[Adopted 5-13-1959]
No person, firm or corporation shall leave or
deposit any garbage, refuse or rubbish of any kind upon any street,
avenue, highway, park or public place within the Town of Stony Point,
except that householders may place garbage, rubbish or refuse in properly
covered containers in front of their premises for authorized collection
and removal.
No person, firm or corporation shall engage
in the business of collecting or removing any such garbage, refuse
or rubbish of any kind without first obtaining a permit from the Town
Clerk of the Town of Stony Point.
[Amended 12-29-1970]
Such permit shall be issued by the Town Clerk
upon payment by the applicant of a fee for each calendar year, or
fraction thereof, as set forth from time to time by resolution of
the Town Board[1] for each truck, wagon or other conveyance to be used by
the applicant in such collection or removal. Every permit issued by
the Town Clerk pursuant to this article shall contain the following
limitations and may be subject to other reasonable conditions imposed
by the Town Board:
A.
With each permit issued, the Town Clerk shall issue
a plate or sticker which shall be securely fastened and displayed
at all times in a conspicuous place upon each truck, wagon or other
conveyance.
B.
All open-bodied trucks must be watertight with a flare
back to the body to keep liquids and other matter from dripping, spilling
or leaking and must be suitably covered with canvas or other material
to keep the contents from blowing off such trucks or conveyances.
C.
The name of the owner, individual, firm or corporation
must be clearly painted on the side of each truck, wagon or other
conveyance in legible letters in contrasting colors, and the licensee's
address.
D.
All trucks, wagons or other conveyances must be kept
in a sanitary condition and shall be subject to inspection at any
time.
E.
The applicant for a permit shall fill out an application
and submit the application and any accompanying information as required
in the application to the Town Clerk.
[Amended 6-8-1999 by L.L. No. 7-1999]
Subsequent to May 1, 1961, no permit will be
issued for any truck, wagon or other conveyance unless it be of a
packer-type closed body or equal.
Each permit issued shall be valid for the balance
of the calendar year from, the date of its issuance, unless sooner
revoked or suspended, and the right is reserved to the Town Board
to revoke or suspend any such permit at any time for sufficient cause.
No garbage, refuse or rubbish of any kind collected
outside the territorial limits of the Town of Stony Point shall be
conveyed over any street, avenue, parkway or highway within the Town
of Stony Point for delivery to the town dump.
[Added 6-8-1999 by L.L. No. 7-1999; amended 7-13-2004 by L.L. No. 5-2004]
A.
The loading of any garbage or trash onto a compactor
truck or any other truck whereby the loading, unloading or handling
of pails, cans, dumpsters or any other waste container is prohibited
between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. of the following day.
B.
The loading of any recyclables onto a compactor truck
or any other truck whereby the loading, unloading or handling of pails,
cans, dumpsters or any other recycling container is prohibited between
the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day.
[Amended 6-8-1999 by L.L. No. 7-1999; 4-26-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2022]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any
provision of this article or failing to comply therewith shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable to a fine of not more
than $5,000 for each offense or imprisonment for not more than one
year, or both.
