(A) Public places. No person shall place any refuse in any street, alley or other public place or upon any private property, whether owned by such person or not, within the town, except in proper containers or otherwise properly prepared for collection or under express approval granted by the Director. No person shall throw or deposit any refuse in any stream or other body of water.
(B) Accumulation of refuse. Any uncontained accumulation of refuse on any premises is hereby declared to be a nuisance and is prohibited. Failure to remove any uncontained accumulation of refuse within two days after written notice to remove same shall be deemed a violation of this subchapter.
(C) Scattering of refuse. No person shall cast, place, sweep or deposit anywhere within the town any refuse in such a manner that it may be carried or deposited by the elements upon or in any street, sidewalk, alley, sewer, parkway or other public place, or into any occupied premises. This includes dump trucks that have accidentally dropped construction or other materials from the bed of the truck. If this occurs, it is the responsibility of the person who dropped the debris to clean it up or pay for the clean up.
(D) Hazardous wastes. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to place hazardous wastes or similarly dangerous substances into any refuse container other than one specifically designated for such a purpose.
(Ord. effective 8-15-1995; Ord. passed 2-22-1996; Ord. effective 10-15-1997; Ord. passed 3-1-1998; Ord. passed 9-7-2022) Penalty, see § 51.99
Editor’s note:
TM Volume 21, page 44; TM Volume 21, page 197; TM Volume 21, page 425; TM Volume 21, page 485