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BILL NO, ORDINANCE NO. ~)II ('-' AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, MISSOURI, RELATING TO GARBAGE, REFUSE AND WEEDS, BY REPEALING SECTION 14-12 THEREOF, RELATING TO LOCATION OF REFUSE CONTAINERS, AND ENACTING IN LIEU THEREOF A NEW SECTION TO BE KNOWN AS "SECTION 14-12. LOCATION OF REFUSE CONTAINERS," BY AMENDING SAID SECTION SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT REFUSE CONTAINERS BE STORED BEHIND THE BUILDING LINE; CONTAINING A SAVING CLAUSE AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 14 of the Municipal Code of the City of University City, Missouri, relating to garbage, refuse and weeds, is hereby amended by repealing Section 14-12 thereof, relating to location of refuse containers, and enacting in lieu thereof a new section to be known as "Section 14-12. Location of refuse containers," by amending said section so as to require that refuse containers be stored behind the building line; so that said section, as so amended, shall read as follows: Section 14-12. Location of refuse containers. a) Collection from street. If the refuse collection vehicle makes the collection of refuse from the street, roll-out plastic carts, recyclables containers, disposable containers, bags and bundled brush and tree trimmings shall be placed by the resident near the back of the curb or edge of the roadway but not in the street. Refuse shall not be placed out for collection earlier than 4:00 P.M. on the day before the day of the scheduled collection. The responsible party for an accumulation of refuse shall be the occupant or occupants of a one (1) dwelling unit building or the owner of a building housing two (2) or more residential or one(1) or more commercial units. Exemptions to the curb line placement of disposable containers may be made by the director of public works if, for valid physical reasons, no member of the household can be expected to cam/the containers to the curb line. In these instances, the location of the disposable containers for collection shall be at the direction of the director of public works. b) Collection from the alley. If the sanitation truck makes the collection of refuse from the alley, a box-type stationary container or containers shall be located, clear of traffic, adjacent to the alley line and shall be located so as to be accessible to collection equipment.