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THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BOSTON
CHAPTER I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER II: FORM OF GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER III: ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY
CHAPTER IV: CONTRACTS
CHAPTER V: ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER VI: GENERAL SERVICES
CHAPTER VII: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
CHAPTER VIII: DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER IX: BUILDING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER X: HOUSING SERVICES
CHAPTER XI: PUBLIC SERVICES
CHAPTER XII: PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER XIII: NATURAL GAS
CHAPTER XIV: LICENSING AND CONSUMER BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND OFFICERS
CHAPTER XV: DIVISIONS OF THE MAYOR’S OFFICE
CHAPTER XVI: PROHIBITIONS, PENALTIES AND PERMITS
CHAPTER XVII: LICENSES AND REGULATIONS AFFECTING CERTAIN TRADES
CHAPTER XVIII: FEES AND CHARGES
CHAPTER XIX: SCHOOLS
CHAPTER XX: CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS
CHAPTER XXI: MISCELLANEOUS PUBLIC BUILDINGS
CHAPTER XXII: SUFFOLK COUNTY
CHAPTER XXIII: TRASH AND REFUSE DISPOSAL
CHAPTER XXIV: BOSTON JOBS, LIVING WAGE AND PREVAILING WAGE ORDINANCE
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23-9   TRASH OUTSIDE OF PLACES OF BUSINESS.
   No person in control of a place of business abutting on a sidewalk shall knowingly suffer any rubbish, litter, filth, garbage or other refuse to remain on such sidewalk except in a receptacle or bundle placed on such sidewalk in accordance with the provisions in Section 23-1. No dumpsters shall be allowed to remain on a property in an overflowing condition.
(CBC 1975 Ord. T14 § 301; Ord. 1985 c. 9 § 1; CBC 1985 23-9; Recodified by Ord. 1991 c. 5 § 28) Penalty, see § 23-20
23-10   TRASH WITHIN PLACE OF BUSINESS.
   No person in control of a place of business abutting on a street shall knowingly suffer any rubbish, litter or other refuse to remain in the open on the estate upon which such place of business is located except in a receptacle or bundle from which such rubbish, litter or refuse is not likely to be blown onto such street. No dumpster shall be allowed to remain on a property in an overflowing condition.
(CBC 1975 Ord. T14 § 302; Ord. 1985 c. 9 § 2; CBC 1985 23-10; Recodified by Ord. 1991 c. 5 § 28) Penalty, see § 23-20
23-11   APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO MAINTAIN OUTDOOR DUMPSTER.
   Every application for a permit to maintain an outdoor dumpster at a said location must be accompanied by evidence that a licensed refuse contractor servicing the facility will provide periodic pickup and removal of the refuse and cleaning and treatment against rodent or insect infestation at intervals not exceeding one week. The applicant must also supply evidence that the immediate area where the dumpster is to be located is free of rodent and insect infestation. If the applicant fails to have the refuse picked up and removed, or to have the area and the dumpster itself cleaned and treated within the specified time, the permit shall be revoked.
(Ord. 1982 c. 38 § 2; CBC 1985 23-11; Recodified by Ord. 1991 c. 5 § 28) Penalty, see § 23-20
23-12   REFUSE CONTRACTORS REQUIRED TO BE LICENSED.
   Each refuse contractor operating within the city shall be licensed annually by the Environmental Health Services Division of the Health and Hospitals Department.
(Ord. 1982 c. 38 § 3; CBC 1985 23-12; Recodified by Ord. 1991 c. 5 § 28) Penalty, see § 23-20
23-13   CLEANING AND DISINFECTING OF STORAGE CONTAINERS; VIOLATIONS; PENALTY.
   Each refuse contractor licensed by the Boston Health and Hospitals Department who stores refuse containers within the city shall be required to clean and disinfect said containers before they are stored. Failure to do so shall be punishable by a fine of $50 per container, per day. The lot, yard or other area where containers are stored must be treated against rodent and insect infestation at intervals not exceeding 30 days.
(Ord. 1982 c. 38 § 3A; CBC 1985 23-13; Recodified by Ord. 1991 c. 5 § 28) Penalty, see § 23-20
23-14   ESSENTIAL FACILITIES PERMITTED TO BE OPERATED OR ESTABLISHED.
   No person shall establish, maintain, operate or use any place within the city, nor shall any place within the city be operated, established or maintained for a refuse treatment or disposal facility, unless such facility has been determined to be absolutely essential or necessary to protect the public health and as a result assigned by the Board of Health and Hospitals in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 111, Section 150A after a public hearing and the use and plans or design therefor have been approved by the commonwealth’s Department of Environmental Quality Engineering. The process to determine the essential or necessary status of any and all site applications is defined in Section 23-19. For the purposes of this Section, the term REFUSE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL FACILITY shall include a sanitary landfill, a refuse composting plant, a dumping ground for refuse, a refuse transfer station, an incinerator with a grate area in excess of 10 square feet, a residual waste storage or treatment plant, a site for the storage of wastes generated at another location or any other works for treating, disposing, recycling or recovering resources from refuse. REFUSE shall mean all solid or liquid waste materials including garbage and rubbish, but not including sewage.
(Ord. 1985 c. 10 § 1; Recodified by Ord. 1991 c. 5 § 28) Penalty, see § 23-21
23-15   EXCLUSION FOR SYSTEM SERVING ONLY ONE BUILDING.
   The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any on-site energy recovery waste disposal system which serves only the building within which it is located.
(Ord. 1985 c. 10 § 2; CBC 1985 23-15; Recodified by Ord. 1991 c. 5 § 28) Penalty, see § 23-20
23-16   REGULATIONS FOR NEW REFUSE TRANSFER STATIONS.
   Every new refuse transfer station shall be a completely enclosed, covered structure and be located in an area zoned for industrial use.
(Ord. 1985 c. 10 § 3; CBC 1985 23-16; Recodified by Ord. 1991 c. 5 § 28) Penalty, see § 23-20
23-17   CONDITIONS FOR ASSIGNMENT IMPOSED.
   No person shall establish, maintain, operate or use an assigned facility other than in accordance with conditions of assignment imposed by the Board of Health and Hospitals and the commonwealth’s Departments of Environmental Quality Engineering approved plans.
(Ord. 1985 c. 10 § 4; CBC 1985 23-17; Recodified by Ord. 1991 c. 5 § 28) Penalty, see § 23-20
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