As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
BAG
A plastic or polyethylene bag not less than 1 1/4 mils
thick having a tie string and containing no more than 50 pounds when
filled.
GARBAGE
Waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and
consumption of food, and wastes resulting from the handling, storage
and sale of produce.
REFUSE
A.
Combustible trash, including, but not limited
to, paper, excelsior, tree branches, yard trimmings, wood furniture,
and bedding;
B.
Noncombustible trash, including, but not limited
to, metal, tin cans, dirt, stone, glass crockery, and other mineral
waste;
C.
Street rubbish, including, but not limited to,
street sweepings, dirt, leaves, catch basin dirt, and contents of
litter receptacles; and
D.
Waste resulting from industrial processes and
manufacturing operations.
RESIDENTIAL AREAS
All residences, other than motels and hotels, but shall include boarding houses, apartment houses and condominiums, regardless of whether such residences are located in areas other than residential zones as defined in Chapter
220, Zoning, of the Code of the Town of Milton.
[Amended 9-2001; 12-7-2009 by Ord. No.
2009-001; 9-9-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-04]
A. Single unit. A single dwelling unit, whether detached
or multiunit, whose solid waste is collected on an individual basis:
as established in the currently effective Town of Milton Fee Schedule.
B. Bulk collection. A central approved depository for
the collection of solid waste by more than one unit: as established
in the currently effective Town of Milton Fee Schedule.
[Amended 9-12-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-007]
A. All vehicles
used in the collection of solid waste shall have enclosed bodies or
shall have bodies covered with a tarpaulin or canvas cover. All vehicles
used for the collection of solid waste containing garbage or other
putrescent matter shall have watertight metal bodies or metal-lined
bodies of easily cleanable construction, shall be cleaned at sufficient
frequency to prevent nuisance or insect breeding and shall be maintained
in good repair. The name of the owner of the vehicle shall be displayed
in a prominent and legible manner on both sides of all vehicles used
in the collection and transportation of solid waste within the Town
of Milton.
B. Commercial hauling of solid waste from nonresidential locations shall
be permitted between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, and between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on
Saturdays, except on federal holidays. No such hauling shall occur
at any other time.
The Town of Milton is hereby authorized to make additional rules
and regulations for the administration of the solid waste collection
system, provided that no such rule or regulations is in conflict with
the specific provisions of this chapter and is in no way inconsistent
with the established policies of the Town of Milton.
No person shall throw, place or deposit any
garbage, trash, rubbish, ashes, refuse, or other foreign substance
upon any sidewalk, boardwalk, crosswalk, avenue, street, lane, alley,
park, strand, or other public place or upon any property owned by
the Town, or over which the police power of the Town extends.
State law reference: As to depositing refuse
on public property, see 16 Del. C. § 1704.
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No person shall put, place or throw any garbage,
trash, or rubbish collected or gathered from one lot upon or in front
of another lot within the Town.
The following standards shall be applicable
for the cleanliness of sidewalks within the business district of the
Town of Milton, and shall constitute the minimum standards for keeping
sidewalks clear and free of foreign matter:
A. All sidewalks are to swept at least one time a week,
prior to 10:00 a.m., and no accumulation of foreign matter is to be
deposited in the street.
B. All sidewalks adjacent to establishments from which
food or beverages, or both, are sold or dispensed to customers on
the sidewalk shall be washed on one day each month prior to 10:00
a.m.
C. All trash stored outside the establishment shall be
stored in vermin-proof containers and in such a manner as to not be
visible from the street.
D. All empty boxes outside the establishment shall be
stored in such a manner as to not be visible from the street.