[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.
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.