[Amended 7-16-1979 by L.L. No. 1-1979]
No person shall dispose of garbage, ashes, offal,
vegetables, dross, crockery, bottles, shells, straw, shavings, paper,
dirt, filth, broken glassware or refuse or rubbish of any kind whatever,
except pursuant to the following rules and regulations:
A. Containers shall be made of metal or plastic, and
no container shall be larger than twenty-gallon capacity, and each
shall have a secure cover, except for commercial enterprises or multiple
dwellings, which may provide dumpster-type containers.
B. A separate container may be provided for ashes, sweepings,
bottles, glass, crockery, tins, shells, dirt or other rubbish or refuse
which will not burn.
C. A separate container shall be provided for garbage,
offal, meats, fats, bones, fish, fruits, vegetables and any other
matter which will decay.
D. Cartons, papers, rags, leather, shavings, straw, scraps,
old clothes, carpets and any other refuse or matter which will burn
shall be segregated from other matter and securely tied in compact
bundles or packages or properly weighted down and placed upon the
sidewalk near the curb.
E. The village employees will not remove building material
or refuse matter caused by the work of contractors, carpenters, plumbers,
paperhangers or other tradesmen or workmen.
F. Trimmings, shavings, sawdust and other loose materials
shall be taken care of in such a manner that they shall not be blown
and scattered about.
G. The contents of any container shall not reach a point
as to interfere with securing the lid on the container properly.
H. All containers must be removed within a reasonable
time after they are emptied.
I. All containers used for the purposes indicated above
shall be cleaned often enough to prevent the spread of disease, the
causing of foul smell or the attraction of flies or other insects.
J. All containers must be kept, on collection days, one
foot from the curbline.
K. All containers containing garbage, ashes or rubbish
or refuse for disposal shall be ready for pickup no earlier than 6:00
p.m. the night before the pickup date and no later than 7:00 a.m.
on the day the collector will call.
L. Owners of dwellings containing two or more units shall
provide an area or space for placement of containers used for garbage
and waste disposal. This area or space shall not be within the dwelling
unit, public halls or property of the village.
M. All containers shall have lids that will make them
rodentproof and insectproof. These containers when filled shall not
be too heavy for two medium-sized men to handle and lift conveniently.
N. Use of public rubbish containers restricted. No person shall use
the public rubbish containers for disposal of household or commercial
refuse.
[Added 12-18-2017 by L.L.
No. 7-2017]
No person other than an authorized employee
or agent of the village shall disturb or remove any ashes, garbage
or other rubbish or refuse placed by householders or their tenants,
or by occupants or their servants, within the stoop or area line or
in front of houses or lots, for removal, unless requested by residents
of such household or by a person having the proper authority.
[Amended 8-11-1997 by L.L. No. 4-1997]
A. No ashes, offal, vegetables, garbage, dross, cinders,
shells, straw, shavings, paper, dirt, filth, broken glassware, crockery,
bottles or rubbish or refuse of any kind whatever shall be carted
to, dumped or deposited upon any property of the village or at the
NYSDEC-regulated waste disposal facility except under the supervision
and direction of the Superintendent of Public Works of the village.
B. No person or persons, unless specially authorized
by the proper village officer, shall dump garbage, ashes or rubbish
of any description on the NYSDEC-regulated waste disposal facility
later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday,
and not later than 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, and at no time on Sunday.
[Amended 6-19-1989 by L.L. No. 4-1989; 8-11-1997 by L.L. No.
4-1997; 12-18-2017 by L.L. No. 7-2017; 10-17-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022]
Any person, association, organization, corporation, company
or business entity violating any provision of this article shall be
subject to a fine of not less than $250 and not more than $1,000;
which charge, under this article, shall be a petty offense or infraction,
and not a crime. The continuation or repeat of a violation of, or
failure to comply with, any provision of this article shall constitute,
for each occurrence that transpires or each day on which the violation
continues, a separate and distinct charge hereunder.