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A. Required: It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of collecting, transporting, hauling or conveying any refuse over the streets or alleys of the town, or to dump or dispose of the same, unless and until such person is licensed therefor or has a contract therefor as an authorized representative of the town.
B. Authority Of Town: The mayor and town council shall have sole authority to license or contract for the performance of all services pertaining to refuse collection and disposal. All rules, regulations and conduct of operations and all fees as provided for in this chapter shall be as determined and prescribed by the mayor and town council. (Ord. 182, 10-10-2016, eff. 11-9-2016)
A. Required: It shall be the duty of every owner or occupant of any place where garbage or rubbish is created or accumulated to at all times keep or cause to be kept portable appurtenances consisting of metal or other approved type of containers for the deposit therein of rubbish and garbage.
B. Size; Condition: Such containers shall consist of not more than two (2) 30-gallon cans covered with a metal cover and kept in a sanitary condition, with the inside and outside thereof washed at such time as to keep the same free and clean of all accumulated grease and decomposing material and so that no odor nuisance shall exist. All garbage or refuse cans shall be placed in a place accessible to the collector. (Ord. 182, 10-10-2016, eff. 11-9-2016)
A licensed solid waste sanitary landfill site is hereby established as the only area where "solid waste", as herein defined, may be disposed of. The solid waste sanitary landfill site shall be designated from time to time by the north Montana refuse disposal district. (Ord. 182, 10-10-2016, eff. 11-9-2016)
A. It shall be the duty of the owner, agent, occupant or lessee to keep his/her exterior private property free of litter, noxious weeds and any junk, inoperable, unlicensed and/or unregistered vehicles. This requirement applies not only to removal of loose litter, but to materials that already are, or become, trapped at such locations as fence and wall bases, grassy and planted areas, borders, embankments and other lodging points.
B. Owners, agents, occupants or lessees whose properties face on town sidewalks and strips between streets and sidewalks shall be responsible for keeping those sidewalks and strips free of litter, noxious weeds, snow and ice.
C. All persons owning, occupying or being in control of property fronting on any alley of the town of Valier shall keep the portion of said alley between the centerline thereof and the property line of such property and fronting on such property free from solid waste, litter, noxious weeds or any other solid waste material including junk, inoperable, unlicensed and/or unregistered vehicles.
D. It shall be the duty of every nonresident owner of a vacant lot or other vacant property to appoint a resident agent who shall have responsibility for keeping that lot or other property free of solid waste, litter, noxious weeds, or any solid waste material including junk, inoperable, unlicensed and/or unregistered vehicles.
E. Every person owning or in charge or control of any vacant building within the town limits of the town of Valier shall barricade or permanently secure all windows, doors, and other openings which are available for access by transients or trespassers.
F. Upon vacating or abandoning any premises within the town of Valier, the occupant thereof shall remove any and all noxious, hazardous, or solid waste material which has been deposited, allowed to come to rest, or permitted to accumulate thereon, and such vacated premises shall be left in a clean and neat condition.
G. It shall be the duty of the owner, agent, occupant or lessee to keep his/her property free of community decay. It shall be unlawful for a property owner or occupant to allow community decay within the public view including junk, inoperable, unlicensed and/or unregistered vehicles. (Ord. 182, 10-10-2016, eff. 11-9-2016)
The abatement or mitigation of conditions which constitute a public nuisance prohibited by this chapter shall be accomplished under the provisions of this section.
A. Upon its own initiative, or within thirty (30) days of receiving a written, signed complaint that a condition of community decay exists, the department shall inspect the subject property to determine whether there is a violation of this chapter.
B. If it is determined that there is a violation of this chapter, the Town of Valier shall notify the owner, manager, or lessee of the property, or other responsible party as required by this section of the violation and order its abatement or mitigation within thirty (30) days. The notice of the violation shall:
1. Include a statement specifically describing the violation;
2. Specify that the owner, manager, or lessee, or other responsible party that if the violation is not resolved, the Town of Valier may undertake abatement or mitigation and assess the costs to the owner;
3. Advise the owner, manager, or lessee, or other responsible party that if the violation is not resolved the Town of Valier may undertake abatement or mitigation and assess the cost to the owner; and
4. If the owner, manager, or lessee of the property, or other responsible party can be reasonably determined and located, then the Town of Valier shall notify that person or those persons by certified mail return receipt requested. If the owner, manager, or lessee of the property, or other responsible party cannot be determined after a diligent search of public records, then the Mayor may authorize the town of Valier to give notice of the violation by prominently posting a notice on or near the property and publishing a notice in a local newspaper once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks. The last date of publication shall be not less than five (5) days prior to any action taken by the town of Valier. The notice shall include the name of the last known owner, legal description and commonly known address of the property, and a description of the violation. The notice shall also state that if a violation is not resolved within thirty (30) days of the date of the first publication, the Town of Valier may undertake abatement or mitigation without further notice and assess the cost to the last known owner of the property.
C. Within seven (7) days of receipt of the notice of violation, the owner, manager or lessee, or other responsible party may submit a plan to the Valier Town Council which shall include:
1. A complete description of the plan to be undertaken;
2. The date for commencement of the corrective action; and
3. A date for completion of the corrective action. An extension may be granted at the discretion of the Valier Town Council.
D. The Valier Town Council may accept or reject the plan, accept the plan with modifications, or request additional information before making a final determination.
E. The owner, manager, or lessee, or other responsible party may appeal the Valier Town Council's final decision according to the procedure set forth in section 4-1-10
. (Ord. 193, 5-13-2024)
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