[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Sullivan as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Property maintenance — See Ch. 192.
[Adopted 3-3-1976 by L.L. No. 1-1976]
By the adoption of this chapter, the Town Board
of the Town of Sullivan declares its intent in doing so to be to regulate
and control, in a manner consistent with the interest of the citizens
of the Town of Sullivan, the dumping, storage and disposal of rubbish
and garbage within the Town of Sullivan. Said Board hereby declares
that such activities can constitute a hazard to property and persons,
and be a public nuisance. Such materials may be highly inflammable
and sometimes explosive. Such matter may also contain acid or various
poisons harmful or potentially harmful to humans. Such materials frequently
contains sharp metal or glass edges or points upon which a human could
receive serious cuts and abrasions. The presence of rubbish and garbage
may also attract rats and other vermin and be a health hazard. The
presence of such materials even in areas zoned for business or industry
is unsightly and tend to detract from the value of surrounding land
of said property.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Includes all waste food, papers, dead animals or parts thereof,
ashes, offal, vegetables, dross, cinders, shells, straw, shavings,
and all waste material which shall be inflammable or capable of fermentation
or decay.
Includes an individual, society, club, firm, partnership,
corporation or association of persons and the singular number shall
include the plural.
Includes waste metal, tin cans, ashes, cinders, glass, pottery,
fabric, paper, remains of destroyed or substantially destroyed buildings
or other structures, auto parts and all discarded substances of a
solid or combustible nature.
This chapter shall apply to garbage or rubbish
on all lands, private or public, within the Town of Sullivan.
No person shall throw, cast, lay, bury or leave
or direct, suffer or permit any servant, agent or employee to throw,
cast, lay, bury or leave any rubbish or garbage of an amount in excess
in bulk of two cubic yards on any lands in the Town of Sullivan except
at the Madison County Landfill Transfer Station designated for that
purpose or except in fully covered containers and then only so long
as the contents of said covered containers are removed every 10 days
or at shorter intervals.
A.
Any person who commits or permits any acts in violation
of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of an offense
and, upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine of no more than $250
per day for every day the offense occurs or by imprisonment for a
period not to exceed 15 days, or both.[1]
B.
In addition to the above-provided penalties and punishment,
the Board may also maintain an action or proceeding in the name of
the Town in a court of competent jurisdiction to compel compliance
with or restrain by injunction the violation of such law.
[Amended 11-7-2007 by L.L. No. 5-2007]
