Village of Plandome Manor, NY Chapter 185 Solid Waste

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Plandome Manor 7-19-2005 by L.L. No. 8-2005 (Ch. 136 of the 2005 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Dumping and storage — See Ch. 96.

Property maintenance — See Ch. 161.

§ 185-1 Dumping prohibited.

No person shall dump, throw, scatter or deposit, or direct, suffer or permit any servant, agent or employee to dump, throw, scatter or deposit, any tree stumps, ashes, automobiles or part thereof, offal, garbage, oil, cinders, shells, straw, shavings, paper, dirt, filth, broken glassware, crockery, bottles, cans, construction material, waste or rubbish of any kind or nature whatsoever in or upon any private premises or any vacant lot, lots or plots or in fields or woodlands within the boundaries of the Incorporated Village of Plandome Manor.

§ 185-2 Litter from vehicles.

No person, being the owner, driver, operator, manager or conductor of any cart, truck or other vehicle or of any receptacle, shall scatter, drop, spill, deposit or permit to be scattered, dropped, spilled or deposited any dirt, newspapers, tree limbs, stumps, snow, sand, gravel, clay, loam, stones or building rubbish or household waste, refuse or rubbish of any sort, ashes, garbage or other organic refuse or other offensive matter therefrom, or permit the same to be blown off such cart, truck or vehicle by the wind, in or upon any public or private premises in the Incorporated Village of Plandome Manor.

§ 185-3 Requirements for receptacles.

A. For the purposes of this section, certain words are defined as follows:

GARBAGE

Includes offal, filth, dirt, ordinary kitchen, cooking and household wastes, decaying vegetables, animal matter and food containers of metal, glass, paper, plastic and other similar material.

RUBBISH

Includes ordinary household trash, such as wastepaper, cartons, crates, rags, ashes, household furnishings and the like, grass clippings, lawn rakings, leaves, hedge trimmings, trimmings from vines or trees and other similar materials.

B. All garbage shall be placed and kept in receptacles constructed of metal or other suitable material which shall at all times be kept covered with a tight-fitting lid.

C. All rubbish which can be scattered unless securely confined shall be placed and kept in containers of a type which shall prevent the contents from being sifted or broadcast or blown about.

D. All highly flammable or explosive materials shall be placed and kept in separate suitably marked containers to ensure safety in handling thereof.

§ 185-4 Disposal regulations.

All garbage and rubbish, as those terms are defined in § 185-3 of this chapter, and other waste materials shall be kept and disposed of in the manner following:

A. No garbage receptacles shall be stored on or in any front yard. Garbage receptacles may be kept in side or rear yards but shall be screened and not visible from the street.

B. All rubbish and receptacles or containers of rubbish shall be set out for collection no earlier than 6:00 p.m. on the day prior to the day scheduled for collection of rubbish.

C. All garbage, refuse or other waste materials shall be gathered and set out for removal with such frequency that the same shall not constitute or contribute to the creation of a nuisance or be detrimental to public health or safety or endanger the health of any person.

D. No garbage, refuse or other waste material shall be kept or placed in any location that would cause or contribute to a public nuisance or be a detriment to the public health or safety or endanger the health of any person.

E. No garbage, refuse or other waste material shall be left and/or placed adjacent to or near a curb and/or street (public or private) for collection.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: Subsection F, pertaining to snow, which immediately followed this subsection, was moved to § 189-4 at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

§ 185-5 Dumpsters and waste containers.

A. Unless otherwise expressly stated, the term "dumpster" or "waste container" shall be deemed to mean any container used in the normal course of demolition or construction for the purpose of storing, containing and/or carting debris of any kind or any container employed for garbage or refuse collection, provided by a garbage or refuse service for commercial collection or mass storage of garbage and refuse, where the volume of the same shall exceed 55 gallons.

B. No dumpster or other waste container shall be placed upon any sidewalk, street or other public place within the Village.

C. Every dumpster or other waste container placed within the Village shall comply with the following additional requirements:

(1) Every dumpster or waste container shall be conspicuously marked with the name, address and telephone number of its owner.

(2) No dumpster or waste container shall create an offensive odor, be a health hazard or become a nuisance.

(3) No commercial dumpster or waste container within the Incorporated Village of Plandome Manor shall remain in place for more than 48 hours after being filled.

§ 185-6 Penalties for offenses.

Any person committing an offense against any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article I, Penalties and Assessments, of the Code of the Incorporated Village of Plandome Manor.