The occupant of every dwelling unit and of every institutional, commercial or business, industrial or agricultural establishment producing solid waste within the corporate limits of the city, shall provide sufficient and adequate containers for the storage of all solid waste except bulky solid waste and demolition and construction waste to serve each such dwelling unit and/or establishment; and maintain such solid waste containers at all times in good repair; and maintain the area surrounding them in a clean, neat and sanitary condition at all times. These containers must have been originally manufactured for the purpose of storing solid waste including a lid. Exception to this will require special permission from the city.
(Ord. 305; Code 1984, 15-301; Code 2012)
(a) The City shall provide for the collection of all residential solid waste in the city, provided, however, that the city may provide the collection service by contracting with a person, county or other city or combination thereof, for the entire city or portions thereof, as deemed to be in the best interests of the city. All solid waste collected shall, upon being loaded into collection equipment, become the property of the collection agency.
(b) Containers to be manually lifted shall not exceed 30 gallons in capacity nor weigh more than 50 pounds when full. Small tree limbs and boards shall be tied in bundles not to exceed four feet in length.
(c) All residential solid waste shall be collected at least once weekly, on a day designated by the City. All commercial solid waste shall be collected at least once weekly.
(d) To ensure residential collection on a scheduled day, containers and other properly packaged refuse must be placed for collection not earlier than 5:00 p.m. on the day prior to the scheduled pick-up.
(e) After the scheduled collection date, empty containers and refuse or solid waste not collected must be removed from any street, sidewalk or street right-of-way as promptly as possible, but not later than 8:00 a.m. the following day.
(f) Failure to comply with this section may result in the condition being declared a nuisance code violation and subject to enforcement as set forth in Chapter 8 of the Code.
(Ord. 2006-06; Code 2012)
Permits shall not be required for the removal, hauling or disposal of earth and rock material from grading or excavation activities, nor shall they be required for the transportation of demolition and construction wastes; however, all such material shall be conveyed in tight vehicles, trucks or receptacles, so constructed and maintained that none of the material being transported shall spill upon the public rights of way. The city of McLouth landfill shall be opened by appointment for tree limbs.
(Ord. 305; Code 1984, 15-304; Code 2012)
It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(a) Deposit solid waste in any solid waste container other than his or her own, without the written consent of the owner of such container and/or with the intent of avoiding payment of the service charge hereinafter provided for solid waste collection and disposal;
(b) Interfere in any manner with solid waste collection equipment, or with solid waste collectors in the lawful performance of their duties as such whether such equipment or collectors shall be those of the city, or those of a solid waste collection agency operating under contract with the city;
(c) Dispose of solid waste at any facility or location which is not approved by the State of Kansas Department of Health and Environment;
(d) Engage in the business of collecting, transporting, processing or disposing a solid waste within the corporate limits of the city without a permit from the city, or operate under an expired permit or operate after a permit has been suspended or revoked.
(Ord. 305; Code 1984, 15-305; Code 2012)
(a) The City of McLouth, in providing the services of collection and disposing of all refuse accumulated within the city for the purpose of preventing unsanitary, unsightly, hazardous, unhealthful and dangerous conditions caused by the accumulation of garbage and refuse, shall establish and collect a service charge to defray the cost and maintenance of service and to pay any person contracting with the city for the collection and disposal of garbage and refuse, the fees and charges provided by the contract for the collection and disposal thereof.
(b) There shall be charged, assessed and collected from each residential unit within the city limits, the monthly amount of $17.09 for trash collection, along with a service fee of $0.25, for a total monthly cost of $17.34.
(c) To assist in maintaining the general sanitation of the city, it shall be the duty of every person occupying or having control of the occupancy of any dwelling located on a regularly established garbage and refuse route to notify the city clerk at the beginning of such occupancy and request, accept, and use the garbage and refuse pickup and collection service; provided however, the failure of any owner, renter, agent or occupant of such premises to make such request shall not prevent nor in any way impair or impede the city from adding the address of such premises to the proper garbage and refuse collection route records and assessing the service charges set forth herein.
(d) The service and service charge shall be terminated upon presentation of satisfactory proof to the city that any such dwelling unit is occupied. Upon renewed occupancy of any such dwelling unit, the services provided for herein shall be immediately renewed.
(e) All billing for garbage and refuse service charges shall be included on city utility bills and no payment shall be accepted by the city clerk except for the full amount due for all utility services. Garbage and refuse bills shall carry the same due dates, grace periods and penalties as water utility bills, as set out in Article 1 of this chapter.
(Ord. 305; Ord. 311; Code 1984, 15-306; Code 2012; Ord. 2013-08; Ord. 2016-03; Ord. 2021-01; Ord. 2022-03; Ord. 2023-04; Ord. 2024-06)