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A. Weekly Collection: Garbage and rubbish shall be collected each week on the collection day established by contract with the scavenger or disposal service, except when the collection day falls on a holiday, or when there is any holiday in that week preceding the collection day, in either of which events the garbage and rubbish shall be collected one day later in that week.
B. Notice Of Change: There shall be no change in the day of collection except upon ten (10) days' written notification by the scavenger to the Village and to each owner, occupant or lessee receiving garbage disposal service under this chapter and any contract in implementation thereof. (Ord. 689, 6-13-1990)
A. Liability For Payment; Charges Established:
1. The owners, occupants or lessees of the premises to which garbage and refuse disposal services are provided under the terms of this chapter shall be jointly and severally liable to pay for such services supplied to each premises and the garbage disposal service is furnished to the said premises by the Village only upon the condition that the owners, occupants and lessees are jointly and severally liable therefor to the Village. (Ord. 689, 6-13-1990)
2. The service charges to owners, occupants or lessees for collection and disposal of household "garbage" and "rubbish" as herein defined shall be as in this section provided. Every such owner, occupant or lessee of a single detached dwelling shall pay to the Village a sum fixed by the Board of Trustees heretofore or from time to time hereafter, as expenses require for garbage disposal service furnished said household unit.
3. The current charges for such garbage disposal service as heretofore fixed by the Board of Trustees are as set forth below:
a. The bimonthly service charge per single detached dwelling unit within the Village shall be as follows:
The sum of twenty dollars ninety cents ($20.90) beginning July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2009.
The sum of twenty three dollars forty cents ($23.40) beginning July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2013. (Ord. 1241, 8-13-2003)
4. Each two-family dwelling or multiple-family row house, townhouse or apartment house dwelling shall, for the purposes of this chapter, be deemed a multiple single detached dwelling and each unit or apartment shall be charged the same sum as a single detached dwelling. (Ord. 689, 6-13-1990)
5. See section 8-1-6-3 of this Code regarding unpaid charges when ownership of property changes. (Ord. 1658, 9-11-2013)
B. Billings: Billing for such services shall be as follows:
1. Mail To Owner Or Occupant: The bill for such services shall be mailed to the owner of the premises to which the services are supplied or to the individual, whether owner, occupant or lessee, to whom bills are rendered for water services furnished by the Village, at the option of the Village. The owner of the premises can direct the Village Treasurer to bill the occupants or lessees of the subject premises for such services, but shall remain liable for the payment thereof. (Ord. 689, 6-13-1990)
2. Billing Periods; Late Charges:
a. Bimonthly Billings: The Village Treasurer shall mail billings to each such owner, occupant or lessee between the first and fifteenth days of January, March, May, July, September and November, for the two (2) month period ending on the last day of the preceding month.
b. Late Charges: A late charge equal to twenty percent (20%) of the service charge shall be added to any bill paid after thirty (30) days after the date of mailing. In the event charges for garbage services are not paid within thirty (30) days after the date of mailing, such charges shall be deemed and are hereby declared to be delinquent. The Village Treasurer shall indicate on the bill the date after which the late charge will be assessed.
c. Combined Billings: Billings for such services may be combined with billing for water service charges or sewer service charges, if applicable, and payment of combined billing shall be applied first to sewer service charges, then to garbage collection charges, and finally to water services charges 1 . (Ord. 802, 3-9-1994)
C. Scavenger Service; Contract Directly: The owners or residents of a multiple-family residence may contract directly with the scavenger service with which the Village has contracted to provide garbage disposal services for the multiple-family residence. The owner or residents contracting directly with the scavenger service shall notify the Village, in writing, that they have done so, which notification shall be countersigned by the scavenger service. If the garbage disposal service is contracted directly with the scavenger service by the residents of a multiple-family residence, all residents must join in said contract in order to be relieved from payment of charges above set forth. Upon receiving said notification, the Village will thereafter not be responsible for providing garbage disposal service or handling the billing therefor. Upon any such contract being terminated, the Village shall be notified by the owners or residents who made the initial contract, that the contract is terminated and the Village garbage disposal services should be renewed. (Ord. 689, 6-13-1990)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See also subsection 8-2A-2A2 of this Code. |
In the case of nonpayment with respect to a bill for services rendered, the Village shall have the following options:
A. Issue a citation for non-compliance;
B. File a complaint at law seeking any and all monies due the Village including late fees and attorney fees. (Ord. 1837, 4-11-2018)
After July 1, 1990, it shall be unlawful for any person within the Village limits to place, or in any manner intermingle, "landscape wastes" with garbage and rubbish for disposal by the scavenger service provided by the Village. All landscape waste will be collected and disposed of as follows:
A. Collection: All landscape waste shall be collected by the same licensed scavenger service that collects garbage and refuse for the Village under separate agreement between the residents of the Village and the scavenger service.
B. Placement In Bags:
1. All landscape waste will be collected and must be contained in special biodegradable thirty (30) gallon paper bags to be sold to the public at various locations in the Village, or contained in a one hundred (100) gallon container cart to be sold or rented by the licensed Village scavenger service and a monthly collection fee paid to the scavenger service as provided hereafter.
2. No collection of said materials will be made, however, unless they are contained in the special paper bags or special container, and unless the owner, occupant or lessee has entered into a separate agreement with the scavenger service.
C. Voluntary Use Of Service: No resident of the Village will be obligated to use the collection services for landscape waste. (Ord. 689, 6-13-1990)
D. Service Charges:
1. The cost of the paper bags and the costs of rental of the container carts and monthly pick up services will be determined by and paid directly to the licensed Village scavenger service, and the Village shall have no obligation to collect said fees. The initial cost of said items and services shall be as follows:
Service | Fee |
30 gallon paper bag, including pick up charge | $1.10 per bag |
Purchase of 100 gallon container cart | $80.00 per cart |
Rental of 100 gallon container cart, a minimum 12 month rental | $2.50 per month per cart |
Monthly collection fee per 100 gallon container cart, whether purchased or rented for all 12 months | $3.00 per month per cart |
2. The container carts may be used for regular garbage and refuse from December through March. (Ord. 689, 6-13-1990; amd. 1999 Code)
E. Time Of Collection: The collection of landscape waste will be on the same day as the collection of other garbage and rubbish in the Village. (Ord. 689, 6-13-1990)
A. Garbage Handling; Container Requirements: All garbage of any person shall be drained, wrapped and stored in durable, rust resisting, nonabsorbent, watertight, and easily washable metal or plastic containers, which shall have close fitting covers and adequate handles to facilitate collections, and shall be not more than thirty five (35) gallons or less than twenty (20) gallons in capacity, with the exception that the one hundred (100) gallon container carts described in subsection
B. Rubbish: All rubbish shall be stored in durable, metal or plastic containers with close fitting covers. (Ord. 689, 6-13-1990)
C. Placement Of Containers For Collection; Time Period: It shall be the duty of the person having household garbage or rubbish to comply with all provisions of this chapter, and on each day of garbage, rubbish or recycling collection to place the containers as aforesaid on the curb in front of the residential premises receiving said disposal services no earlier than twelve o'clock (12:00) noon on the day before collection and should be removed by seven o'clock (7:00) P.M. the day of collection. All garbage, rubbish, or recycling containers shall not be stored in the front yards on non-trash days. All garbage, rubbish, or recycling containers shall be stored behind a privacy fence or out of view from public areas. (Ord. 1908, 4-10-2019)
A. Placement Of Garbage In Suitable Container: It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of or place any garbage, rubbish, or landscape waste in any street, alley or sidewalk or any other public place within the Village, nor shall any person dispose of or place any garbage or rubbish on private property, whether owned by such person or not, within the limits of the Village, unless the same shall be enclosed in a suitable container so that it cannot be blown about by ordinary winds.
B. Compost Pile Or Container: Landscape waste may be placed on private property in what is commonly known as a "compost pile" or a container used for composting; provided, however, that such compost pile or container shall not create a public nuisance as a result of smell or otherwise. (Ord. 689, 6-13-1990)
A. Duty Of Institution: The foregoing provisions of this chapter with regard to collection of garbage, rubbish and landscape waste, shall not apply to any institutional, industrial or commercial unit in the Village. It shall be the duty of such institutional, industrial or commercial unit in the Village at its own cost to arrange with a properly licensed scavenger for the disposal of its "garbage", "rubbish" and "landscape waste" as herein defined, as well as its market and industrial wastes. Such institutional, industrial or commercial unit, including any corporation, partnership or person engaged in running a store, business or commercial or industrial enterprises of any kind shall keep its premises free and clear of any accumulation of "garbage", "rubbish", or "landscape waste" as above defined or of market or industrial waste of any kind.
B. Time Of Collection: Such institutional, commercial, and industrial garbage, rubbish and landscape waste, including market and industrial waste, shall be collected each week or as often as is necessary to prevent any accumulation of same which would cause any nuisance or health hazard or the breeding of insects. In no event shall such collection be made less frequently than once in each week.
C. Storage In Closed Containers: Institutional, commercial, and industrial garbage, rubbish, and landscape waste and other waste shall be stored in closed containers so as not to cause litter or a nuisance or health hazard. (Ord. 689, 6-13-1990)
D. Screening: All trash container areas shall be fully screened from streets and adjacent properties with a maintenance free six foot (6') high privacy type fence, brick wall or landscaped area placed around said facility. All trash containers or receptacles must be placed on a concrete pad sufficient to support said container, in accordance with Village of Monee Construction Codes. (Ord. 1923, 6-26-2019)
A. Burning Garbage Prohibited: No person shall set fire to or burn out of doors upon any premises located within the Village any material defined as "garbage" by section 4-1-1 of this chapter.
B. Creating Nuisance: No person shall set fire to or burn out of doors upon any premises located within the Village any material that upon combustion creates smoke and/or odor which constitutes a nuisance to surrounding premises; and that if the burning of any combustible material constitutes a nuisance to surrounding premises, such fire shall be extinguished by the person by whom it was set.
C. Fire Limits: No person shall set fire to or burn rubbish or other combustible material out of doors upon any premises located within the fire limits of the Village, except upon specific permission of the Village President and the Fire Chief of the Monee Fire Protection District.
D. Setting Fire On Public Ways: No person shall set or maintain any rubbish fire on any public right-of-way, including curb and gutter, sidewalk, alley or parkway. (Ord. 689, 6-13-1990)
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