As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated unless otherwise expressly stated:
DUMPSTER or WASTE CONTAINER
Any container used in the normal course of demolition or
construction for the purpose of storing, containing and/or carting
debris on any kind or any container employed for garbage or refuse
collection, provided by a garbage or refuse service for commercial
collection or mass storage of garbage and refuse, where the volume
of the same shall exceed 55 gallons.
[Amended 12-5-2019 by L.L. No. 19-2019]
No dumpster or other waste container shall be placed upon any sidewalk, street, highway or other public place within the Village. No dumpster or other waste container shall be placed upon any private property within the Village unless a permit shall first have been obtained and a fee as set forth in the fee schedule established under Chapter
12 of this Code shall have been paid therefor.
Every dumpster or other waste container placed
within the village shall comply with the following additional requirements:
A. Every dumpster or waste container shall be illuminated
by at least one reflector on each side, the reflector to be at least
six inches in diameter, so as to be visible at night.
B. Every dumpster or waste container shall be conspicuously
marked with the name and address of its owner.
C. No dumpster or waste container shall create an offensive
odor, be a health hazard or become a nuisance.
D. No person shall install or have installed a dumpster
without the approval of the Building Inspector as to its location.
The dumpster shall be located so that it does not interfere with ingress
to and egress from the building or parking stalls. No person shall
continue to use an existing dumpster unless approval is received from
the Building Inspector as to its location within 30 days after the
effective date of this subsection.
[Added 4-6-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000]
E. No person shall install or have installed a dumpster
without enclosing it on four sides by fencing or walls in a manner
approved by the Building Inspector so that it is not visible from
the street abutting the premises on which the dumpster is located.
All existing dumpsters shall be enclosed as described in this section
within 30 days after the effective date of this subsection.
[Added 4-6-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000]
F. Within 30 days after the effective date of this subsection,
every building within the Business District shall install, and thereafter
maintain, its own dumpster for its exclusive use.
[Added 4-6-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000;
amended 7-10-2000 by L.L. No. 5-2000]
G. The enclosure and dumpster shall remain closed at
all times, except when the dumpster is being loaded or unloaded.
[Added 4-6-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000]
No permit shall be required for any dumpster
or waste container used for periodic garbage or refuse collection
which shall be maintained and kept inside an approved structure, placed
outside for collection only after sunset on the evening prior to such
pickup and replaced inside immediately after the pickup.
Every permit obtained for the maintenance of
a dumpster or waste container shall expire 30 days after the date
of issuance. A new permit may be obtained upon application for good
cause shown without the payment of additional fees.