A. Accumulation Of Garbage Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any person to accumulate garbage or refuse, or cause garbage or refuse to be deposited upon any street or alley, or upon any premises in the Town, without express permission from the Town. The Town may permit the feeding or processing of garbage or refuse upon premises properly equipped and maintained so as to prevent the creation of a nuisance or a hazard to health, or permit the depositing of ashes and other dry material for filling purposes at such places as the Town may designate and under such restrictions as the Town Council may by regulation impose. Additionally, the Town may grant to any person permission for sorting, bailing and marketing trade waste upon premises properly equipped and maintained.
B. Containers: Approved garbage containers consist of ninety (90) to one hundred five (105) gallon containers designed specifically for automated collection, equipped with wheels for easy movement by Town users. All containers have permanently attached, tightfitting lids.
C. Closing Of Garbage Containers Required: All garbage and market waste must be placed in securely tied bags of such quality as to prevent waste from spilling or blowing out. All bags must be placed in approved containers and the container shall be tightly closed in such a manner as to prevent offensive odors or flies.
D. Disposal Of Community Waste: From time to time the Town may have a "Town clean up" and provide a location and receptacle for some small construction debris and green waste. The Town will provide a time and location for such events.
E. Burning Refuse Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any person to burn garbage, market waste, manure or other refuse or rubbish in the open air or in any furnace or stove within the Town.
F. Dumping Refuse Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or dump garbage, ashes, market waste, paper boxes, cartons, trade waste, manure or night soil, or any other refuse, upon any lot within the Town, whether such lot is occupied or vacant and whether such person so placing, depositing or dumping such refuse is the owner, tenant, occupant or lessor thereof, or has the same under his jurisdiction and control.
G. Limitations Upon Dumping: Dumping waste and garbage shall be permitted only in such places as are designated by the Town Council. Dumping shall be subject to such rules and regulations as may be formulated by the Town Council.
H. Regulations Adopted: The Town Council may adopt such regulations as in its opinion are necessary to implement this chapter and its objectives.
I. Authority:
1. Utah Code Annotated sections 10-8-84 and 10-3-702 provide that the Town may pass all ordinances and rules and make all regulations not repugnant to law necessary for carrying into effect or discharging the powers and duties conferred by State law any ordinance necessary and proper to provide for the safety and preserve the health and promote the prosperity of the Town and the inhabitants thereof; and
2. The Utah Solid Waste Management Act provides, among other things, that the Governing Body of a public entity may:
a. Regulate the collection, transportation and disposition of all solid waste within its jurisdiction;
b. Require that all such solid waste generated within its jurisdiction be delivered to a solid waste management facility;
c. Control the right to collect, transport and dispose of all solid waste generated within its jurisdiction. (2017 Code; amd. Ord. 2022-01, 3-10-2022)