[Ord. No. 8919, § 1, 6-1-2000; Ord. No. 9190, § 1, 9-5-2002; Ord. No. 9467, § 1, 3-17-2005; Ord. No. 10641, 11-7-2019]
All owners of residential properties within the City (except multifamily units as described in this chapter) shall subscribe or require their tenants, agents, renters, or other responsible party to subscribe to the service of the Sanitation Department of the City for the collection of garbage, rubbish and recyclables as provided for herein, irrespective of usage, and the failure to pay for such service shall entitle the City to proceed with prosecution and to assess interest and costs as provided herein.
[Ord. No. 8596, § 1, 3-20-1997; Ord. No. 8919, § 1, 6-1-2000; Ord. No. 8990, § 1, 1-18-2001; Ord. No. 9190, § 1, 9-5-2002; Ord. No. 9396, § 1, 5-6-2004; Ord. No. 9467, § 1, 3-17-2005; Ord. No. 9984, § 1, 2-3-2011; Ord. No. 10201, § 2, 6-19-2014; Ord. No. 10641, 11-7-2019]
All residential (except multifamily) dwelling units shall be provided City garbage and rubbish collection service and curbside single-stream recycling collection service.
1. 
Basic service.
(1) 
The fee for basic curbside service shall be in accordance with the latest City Council-adopted fee schedule.
(2) 
The Sanitation Division shall empty one recycling cart and one garbage and rubbish cart at the public right-of-way in front of each residential dwelling unit once per week.
(3) 
Recycling carts and garbage and rubbish carts shall be placed for curbside collection within three feet of the curb or edge of the public street pavement in front of the property and adjacent to the driveway or entranceway to the property. The cart lid opening must face the street and have at least three feet of clearance on each side of the cart.
(4) 
Recycling carts and garbage and rubbish carts shall not be placed at the above-described location for collection prior to dusk the evening before the scheduled collection day.
(5) 
Recycling carts and garbage and rubbish carts shall be removed from the street before the end of the collection day. All carts shall be stored behind the actual front building line of the residence being serviced.
(6) 
All recyclables, garbage and rubbish shall be placed in appropriate carts with lids closed. No items outside of the carts will be collected, including cardboard boxes.
(7) 
Any recycling, garbage or rubbish not placed in the carts provided will not be collected and shall remain the responsibility of the property owner for disposal.
(8) 
All cardboard boxes must be broken down and placed within a recycling cart. Boxes too large to fit into a cart can be dropped off at the Recycling Depository.
(9) 
Disposable bags, disposable containers, and disposable items containing lead acid batteries, radioactive, volatile, highly flammable, explosive, infectious, biomedical, toxic, hazardous material, special waste, or other items are not permitted in a sanitary landfill pursuant to Chapter 260, RSMo., Federal, state, or St. Louis County regulations. Title and liability for any waste excluded above shall remain with the customer, and the customer shall hold the City harmless from and against any and all damages, penalties, fines, clean-up costs and liabilities resulting from or arising out of such waste.
2. 
Rear yard service.
(1) 
At the owners' option and in lieu of basic service, the City will provide rear yard sanitation service.
(2) 
The fee for rear-yard service, including single-stream recycling collection service, shall be in accordance with the latest City Council-adopted schedule.
(3) 
Recycling carts and garbage and rubbish carts shall be located beyond the actual front building line of the residential property in a place allowing for access by the Sanitation Division personnel with a truck.
3. 
Limited pickup service.
(1) 
This service is limited to residents who were subscribed as of the 20th day of October 1994. No resident shall subscribe to this service after the 20th day of October 1994.
(2) 
Current subscribers to this service shall be annually renewed to such service at the current rate in December of each year.
4. 
Temporary vacating of property. In the event any residential property shall be vacant for 60 days or more, the owner or tenant-in-possession of such property may suspend service for the period of time that such property shall be vacant by making application for such suspension. No fees shall be charged during the period service is suspended.
5. 
Garbage and rubbish exclusion. Garbage and rubbish shall not include yard waste, tires, major appliances (white goods), lead acid batteries, radioactive, volatile, highly flammable, explosive, infectious, biomedical, toxic, hazardous material, special waste, or other items not permitted in a sanitary landfill pursuant to Chapter 260, RSMo., Federal, state, or St. Louis County regulations. Title and liability for any waste excluded above shall remain with the customer, and the customer shall hold the City harmless from and against any and all damages, penalties, fines, clean-up costs and liabilities resulting from or arising out of such waste.
[Ord. No. 8596, § 1, 3-20-1997; Ord. No. 8919, § 1, 6-1-2000; Ord. No. 8990, § 2, 1-18-2001; Ord. No. 9190, § 1, 9-5-2002; Ord. No. 9467, § 1, 3-17-2005; Ord. No. 9984, § 2, 2-3-2011; Ord. No. 10201, § 3, 6-19-2014; Ord. No. 10641, 11-7-2019]
In addition to the foregoing service and those described in Article III of this chapter, the Sanitation Division shall provide additional services as follows:
(1) 
Yard waste bag pickup. The term "yard waste bag pickup" means the pickup of certain degradable kraft paper bags obtained exclusively for yard waste disposal.
(a) 
The fee for the "yard waste bag pickup" bag for yard waste disposal shall be in accordance with the latest City Council-adopted fee schedule. The subscriber to this service shall only use the City bags purchased for such purpose, except as permitted in Subsection (b) below. The fee for the special yard waste bag includes the cost of the bag, pickup and disposal.
(b) 
In lieu of using the special yard waste bag, a special City yard waste sticker may be purchased for a fee in accordance with the latest City Council-adopted fee schedule. The fee for the sticker includes the pickup and disposal of one thirty-gallon degradable kraft paper yard waste bag. The sticker shall be permanently affixed to the degradable kraft paper yard waste bag before pickup and disposal.
(2) 
Special pickup service. In addition to the foregoing services, the Sanitation Division shall provide curbside collection of large bulky items for a fee in accordance with the latest City Council-adopted fee schedule.
(3) 
Commercial dumpster service for residential use. By special arrangement, the Sanitation Division can provide a commercial dumpster for excessively large amounts of solid waste and/or construction waste for a fee in accordance with the latest fee schedule adopted by the City Council.
[Ord. No. 8822, § 1, 6-3-1999; Ord. No. 8919, § 1, 6-1-2000; Ord. No. 9190, § 1, 9-5-2002; Ord. No. 9467, § 1, 3-17-2005; Ord. No. 10025, § 2, 8-4-2011; Ord. No. 10641, 11-7-2019]
(1) 
All occupants of all residences within the City of Kirkwood (except multifamily units as described in this chapter) shall be charged and billed for the collection of garbage and rubbish as provided herein. In the event any such bill is more than three months in arrears, the person shall request the Director of Finance to prepare a payment plan. Failure to pay the monthly charge without entering into a payment plan approved by the Director of Finance shall be considered intentionally stealing of services from the City and may be prosecuted by the City as such. The occupant shall also be responsible for all reasonable collection fees associated with the delinquent account.
(2) 
In the event a sanitation bill is not paid in full within 21 days of the bill date, interest at the rate of 1 1/2% will be charged on the unpaid balance as of the cash cutoff date of the new bill and continue to be charged each month thereafter until all overdue amounts are paid in full.
[Ord. No. 8919, § 1, 6-1-2000; Ord. No. 9190, § 1, 9-5-2002; Ord. No. 9467, § 1, 3-17-2005; Ord. No. 10641, 11-7-2019]
The charges specified herein shall be collected by the Director of Finance and shall be billed in such a manner as deemed appropriate. Such charges may, in the discretion of the Director of Finance, be billed with other charges from the City.
[Ord. No. 8919, § 1, 6-1-2000; Ord. No. 9190, § 1, 9-5-2002; Ord. No. 9467, § 1, 3-17-2005; 6-7-2018 by Ord. No. 10492; Ord. No. 10641, 11-7-2019]
The City shall render rear yard pickup service as described herein, once per week, and curbside pickup as described herein, once per week. No collections shall be made on Sundays or legal holidays or when the Director of Public Services determines that, due to weather or other unusual conditions, such collections would be hazardous or impracticable.
[Ord. No. 8919, § 1, 6-1-2000; Ord. No. 9190, § 1, 9-5-2002; Ord. No. 9467, § 1, 3-17-2005; Ord. No. 9984, § 3, 2-3-2011; Ord. No. 10641, 11-7-2019]
(1) 
All recycling carts and garbage and rubbish carts are property of the City of Kirkwood. Any repair or replacement of carts due to the property owner's abuse, misuse, defacing, or neglect of a cart will be assessed a fee by the Public Services Director.
(2) 
All recycling carts and garbage and rubbish carts used for the basic service or rear yard pickup service shall be maintained in a good and sanitary condition by the owner thereof at all times.