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Timestamp: 2019-08-18 17:00:59
Document Index: 10131615

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 230', '§14', '§13', '§14', '§14', '§14', '§14', '§14']

City of Billings, MO Solid Waste
§ 230.100 Service Charges.
Section 230.100 Service Charges.
[CC 1975 §14-1]
The City of Billings, Missouri.
[CC 1975 §13-2(e — f)]
Commercial solid waste shall be stored in solid waste containers as approved by the Board. The containers shall be waterproof, leakproof and shall be covered at all times except when depositing waste therein or removing the contents thereof and shall meet all requirements as set forth by Section 230.070.
[CC 1975 §14-3(C)]
Tree limbs and yard wastes, as herein defined, shall be placed at the curb or alley for collection. 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 or alley for collection shall not be so placed until the regularly scheduled collection day.
[CC 1975 §14-5]
No person, including any person contracting with the City for the collection of solid waste, shall engage in the business of collecting, transporting, processing or disposing of solid waste within the corporate limits of the City without first obtaining an annual permit therefor from the City; provided however, that this provision shall not be deemed to apply to employees of the holder of any such permit. Permits shall be approved by the City Director.
No such permit shall be issued until and unless the applicant therefor, in addition to all other requirements set forth, shall file and maintain with the City evidence of a satisfactory public liability insurance policy, covering all operations of such applicant pertaining to such business and all vehicles to be operated in the conduct thereof, in the amount of not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) for each person injured or killed and in the amount of not less than three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) in the event of injury or death of two (2) or more persons in any single accident and in an amount of not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) for damage to property. Such policy may be written to allow the first one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of liability for damage to property to be deductible. Should any such policy be canceled, the City shall be notified of such cancellation by the insurance carrier in writing not less than ten (10) days prior to the effective date of such cancellation and provisions to that effect shall be incorporated in such policy. Any subcontractor shall provide insurance coverage in like amount as is required of the contractor.
If the application shows that the applicant will collect, transport, process or dispose of solid wastes without hazard to the public health or damage to the environment and is in conformity with the laws of the State of Missouri and this Chapter and is approved by the City, the City Clerk shall, upon receiving the City Director's written approval of application, issue the permit authorized by the ordinance. The permit shall be issued for a period of one (1) year, and each applicant shall pay therefor a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each solid waste processing or disposal facility to be operated and a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each transportation vehicle to be used. If, in the opinion of the City Director, modifications can be made to the application regarding service, equipment or mode of operation so as to bring the application within the intent of this Chapter, the City Director shall notify the applicant in writing setting forth the modification to be made and time in which it shall be done.
If the applicant does not make the modifications pursuant to the notice in Subsection (D) hereof within the time limit specified therein, or if the application does not clearly show that the collection, transportation, processing or disposal of solid wastes will not create a public health hazard or be without harmful effects on the environment, the application shall be denied and the applicant notified by the City Director, in writing, stating the reason for such denial. Nothing in this Section shall prejudice the right of the applicant to reapply after the rejection of his/her application, provided that all aspects of the reapplication comply with the provisions of this Chapter.
The annual permit may be renewed simply upon payment of the fee or fees as designated herein if the business has not been modified. If modifications have been made, the applicant shall reapply for a permit as set forth in Subsections (B) and (C). No permits authorized by the ordinance shall be transferable from person to person.
In order to ensure compliance with the laws of this State, this Chapter and the rules and regulations authorized herein, the City Director is authorized to inspect all phases of solid waste management within the City of Billings. No inspection shall be made of any residential waste unit unless authorized by the occupant or by due process of law. In all instances where such inspections reveal violation of this Chapter concerning processing or disposal of solid waste or the laws of the State of Missouri, the City shall issue notice for such violation stating therein the violation or violations found, the time and date, and the corrective measure to be taken together with the time in which such corrections shall be made.
Any person who feels aggrieved by any notice of violation or order issued pursuant thereto of the City Director may within thirty (30) days of the act for which redress is sought appeal directly to the Circuit Court of Christian County, in writing, setting forth in a concise statement the act being appealed and the grounds for its reversal.
All motor vehicles operating under any permit required by this Chapter shall display the number or numbers on each side in colors which contrast with that of the vehicle, such numbers to be clearly legible and not less than six (6) inches high. Each permit for processing or disposal facilities shall be prominently displayed at the facility.
[CC 1975 §14-7(c)]
[CC 1975 §14-10]
The holder of a permit to collect solid waste and/or to operate processing or disposal facilities shall furnish a performance bond in the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) with a good and sufficient surety acceptable to the City. The Board of Aldermen may from time to time require such additional bonds as, in their discretion, they determine necessary to insure compliance with the terms of these ordinances and the laws of the State of Missouri and to protect the interests of the City and its residents.
[CC 1975 §14-8]
There is hereby imposed for the collection and disposal of solid wastes and for the improvement of the general public and environment a service charge for each dwelling unit to which such service shall be provided under the provisions of this Chapter. The monthly service charge for collection of residential solid waste shall be in an amount to be set from time to time by the Board of Aldermen. The service charge for each commercial establishment will be determined by the Director on the basis of quantity and characteristics of material, point of pickup, and time required to collect the solid waste if service is performed by the City.
The system of services established by the provisions of this Chapter hereof is designated as an integral part of the City's program of health, sanitation and general welfare to be operated as an adjunct to the City's system for providing all manner of utilities services. The City may enforce collection of such charges by bringing proper legal action against the occupant of the premises which has received such services to recover any sums due for such services plus a reasonable attorney's fee to be fixed by the court, plus the cost of such action.
The service charge herein provided for is hereby imposed upon the occupant of each occupied dwelling unit and the billing therefor shall be made to the person contracting for City utilities of any kind to each such dwelling unit. In the event a dwelling unit is not serviced by City utilities or in the absence of information that such person is neither the owner or the tenant of such dwelling unit, then billing therefor shall be made to the owner. Service charges shall be payable to the City of Billings, Missouri.
The City shall include the foregoing service charge on its utility bill as a separate charge, which shall be paid on or before the fifteenth (15th) of the following month.
Upon the failure of any customer to pay the monthly charge for the collection of solid waste by the City, the City shall be authorized to terminate electrical and water services to such customer.