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Village of Plandome, NY
Nassau County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Plandome 12-23-1958 as Ord. No. 38. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Posting of handbills — See Ch. 96.
Dumping — See Ch. 134, Art. I.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
GARBAGE
Includes garbage, household waste, refuse of every kind and character, cans, bottles, discarded metal, automobiles, fenders, automobile parts, paint brushes, paint scrapings, furniture, mattresses or upholstery, discarded machinery and offensive material of every character.
LITTER
Includes cigarette boxes, envelopes, books and papers, tissues, paper bags, cellophane, containers made of paper, cellophane or similar substance, and other discarded material of similar character not included within the terms "garbage" or "rubbish."
RUBBISH
Includes rubbish, cartons, boxes, excelsior, sawdust, packing, papers, newspapers and discarded material and waste of every character not included under the term "garbage."
A. 
No person, firm or corporation shall place or permit to be placed upon any street, sidewalk, curb, gutter, parking field or other public place in the village any garbage, rubbish or litter as defined in § 101-1 of this chapter.
B. 
No person shall throw or toss from any motor vehicle in the village, upon any streets, sidewalk, curb, gutter, parking field or other public place in the village, any garbage, rubbish or litter as defined in § 101-1 of this chapter.
C. 
No builder, contractor, gardener, workman, foreman or person in charge of any work in the village shall permit any bags, cartons, shavings, sawdust, containers, plaster, stone, or other waste material or material used in connection with the work to be placed upon any street, street, sidewalk, curb, gutter, parking field or other public place in the village. This prohibition shall apply equally whether such material was placed on such property by such person or was carried there by the wind, force of gravity or other means.
No builder, contractor, gardener, workman, foreman or person in charge of any work, whether within or without the village, shall dump or place or permit to be dumped or placed upon lands of another within the village any garbage, refuse or litter, as defined in § 101-1 of this chapter, or any ashes, boxes, leaves, grass, clippings, weeds, garden refuse, branches, limbs or any discarded materials of any character whatsoever without the previous consent of the owner of such land.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalties as set forth in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article III. Each day during or on which a violation of this chapter shall occur shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.