Chapter XV · Utilities

ARTICLE 5. SOLID WASTE

Sections 15-501 to 15-513 · 13 sections

15-501 Definitions.

Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the meaning of words and terms as used in this article shall to be as follows:

(a)Commercial Waste. All refuse emanating from establishments engaged in business including, but not limited to stores, markets, office buildings, restaurants, shopping centers, theaters, hospitals, governments and nursing homes.

(b)Dwelling Unit. Any enclosure, building or portion thereof occupied by one or more persons for and as living quarters;

(c)Garbage. Waste resulting from the handling, processing, storage, packaging, preparation, sale, cooking and serving of meat, produce and other foods and shall include unclean containers;

(d)Multi-Family Unit. Any structure containing more than four individual dwelling units;

(e)Refuse. All garbage and/or rubbish or trash;

(f)Residential. Any structure containing four or less individual dwelling units, rooming houses having no more than four persons in addition to the family of the owner or operator, and mobile homes;

(g)Rubbish or Trash. All non-putrescible materials such as paper, tin cans, bottles, glass, crockery, rags, ashes, lawn and tree trimmings, stumps, boxes, wood, street sweepings and mineral refuse. Rubbish or trash shall not include earth and waste from building operations or wastes from industrial processes or manufacturing operations;

(h)Single Dwelling Unit. An endorse, building or portion thereof occupied by one family as living quarters.

(i)Solid Waste. All non-liquid garbage, rubbish or trash.

(Code 1998)

15-502 Collection.

All solid waste accumulated within the city shall to be collected, conveyed and disposed of by the city or by contractors specifically authorized to collect and dispose of solid waste.

(Code 1998)

15-503 Contracts.

The city shall have the right to enter into a contract with any responsible person for collection and disposal of solid waste.

(Code 1998)

15-504 Duty of owner, occupant.

The owner or occupant of every dwelling unit or commercial enterprise shall provide at his or her own expense a suitable container for the storage of solid waste as provided in this article. No owner or occupant shall permit to accumulate quantities of refuse or other waste materials within or close to any structure within the city unless the same is stored in approved containers and in such a manner as not to create a health or fire hazard.

(Code 1998)

15-505 Bulk containers.

On premises where excessive amounts of refuse accumulates or where cans or bags are impractical bulk containers for the storage of refuse may to be used. Containers shall have a capacity and shall to be equipped with appurtenances for attaching mechanical lifting devices which are compatible with the collection equipment being used. Containers shall to be constructed of durable rust and corrosion resistant material which is easy to clean. All containers shall to be equipped with tight fitting lids or doors to prevent entrance of insects or rodents. Doors and lids shall to be constructed and maintained so they can to be easily opened. Containers shall to be watertight, leak proof and weather proof construction.

(Code 1998)

15-506 Enter private premises.

Solid waste collectors, employed by the city or operating under contract with the city, are hereby authorized to enter in and upon private property for the purpose of collecting solid waste therefrom as required by this article.

(Code 1998)

15-507 Ownership of solid waste.

Ownership of solid waste when placed in containers by the occupants or owners of premises upon which refuse accumulates, shall to be vested in the city and thereafter shall to be subject to the exclusive control of the city, its employees or contractors. No person shall meddle with refuse containers or in any way pilfer or scatter contents thereof in any alley or street within the city.

(Code 1998)

15-508 Heavy, bulky waste.

Heavy accumulations such as brush, tree limbs, broken concrete, sand or gravel, automobile frames, dead trees, and other bulky, heavy materials shall to be disposed of at the expense of the owner or person controlling same.

(Code 1998)

15-509 Hazardous materials.

No person shall deposit in a solid waste container or otherwise offer for collection any hazardous garbage, refuse, or waste. Hazardous material shall include:

(a)Explosive materials;

(b)Rags or other waste soaked in volatile and flammable materials;

(c)Chemicals;

(d)Poisons;

(e)Radio-active materials;

(f)Highly combustible materials;

(g)Soiled dressings, clothing, bedding and/or other wastes, contaminated by infection or contagious disease;

(h)Any other materials which may present a special hazard to collection or disposal personnel, equipment, or to the public.

(Code 1998)

15-510 Prohibited practices.

It shall to be unlawful for any person to:

(a)Deposit solid waste in any container other than that owned or leased by him or under his control without written consent of the owner and/or with the intent of avoiding payment of the refuse service charge;

(b)Interfere in any manner with employees of the city or its contractors in the collection of solid waste;

(c)Bum solid waste except in an approved incinerator and unless a variance has been granted and a written permit obtained from the city or the appropriate air pollution control agency;

(d)Bury refuse at any place within the city except that lawn and garden trimmings may to be composted.

(Code 1998)

15-511 Objectionable waste.

Manure from cow lots, stables, poultry yards, pigeon lofts and other animal or fowl pens, and waste oils from garages or filling stations shall be removed and disposed of at the expense of the person controlling the same and in a manner consistent with this article.

(Code 1998)

15-512 Unauthorized disposal.

No person shall haul or cause to be hauled any garbage, refuse or other waste material of any kind to any place, site or area within or without the limits of the city unless such site is a sanitary landfill, transfer point or disposal facility approved by the Kansas State Department of Health and Environment.

(Code 1998)

15-513 Closed vehicle.

Any vehicle used by any person for the collection and transportation of solid waste shall to be maintained in a good mechanical condition. Vehicle shall to be equipped with an enclosed covered body to prevent the contents leaking or escaping therefrom. Only tree trimmings or brush may to be transported in open-bodied vehicles provided the material is securely tied in place to prevent scattering along the streets and alleys.

(Code 1998)