As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
GARBAGE
Includes any meat or vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking or consumption of any or all foods, that being of any worthless or offensive matter.
LITTER
Articles scattered about in disorder or strewn matter, including garbage, rubbish, refuse or trash, as hereinafter defined, and similar waste material.
RUBBISH AND REFUSE
Include the worthless or the useless of something, the leavings, the trash and/or the garbage, as well as that which has been thrown aside or left as worthless and/or useless.
All litter, with an exception of litter stored in receptacles for collection or under controlled conditions for commercial processing, situated in or on any lot, place or area within the corporate limits of the Town, whether it be by the owner or the occupier, is hereby declared to be a nuisance. It shall be unlawful for any owner or occupier to permit such litter to be situated in or on such owner's or occupier's premises, and the same shall be removed as set forth in this article.
The Town Manager or his designated representative is authorized and directed to notify, in writing, by certified or registered mail with return receipt requested, by postage prepaid, the owner or occupier of any lot, place or area within the corporate limits of the Town or the agent of the owner or occupier to dispose of or remove all litter declared a nuisance, being or located on such owner's or occupier's property.
The owner or occupier or the agent of the owner or occupier of any lot, place or area having in any calendar year received notice pursuant to the provisions of § 486-6 shall be deemed to have received notice for the remainder of the year that, on the first day or each month thereafter, the Town may, without further notice, dispose and remove all litter declared a nuisance, being or located on such owner's or occupier's property, and that the cost of such action shall be charged and collected in accordance with the provisions of this article.
Upon the failure, neglect or refusal of any owner or occupier or the agent of such owner or occupier to dispose of or remove all litter declared a nuisance, being or located on such owner's or occupier's property, the same five days after receipt of such written notice or within 10 days of the mailing of such notice, in the event that the notice is returned to the post office located in the Town due to the inability to make delivery thereof, the Town Manager is authorized to take action and to pay for the disposal and removal of all litter declared a nuisance.
Whenever the Town Manager or his designated representative has determined that the disposal and removal of litter has been declared a nuisance or has paid for its disposal and removal pursuant to the provisions of this article, the actual cost thereof, together with an additional charge of 25% of the actual charge to defray administrative expenses, plus accrued interest at the rate of 25% per annum from the date of completion of the work, if not paid by the owner or occupier prior thereto, shall be charged to the owner or occupier of such property on the next regular tax bill by the Town. Such charge shall be due and payable by the owner at the time of payment of such tax bill.