[Adopted 10-25-1988 by L.L. No. 38-1988 (Ch. 446, Art. I,
of the 1985 Code)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
DEPARTMENT
The Suffolk County Department of Public Works.
RECHARGE BASIN
An excavated area, located within the County of Suffolk,
which is generally associated with roadways, parking lots and paved
or altered areas, which is designed to hold stormwater runoff and
certain other waters for the purpose of recharging the collected water
back to the groundwater system. This term shall include those sites
commonly known as "sumps."
No person shall throw, dump, deposit, place or cause to be thrown,
dumped, deposited or placed upon any recharge basin owned and/or operated
or maintained by the County of Suffolk, in whatever capacity and for
whatever purpose, any refuse, trash, garbage, debris, rubbish or litter,
without the written consent of the County of Suffolk.
A violation of the provisions of §
763-4 above shall be punishable as an unclassified misdemeanor, subject to a fine of $1,000. Every day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.
Nothing contained in this article shall be construed as prohibiting
any town or village within the County of Suffolk from enforcing the
provisions of anti-litter ordinances on public property if such ordinances
were enacted and in effect prior to the effective date of this article.