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The Mayor or his or her designee shall have the authority to make written regulations concerning the days of collection, type and location of waste containers, amount reasonably to be collected by the town, method of billing of customers, and such other matters pertaining to the collection, conveyance, disposal and billing as he or she shall find necessary, and to change and modify the same, so long as not inconsistent with provisions of this chapter; provided, such policy shall have no force and effect unless and until the same has been approved by majority vote of the Town Council present and voting at any regular or special meeting thereof. All such administrative policies, after promulgation and approval, shall be maintained by the Secretary in the permanent records of the town. Any violation of such regulation shall be a misdemeanor punishable as provided above, but it is an affirmative defense to any prosecution in the Municipal Court of the town or any other court of competent jurisdiction that any person charged with a violation of such administrative policy had not previously received notice from the Mayor or his or her designee warning such person of a violation and had not previously been given a copy of the regulations such person was charged with violating.
(Ord. 96-02, passed 4-1-1996) Penalty, see § 51.99
(A) Residential. The town, through its independent contractor, will furnish receptacles to be used by all families within the town limits for the disposal of households waste. Each family is responsible for transporting the solid waste they produce to the receptacles furnished by the town. Each family may dispose reasonable accumulations of household waste in such receptacles for the monthly fee as set out in § 51.07. Any person disposing of any unusual or unreasonable accumulations of household waste or heavy waste shall pay the fees as set out in § 51.07.
(B) Commercial. The town through its independent contractor will furnish receptacles to be used by all commercial businesses within the town limits for the disposal of commercial waste. Each commercial business is responsible for transporting the solid waste they produce to the receptacles furnished by the town or for an alternative means of disposal. Each business may dispose of reasonable accumulations of commercial waste in said receptacles for the monthly fee as set out in § 51.07. Any persons disposing of any unusual accumulations of commercial waste or heavy waste shall pay the fees as set out in § 51.07.
(C) Rules for disposition.
(1) Each person disposing of solid waste in any receptacle furnished by the town shall make certain that such waste is placed entirely in such receptacle and in such a manner that such solid waste may not be carried or deposited by the elements upon any public street, right-of-way, sidewalk, alley, sewer or any other public place or into any occupied premises within the town. Such person shall also secure the lid or top to such receptacle after disposing of such solid waste.
(2) Each person transporting solid waste over the streets of the town shall so operate as to prevent offensive odors escaping therefrom and solid waste from being blown, dropped or spilled from their vehicles.
(3) The removal of wearing, bedding or other refuse from homes or other places where highly infectious or contagious diseases have prevailed should be performed under the direction and supervision of the Mayor. Such waste materials shall not be placed in receptacles for regular collections.
(4) Highly flammable or explosive material shall not be placed in containers for regular collection but shall be disposed of as directed by the Mayor at the expense of the owner or possessor thereof.
(5) The Mayor shall have authority to refuse permission for any heavy waste or unusual accumulation of household or commercial waste if the disposal of such in the receptacle furnished by the town would be inappropriate or unsafe or would overload the receptacle. The Mayor shall have the authority and discretion to make arrangements for any such heavy waste or unusual accumulation of household or commercial waste to be picked up by the town or its independent contractor for a reasonable fee.
(Ord. 96-02, passed 4-1-1996)
(A) Residential. The fees for the disposal of waste material by families shall be as follows.
(1) For reasonable accumulations of household wastes, a monthly fee as set forth in the utility service regulations (§ 50.27), attached to this chapter, as amended from time to time and adopted by Town Council.
(2) For unusual accumulations of household wastes or for heavy waste, a reasonable fee to be determined by the Mayor at the time such waste is to be disposed.
(B) Commercial. The fees for the disposal of waste material for commercial businesses shall be as follows.
(1) For reasonable accumulations of commercial waste, a monthly fee as set forth in the utility service regulations (§ 50.27), attached to this chapter, as amended from time to time and adopted by Town Council.
(2) For unusual accumulations of commercial waste and heavy waste, a reasonable fee to be determined by the Mayor at the time such waste is to be disposed.
(C) Delinquency. All accounts shall be considered delinquent if not paid by the tenth day of each month.
(D) Penalty for late payment. If any charges herein prescribed are not paid on or before the tenth day of the service month to which such charges are applicable, then a penalty, as determined by a favorable vote of Town Council members present and voting and reflected as an amendment to the utility service regulations, shall be added thereto. An additional penalty in the same amount shall be automatically assessed each month on any unpaid balance.
(E) Penalty for bad checks. Checks accepted by the town for the payment of the monthly fee or any other fees, charges or interest payable under this chapter, which check is returned for insufficient funds on account for no account, for forgery or for any other reason shall be subject to an additional fee, as determined by a majority vote of Town Council members present and voting and reflected as an amendment to the utility service regulations, to cover the cost of handling the same.
(Ord. 96-02, passed 4-1-1996; Ord. 97-01, passed 3-10-1997)
(A) No person shall place any solid or heavy waste within 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 for collection or disposal or under express approval granted by the Mayor or his or her designee, nor shall any person throw or deposit any solid or heavy waste in any stream or any other body of water.
(B) Any unauthorized accumulation of solid or heavy waste on any premises is declared to be a nuisance and is prohibited.
(C) No person shall cast, place, sweep or deposit anywhere within the town any solid or heavy waste in any manner that may be carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk, alley, sewer, parkway or other public place, or onto any occupied premises within the town. The owner and occupant of the premises shall be charged with the responsibility to use due diligence and care to protect the contents of all bags or receptacles for solid or heavy waste used in connection with such premises from being opened, blown or scattered by the wind upon, over and across public or private property, and a failure to so exercise such diligence shall be punishable as provided in this chapter.
(D) No person shall be authorized or allowed to place, cast, scatter, deposit or otherwise locate any solid or heavy waste of any nature on any property owned by the town, whether within the town or without, except as may be permitted in this chapter under the compliance with the ordinances of the town or rules or regulations of the town or the Mayor.
(E) No person shall place or dispose of any solid or heavy waste in any container upon any property without the effective consent of the owner of such property.
(F) The burning of household waste of any kind in any place within the town limits is prohibited. The burning of paper, leaves and branches will be permitted, but must be strictly supervised until the fire is completely extinguished. Any person leaving the site of a fire still burning is in violation. It shall be unlawful for any person, within the corporate limits of the town to knowingly, intentionally, recklessly or with criminal negligence to burn or cause to be burned any paper, leaves, branches or use of pyrotechnics when the Mayor and Emergency Management Coordinator and/or Town Council have declared a burning ban for a specified period of time due to atmospheric conditions or local circumstances making such fires or use of pyrotechnics hazardous to the health, safety and general welfare of the public. The public will be notified of a burning ban by the posting of a notice in the display case at the mail room.
(G) No person shall meddle or tamper with any solid or heavy waste container or with any solid or heavy waste or in any manner pilfer from such solid or heavy waste container without the effective consent of the owner thereof.
(H) The storing or keeping of any solid or heavy waste so as to produce an unsightly or ugly appearance, or which may harbor reptiles or rodents, create a fire hazard or result in any unsanitary conditions, is declared to be a public nuisance and is unlawful. Every owner of any premises shall keep said premises free and clear of solid or heavy waste unless in an appropriate container provided for the same.
(I) No person shall cast, place, deposit or dispose of any type of solid or heavy waste on the grounds surrounding the solid waste container. If solid waste container has been temporarily removed for emptying, functioning improperly or filled to its capacity, said waste shall not be deposited, left or abandoned at that time. Failure to comply shall be a violation of this chapter.
(Ord. 96-02, passed 4-1-1996; Ord. 2007-07, passed 8-28-2000) Penalty, see § 51.99
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