[R.O. 2006 §255.010; CC 1986 §60.010; Ord. No. 1096 §1, 10-9-1990; RSMo. §260.200]
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following terms shall
be deemed to have the meanings indicated below:
APPROVED INCINERATOR
An incinerator which complies with all current regulations
of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
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 Willow Springs, Missouri.
CLEAN FILL
Uncontaminated soil, rock, sand, gravel, concrete, asphaltic
concrete, cinderblocks, brick, minimal amounts of wood and metal and
inert solids as approved by rule or policy of the City for fill, reclamation
or other beneficial use.
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.
DIRECTOR
The Director of the Solid Waste Management Program of the
City or his/her authorized representative.
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 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.
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. 2006 §255.020; CC 1986 §60.020; Ord. No. 1267, 12-11-2000]
A. The
occupant of every dwelling unit and of every institutional, commercial
or business, industrial or agricultural establishment producing solid
waste within the corporate 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/or establishment and to maintain such solid
waste containers at all times in good repair.
B. The
occupant of every dwelling unit and of every institutional, commercial,
business, industrial or agricultural establishment shall place all
solid waste to be collected in proper solid waste containers and shall
maintain such solid waste containers and the area surrounding them
in a clean, neat and sanitary condition at all times. Accumulation
of waste in suitable containers shall not be stored upon any site
in the City for a period longer than seven (7) days.
C. Residential
solid waste shall be stored in containers of not more than thirty-nine
(39) gallons nor less than twenty (20) gallons in nominal capacity,
except that residential solid waste may be stored in trash bags of
adequate strength in a size not to exceed fifty-five (55) gallons.
All containers, including bags, shall be leakproof and waterproof,
fly-tight and properly covered, tied or enclosed, except when depositing
waste therein or removing the contents thereof. Containers other than
bags shall have handles, bails or other suitable lifting devices or
features. Containers other than bags 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, including bags and its 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 in addition to bags. Disposable solid
waste containers with suitable frames or containers as approved by
the City may also be used for storage of residential solid waste.
Galvanized metal containers or rubber, fiberglass or plastic containers
with suitable frames or containers as approved by the City may also
be used for storage of residential solid waste.
D. Commercial solid waste shall be stored in solid waste containers as approved by the Board. The containers shall be waterproof, leakproof and shall be covered at all times except when depositing waste therein or removing the contents thereof and shall meet all requirements as set forth by Section
230.060.
E. 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.
F. Yard
wastes shall be stored in containers so constructed as to prevent
the dispersal of wastes placed therein upon the premises served, upon
adjacent premises or upon adjacent public rights-of-way. The weight
of any individual container and contents shall not exceed forty (40)
pounds.
G. Solid
waste containers which are not approved will be collected together
with their contents and disposed of.
[R.O. 2006 §255.030(C); CC 1986 §60.030]
A. The
City shall provide for the collection of solid waste as follows:
1. Collection of residential solid waste. The City
shall provide for the collection of residential 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.
2. Other collections. The City may, at its discretion,
provide commercial solid waste collection services upon specific application
of the owners or persons in charge thereof. However, in the event
that such application is not made or approved, it shall be the duty
of such establishment to provide for collection of all solid waste
produced upon any such premises in a manner approved by City. If and
when the City does provide commercial collection service, the provisions
herein concerning such service shall apply.
B. All
solid waste from premises to which collection services are provided
under contract with the City shall become the property of the collection
agency upon being loaded into the transportation equipment.
C. Solid
waste containers as required by this Chapter for the storage of residential
solid waste shall be placed at curbside for collection but shall not
be so placed until after 6:00 P.M. on the day next preceding the regularly
scheduled collection day. Containers shall be removed from curbside
no later than 8:00 P.M. on the day of collection. No alley service
shall be allowed under the terms of this Chapter, except as approved
by the Board of Aldermen.
D. Individuals
desiring the collection of bulky rubbish shall deal directly with
those licensed by the City for the collection of the same.
E. 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. Commercial solid
waste may be removed from within commercial establishments upon written
request of the owner and approved by the Director.
F. It
shall be the responsibility of the occupants of each dwelling unit
to prepare, package and deliver solid waste to curbside for collection
as prescribed in this Chapter and as it may be amended from time to
time.
G. It
shall be the responsibility of each commercial, industrial, institutional
or other non-residential generator of solid waste to prepare, package
and store solid waste so generated as prescribed by this Chapter and
as it may be amended from time to time.
H. It
shall be the responsibility of every solid waste collector to abide
by this Chapter and receive and transport solid waste in a manner
consistent with the provisions of this Chapter.
I. 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. All commercial solid
waste shall be collected once weekly and shall be collected at such
lesser intervals as may be fixed by the Board upon a determination
that such lesser intervals are necessary for the preservation of the
health and/or safety of the public.
J. Residential solid waste containers shall be stored upon the residential premises. Except as provided in Subsection
(C) hereof, all solid waste containers stored out-of-doors shall be stored behind any building located on the tract of land. Commercial solid waste containers shall remain in the location from which they are to be serviced except while being serviced.
K. All
solid waste collectors operating under contract with the City or otherwise
collecting solid waste within the City limits shall be responsible
for the collected solid waste from the point of collection to the
point of disposal, provided the solid waste was stored in compliance
with the applicable Sections 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.
L. It
shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation collecting and
disposing of rubbish, garbage or waste material from premises in the
residential districts or premises in any commercial district which
abuts or adjoins a residential district in the City to make such collection
or dispose of rubbish, garbage or waste materials between the hours
of 9:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M.
M. Tree limbs and yard wastes, as described in Section
230.020(E) and
(F) respectively, shall be placed at the curb or alley for collection. Solid waste containers as required by this Chapter for the storage of other residential solid waste shall be placed at the curb or alley. Any solid waste containers, tree limbs, yard wastes or other solid waste permitted by this Chapter to be placed at the curb or alley shall not be so placed until the regularly scheduled collection day.
[R.O. 2006 §255.070(3, 6); CC 1986 §60.070; Ord. No. 1096 §2, 10-9-1990]
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. Burn solid waste unless an approved incinerator is provided or unless
a variance has been obtained from the appropriate air pollution control
agency.
4. Dispose of solid waste at any facility or location which is not approved
by the City and the Missouri Division of Health.
5. 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.
6. Deposit the following items in any solid waste container or attempt
to dispose of the following items at the sanitary landfill operated
by the City of Willow Springs: Major appliances, tires, waste oil,
lead-acid batteries, infectious waste, hazardous waste, yard waste
or demolition waste.
The Board may require performance or payment bonds of any solid
waste collection agency prior to issuing permits to so operate.
[R.O. 2006 §255.080; CC 1986 §60.080; Ord. No. 1096 §3, 10-9-1990; Ord. No. 1102 §§1 — 3, 2-25-1991; Ord. No. 1268 §1, 12-11-2000; Ord. No. 1278, 6-11-2001]
A. There
is hereby imposed for the collection and disposal of solid waste a
service charge for each dwelling unit and each commercial establishment
to which such service shall be provided under the provisions of this
Chapter. A current schedule of service charges shall be maintained
at City Hall and shall be available for public inspection during normal
working hours. Service charges shall be passed by resolution of the
Board of Aldermen.
B. Every
owner, occupant, tenant or lessee receiving water and/or electric
services within the City limits of the City of Willow Springs shall
receive refuse pickup service and shall pay such fees unless waiver
of service is authorized by the Board of Aldermen or the Director
after special investigation of conditions upon which the waiver is
requested.
[R.O. 2006 §255.090; Ord. No. 1148 §2, 9-24-1993; Ord. No. 1152 §1,
4-22-1994; Ord. No. 1269, 12-11-2000; Ord. No. 1277, 6-11-2001]
The schedule of solid waste disposal rates may at any time and
in any respect be changed by a resolution of the Board of Aldermen.
The City shall notify customers of any rate change and keep a current
schedule of rates at City Hall.