[CC 1983 §60.010; Ord.
No. 23-32, 11-2-2023]
As used in this Chapter the following terms shall have these
prescribed meanings:
A container for receiving, transporting, and dumping waste
materials. A large, covered metal trash bin, often of a kind that
is emptied, or transported to a dump, by a specially equipped truck.
All normal trash, rubbish, or refuse to include cooking oils
and grease generated in commercial kitchens, is waste material that
is discarded by humans, usually due to a perceived lack of utility,
but does not include sewage or body waste.
Material most often characterized as outdoor waste, debris
that clutter areas. These unwanted items are considered to have no
value or purpose and need to be disposed of.
This term is often interchangeable with the term "garbage."
Unwanted materials, considered to have no appreciable value.
[CC 1983 §60.020; Ord.
No. 23-32, 11-2-2023]
No owner or lessee of any public or private premises shall permit
trash, rubbish or garbage to accumulate upon his/her premises in any
manner detrimental to adequate sanitation. Containers shall be rodent
proof, insect proof, and shall be kept covered at all times except
when trash or garbage is being deposited therein or removed therefrom.
In case garbage and trash is disposed of separately, separate containers
may be required.
[Ord. No. 294 §60.030, 8-6-1987; Ord.
No. 18-61, 12-6-2018; Ord. No. 23-32, 11-2-2023]
A.
All
trash, rubbish and garbage shall be collected and disposed of with
such sufficiency and frequency to prevent a nuisance.
B.
No
person, firm or corporation shall collect trash, rubbish or garbage
who does not possess a permit from the City of Hollister and said
permit shall be issued only after the City of Hollister is satisfied
that the applicant is capable of complying with this Chapter.
C.
Collection
of trash, rubbish and garbage shall be by means of vehicles which
are properly equipped and designed for this purpose and are approved
by the City of Hollister.
D.
All
residential trash, rubbish and garbage to be collected shall be placed
at the street curb no earlier than 7:30 A.M. the day prior to scheduled
collection and no later than 7:30 A.M. on the day such collection
takes place. All residential trash, rubbish and garbage to be collected
shall be placed and totally contained within a container with lid
provided for this purpose as prescribed by regulations of the City
of Hollister. All residential trash containers will be removed from
the street curb and stored in a suitable location at least twenty-five
(25) feet from the street curb within twenty-four (24) hours following
collection.
E.
All
residential housing units in the City of Hollister, Missouri, shall
provide by the City's servants or employees, or by people with whom
said City shall contract, for the collection of trash, rubbish and
garbage from all residential housing and for such services, the occupant
of each residential housing unit as described shall pay to the said
City of Hollister, Missouri, a monthly sum as established by the Board
of Aldermen of said City, with the said occupant to be billed monthly
by the said City. The said charge shall continue each month whether
or not the occupant has any trash, rubbish or garbage to be collected.
F.
All
commercial properties in the City of Hollister, Missouri, shall provide
by servants or employees, or by people with whom said commercial property
owners shall contract, at their expense, for the collection of trash,
rubbish and garbage from their property. All commercial trash, rubbish
and garbage to be collected shall be placed and totally contained
within a container with a lid. These containers shall be designed
specifically for this purpose and screened from the public view.
G.
All
other owners, occupants, or lessees of premises within the City limits
of said City, not classified as one of such residential housing units
having a City water connection, shall be responsible for the collection
and disposal of all trash, rubbish and garbage upon his/her premises
at his/her own expense under the rules and regulations as herein set
out.
[Ord. No. 23-32, 11-2-2023]
A.
Any
business, school, church, charitable or non-profit organization, club
or civic organization, commercial or industrial location that disposes,
on a regular basis, quantities greater than four (4) 90-gallon garbage
containers of garbage, or refuse shall be required to use a solid
waste dumpster of the appropriate size.
B.
Requirements.
A dumpster regulated by this Chapter shall meet each of the following
requirements:
1.
The dumpster shall be located within reason, to minimize conflicts
with nearby dwellings.
2.
The dumpster shall be screened so it cannot be viewed from the right-of-way
of any public street or from any adjacent residentially zoned property [as
seen from any point on the property line at a height of six (6) feet],
with the front of the dumpster screened and enclosed by a gate which
shall remain closed except when garbage or refuse is being deposited
into or removed from the dumpster. The dumpster may be screened with
an attractive weather-resistant solid wood fence, decorative masonry
wall, evergreen plants or a structure designed to be architecturally
compatible with the principal building on the lot where the dumpster
is located. The screening shall not interfere with the collection
of garbage and refuse from the dumpster.
3.
The dumpster shall not be located within the right-of-way of any
street.
4.
The dumpster shall not obstruct safe sight distances for traffic
and pedestrians.
5.
The dumpster shall not obstruct the view of traffic signs or street
signs and shall not be located on a sidewalk.
6.
The dumpster shall not be located within ten (10) feet of a window
or door of a dwelling on another lot.
7.
The area surrounding each dumpster shall be maintained free of litter,
the lids shall be kept tightly secured when not in use, and dumpsters
should not be overflowing with debris.
8.
A complete copy of this Chapter shall be included in the Commercial
and Residential Packets provided at the time a building permit is
issued.
[CC 1983 §60.040; Ord.
No. 23-32, 11-2-2023]
All disposal of trash, rubbish and garbage shall be by a method
or methods specifically approved by the City of Hollister, the Missouri
Department of Natural Resources or the Federal Environmental Protection
Agency.
[CC 1983 §60.050; Ord.
No. 23-32, 11-2-2023]
It shall be the duty of the occupants of each premises to maintain
all trash, rubbish and garbage facilities serving said premises in
a sanitary condition at all times.
[CC 1983 §60.070; Ord. No. 05-07, 3-17-2005; Ord. No. 23-32, 11-2-2023]
A.
The
charge for collection may be amended by resolution of the Board of
Aldermen from time to time upon thirty (30) days' notice to the customers
of the change.
B.
Each
residential housing unit not paying for commercial trash pickup will
be required to pay the City of Hollister for trash, rubbish and garbage
collection as part of their monthly fees charged for services.
C.
The
City of Hollister will contract, through the open public bid process,
with a licensed, certified agency to provide exclusive residential
trash collection and recycling services for the City. This contract
will be in force for a period not to exceed three (3) years and may
be extended on a year-by-year basis, or until the terms of the contract
are changed, at which time new bids will be entertained.
[CC 1983 §60.080; Ord.
No. 23-32, 11-2-2023]
Any person, persons, firm, association, corporation, or the
agent thereof, who shall neglect, fail or refuse to comply with the
provisions of this Chapter, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and when convicted, shall be fined in the sum of not less than ten
dollars ($10.00) nor more than twenty-five ($25.00), and each day
that such person, persons, firm, association, corporation or agent
thereof, shall neglect, fail, or refuse to comply with any of the
provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed separate offenses and punished
as herein provided.
