[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Wilton 2-1-1990
by L.L. No. 1-1990. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Town Board of the Town of Wilton intends to regulate, control and
prohibit the dumping, storing or placing of certain kinds of solid or liquid
waste materials within the boundaries of the Town of Wilton and to preclude
the creation of a private dump or dumping ground for such materials within
the Town. This chapter is enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Wilton
pursuant to § 130, Subdivisions 6 and 15, of the Town Law of the
State of New York.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Includes any place used for the disposal or leaving of solid or liquid
waste material by the public or any person.
Includes any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, municipality
or association of individuals.
Includes all putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes, including
but not limited to garbage; rubbish; ashes; incinerator residue; street cleanings;
demolition and construction debris; abandoned vehicles; offal; commercial,
hospital and industrial wastes; and hazardous and toxic wastes.
A.Â
The dumping, storing or placing of any kind of solid
or liquid waste materials within the Town of Wilton which originates either
within or outside the Town of Wilton is prohibited.
B.Â
The creation, maintenance and/or operation of dumps or
dumping grounds within the Town of Wilton of solid or liquid waste materials
other than by the Town of Wilton, unless under the expressed written authority
of the Town Board of the Town of Wilton, is prohibited.
[Amended 10-3-1991 by L.L. No. 3-1991]
Nothing contained within this chapter will be deemed to prohibit any
person from disposing of solid or liquid waste material at the Wilton Town
Landfill, provided that such landfill is in operation and such person has
obtained all necessary permits and approval from all appropriate governmental
agencies and that the disposal of the particular solid or liquid waste material
is not otherwise prohibited.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter will be guilty
of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not to exceed
$1,000 for each offense, or by imprisonment in the County jail for not more
than one year, or both. The Town Board may also bring a civil action to restrain
any violation of this chapter in a court of competent jurisdiction. When a
violation of this chapter is continuous, each 24 hours thereof will constitute
a separate and distinct offense.
