[R.O. 1998 § 225.010; Ord. No. 2379 §1, 7-6-2005]
For the purposes of this Article,
the following terms shall be deemed to have the meaning indicated
below:
Non-putrescible solid wastes consisting of combustible and/or
non-combustible waste materials from dwelling units, commercial, industrial,
institutional or agricultural establishments which are either too
large or too heavy to be safely and conveniently loaded in solid waste
transportation vehicles by solid waste collectors with the equipment
available therefor.
The City of St. Ann, Missouri.
Waste materials from the construction and demolition of residential,
industrial, or commercial structures, but shall not include materials
defined as clean fill under Section 260.200, RSMo.
The Mayor of the City or his or her authorized representative
who shall direct, supervise and control the City's solid waste management
program as established by this Article.
Any room or group of rooms located within a structure and
forming a single habitable unit with facilities which are used, are
intended to be used, for living, sleeping, cooking and eating.
Putrescible animal or vegetable wastes resulting from the
handling, preparation, cooking, serving or consumption of food.
Any waste or combination of wastes, as determined by the
commission by rules and regulations, which, because of its quantity,
concentration, or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics,
may cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality
or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible,
illness, or pose a present or potential threat to the health of humans
or the environment.
A housing facility containing more that two (2) dwelling
units under one (1) roof.
Any person who, alone or jointly or severally with others,
shall be in actual possession of any dwelling unit or of any other
improved real property, either as owner or as a tenant.
Any person who, alone or jointly or severally with others,
shall own any dwelling unit or of any other improved real property.
Any individual, partnership, co-partnership, firm, company,
corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, political
subdivision or organization of any kind, or their legal representative
agent or assigns.
Incinerating, composting, baling, shredding, salvaging, compacting
and other processes whereby solid waste characteristics are modified
or solid waste quantity is reduced.
Garbage, refuse and other discarded materials including,
but not limited to, solid and semisolid waste materials resulting
from industrial, commercial, agricultural, governmental and domestic
activities, but does not include hazardous waste as defined in Sections
260.360 to 260.432, RSMo., recovered materials, post-use polymers,
recovered feedstocks, overburden, rock, tailings, matte, slag or other
waste material resulting from mining, milling or smelting.
COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTESolid waste resulting from the operation of any commercial, industrial, institutional or agricultural establishment and multiple housing facilities with more than two (2) dwelling units.
RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTESolid waste resulting from the maintenance and operation of dwelling units, excluding multiple housing facilities with more than two (2) dwelling units.
Receptacle used by any person to store solid waste during
the interval between solid waste collections.
The process of discarding or getting rid of unwanted material.
In particular the final disposition of solid waste by man.
The entire solid waste system of storage, collection, transportation,
processing and disposal.
Keeping, maintaining or sorting solid waste from the time
of its production until the time of its collection.
The transporting of solid waste from the place of collection
or processing to a solid waste processing facility or solid waste
disposal area.
[R.O. 1998 § 225.020; Ord. No. 2379 §1, 7-6-2005; Ord. No. 3120, 7-2-2018]
A.
The Director shall be responsible for the
collection, removal and final disposal of all solid waste generated
within the City as provided herein.
B.
The Director may make, amend, revoke and
enforce reasonable and necessary rules and regulations consistent
with this Article governing the collection, removal and final disposal
of all solid waste, including, but not limited to, the following:
1.
Specifications for solid waste containers,
including the type, composition, equipment, size and shape thereof;
2.
Identification of solid waste containers
and of the covers thereof, and of equipment thereto appertaining,
if any;
3.
Weight limitations on the combined
weight of solid waste container and the contents thereof, and weight
and size limitations on bundles of solid waste too large for solid
waste containers;
4.
Storage of solid waste in solid waste
containers;
5.
Sanitation, maintenance and replacement
of solid waste containers;
6.
Billing and collection of solid waste
collection fees;
7.
Schedules of and routes for collection
and transportation of solid waste;
8.
Collection points of solid waste
containers;
9.
Collection, transportation, processing
and disposal of solid waste;
10.
Processing facilities and fees for
the use thereof;
11.
Disposal facilities and fees for
the use thereof;
12.
Record of quantity and type of wastes
received at processing and/or disposal facilities;
13.
Handling of special wastes such as
toxic wastes, sludges, ashes, agriculture, construction, bulky items,
tires, automobiles, oils, greases, etc.; and
14.
Any other matter reasonable for and
necessary to the implementation and enforcement of this Article.
C.
When authorized by the Board of Aldermen,
the Director may provide for the collection, removal and final disposal
of solid waste by contract with an appropriate service provider, for
the entire City or portions thereof, and any such contract may be
exclusive to the selected service provider.
D.
The owner and occupant of any property
served or benefited by the City's solid waste collection shall be
responsible for the orderly and sanitary accumulation and storage
of solid waste pending its collection as provided herein, and said
owner and occupant shall be further responsible for complying with
the provisions of this Article and all regulations lawfully issued
by the Director.
E.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Article, or any lawful regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, upon conviction, shall be punished as set forth in Section 100.220 of this Code.
F.
The City and its representatives and contractors
are hereby authorized to enter upon private property for the collection
of solid waste as provided herein and for the enforcement of this
Article.
G.
The owner of any property located within
the City, that is required to have solid waste collection services
pursuant to any provision of the City's Code or regulation adopted
by the City, shall be responsible for ensuring that such services
are procured and that any fees charged for such services are paid.
It shall be a violation of this Article for a property owner to fail
to procure and pay the fees charged for such services when they are
required.
[R.O. 1998 § 225.030; Ord. No. 2379 §1, 7-6-2005; Ord. No. 2598 §1 (Exh. A, Art. 4), 5-29-2009]
A.
The occupant or owner of every dwelling
unit and of every institutional, commercial or business, industrial
or agricultural establishment producing solid waste within the limits
of the City shall provide sufficient and adequate containers for the
storage of all solid waste, except bulky rubbish and demolition and
construction waste, to serve each such dwelling unit or establishment
and shall maintain such solid waste containers at all times in good
repair.
B.
The occupant or owner of every dwelling
unit and of every institutional, commercial, industrial, agricultural
or business establishment shall place all solid waste to be collected
in proper solid waste containers, except as otherwise provided herein,
and shall maintain such solid waste containers and the area surrounding
them in a clean, neat and sanitary condition at all times.
C.
The Director shall promulgate regulations
governing solid waste containers and the storage of solid waste to
ensure that its storage and collection is performed in an orderly,
clean, sanitary and safe manner.
1.
Residential solid waste containers
shall be of a type originally manufactured for residential solid waste
and constructed of galvanized metal, rubber, fiberglass, plastic or
similar durable material. Containers shall be waterproof, leakproof
and equipped with fly-tight lids and suitable handles. Containers
shall be covered at all times except when depositing or removing waste.
2.
Bags may be used for the storage
of grass cuttings and leaves.
3.
Collectable items of bulky rubbish
and yard waste that are too large for storage in the standard containers
may be stored as provided by the Director's regulation.
4.
Industrial solid waste containers
shall be rodent-resistant, shall be stored on a concrete base and
enclosed on each side by a fence and gate with fifty percent (50%)
air space, or by a masonry enclosure with a brick or brick veneer
finish and gate, which effectively shields such container from view.
Containers shall be waterproof, leakproof and covered at all times
except when depositing or removing waste.
5.
If the solid waste of a particular
facility cannot be stored satisfactorily and efficiently in the prescribed
containers, the owner or occupant shall furnish a tank-type container
or containers of a size and number sufficient to contain refuse between
collections, and each such container shall be maintained in a hygienic
and satisfactory condition. Such special containers may be used only
on a temporary basis and only with written approval of the City.
6.
Large items of rubbish which qualify
for pickup on a special pickup day may be stored on the outside of
the premises concerned without placement into containers provided
that the number of such items is reasonable, and provided further,
that such storage shall not provide conditions which tend to create
a sanitary problem or a hazard to the public health, welfare or safety.
D.
Solid waste containers, bags, bundles or
other collectable items shall be stored within a building or behind
the building line except when being placed for collection. Solid waste
containers, bags, bundles, or other collectable items shall not be
placed for collection on any public right-of-way earlier than 5:00
P.M. the night before collection day and shall be removed from the
public right-of-way no later than 8:00 P.M. the day of collection.
[R.O. 1998 § 225.040; Ord. No. 2379 §1, 7-6-2005; Ord. No. 2598 §1 (Exh. A, Art. 4), 5-29-2009]
A.
Schedules and regulations for the collection
of solid waste, including garbage, yard waste and bulky rubbish, shall
be established by the Director and may be amended from time to time;
provided, however, that collections shall not occur before 6:00 A.M.
or after 7:00 P.M. or on Sundays.
B.
The City's solid waste collectors shall be responsible for the collection of solid waste from the point of collection to the transportation vehicle, provided the solid waste was stored in compliance with Section 225.030 hereof. Any spillage or blowing litter caused as a result of the duties of the solid waste collector shall be collected and placed in the transportation vehicle by the solid waste collector.
C.
The Director shall ensure that all solid
waste collectors shall be authorized by the City, licensed by the
State of Missouri, insured, and in compliance with all regulations
promulgated by the City and the State of Missouri applicable to solid
waste management contractors.
D.
All solid waste for which collection services
are provided by the City shall be collected at the times and in the
manner prescribed by the Director's regulations.
[R.O. 1998 § 225.050; Ord. No. 2379 §1, 7-6-2005]
A.
All transportation vehicles shall be maintained
in a safe, clean and sanitary condition and shall be so constructed,
maintained and operated as to prevent spillage of solid waste therefrom.
All vehicles to be used for transportation of solid waste shall be
constructed with watertight bodies and with covers which shall be
an integral part of the vehicle or shall be a separate cover of suitable
material with fasteners designed to secure all sides of the cover
to the vehicle and shall be secured whenever the vehicle is transporting
solid waste or, as an alternate, the entire bodies thereof shall be
enclosed, with only loading hoppers exposed. No solid waste shall
be transported in the loading hoppers.
B.
Solid wastes shall be deposited at a processing
facility or disposal area approved by the City and complying with
all requirements of the Missouri Solid Waste Management Law, Sections
260.200 to 260.245, RSMo., and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder.
The Director may designate the processing or disposal facility to
be utilized.
[R.O. 1998 § 225.060; Ord. No. 2379 §1, 7-6-2005]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any owner, occupant
or other person to:
1.
Deposit or dispose of solid waste
in any solid waste container other than his or her own container;
2.
Fail to have solid waste collected
as provided in this Article;
3.
Fail to pay solid waste collection
fees;
4.
Allow the accumulation or storage
of solid waste in the City's rights-of-way or on any place or in any
manner not allowed by this Article or by Missouri law or regulation;
5.
Transport solid waste either within
or outside of the City (unless employed by the City or authorized
by contract to do so);
6.
Interfere in any manner with solid
waste collection and transportation equipment or with the City's solid
waste collectors or contractors in the lawful performance of their
duties as such;
7.
Burn solid waste or dispose of or
discharge solid waste onto another's property, including the City,
or into any lake, stream, or stormwater or sanitary sewer system;
8.
Dispose of solid waste at any facility
or location which is not approved by the City and Missouri Department
of Natural Resources;
9.
Engage in the business of collecting,
transporting, processing or disposing of solid waste within the corporate
limits of the City without the City's authorization or in violation
of any provision of this Article or any State or local law or regulation;
10.
Violate any of the provisions of this Article or any rule or regulation promulgated by the Director under the authority of Section 225.020(B).
