The city council has designated and may in the future so designate
some area or areas, for the purpose of discharging, disposing of,
or dumping trash, refuse, garbage and/or debris, which area or areas
shall be known as the official city solid waste disposal site. When
such area has been so designated it shall be recorded in the minutes
of the city council.
(Code 1980, § 8.10)
The city is the owner of that certain lot, tract, or parcel
of land described in Exhibit "A," on file in the office of the city
secretary, and incorporated in this article by this reference, near
Highway 134 southeast of the city limits. Such property shall hereinafter
be referred to as the "Jefferson-Marion County Solid Waste Site."
(Ordinance of 3/11/1985; Ordinance of 2/23/1987, § 2)
The city council shall maintain and operate the city solid waste
disposal site through such agents, contractors and representatives
or servants as it desires and shall designate one of such persons
as the superintendent of the city solid waste disposal site. The city
council shall have the power and duty to:
(1)
Regulate
the use of such grounds and the placing of trash and debris on such
grounds, including the hours during which such grounds may be used
for such purposes;
(2)
The
places where debris may be deposited;
(3)
The
restriction or regulation of other activities on such premises;
(4)
The
restriction and the regulation of the type of garbage and refuse which
may be deposited therein, including the hours during which such grounds
may be used for such purposes;
(5)
The
places where debris may be deposited;
(6)
The
restriction or regulation of the types of garbage and refuse which
may enter therein; and
(7)
Make
other incidental rules and regulations which may be necessary or advisable
in the enforcement of this article and in the use and maintenance
of such solid waste disposal site.
(Code 1980, § 8.12)
The city council shall have the power to alter, adjust or repeal
any of the restrictions and regulations governing the use of such
city solid waste disposal site at any time and from time to time,
without advance notice, provided that no person shall be convicted
of violation of such restrictions and regulations unless such person
had a reasonable opportunity to know of such regulations and restrictions.
(Code 1980, § 8.14)
The restrictions and regulations prescribed by the city council
for the use of the city dumping grounds shall be posted by appropriate
signs or notices placed near the premises. It shall be unlawful for
any person or group of persons to violate or refuse to follow such
restrictions and regulations or to deface, remove or damage any of
the notices placed pertaining to such restrictions and regulations.
(Code 1980, § 8.13)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
discharge, dispose of, or dump any trash, refuse, garbage and/or debris
at any place within the city, other than within the official city
solid waste disposal site.
(Code 1980, § 8.11)
It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, corporation,
association, firm, or other entity or any of their respective agents,
servants, officers, employees, subscribers, or assigns to deposit
any other matter at the Jefferson-Marion County Solid Waste Site other
than brush, debris, garbage, and trash or to deposit any steel metal
bands or tires at the Jefferson-Marion County Solid Waste Site.
(Ordinance of 3/11/1985; Ordinance of 2/23/1987, § 2; Ordinance of 6/8/1987(1), § 2)
Notwithstanding any provision in this article to the contrary,
no hazardous waste, radioactive waste, or class I industrial solid
waste, as those terms are defined in the municipal solid waste management
regulations by the state natural resource conservation commission,
shall be accepted for disposal or deposited at the Jefferson-Marion
County Solid Waste Site.
(Ordinance of 3/11/1985; Ordinance of 2/23/1987, § 2)
It shall be unlawful for any resident of the city or their respective
agents, servants, officers, employees, subscribers, or assigns to
deposit or cause to be deposited any brush, debris, garbage, and trash
at the Jefferson-Marion County Solid Waste Site without first obtaining
a permit from the city. The provisions of this section shall not apply
to any duly authorized agents or employees of the city, and persons
acting pursuant to a contract with the city for public collection
and disposal of brush, debris, garbage and trash. It shall be unlawful
for any person or other entity who is not a resident of the city to
deposit or cause to be deposited any brush, debris, garbage, trash
or other matter at the Jefferson-Marion County Solid Waste Site.
(Ordinance of 3/11/1985; Ordinance of 2/23/1987, § 2)
(a)
Application.
The application for a permit as required in this article shall
set forth the name and address of the applicant, the basis upon which
such person qualifies as a resident, the trade name under which the
applicant does or proposes to do business, the number of vehicles
the applicant desires to operate, the size, class, license plate number
and design of each vehicle, and such other information as the city
council may require.
(b)
Fees.
The annual permit fee for a resident engaging in residential
use of the Jefferson-Marion County Solid Waste Site shall be a one
time fee in the sum of $5.00, for a resident engaging in commercial
use of the Jefferson-Marion County Solid Waste Site shall be $10.00
per month, and for a resident engaging in industrial use of the Jefferson-Marion
County Solid Waste Site shall be the sum of $20.00 per month.
(Ordinance of 3/11/1985; Ordinance of 2/23/1987, § 2)
In all cases where a permit has been issued for the disposal
of brush, debris, garbage, and trash, such permit shall be in the
possession of the person rendering such service and shall be subject
to inspection at all times; and, if such permit is not in the possession
of such person, such person will not be allowed to dispose of such
brush, debris, garbage, and trash at the Jefferson-Marion County Solid
Waste Site.
(Ordinance of 3/11/1985; Ordinance of 2/23/1987, § 2)
