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Title 17, Chapter 1
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Jefferson City
Title 17 : Refuse and Trash Disposal
Chapter 1 : Refuse

17-106 : Collection of refuse.

  1. Collection interval. The city manager shall cause to be collected such refuse at least once in every ten days to prevent the occurrence of nuisances and public health problems.
  2. Special collections. Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation requesting refuse collection more often than is regularly provided shall pay to the city a collection fee. For the purposes of this section, regular service shall be considered one (1) collection per week for residential and twice (2) per week for commercial and industrial establishments.

  3. Special collection fees. Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation requesting special collections as provided above shall pay to the city a fee for services as follows:

    Residential and commercial, with individual containers, sixty gallons size or less:

    1 to 8 containers $10.00
    9 to 15 containers $20.00
    16 to 25 containers $30.00
    26 or more containers $40.00

    Commercial or industrial establishments, dumpsters, one and one-half cubic yards or larger:

    each container $6.00
  4. Private collections. No person, firm, partnership, or corporation shall engage in the business of collecting, hauling, or removing refuse not located on his own premises for any purpose whatsoever unless such person, firm, partnership, or corporation possesses a permit to do so from the city.
  5. Permit. Such permits as provided above shall be issued only after the applicant's capability of complying with the requirements of this chapter has been fully determined by the city manager, and in particular, an approved method of disposal in an approved landfill.
  6. Permit fee. A permit fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be paid by the applicant before the issuance of a permit, such fee to be paid to the city recorder. (1996 Code, § 8-406, as amended by Ord. #97-20, Oct. 1997)