[R.O. 2004 § 235.010; Ord. No. 9.09 § 1, 2-11-1986]
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 responsible local, State and Federal air pollution control
agencies.
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 Mount Vernon, Missouri.
COLLECTION
Removal of solid waste from the designated pickup location
to the transportation vehicle.
DEMOLITION AND CONSTRUCTION WASTE
Waste materials from the construction and demolition of residential,
industrial, or commercial structures, but shall not include materials
defined as clean fill under Section 260.200, RSMo.
DIRECTOR
The Director of the Solid Waste Management Program of the
City shall be the Director of Public Works.
DISPOSABLE SOLID WASTE CONTAINER
Disposable plastic or paper sacks with a capacity of twenty
(20) to thirty-five (35) gallons specifically designed for storage
of solid waste.
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.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Any waste or combination of wastes, as determined by the
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.
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 individual, partnership, limited-liability company, corporation,
association, trust, institution, city, county, other political subdivision,
authority, state agency or institution, or federal agency or institution,
or any other legal entity.
PROCESSING
Incinerating, composting, baling, shredding, salvaging, compacting
and other processes whereby solid waste characteristics are modified
or solid waste quantity is reduced.
SOLID WASTE
Garbage, refuse and other discarded materials, including,
but not limited to, solid and semisolid 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.
1.
COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTESolid waste resulting from the operation of any commercial, industrial, institutional or agricultural establishment.
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 deposition of solid waste by man.
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
The entire process of managing solid waste in a manner which
minimizes the generation and subsequent disposal of solid waste, including
waste reduction, source separation, collection, storage, transportation,
recycling, resource recovery, volume minimization, processing, market
development, and disposal of solid wastes.
STORAGE
Keeping, maintaining or storing solid waste from the 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 WASTE
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. 2004 § 235.020; Ord. No. 9.09 § 2, 2-11-1986]
A. The occupant or owner 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 or owner of every dwelling
unit and of every institutional, commercial, industrial, agricultural
or business establishment 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 flytight 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. Commercial solid waste shall be stored in solid waste containers as approved by the Director. 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
230.070.
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 and maintained 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 seventy-five (75) pounds.
G. Solid waste containers which do not meet
the specifications as outlined in this Section will be collected together
with their contents and disposed of.
[R.O. 2004 § 235.030; Ord. No. 9.09 § 3, 2-11-1986]
A. 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 for collection. Any solid waste containers, tree limbs, yard wastes or other solid waste permitted by this Chapter to be placed at the curb or alley for collection shall not be so placed until the regularly scheduled collection day.
B. Bulky rubbish shall be collected at least
once annually. The Director shall establish the procedure for collecting
bulky rubbish.
C. The following collection frequencies shall
apply to collections of solid waste within the City:
1.
All residential solid waste, other
than bulky rubbish, shall be collected at least once weekly. At least
one hundred sixty-eight (168) hours shall intervene between collections.
All commercial solid waste shall be collected at least once weekly
and shall be collected at such lesser intervals as may be fixed by
the Director or requested by the commercial establishment upon a determination
that such lesser intervals are necessary for the preservation of the
health and/or safety of the public.
D. Residential solid waste containers shall
be stored upon the residential premises. Commercial solid waste containers
shall be stored upon private property, unless the owner shall have
been granted written permission from the City to use public property
for such purposes. The storage site shall be well drained, fully accessible
to collection equipment, public health personnel and fire inspection
personnel.
E. 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 designated pickup location to the transportation vehicle provided
the solid waste was stored in compliance with the provisions set forth
in 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.
[R.O. 2004 § 235.040; Ord. No. 9.09 § 4, 2-11-1986]
A. All transportation vehicles shall be maintained
in a safe, clean and sanitary condition and shall be so construed,
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 alternate, the entire bodies thereof shall be
enclosed, with only loading hoppers exposed. No solid waste shall
be transported in the loading hoppers.
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.
C. Demolition and construction wastes shall be transported to a disposal area as provided in Section
230.050(A). A permit shall not be required for the hauling of demolition and construction waste, 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.
[R.O. 2004 § 235.050; Ord. No. 9.09 § 5, 2-11-1986]
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 through 260.254, RSMo., and the rules and regulations adopted
thereunder.
B. Hazardous wastes under provisions will
require special handling and shall be disposed of only in a manner
authorized by State regulations.
[R.O. 2004 § 235.060; Ord. No. 9.09 § 7, 2-11-1986]
A. The Director shall make, amend, revoke
and enforce reasonable 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
sludges, ashes, agriculture, construction, bulky items, tires, automobiles,
oils, greases, etc.
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.
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[R.O. 2004 § 235.070; Ord. No. 9.09 § 8, 2-11-1986]
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;
2.
Fail to have solid waste collected
as provided in this Chapter;
3.
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 or those of
a solid waste collection agency operating under contract with the
City;
4.
Burn solid waste unless an approved
incinerator is provided or unless a variance has been obtained from
the appropriate air pollution control agency;
5.
Dispose of solid waste at any facility
or location which is not approved by the City and the Missouri Department
of Natural Resources;
6.
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;
7.
Violate any Section of this Chapter or any other rule or regulation promulgated under the authority of Section
230.060.