[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Islandia 12-2-1993
as L.L. No. 13-1993. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Islandia declares
and finds it to be in the public interest and to promote the public health
and for the public good to preserve the environment, to create a more attractive
economic and business climate, to reduce the risk of disease, vermin and other
unhealthy consequences associated with garbage, trash or waste, to preserve
property values and for other aesthetic considerations to provide for the
regulation of the unauthorized dumping of solid waste within the village.
The Board also finds that this unauthorized dumping has been increasing, and
this is detrimental to the quality of life in this village.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
A solid waste storage or collection container which is designed to
be emptied by tipping or lifting into a garbage truck or container by use
of mechanical arms or pulleys on the truck or container.
Any garbage collection vehicle or device in which the container portion
is not covered by a permanently affixed nonopening cover and in which the
container portion can be removed from the chassis to be transported to a transfer
station or disposal facility for either dumping or loading.
All putrescible and nonputrescible materials or substances discarded
or rejected as having served their original intended use or as being spent,
useless, worthless or in excess to the owner at the time of such discard or
rejection, including, but without limitation, garbage, refuse, litter, rubbish,
industrial waste, commercial waste, sludge, ashes, contained gaseous material,
incinerator residue, construction and demolition debris, landscaping debris,
grass, leaves, brush, discarded automobiles and offal. Recyclables or recycling
material are also "solid waste" within the meaning of this chapter.
No person shall dispose of solid waste in or upon public, private or
commercial property within the village except in properly covered receptacles
or containers commonly referred to as "garbage cans," "roll-offs" or "dumpsters."
Persons placing solid waste in such receptacles shall do so in such a manner
as to prevent it from being carried or deposited upon any street, sidewalk
or other public, private or commercial property.
It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of or place on any property,
whether owned by such person or not, any solid waste at any time. However,
this section shall not be construed to limit the rights of homeowners to place
solid waste in properly covered receptacles or containers commonly referred
to as a "garbage can" in front of their property for authorized collection
or removal or businesses to place solid waste in such receptacles or containers
or dumpsters or roll-offs on their property for authorized collection or removal.
Any person who shall violate or neglect or refuse to comply with any
of the provisions of this chapter, except where otherwise indicated, shall
be guilty of a violation and shall be liable to a fine of not more than two
thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.) or imprisonment for not more than
fifteen (15) days, or both. Each day shall constitute a separate violation.
