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INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Wagner DATE: June 15, 2009 BILL NO. 9042 ORDINANCE NO. 6788 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8.12 OF THE UNIVERSITY CITY MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL, BY REPEALING SECTION 8.12.120 THEREOF, RELATING TO TYPES OF SOLID WASTE CONTAINERS - REPLACEMENT, AND ENACTING IN LIEU THEREOF A NEW SECTION TO BE KNOWN AS "SECTION 8.12.120 TYPES OF SOLID WASTE CONTAINERS - REPLACEMENT"; THEREBY AMENDING SAID SECTION SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO ESTABLISH, IMPOSE AND ASSESS A FEE THAT REFLECTS THE TOTAL COST OF REPLACING SOLID WASTE CONTAINERS; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. WHEREAS, the City Council desires to provide appropriate solid waste containers to property owners benefiting from the City's solid waste collection services without them incurring a substantial fee at the time of replacement; and WHEREAS, the fee authorized by this ordinance is designed and intended to recoup the City's costs for the provision of these services, and the City Council finds and determines that the fee is reasonable and necessary for such recoupment and will reflect the actual value of the services so rendered. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 8.12 of the University City Municipal Code, relating to solid waste management and disposal, is hereby amended by repealing Section 8.12.120 thereof, relating to types of solid waste containers - replacement, and enacting in lieu thereof a new section to be known as "Section 8.12.120 Types of solid waste containers - Replacement", so that said section, as so amended, shall read as follows: 8.12.120 Types of solid waste containers - Replacement. A. One to Two Family Residential Buildings. For one and two family buildings, roll-out plastic carts shall be provided for said waste storage and collections, except where collections are from the alley. Carts shall have a capacity of either sixty (60) or ninety (90) gallons or other size as designated by the director of public works. The use of sixty (60) gallon carts shall be limited to units occupied by no more than two persons, one of whom is at least sixty five (65) years of age. Carts shall have wheels, handles, and a hinged, tight-fitting lid capable of containing solid waste and reducing odors, and shall be compatible with existing city equipment for mechanical lifting and dumping. Carts shall weigh, with contents when full, not in excess of two hundred (200) pounds. Mechanical box-type containers shall be used for alley collections or where permitted by the director of public works.