[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.
[Ord. No. 8919, § 1, 6-1-2000; Ord. No. 9190, § 1, 9-5-2002; Ord. No. 9467, § 1, 3-17-2005]
