[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Cobleskill 12-4-2007 by L.L. No. 12-2007.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also repealed
former Ch. 126, Solid Waste, adopted 3-18-1996 by L.L. No. 2-1996.
The Village shall pick up garbage and refuse generated by residential use only as set forth in § 126-6, Eligible properties. Commercial and institutional establishments shall provide for their own pickup and disposal service.
A.
Kitchen garbage and refuse must be placed in clear,
plastic thirty-gallon bags, securely tied and placed at the curb in
a covered standard size leakproof container or securely tied plastic
bag. No black, brown, green or white bags are allowed. No loose or
open receptacles permitted.
B.
Co-mingled recyclable materials. Co-mingled recyclable
materials such as but not limited to: glass, plastic or tin bottles
and cans, must be clean/washed and placed in clear plastic bags and
placed at the curb in a covered standard size leak proof container
or securely tied plastic bag. No black, brown, green or white bags
are allowed. No loose or open receptacles permitted.
C.
Recyclable cardboard. Recyclable cardboard must be
broken down into two-foot-by-three-foot sections, bundled and tied
to a maximum of two feet in thickness, not to exceed two bundles in
each weekly pickup. Every attempt should be made to keep this material
dry until picked up.
D.
Recyclable newspapers and magazines. Recyclable newspapers
and magazines shall be bundled and tied, and placed at curbside for
weekly pickup. Every attempt should be made to keep this material
dry until picked up.
E.
Tree trimmings. Tree trimming debris is limited to
two securely tied bundles per weekly pickup, with each bundle cut
to a maximum size of 36 inches by 18 inches by 18 inches. No one piece
of tree trimming shall exceed three inches in diameter.
The quantity of municipal solid waste allowed
per week to be placed at curbside for pickup service by the Village
is limited to two containers of thirty-gallon capacity and/or a total
of 70 pounds each in weight when full. Covers must be dog-proof. Containers
must be safe to handle with no nails or sharp edges, and wetproof.
The following items will not be accepted for
collection by the Village:
Furthermore, garbage, refuse, and recyclables
may only be placed out on scheduled days of pickup; this includes
the evening prior to the day of pickup. Containers must be placed
at curbside no later than 5:30 a.m. the day of pickup, and no sooner
than 5:00 p.m. the evening prior to the day of pickup, in order to
receive the service provided.
Qualifying properties must abide by the above-stated
guidelines on a per-unit basis.
Eligible properties include, but are not limited
to, all residential properties of four or fewer units. The list of
all such properties shall be defined by the Village Board of Trustees
and shall be made available as part of the municipal refuse and recycling
collection contract.
[Added 12-15-2009 by L.L. No. 3-2009]
A.
Every owner or occupant of property defined by the Village of Cobleskill
in the list of properties made part of the municipal refuse and recycling
contract is hereby required to dispose of its garbage and refuse generated
by residential use by using the refuse collection and disposal service
provided by the Village of Cobleskill.
B.
There shall be a charge for this service to all property owners required
to use the service provided as part of the municipal refuse and recycling
contract, and particulars of this service charge are governed by this
chapter.
C.
The service charge for the collection and disposal of refuse by the
Village of Cobleskill shall be set by resolution of the Board of Trustees
from time to time.
D.
Refuse service charges shall be due and payable quarterly, regardless
of occupancy of the premises, for each three-month calendar quarter
ending on the last day of March, June, September and December of each
year.
E.
Refuse service charges shall be billed to the owners of the premises
and shall be made payable at the office of the Village Clerk-Treasurer.
F.
In the event that the refuse service charge bill is not paid within
one month from the date it is due and payable, then a penalty charge
of 5% shall be added to the bill.
G.
All unpaid refuse service charges, including penalties and interest
thereon, if any, not paid by December 1 of each year shall be added
to the annual village tax levy and become a lien upon the property
benefited by the refuse collection and disposal service provided by
the village, and such lien shall be prior and superior to every other
lien or claim except the lien of the existing taxes or local assessments.
[Added 11-13-2012 by L.L. No. 5-2012]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person within the eligible properties
list to dispose of solid waste except as provided for in this chapter.
B.
It shall be unlawful to dispose of solid waste improperly as mixed
with recyclable materials or within a clearly marked container for
recyclable materials; such action contaminates the entire load of
recyclable materials resulting in monetary loss to the hauler.
[Added 11-13-2012 by L.L. No. 5-2012]
A.
Failure to comply with this chapter by any person or tenant, in cases
where a lease agreement gives specific responsibility for solid waste
disposal to said tenant, shall be an offense punishable as provided:
(1)
First offense. Conviction of a first offense shall be punishable
by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500, together with
restitution based on value of loss of contaminated load to the hauler.
(2)
Second or subsequent offense. Conviction of a second or subsequent
offense within a year of the first offense shall be punishable by
a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000, together with restitution
based on value of loss of contaminated load to the hauler.
B.
Enforcement shall be effected by the Village of Cobleskill Codes
Enforcement Officer.
