For the purpose of Articles
I and
III, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
ASHES
The residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke or other
combustible materials.
CONTAINER
Either a dumpster or compactor container, used for the bulk
storage of garbage and other waste materials, that can be hauled directly
to a point of disposal or emptied into a larger container for transport
and disposal.
[Added 9-14-1998 by L.L. No. 12-1998]
GARBAGE
Animal, vegetable, fruit or similar organic wastes liable
to become putrid, including wastes resulting from the handling, preparation,
cooking or storage of foods, inorganic wastes, such as tin cans and
bottles, that have contained food materials and dead animals.
PREMISES
Land, buildings or other structures, vehicles, watercraft
or parts thereof upon or in which refuse is stored.
REFUSE
All solid wastes, including garbage, ashes, rubbish and yard
waste, but not including human body wastes.
[Amended 9-12-1983 by L.L. No. 26-1983]
RUBBISH
All other solid wastes, other than ashes, garbage and yard
waste, including but not limited to paper, cardboard, wood, plastics,
furniture, beds, glass, metals, cloth, mattresses, rags, appliances,
carpeting, crockery and porcelain.
[Amended 9-12-1983 by L.L. No. 26-1983; 3-13-1995 by L.L. No. 4-1995]
WASTE MATERIALS
All trash, refuse, junk and discarded items, including rubbish.
[Added 9-14-1998 by L.L. No. 12-1998]
YARD WASTE
Refuse resulting from the collection and disposal of natural
items indigenous to the exterior portions or yards of residential
premises, such as branches, tree trimmings, hedge clippings, grass
cuttings, leaves and other such natural material. Bundled newspapers
may be included.
[Added 9-12-1983 by L.L. No. 26-1983]
There is hereby created a Department of Public
Works which shall be under the supervision and control of the Superintendent
of Public Works. The Superintendent of Public Works shall have the
responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the incinerator
plant and for the collection and disposal of refuse by the Department
of Public Works. The Superintendent of Public Works is hereby empowered
to make and publish regulations implementing this ordinance, concerning
such matters as the days for the collection of garbage, ashes and
rubbish, the location of refuse containers and all other matters relating
to the storage, collection and disposal of refuse which he deems advisable,
provided that such regulations are not contrary to the provisions
of this ordinance.
Refuse containers shall be maintained free from
odor and in clean and good condition by the owner thereof. In the
event a container on premises served by the Department of Public Works
becomes dangerous or is liable to injure or hinder the person collecting
the contents thereof, the said container shall be replaced by the
owner thereof with a proper and safe container within one week after
the receipt of a written notice from the Superintendent of Public
Works.
The Superintendent of Public Works or any other
person authorized by the Board of Trustees shall have the power to
enter, at reasonable times, upon any premises for the purpose of inspecting
and investigating conditions relating to the enforcement of the provisions
of this ordinance.
The Department of Public Works shall collect
and dispose of all refuse acceptable for collection from all single-family
and multifamily dwellings occupied exclusively for residential purposes
by not more than five families living independently of each other,
including but not limited to apartment houses and dwellings in which
not more than four persons are lodged without meals by any one family.
Every owner or occupant of such premises is hereby required to make
use of the refuse collection and disposal system provided by the Incorporated
Village of Patchogue.
All refuse to be collected by the Department
of Public Works shall be placed, deposited or stored on the ground
level in one easily accessible location within 100 feet of the street
line of the premises, and the path thereto shall be kept free of snow,
ice or any other obstruction or hazard. The Department of Public Works
shall not enter any building or structure to collect refuse nor enter
any premises which will expose any person collecting refuse to any
unnecessary danger or hazard.
The following refuse shall not be considered
acceptable for collection by the Department of Public Works:
A. Materials resulting from the repair, construction,
alteration or excavation of buildings or structures, streets or sidewalks,
such as earth, plaster, mortar, concrete, bricks, lath and roofing
materials.
B. Dangerous materials or substances, such as poisons,
acids, caustics, infected materials and explosives.
C. Materials which have not been prepared in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter.
D. Solid wastes resulting from industrial processes.
[Amended 9-12-1983 by L.L. No. 26-1983]
A. All refuse shall be collected by the Department of
Public Works according to the following schedule:
(1) Garbage: twice each week.
(3) Rubbish: on the first Wednesday of each month or any
other day designated by the Board of Trustees for that purpose.
(4) Yard waste: once each week on Wednesday or on such
day or days as may be designated by the Board of Trustees.
B. No collection shall be made on legal holidays, and
the weekly collection schedule shall be reduced and/or changed accordingly.
C. No rubbish shall be placed out for pickup on Tuesday
after the hour of 6:00 p.m. and prior to 7:00 a.m. of the next day,
unless an appointment has been made with the Department of Public
Works. No yard waste or bundled newspapers shall be placed out for
pickup except on Tuesdays after the hour of 6:00 p.m. and prior to
7:00 a.m. of the next day. In the event that the Board of Trustees
has designated a day other than a Wednesday for the pickup of rubbish
or yard waste, then no such refuse shall be placed out for pickup
except on the day previous to that designated by the Board of Trustees
after the hour of 6:00 p.m. and prior to 7:00 a.m. on the designated
day.
[Amended 6-22-1992 by L.L. No. 10-1992]
In the event the refuse service charge bill
is not paid within one month from the date it is due and payable,
then in that event a penalty equal to 5% of the total charge shall
be added to the bill, and in addition, interest at the rate of 1/2
of 1% of the total charge shall be added to the bill for every month
or fraction thereof that said charge remains unpaid.
All refuse service charges, penalties and interest
thereon shall be a lien upon the real property benefited by the refuse
collection and disposal service from the date that the refuse service
charge is due and payable, and such lien shall be prior and superior
to every other lien or claim, except the lien of an existing tax or
local assessment. The Board of Trustees may certify to the Village
Clerk the amount of any such lien which has not been paid at the time
and in the manner prescribed by such Board, with a description of
the real property affected thereby, and the Board of Trustees may
include such amount in the annual tax levy and shall levy the same
upon the real property in default.
Any person who violates this article or fails to comply with any of its requirements shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalties provided in §
1-1 of the Code of the Village of Patchogue.