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Timestamp: 2020-08-13 18:21:40
Document Index: 631447955

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 230', '§220', '§1', '§1', '§220', '§220', '§1', '§1', '§220', '§1']

City of Truesdale, MO Solid Waste
§ 230.055 Burning of Solid Waste.
City of Truesdale, MO / Public Health, Safety and Welfare
Section 230.055 Burning of Solid Waste.
[CC 1986 §220.010; Ord. No. 234 §1, 11-9-1994; Ord. No. 323 §1, 9-15-1999]
The time as set by the National Weather Service on a calendar basis.
[CC 1986 §§220.060 — 220.070]
[CC 1986 §220.110]
Solid waste containers as required by this Chapter for the storage of other residential solid waste shall be placed at the curb for collection. Any solid waste containers, tree limbs, yard wastes or other solid waste permitted by this Chapter to be placed at the curb for collection shall not be so placed until the regularly scheduled collection day.
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 water-tight 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 alternative, the entire bodies thereof shall be enclosed with only loading hoppers exposed. Provided however, other vehicles may be used to transport bulky rubbish which because of its size or weight is not susceptible to being loaded or unloaded in vehicles described above, but in no event shall such vehicles be operated without adequate cover or binding to prevent spillage or waste therefrom and in accordance with the rules and regulations made by the Board.
[Ord. No. 234 §1(230.060), 11-9-1994; Ord. No. 323 §1(230.060), 9-15-1999]
It shall be illegal for any individual, citizen, partnership, corporation or legal entity of any kind to burn solid waste of any kind after dusk within the City limits of the City of Truesdale.
Yard waste, i.e., brush, tree limbs, leaves, paper, untreated scrap lumber, may be burned during daylight hours.
Barbecue grills, portable fire pits, outdoor fireplaces including chimineas, and bonfires are permitted on properties. No person shall cause the use of barbecue grills, portable fire pits, outdoor fire places including chimineas or bonfires to be used or maintained in such a manner as to cause a public nuisance. Open burning that is offensive, hazardous or objectionable due to smoke emissions, atmospheric conditions or local circumstances shall be prohibited. An adult shall be present during the time of use of all outdoor burning of any kind.
[Ord. No. 778, 8-10-2016]
This burn ordinance applies only to "open burning" and does not apply to burning of commercial waste by industries within the City limits of the City of Truesdale or to residences that may have wood burning stoves, chimneys or fireplaces.
The Police Chief or his/her designee is hereby authorized to order the immediate extinguishment of any open fire at his/her discretion.
Penalty. Any individual, citizen, partnership, corporation or legal entity that is found to have violated this Section shall be subject to a fine of up to three hundred dollars ($300.00) and/or imprisonment for up to ninety (90) days in the County Jail.
[CC 1986 §220.210; Ord. No. 211 §1, 11-10-1993]
There is hereby imposed for the collection and disposal of solid waste a service charge for each dwelling unit and each commercial establishment to which such service shall be provided under the provisions of this Chapter. The service charge for collection of solid waste shall be in accordance with the prevailing existing contract with the disposal company which said agreement shall be incorporated herein as part and parcel of this Chapter. The service charge for each commercial establishment will be in accordance with the prevailing existing contract with the disposal company which said agreement shall be incorporated herein as part and parcel of this Chapter.
The service and service charge shall be terminated upon presentation of satisfactory proof to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen that any such dwelling unit or establishment is unoccupied and shall be commenced upon renewed occupancy thereof.
The system of services established by the provisions of this Chapter hereof is designed as an integral part of the City's system for providing solid waste pickup. The City may enforce collection of such charges by bringing proper legal action against the occupant of any premises which has received such services, to recover any sums due for such service plus a reasonable attorney's fee to be fixed by the court.
The service charge herein provided for is hereby imposed upon the occupant of each dwelling unit receiving such service under the provisions of this Chapter and billing therefor shall be made to the person contracting for solid waste collection. In the absence of information that such person is neither the owner nor the tenant of such dwelling unit, in which event billing therefor shall be made to the owner. Service charges shall be payable to the department empowered to collect service charges imposed by the City.
If anyone should not pay the solid waste bill, the Mayor and Board may shut off water and/or sewer privileges and said privileges shall not be reconnected until the bill(s) and all penalties and interest have been paid.
All landowners shall be liable where a tenant does not pay and until the bill is paid, no services will be reconnected.