For the purposes of this Chapter, the following terms shall
be deemed to have the meanings indicated below:
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.
The City of Crystal Lake Park, Missouri.
Removal of solid waste from its place of storage to the transportation
vehicle.
All solid waste generated from a source other than a dwelling
unit.
Such person, firm or corporation as may be contracted with
to provide solid waste transportation and disposal for the City.
A location adjacent to and not more than five (5) feet from
any street.
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.
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.
Putrescible animal or vegetable wastes resulting from the
handling, preparation, cooking, serving or consumption of food.
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.
Clothes washers and dryers, water heaters, trash compactors,
dishwashers, conventional ovens, ranges, stoves, wood stoves, air-conditioners,
refrigerators and freezers.
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.
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.
Incinerating, composting, baling, shredding, salvaging, compacting
and other processes whereby solid waste characteristics are modified
or solid waste quantity is reduced.
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 resulting from the maintenance and operation
of dwelling units.
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. Solid waste does not include "Yard Waste" as defined herein.
Receptacle used by any person to store solid waste during
the interval between solid waste collections.
The process of discarding or getting rid of unwanted material.
In particular the final disposition of solid waste by man.
The entire solid waste system of storage, collection, transportation,
processing and disposal.
Keeping, maintaining or storing solid waste from 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.
[CC 1995 §225.020; Ord. No. 224 §2, 4-7-1986]
A.
The
occupant of every dwelling unit producing solid waste within the corporation
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 to maintain
such solid waste containers at all times in good repair.
B.
The
occupant of every dwelling unit 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.
Residential
solid waste shall be stored in containers of not more than thirty-five
(35) gallons nor less than twenty (20) gallons in nominal capacity.
Containers shall be leakproof, waterproof and fitted with a fly-tight
lid and shall be properly covered at all times except when depositing
waste therein or removing the contents thereof. The containers shall
have handles, bails or other suitable lifting devices or features.
Containers shall be of 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.
Galvanized metal containers or rubber, fiberglass or plastic containers
which do not become brittle in cold weather may be used. Disposable
solid waste containers with suitable frames or containers as approved
by the Director may also be used for storage of residential solid
waste.
D.
Tree
limbs less than four (4) inches in diameter and brush shall be securely
tied in bundles not larger than forty-eight (48) inches long and eighteen
(18) inches in diameter when not placed in storage containers. The
weight of any individual bundle shall not exceed seventy-five (75)
pounds.
E.
Loose
leaves may be placed at the curb during the fall season for collection
if leaf collection service is provided by the City.
[CC 1995 §225.030; Ord. No. 360 §1, 3-10-2003; Ord. No. 363 §1, 3-10-2003]
A.
The
City shall provide for the collection of all 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.
B.
All
solid waste from premises to which collection services are provided
by the City shall be collected, except bulky rubbish as defined herein,
provided however, that bulky rubbish will be collected if tied securely
in bundles not exceeding reasonable limitations of weight and bulk
to be fixed by regulations to be made and promulgated by the Director
as hereinafter provided. All solid waste collected shall, upon being
loaded into transportation equipment, become the property of the collection
agency.
C.
Tree limbs, as described in Section 230.020(D) respectively, shall be placed at the curb for collection. Solid waste containers as required by this Chapter for the storage of other residential solid waste shall be placed at the curb for collection. Any solid waste containers, tree limbs, or other solid waste permitted by this Chapter to be placed at the curb for collection shall not be so placed until the evening prior to the regularly scheduled collection day and shall be removed no later than the evening of the collection day.
D.
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 Chapter. Solid waste collectors
shall not enter dwelling units or other residential buildings for
the purpose of collecting residential solid waste.
E.
The
following collection frequencies shall apply to collections of solid
waste within the City:
All residential solid waste, other than bulky rubbish, shall be collected at least once weekly. Bulky rubbish, unless tied in bundles as provided in Subsection (B) hereof, shall be collected twice annually. Collection of leaves during the fall season may be made on such occasions as the Board of Aldermen approves.
F.
Residential
solid waste containers shall be stored upon the residential premises
in a location not generally viewed by the public.
G.
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 point of collection to the transportation vehicle provided the solid waste was stored in compliance with Section 230.020, Subsections (B, C, D, E) of this Chapter. 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.
H.
Either
the City or the solid waste collection agency operating under contract
with the City shall, at the City's option, provide each residence
with an invoice for payment in connection with the solid waste collection
service, and such amount shall be paid by the resident of each such
residence as provided in each such invoice.
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 watertight
bodies and with covers which shall be an integral part of the vehicle
or shall be a separate cover of suitable material with fasteners designed
to secure all sides of the cover to the vehicle and shall be secured
whenever the vehicle is transporting solid waste or, as an alternative,
the entire bodies thereof shall be enclosed with only loading hoppers
exposed. Provided however, other vehicles may be used to transport
bulky rubbish which because of its size or weight is not susceptible
to being loaded or unloaded in vehicles described above, but in no
event shall such vehicles be operated without adequate cover or binding
to prevent spillage or waste therefrom and in accordance with the
rules and regulations made by the Board.
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.
A.
Solid
wastes shall be deposited at a processing facility or disposal area
approved by the City and complying with all requirements of the Missouri
Solid Waste Management Law, Sections 260.200 to 260.255, RSMo., and
the rules and regulations adopted thereunder. The City may designate
the processing or disposal facility to be utilized by persons holding
permits under this Chapter.
B.
The
Board may classify certain wastes as hazardous wastes which will require
special handling and shall be disposed of only in a manner acceptable
to the Board which will meet all local, State and Federal regulations.
A.
The
Board may make, amend, revoke and enforce reasonable and necessary
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 and 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.
Processing facilities and fees for the use thereof.
11.
Disposal facilities and fees for the use thereof.
12.
Records of quantity and type of wastes received at processing and/or
disposal facilities.
13.
Handling of special wastes such as toxic wastes, sludge, 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 or other service charge billings for the City is hereby authorized
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, subject to the approval
of the Board.
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 of
the City.
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.
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, those of a solid waste collection agency operating
under contract with the City, or any duly licensed collector.
3.
Dispose of solid waste at any facility or location which is not approved
by the City and the Missouri Division of Health.
4.
Engage in the business of collecting, transporting, processing or
disposing of solid waste within the corporate limits of the City without
a permit from the City, or operate under an expired permit, or operate
after a permit has been suspended or revoked.
The Board may require performance or payment bonds of any solid
waste collection agency prior to issuing permits to so operate.
[CC 1995 §220.050; Ord. No. 46 §§1 — 7, 4-25-1955]
A.
No
person or persons shall be permitted to dump rubbish or trash on the
streets or vacant property in the City of Crystal Lake Park.
B.
No
person or persons shall permit or cause to be permitted to accumulate
rubbish, trash or disposable material on any property in any quantity
for a period to exceed seven (7) days.
