This Article shall apply to dumping or other disposal of all kinds of
waste material upon all lands, private or public, within the Town of Fenton,
including highways.
As used in this Article, unless the context or subject matter otherwise
requires, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
GARBAGE
Includes:
A.
Food or food waste of all kinds, whether for human or animal consumption.
B.
Used food containers or parts thereof, whether fabricated of metal,
paper, wood or glass.
C.
Paper materials used in food packaging.
D.
Dead animals or parts thereof.
E.
Any other matter which shall be capable of fermentation or decay, except
wood and also except when used as fertilizer upon farms or gardens.
WASTE MATERIALS
Includes:
A.
Rubbish, trash and garden refuse, of all kinds.
C.
Glass, metal, wood and synthetic materials; excepting, however, materials
otherwise defined herein as "garbage."
[Amended 1-6-1993 by L.L. No. 2-1993]
No persons shall use or permit the use of any lands within the Town
of Fenton, whether public or private, as a dump or dumping ground for garbage,
nor shall any person throw, dump, deposit or place on any such lands or cause
to be thrown, dumped, deposited or placed on any such lands any garbage, nor
shall any person dispose or attempt to dispose of any garbage by bearing the
same on such lands, except upon lands designated by the Town Board as a public
sanitary landfill. No person shall throw, dump, deposit or place or cause
to be thrown, dumped, deposited or placed upon any highway or within the limits
of the right-of-way of such highway or upon private lands adjacent thereto
or upon any lands owned by the Town of Fenton (whether or not in a dumpster
or other garbage receptacle) any garbage, refuse, trash, rubbish, litter or
any nauseous or offensive matter.
No person shall use or permit the use of any lands within the Town of
Fenton, whether public or private, other than lands designated by the Town
Board as a sanitary landfill or public dump, as a dump or dumping grounds
for waste materials, except upon compliance with the conditions hereinafter
set forth, nor shall any person throw, dump, deposit or place waste materials
on such lands or cause waste materials to be thrown, dumped, deposited or
placed on such lands, unless the owner of such lands shall have expressly
consented thereto; and within 24 hours of such dumping, such materials shall
be compacted and covered with soil to a depth of at least six inches, spread
and compacted uniformly over the entire disposal area.