[R.O. 2011 § 245.010; R.O. 2009 § 50.01; CC 1981 § 13-1; Ord. No. 3705, 11-6-1969; Ord. No. 84-26, 3-22-1984; Ord. No. 91-146, 8-7-1991]
For the purpose of this Article, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AUTHORIZED COLLECTOR
A person with whom the City has contracted for the collection, removal and disposal of garbage and rubbish.
BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT
Stores, restaurants, hotels, offices, wholesale establishments, retail establishments, hospitals, plants, shops, manufacturing establishments, schools and churches. (The term shall not be construed to include apartments, flats, private dwellings, trailer courts or boardinghouses.)
GARBAGE
Food waste from homes, kitchens, apartments, hotels, restaurants, stores, markets and similar establishments.
HOUSEHOLD SERVICE CARTS
Receptacles for trash and refuse intended primarily for household use, equipped with handles and wheels of a capacity not exceeding one hundred (100) gallons, capable of being wheeled by one (1) person and dumped into trash collection trucks by one (1) person with the use of special equipment installed upon the trucks. Any household service cart shall meet the above description and, in addition thereto, be approved by the City and the authorized collector and be compatible with the equipment installed upon the authorized collector's trash collection trucks.
HOUSEHOLD UNIT
Any room or grouping of rooms located within a building or mobile home and forming a single housekeeping unit with facilities which are used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking and eating by any number of individuals living together as a single housekeeping unit.
RECYCLABLES
Newspapers, household glass containers, bimetal cans, aluminum cans and plastics.
RECYCLING
The separation and reuse of materials which might otherwise be disposed of as solid waste.
RUBBISH
Refuse such as waste paper, rags, cartons, boxes, excelsior, leather, cloth materials, shrub trimmings tied in bundles not to exceed four (4) feet in length, yard trimmings, cans, plastics, glass, crockery, ashes and clinkers from heating plant furnaces or other materials light in weight and easily handled or a combination of any two (2) or more of the foregoing types of materials. This term shall not include ashes or cinders from other than household or small heating plants, tree limbs, street sweepings, catch-basin murk, concrete, dirt, concrete mortar or plaster mortar, stones, bricks, scrap metal or other similar construction materials or materials resulting from the erection or destruction of buildings.
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State Law Reference: Collection and disposal of garbage in cities of the third class, §§ 71.680 – 71.690, RSMo.
[R.O. 2011 § 245.020; R.O. 2009 § 50.02; CC 1981 § 13-2; Ord. No. 3705, 11-6-1969; Ord. No. 82-15, 3-17-1982; Ord. No. 88-178, 9-21-1988; Ord. No. 93-122, 6-2-1993; Ord. No. 06-278, 10-10-2006]
A. 
All garbage and rubbish, as defined in Section 245.010, within the City shall be collected, removed and disposed of by the City or an authorized collector in accordance with and subject to the provisions of this Article; provided, however, that nothing in this Article shall be construed as prohibiting duly authorized and licensed haulers from collecting and removing garbage and rubbish from business establishments as defined in Section 245.010. All such collections shall be made between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M.
B. 
The owner of any room, dwelling house, apartment or other building shall dispose of the garbage and rubbish in the manner required by this Article.
C. 
It shall be unlawful for the owner or possessor of any room, dwelling house, apartment or other building operated or used as a residential, commercial or industrial use to not maintain garbage and rubbish disposal service.
[R.O. 2011 § 245.030; R.O. 2009 § 50.03; CC 1981 § 13-3; Ord. No. 80-85, 7-23-1980]
It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of any garbage, rubbish, furniture items, appliances or machinery of any type or any other items by depositing the same in or on any public alley, street, roadway, vacant lot or property of any kind or character within the City or by burning same; provided, however, that nothing in this Article shall be construed to prohibit the disposition of garbage or rubbish by burying or disposing of same in an incinerator approved by the City and provided for by the State Statutes.
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Cross Reference: As to penalty, § 245.450.
[R.O. 2011 § 245.040; R.O. 2009 § 50.04; CC 1981 § 13-4; Ord. No. 93-122, 6-2-1993]
Each owner of any room, dwelling house, apartment or other building shall provide, and renew when necessary, a sufficient number of containers to hold the garbage or rubbish accumulating thereon.
[R.O. 2011 § 245.050; R.O. 2009 § 50.05; CC 1981 § 13-5; Ord. No. 3705, 11-6-1969; Ord. No. 73-31, 5-23-1973; Ord. No. 80-85, 7-23-1980; Ord. No. 80-106, 9-3-1980; Ord. No. 84-26, 3-22-1984; Ord. No. 88-178, 9-21-1988; Ord. No. 91-146, 8-7-1991]
A. 
Garbage and rubbish shall be placed in containers equipped with tight-fitting covers and constructed of rigid materials such as galvanized metal, polyurethane or other materials capable of being a freestanding container. All containers shall be equipped with strong handles on the outside and shall be water-tight. Each container shall have a capacity of not less than five (5) gallons nor more than one hundred (100) gallons and, within these limits, shall be of sufficient capacity to hold all garbage and rubbish accumulating on the premises between collections. The contents thereof shall be kept in such condition that they can at all times be readily and fully removed by the City or its authorized collector. Large, heavy-duty plastic bags may be used in lieu of the containers specified above.
B. 
The use of household service carts is not mandatory, but shall be encouraged. Nothing herein shall prohibit the use of containers which are larger than those specified above where such containers are designed for automated dumping by the City's authorized collector.
C. 
Recyclables may be placed in recycling containers as designated by the authorized collector.
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Cross Reference: As to penalty, § 245.450.
[R.O. 2011 § 245.060; R.O. 2009 § 50.06; CC 1981 § 13-6; Ord. No. 91-46, 3-8-1991; Ord. No. 99-355, 10-12-1999; Ord. No. 03-122, 5-27-2003]
A. 
It shall be unlawful to place or keep garbage or rubbish containers or containers for recyclables on any public street or alley, except on private property; provided, however, that such containers may be placed on designated locations on public streets or alleys on collection days for a sufficient length of time to permit the City or its authorized collector to make collection of such garbage or rubbish.
B. 
Containers for garbage, rubbish or recyclables shall be placed and at all times kept on private property in either the rear yard or the side yard behind the front building line; provided, however, that on collection days such containers shall be placed in plain view of the rear of the premises when the premises are adjacent to the alley and collection is done from the alley. When the premises are not adjacent to the alley and the collection is done from a street, then such containers shall, on collection days, be placed in plain view adjacent to the curb in front of such premises. No container may be placed for collection prior to 5:00 P.M. of the day before the scheduled pickup. At no time shall containers be stored in the front yard, a porch or in front of a garage; provided, however, upon a showing of undue hardship the Director of Administration may exempt a residence from the storage requirement.
[Ord. No. 15-121 § 5, 6-2-2015]
C. 
It shall be the duty of the householder or person in charge of the premises to remove containers from the premises adjacent to the street curb not later than Midnight of the day of pickup. If more than one (1) container is necessary to hold the garbage, rubbish or recyclables accumulating on the premises or if more than one (1) container is used for the garbage, rubbish or recyclables from any building, all containers shall be placed at the same location for collection.
D. 
In a mobile home park as defined in Section 400.050, the following shall apply to garbage or rubbish containers and containers for recycling:
[Ord. No. 15-298 § 1, 12-15-2015]
1. 
When a mobile home is located on a lot so that the main door does not face the street, trash and recycling containers shall either be screened from street view by a solid fence or enclosure at least four (4) feet in height or the containers shall be stored against the mobile home no closer to the street than the main door.
2. 
When a mobile home is located on a lot so that the main door faces the street, trash and recycling containers must either be screened from view by a solid fence or enclosure at least four (4) feet in height or the containers shall be kept behind and against the mobile home.
3. 
On collection days, trash, rubbish and recycling containers shall be placed in plain view adjacent to the street in front of the mobile home. No container may be placed for collection prior to 5:00 P.M. of the day before the scheduled pickup.
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Cross Reference: As to penalty, § 245.450.
[R.O. 2011 § 245.070; R.O. 2009 § 50.07; CC 1981 § 13-7; Ord. No. 84-26, 3-22-1984]
All garbage and rubbish containers shall be maintained in a good and sanitary condition by the owner thereof. Household service carts which are rented or leased by the authorized collector shall be maintained by the authorized collector; provided, however, that the authorized collector shall not be required to maintain or repair any containers which are damaged as the result of vandalism, fire, burning or melting or impact with vehicles of the owner of the household unit.
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Cross Reference: As to penalty, § 245.450.
[R.O. 2011 § 245.080; R.O. 2009 § 50.08; CC 1981 § 13-8; Ord. No. 3124, 7-24-1963]
It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit in a container from which garbage or rubbish is to be removed by the City or its authorized collector any material other than garbage and rubbish as defined in this Article. If any such container contains any material other than garbage or rubbish, neither the City nor its authorized collector shall be obligated to remove the contents of such container.
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Cross Reference: As to penalty, § 245.450.
[R.O. 2011 § 245.090; R.O. 2009 § 50.09; CC 1981 § 13-9; Ord. No. 74-32, 7-24-1974]
A. 
The owner or contractor for the construction or building of a commercial building, industrial building or apartment building with four (4) or more units shall provide a trash container on the site with a capacity of not less than one (1) cubic yard.
B. 
The owner or contractor for the construction or building of residential buildings having three (3) units or less shall provide a trash container on the site with a capacity of not less than one (1) cubic yard; provided that when an owner or contractor is constructing or building on not more than three (3) abutting lots, he/she shall not be required to provide more than one (1) trash container.
C. 
The owner or contractor shall cause all debris, trash, rubbish, wastes, paper and all other like materials to be deposited in the trash container daily.
D. 
The owner or contractor shall cause the trash container to be emptied at sufficient intervals to insure that the container does not overflow.
E. 
The Community Development Department and the Police Department shall be responsible for the enforcement of the provisions of this Section and all officers and employees of the City shall report any violations to these departments.
F. 
Before approval of any inspection of any stage of construction or work is given, the Inspector shall insure that the provisions of this Section are complied with.
[R.O. 2011 § 245.100; R.O. 2009 § 50.10; CC 1981 § 13-10; Ord. No. 3410, 8-10-1966; Ord. No. 3705, 11-6-1969; Ord. No. 78-64, 9-27-1978; Ord. No. 88-178, 9-21-1988; Ord. No. 91-146, 8-7-1991]
A. 
The City or its authorized collector shall collect and remove garbage and rubbish from each household unit according to the terms and provisions of this Article and the City or its authorized collector shall furnish such owners or occupants with a schedule of collection and removal of garbage and rubbish from the premises. If the regular day of collection, as provided within the schedule, should be a holiday, the schedule of collection shall provide for the collection and removal of garbage and rubbish from such premises on such a holiday with the exception that there shall be no pickups on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. In the event a listed holiday falls on a scheduled collection day, residential units shall be serviced on the next day that residential service is provided anywhere in the City.
B. 
Bundles of brush shall be a maximum of four (4) feet long and one and one-half (1 1/2) feet in diameter.
[R.O. 2011 § 245.110; R.O. 2009 § 50.11; CC 1981 § 13-11; Ord. No. 91-146, 8-7-1991]
A. 
No person shall, without authorization from the City, collect or pick up or cause to be collected or picked up any recyclable materials placed at curbside for collection or in any recycling receptacle placed by the City or its authorized collector.
B. 
Nothing in this Section is intended to prevent anyone from donating or selling recyclable materials from their own rubbish.
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Cross Reference: As to penalty, § 245.450.
[R.O. 2011 § 245.120; R.O. 2009 § 50.12; CC 1981 § 13-12; Ord. No. 91-146, 8-7-1991; Ord. No. 01-201, 9-5-2001]
The City or its authorized collectors shall, in the collection of garbage, rubbish and recyclables, use only vehicles that are mechanically safe at all times, in clean and sanitary condition at all times; provided that the vehicles used in the moving of garbage shall be of steel covered and leak-proof construction.
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Cross Reference: As to penalty, § 245.450.
[R.O. 2011 § 245.130; R.O. 2009 § 50.13; CC 1981 § 13-13; Ord. No. 3705, 11-6-1969; Ord. No. 80-85, 7-23-1980]
The contractor shall provide the service of garbage removal to all household units within the City except business establishments. The Water Department shall notify the contractor of all new customers within the City once each month.
[R.O. 2011 § 245.140; R.O. 2009 § 50.15; CC 1981 § 13-15]
The collection and removal of garbage and rubbish by trucks or other vehicles in the City or the holding out or solicitation of such business by any person who does not have a contract with or who is not duly authorized and licensed by the City for the collection, removal and disposal of garbage and rubbish shall be unlawful.
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Cross Reference: As to penalty, § 245.450.
[R.O. 2011 § 245.150; R.O. 2009 § 50.16; CC 1981 §§ 13-19 — 13-21; Ord. No. 78-34, 5-31-1978]
A. 
When Authorized. A household unit may be exempt from the obligation to pay for garbage and rubbish removal upon a showing of undue hardship.
B. 
Investigation Of Application. Upon application for exemption from payment of the garbage and rubbish removal fee, the Mayor shall cause an investigation to be made to determine if such undue hardship exists.
C. 
Grant Of Exemption. Upon affirmative recommendation of the Mayor, a household may be exempt from payment of the garbage and rubbish removal fee, however, the City's authorized collector shall continue to collect garbage and rubbish from the exempted household unit.
[R.O. 2011 § 245.160; R.O. 2009 § 50.17; CC 1981 § 13-22; Ord. No. 78-34, 5-31-1978]
Any exemption granted by the Mayor pursuant to Section 245.150 may be revoked upon a finding that such undue hardship no longer exists.