Chapter 8.25
SOLID WASTE

Sections:

Article I. In General

8.25.010    Deposit in tight receptacles.

Article II. Litter

8.25.020    Prohibited.

8.25.030    Responsibility of persons providing outdoor service.

8.25.040    Antilitter signs.

    Cross References: Vegetation, Chapter 5.165 TMC; garbage burning, TMC 8.45.040; nuisances, Chapter 8.65 TMC; hauling of stable manure, offal, house refuse, night soil or dead animals on Kansas Avenue, TMC 9.05.050; parking vehicle having offensive odors, TMC 10.60.030; utilities, TMC Title 13; environment, TMC Title 17.

    State Law References: Refuse collection and disposal, K.S.A. 12-2101 et seq.; solid and hazardous waste, K.S.A. 65-3401 et seq.

Article I. In General

8.25.010 Deposit in tight receptacles.

(a) It shall be the duty of every owner, occupant, lessee or agent of or for any property within the limits of the city to provide tight receptacles in which to place or deposit all garbage, rubbish, filth, waste, refuse or any other matter. Such tight receptacles shall be containers which are impermeable by water and air. Any plastic bags used to hold garbage, rubbish, filth, waste, refuse or any other matter shall be placed in a tight receptacle except plastic bags holding leaves, weeds or grass cuttings.

(b) It shall be the duty of the owner, occupant, lessee or agent of or for the property to remove or cause to be removed the plastic bags holding leaves, weeds or grass cuttings and the contents of the tight receptacles when the receptacles become full or the contents become unsanitary. Further, it shall be unlawful for the owner, occupant, lessee or agent of or for any property to fail, neglect or refuse to remove the plastic bags holding leaves, weeds or grass cuttings and/or the contents of the tight receptacles when the receptacles become full or the contents thereof become unsanitary, or when notified by the division of environmental code services to do so.

(c) All receptacles containing matter or anything whatever which is dangerous or detrimental to the public health shall be provided with flyproof covers, and it shall be unlawful for any person to deposit any of the matter designated in this section in a receptacle in the city unless such receptacle is provided with a flyproof cover. (Ord. 17179 § 1, 10-7-97; Code 1981 § 19-1. Code 1995 § 122-1.)

Article II. Litter

    Cross References: Littering in buses, TMC 10.40.050; throwing of refuse on streets or sidewalks, TMC 12.05.030.

    State Law References: Littering, K.S.A. 21-3722, 65-3409.

8.25.020 Prohibited.

It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, place or deposit or leave or cause to be thrown, placed, deposited or left in or upon any of the sidewalks, public streets, gutters, highways, alleys, thoroughfares or other public grounds in the city, or any private property without the consent of the owner or occupant of such property, any dirt, filth, sewerage, sweepings, rags, excrement, compost, wastepaper, paper containers, excelsior, straw, hay, leaves, brush, weeds, grass cuttings, shavings, barrels, boxes, wooden crates, lumber, stable manure, ashes, vegetables, slops or litter of any kind or any loose combustible material of any kind. (Code 1981 § 19-18. Code 1995 § 122-36.)

8.25.030 Responsibility of persons providing outdoor service.

It shall be unlawful for any person providing outdoor service or a takeout service restaurant either on the public street, parkings or public property, to permit any paper, paper containers, dishes, utensils, knives, forks or spoons or anything of like nature to be deposited upon the street, sidewalk, parking, curb or gutter. If all such paper, paper containers, dishes, utensils, knives, forks, spoons or anything of like nature are removed from the public streets, parkings or public property and disposed of daily, such action shall be in full compliance with this section. (Code 1981 § 19-19. Code 1995 § 122-37.)

8.25.040 Antilitter signs.

(a) The environmental code services director is hereby authorized and directed to cause appropriate signs to be prepared, posted and maintained on the public streets and rights-of-way of the city in conjunction with, and at locations approved by, the traffic engineers, so as to promote cleanliness and discourage the deposit of litter in the city.

(b) The environmental code services director is authorized and directed to cause appropriate signs to be prepared, posted and maintained on private property where dumping of refuse is occurring, so as to promote cleanliness and discourage the deposit of litter or refuse other than at an approved dump. (Ord. 17179 § 2, 10-7-97; Code 1981 § 19-20. Code 1995 § 122-38.)

    Cross References: Traffic engineer, TMC 10.10.010.