[CC 1990 § 25-41; Ord. No. 541 § 3(A), 1-21-1991]
Unless otherwise provided in this Chapter, no person shall engage
in the business of hauling or transporting waste, sewage, sludge,
human excrement or any other waste of any kind whatsoever by means
of a vehicle or any mobile waste container transported on any public
highway, road or street in Chesterfield without obtaining a waste
transportation license from St. Louis County, Department of Community
Health and Medical Care for each such vehicle or mobile waste container.
All such persons shall also obtain a business license from the Clerk
of the City of Chesterfield upon approval of the City Council, pursuant
to the Code of the City of Chesterfield. The City reserves the right
to issue licenses for waste transportation vehicles or mobile waste
containers in the future.
[CC 1990 § 25-42; Ord. No. 541 § 3(B), 1-21-1991; Ord. No. 643 § 1, 2-3-1992; Ord. No. 664 § 1, 3-16-1992]
A. Every application for a business license required under Section
235.310 shall be accompanied by proof of licensing by St. Louis County for each waste transportation vehicle or mobile waste container and by a copy of the application submitted to St. Louis County which must contain the following:
1.
The owner of the vehicle or mobile waste container and the owner's
address;
2.
The waste hauler who will be operating the waste hauling vehicle
or using the mobile waste container and the waste hauler's address
and telephone number and the name under which the waste hauling business
will be conducted;
3.
The type of waste to be transported, i.e., whether the waste
is residential, industrial, commercial, hazardous, infectious or any
combination thereof;
4.
The site(s) where waste will be deposited by the hauler, be
it landfill, transfer station or otherwise;
5.
The motor vehicle license number and fleet vehicle number assigned
by the hauler of the vehicle or mobile waste container (if any exists
for such mobile waste container);
6.
The area served and to be served by operation of the owner's
hauling business vehicle or mobile waste container.
7.
In addition and as a condition for the issuance of a license
for hauling waste, the applicant must agree that solid waste shall
be collected a minimum of one (1) time per week and the recyclables
shall be collected one (1) time per week; and
8.
Such other information as may be required by the Building Commission
of St. Louis County or the Director of Public Works or the City Administrator.
[CC 1990 § 25-44; Ord. No. 541 § 3(D), 1-21-1991]
Initial license for a waste hauling vehicle or mobile waste
container shall begin on the date the license is issued by St. Louis
County, Department of Community Health and Medical Care and shall
expire the following June 30. All renewal applications shall be made
by June 30 of each year. All renewal licenses shall begin on July
30 and continue through June 30 of the following year. Licenses shall
be granted or refused within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the application
when the application is accompanied by a non-refundable application
fee or twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each waste hauling vehicle
or mobile container. The application fee shall be paid for both original
and renewal applications. In the event an application is denied and
a subsequent inspection is required, there shall be no additional
charge for subsequent inspection. In the event that an applicant has
more than one (1) mobile container, the fee shall be reduced to fifteen
dollars ($15.00) for the sixth through 50th containers inspected and
to ten dollars ($10.00) for each container over fifty (50) which is
inspected. When an applicant applies for an original license following
the fifth month of the license year, the fee imposed for inspection
shall be one-half (1/2) of the fees stated in this Section for an
annual inspection. The collection of the above fee shall become effective
upon the order of the City Council.
[CC 1990 § 25-45; Ord. No. 541 § 3(E), 1-21-1991]
A. The City reserves the right to inspect all waste transportation vehicles
or mobile waste containers which are required to be licensed under
this Chapter at any time without notice.
B. The inspection of any waste transportation vehicle or mobile waste container prior to the issuance of a license may be waived by St. Louis County, Department of Community Health and Medical Care if the owner is a municipality, governmental entity, department of a governmental entity or a non-profit organization which has a quality control and inspection program that assures compliance with the standards imposed by this Chapter on waste transportation vehicles and mobile waste containers. The fee imposed shall not be required for such vehicles and containers; however, the license required by Section
235.310 shall be required whether or not an inspection is made.
[CC 1990 § 25-46; Ord. No. 541 § 3(F), 1-21-1991]
No license shall be issued for operation of a waste transportation
vehicle or mobile container unless the waste transportation vehicle
or container satisfies the requirements of the St. Louis County Department
of Health.
[CC 1990 § 25-47; Ord. No. 541 § 3(G), 1-21-1991]
A. The City Engineer shall suspend a license for the operation of any
waste transportation vehicle or container for the following reasons:
1.
The standards for issuance of the license as set forth in Section
235.350 are not met or are no longer met;
2.
The waste transportation vehicle or container is not operated
in conformity with the requirements of this Chapter.
In either event, the period of suspension shall be for the period
such standards are not met.
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B. In the event that the City Engineer determines that continued use
or operation of the waste transportation vehicle or mobile container
presents an immediate and serious threat to the health and welfare
of persons within the City of Chesterfield, he/she may suspend the
license without a hearing, but shall permit the owner or operator
of the vehicle or mobile container, if different than the owner, or
a waste transportation vehicle or mobile container whose license has
been so suspended an opportunity to be heard before the Public Works
and Parks Committee of the City Council within five (5) days of notice
of the suspension if the owner or operator so requests. The City Engineer
shall notify the operator of his/her decision to suspend the license,
giving reasons therefor, by certified mail or hand delivery of a notice
to the office of the owner or operator. In the event that the City
Engineer does not determine that continued use or operation of the
waste transportation vehicle or mobile container presents an immediate
and serious threat to the health and welfare of persons within the
City, he/she shall give the owner and operator, if different than
the owner, at least five (5) days' notice of any hearing before the
Public Works and Parks Committee of the City Council to determine
whether the license should be suspended. Following the hearing, the
Public Works and Parks Committee shall decide whether the license
should be suspended.
[CC 1990 § 25-48; Ord. No. 541 § 3(H), 1-21-1991]
A. Each motor vehicle and mobile waste container issued a license under
the provisions of this Chapter pertaining to licensing of waste transportation
vehicles and mobile waste containers shall display the license sticker
or certificate issued by St. Louis County, Department of Community
Health and Medical Care in a prominent place on the motor vehicle
or mobile waste container.
B. Each mobile waste container which is not required to be licensed
under the provisions of this Chapter shall be labeled with the owner's
name, phone number and a unique number assigned to the container by
the owner for identification purposes.
[CC 1990 § 25-49; Ord. No. 541 § 3(I), 1-21-1991]
A. Licenses shall not be required for vehicles removing, hauling or
disposing earth and rock material from grading or excavation activities.
B. All earth and rock material from grading or excavation activities
shall be conveyed in enclosed or covered vehicles, trucks or receptacles
which are constructed, maintained and operated such that the material
being transported does not spill, blow or fall out of the vehicle.
C. Licenses shall not be required for street sweepers.
D. Licenses shall not be required for mobile waste containers which
contain only demolition and construction waste.
[CC 1990 § 25-51; Ord. No. 541 § 3(K), 1-21-1991]
A. No person shall engage in the business of hauling waste and/or recyclables
without maintaining public liability insurance approved by the City
Council governing all operations of the insured pertaining to the
business of hauling waste and/or recyclables and all vehicles to be
operated in the conduct thereof. The insurance shall be with an insurer
acceptable to the City Council and shall include coverage in one (1)
policy or multiple policies for any contractors or subcontractors
engaged by the insured for such business. Evidence of such insurance
shall be filed annually with the City Clerk. The waste and/or recyclables
hauler shall have the insurance coverages listed below and include
the City of Chesterfield as an additional, named insured:
1.
Comprehensive general liability one million dollars ($1,000,000.00).
2.
Property damage one million dollars ($1,000,000.00).
3.
Automobile liability one million dollars ($1,000,000.00).
B. No person shall engage in the business of hauling waste without maintaining
insurance with Workers' Compensation coverage with minimum limits
as set by law. The insurance must be approved by the Council and shall
include coverage in one (1) policy or multiple policies for any contractors
or subcontractors engaged by the insured for such business.
C. No insurance policy required by this Section shall be approved unless
it provides that thirty (30) days' advance notice will be given by
the insurer to the City Engineer in the event the policy is terminated
or cancelled.
[CC 1990 § 25-52; Ord. No. 541 § 3(L), 1-21-1991; Ord. No. 643 § 4, 2-3-1992]
No person shall engage in the business of hauling waste and/or
recyclables without maintaining a performance bond in such a form
approved by the City Attorney in the sum equal to twenty percent (20%)
of the annual contract value of those citizens served by the applicant
in the City of Chesterfield. The bond is required to secure onto the
City of Chesterfield the performance of applicant's services to the
citizens that they serve.
[CC 1990 § 25-53; Ord. No. 541 § 3(M), 1-21-1991]
Persons hauling waste and persons employed by waste haulers
shall maintain the vehicles and mobile containers used for waste hauling
in a safe, clean and sanitary condition. The vehicles and containers
used shall be constructed, maintained and operated so as to prevent
waste from spilling or blowing from the vehicle or container. The
vehicles or containers shall have spillproof bodies and shall have
either covers which are an integral part of the vehicle or container
or shall have separate covers with fasteners securing all sides of
the cover to the vehicle or container. The covers shall be secured
whenever the vehicle or container is transporting waste which is capable
of blowing from the vehicle or which in fact does blow from the vehicle.
No waste shall be transported in hoppers designed for loading waste
into the vehicle or container. The name of the operator of the waste
hauling vehicle or mobile container shall be displayed prominently
on the motor vehicle or mobile container. It is the duty of every
waste hauler and employee or agent of a waste hauler operating a vehicle
or using a container to assure compliance with this Section.
[CC 1990 § 25-54; Ord. No. 541 § 3(N), 1-21-1991]
A. All vehicles used for transportation of wastes within the City shall
comply with the following weight limitations.
1.
A twenty thousand (20,000) pound maximum load on any axle.
2.
A sixty thousand (60,000) pound maximum gross vehicle weight.
[CC 1990 § 25-55; Ord. No. 541 § 3(O), 1-21-1991]
No person shall haul infectious, hazardous or special waste
in a waste transportation vehicle or mobile container used for or
containing waste which is not infectious, hazardous or special waste,
as the case may be, or which is not a waste hauling vehicle or mobile
container which can safely transport waste of such kind. No person
shall collect or transport waste which has been clearly identified
as infectious, hazardous or special waste or which such person has
reason to know is in fact infectious, hazardous or special waste,
unless such person has the capability to legally and safely transport
and dispose of the waste at an appropriate waste treatment facility.
[CC 1990 § 25-56; Ord. No. 541 § 3(P), 1-21-1991]
Waste spilled or blown during the transportation of waste shall
be recollected immediately and placed in the transportation vehicle
or mobile container by the employees of the waste hauler or by the
person transporting the waste, whether or not such person is engaged
in the business of hauling waste and whether or not the vehicle is
licensed or required to be licensed under this Chapter.
[CC 1990 § 25-57; Ord. No. 541 § 3(Q), 1-21-1991]
Waste spilled or blown during the movement of waste from the
point of collection into the waste transportation vehicle shall be
recollected and placed in the transportation vehicle by the waste
hauler, whether or not the waste was placed by the generator in proper
containers as required by this Chapter. Waste haulers are not obligated
to collect waste which has not been placed in containers as required
by this Chapter.
[CC 1990 § 25-58; Ord. No. 541 § 3(R), 1-21-1991]
Waste shall not be stored more than forty-eight (48) hours in
any waste transportation vehicle without the express permission of
the City Engineer.
[CC 1990 § 25-59; Ord. No. 541 § 3(S), 1-21-1991]
After March 1991, no waste hauler shall enter into an agreement
with any person responsible for waste disposal on a residential premises
without agreeing to provide as least one (1) weekly collection of
bulky residential waste from the residential premises. The waste hauler
shall give such persons responsible for waste disposal on residential
premises reasonable notice of the time of any such collection of bulky
residential waste.
[CC 1990 § 25-60; Ord. No. 541 § 3(T), 1-21-1991]
Waste haulers or generators who spill special, hazardous or
infectious waste shall notify the City Engineer, the Chief of Police
and the appropriate State and Federal authorities immediately and
shall remove the waste in a manner consistent with all Federal, State
and local regulations as soon as practicable.
[CC 1990 § 25-60.1; Ord. No. 643 § 5, 2-3-1992]
All applicants licensed by the City of Chesterfield to collect
and haul solid waste shall be required to abide by all of the rules
and regulations passed by the City Council of the City of Chesterfield
and conditions as contained within this Section and as it may hereinafter
be amended. Failure to comply with the rules and regulations shall
be a violation of the City's municipal ordinances and punishable by
a fine between five dollars ($5.00) and five hundred dollars ($500.00)
for each occurrence.
[CC 1990 § 25-61; Ord. No. 541 § 4, 1-21-1991; Ord. No. 643 § 6, 2-3-1992; Ord. No. 1734 §§ 1 —
2, 4-16-2001]
Pickup of residential solid waste shall only be required once
a week and pickup of recyclables shall only be required once a week
by each waste hauler licensed in the City. Residential solid waste
shall not be collected prior to 7:00 A.M. or after 7:00 P.M. Further,
each waste hauler licensed in the City is prohibited from serving
any non-residential customer prior to 7:00 A.M. or after 7:00 P.M.