacent to
private property either owned or occupied by the owner of the automobile
being washed is not prohibited when such washing does not cause an
accumulation of dirt, mud or similar materials to be deposited in
the street or alley, and further provided, such washing does not create
a hazardous or dangerous condition within or on the street, or restrict
free passage over the same.
[R.O. 2003 §215.350; Ord. No. 422 §74.350, 5-3-1984]
No person, within any vehicle, shall throw, cast, place, drop,
spill or in any manner deposit or permit to be deposited any litter,
or any other offensive or disagreeable substance or thing in or upon
any street, sidewalk, boulevard, highway, right-of-way, park or parkway,
or public place or on private property without the owner's consent.
[R.O. 2003 §215.360; Ord. No. 422 §74.360, 5-3-1984]
It shall be the duty of every owner, occupant, lessee, agent
or other person having control, charge, authority or management over
property to keep the same free and clear of any and all litter of
every kind and description.
[R.O. 2003 §215.370; Ord. No. 422 §74.370, 5-3-1984; Ord. No. 622 §15, 8-3-2000]
Whenever the Chief of Police or his designee shall find that litter of any kind or description has been allowed to stand or accumulate upon any lot of land, he shall serve written notice upon the owner, occupant, lessee, agent or other person having control thereof to comply with the provisions of Section 215.300. It shall be sufficient notification to deposit a copy of such notice in the United States Mail, properly stamped and directed to the person shown upon the books of the City Treasurer as having last paid taxes upon such land, or to post a copy of the notice upon the premises.
[R.O. 2003 §215.380; Ord. No. 422 §74.380, 5-3-1984]
If the person to whom the notice described in Section 215.360 is directed fails or neglects to cause the litter to be removed within ten (10) days after such notice has been served or posted upon the premises, the Health Officer may enter upon the lot or land and remove such litter and charge the cost thereof to the owner or lessee in control of the lot.
[R.O. 2003 §215.390; Ord. No. 622 §16, 8-3-2000]
The cost of removing such litter may be assessed and collected
as a lien of the property affected hereby. The Chief of Police or
his designee shall certify assessments and apportionments covering
the cost to the City Clerk. Such apportionment shall contain the names
of the owners and all other parties interested in the land affected
and charged therewith who were such upon the date when the removal
of such litter was performed. Such names are to be determined and
taken from the assessment books used for the assessment and levy of
general taxes, but no defect or mistake in such books or in the description
therein of the land or in the names in such apportionment shall impair
the validity of the lien on such lot or bills issued therefor. Such
costs shall be entered as an assessment against the real property
on the tax bill and shall be payable as due in accordance with Jackson
County tax billing and bear interest at the rate of charge by Jackson
County for delinquent taxes, per annum.
[Ord. No. 1028, 8-1-2019]
A.
Any
citizen of Buckner, Missouri, may use the designated brush drop off
area located at 2500 O'Donnell Road, Buckner, Missouri, 64016, to
safely and securely dispose of brush and yard waste produced from
the citizen's place of residence.
B.
Use
of the brush drop off area should be personal in nature. No commercial
entity, non-resident of Buckner, or Buckner business shall use the
brush drop off area for dumping brush waste.
C.
No
commercial entity or Buckner citizen shall be allowed to use the brush
drop off area for monetary gain.
D.
Brush
waste is defined as tree branches and limbs, bush clippings, grass
clippings, and leaves, weeds, shrub clippings, wood chips and garden
waste and other like items.
E.
The
following is not considered brush waste: garbage, litter, lumber,
landscape timbers, railroad ties, rock, dirt, concrete, asphalt, plastic,
metal, furniture, and batteries and other like items.
F.
If
a bag is used to dispose of brush waste it must be a brown, biodegradable
bag.
