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ORDINANCE 1007 GARBAGE AND REFUSE ORDINANCE ......................................1007-1
Section 1007.01: DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE AND REFUSE RESTRICTED .............1007-1
Section 1007.02: GARBAGE AND REFUSE CONTAINERS ..................................1007-1
Section 1007.03: COLLECTION BY CITY ..............................................................1007-1
Section 1007.04: FURNITURE AND MATTRESSES ..............................................1007-1
Section 1007.05: DEBRIS .........................................................................................1007-2
Section 1007.06: STORAGE OF MATERIAL ..........................................................1007-2
Section 1007.07: COMPOST SITE............................................................................1007-2
Section 1007.08: PENALTY .....................................................................................1007-2
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ORDINANCE 1007 GARBAGE AND REFUSE ORDINANCE
Section 1007.01: DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE AND REFUSE RESTRICTED. No person
shall hereafter deposit or cause to be deposited any garbage, kitchen or table refuse, or any
decayed animal or vegetable substance or any noxious or offensive substance or any substance
injurious to life or health, upon any street, avenue, vacant lot or vacant part of any lot or upon
any yard, back yard or other ground or place appurtenant to any dwelling house, boarding house,
lodging house, hotel, restaurant, store, saloon, factory, laundry, work shop or other inhabited
building, in the City of St. Joseph except in proper containers and in the manner as herein
provided. No person shall hereafter deposit or cause to be deposited soil, gravel, lawn waste,
grass clippings, leaves, garden waste, refuse, or construction debris on the property of another
without the explicit consent of the property owner.
Section 1007.02: GARBAGE AND REFUSE CONTAINERS. Every owner or
occupant, or person in control or possession of any dwelling house, hotel, restaurant, boarding
house, lodging house, store, laundry, factory or other inhabited building or structure shall
provide at his own expense and put and keep on the grounds back yard or other part of the lot
appurtenant to any such specified premises and in a convenient place, easy access for collection
as provided in Section 3 of this ordinance, a container of a type or kind approved for use by the
City's contract refuse hauler; and every such person shall deposit or cause to be deposited in such
can all garbage and other refuse and substances specified in Section 1, of this ordinance, which
shall accrue on his or her premises or on premises in his or her control or possession and shall
deposit in said container the same drained of water or other fluid, and wrapped in paper in
parcels, and shall keep such container covered.
Section 1007.03: COLLECTION BY CITY. For non-rental residential property, the
City Council shall provide for the collection of all garbage and other refuse and recyclables
deposited in the containers and shall provide for the removal of the same to such place as shall be
provided by the City Council for that purpose. The City Council may contract for such
collection and removal of such garbage and other refuse, but all such employment or procuring
of means shall be done in the name of and for and on behalf of the City, and the expense thereof
shall be paid out of the funds of the City generated by a charge to users. The City Council may
adopt such reasonable rules and regulations for the deposit, collection and removal of such
garbage and other refuse aforesaid as it may deem necessary or useful. Non-residential property
shall privately contract for the removal of refuse in a manner consistent with this ordinance.
Section 1007.04: FURNITURE AND MATTRESSES. No person shall place or allow to
remain any furniture constructed and originally sold for use inside a structure, including but not
limited to bed mattresses, sofas, and couches, at a place or location where the time would be
exposed to the weather elements and within the view of the general public, except under the
following circumstances:
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a) When the item has been set out to be picked up for removal and transportation to
a disposal site. The item must be removed within 48 hours.
Section 1007.05: DEBRIS. No person shall deposit or allow the deposit of and
construction debris, construction scraps, packing or shipping debris, inoperable appliances,
containers, wrappers or other debris at any outside location, except in a properly permitted
garbage or refuse container, or in a truck or trailer for transportation to a permitted disposal site.
Section 1007.06: STORAGE OF MATERIAL. No person shall store or maintain
construction material, machinery, equipment, or used pallets, crates or barrels, at an outside
location where visible from off the property on which it is stored in any area zoned for
residential use.
Section 1007.07: COMPOST SITE. No yard waste may be included in garbage or refuse
pick up. The City shall provide a compost site for the deposit of all yard waste by residents of
the City. For purposes of this ordinance, yard waste shall include grass clippings, garden
growth, leaves, sticks, branches, thatch, vines, or wood chips. Use of the compost site shall be
pursuant to reasonable rules and regulations established by the City.
Section 1007.08: PENALTY. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any provisions
of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Updated 7/18/94
Updated 6/2003 – Section 1007.04
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