No household waste, institutional waste, commercial waste or
building waste shall be stored or accumulated on any premises within
the Village of Brockport, except as permitted by this chapter.
A.Â
Every owner, lessee or occupant of any building, premises or place
of business within the Village shall provide or cause to be provided
and at all times keep suitable and sufficient receptacles for receiving
and containing offal, garbage, ashes, refuse, rubbish or noxious substances
that may accumulate from or be used upon said premises. No such receptacles
shall be kept near any public place longer than may be necessary for
the removal of the contents thereof. All receptacles used for the
reception of garbage and/or refuse or noxious substances shall be
provided with proper covers, and such receptacles shall at all times
be securely closed and watertight. Receptacles (including recycling
bins) and garbage of any type must be kept from public view, either
inside of structures or behind screening, from neighboring property
or public view until the day of trash pickup.
B.Â
Within exclusively used residential property, no dumpsters shall
be used for the collection or storage of garbage or rubbish. However,
any proposed and/or existing trash dumpsters within residential neighborhoods
or residentially used property which are in existence prior to the
adoption of this chapter are permitted so long as the property owner
obtains a special residential dumpster use permit granted by the Zoning
Board of Appeals.
C.Â
Temporary use dumpsters or roll-off trash containers within residential
neighborhoods and residentially used property, which are intended
only for use during any construction, building or remodeling project
and/or property cleanup, are permitted to remain on a property up
to 14 days. Any temporary dumpsters or roll-off trash containers in
use longer than 14 days can be permitted but shall require a temporary
use permit, which is granted by the Building Inspector for a one-time-only
thirty-day time period within a calendar year. Any temporary dumpster
or roll-off trash container intended or needed for 45 or more consecutive
days per calendar year shall obtain a special residential dumpster
use permit granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals. At no time shall
a temporary use dumpster or roll-off trash container be permitted
to store or hold any putrescent waste. Dumpsters or roll-off trash
containers are additionally required to be tarpaulin covered when
said containers are not being actively loaded.
D.Â
Temporary use dumpsters or roll-off trash containers within commercial
use districts which are intended only for use during any construction,
building or remodeling project and/or property cleanup are permitted
to remain on a property up to 14 days. Any temporary dumpsters or
roll-off trash containers in use longer than 14 days can be permitted
but shall require a temporary use permit, which is granted by the
Building Inspector for a one-time-only thirty-day time period within
a calendar year. Any temporary dumpster or roll-off trash container
intended or needed for 45 or more consecutive days per calendar year
shall obtain a special dumpster use permit granted by the Zoning Board
of Appeals. At no time shall a temporary use dumpster or roll-off
trash container be permitted to store or hold any putrescent waste.
Dumpsters or roll-off trash containers are additionally required to
be tarpaulin covered when said containers are not being actively loaded.
E.Â
No dumpsters or roll off trash containers within any districts which
are intended for trash or temporary use during any construction, building
or remodeling project and/or property cleanup, shall be located or
placed any closer than five feet from any combustible buildings or
structures, under the provisions of the New York State Uniform Fire
Prevention and Building Code ("Fire Code").
F.Â
No dumpster or roll-off trash container shall be placed on any street,
highway, road or public place without prior approval by the Superintendent
of Public Works.
No person shall allow accumulation of garbage, refuse, rubbish,
ashes or noxious substances upon the premises owned or occupied by
him or her, except for the purpose of being prepared for collection.
The storage of or accumulation of garbage, refuse, rubbish, ashes
or noxious substances upon the premises shall not amass either indoors
or outside any longer than one week or as accretion requires more
frequent collection needs.
A.Â
No person shall deposit ashes, garbage, brush, leaves, rubbish, refuse,
filth or waste or recycling materials upon the streets or in public
places within the Village of Brockport, except during such periods
of time as may be designated by the Board of Trustees or the Superintendent
of Public Works during Village of Brockport special bulk trash removal
event/events, and further excepting the deposit of such materials
for immediate hauling away.
B.Â
At no time shall any deposited ashes, garbage, brush, leaves, rubbish,
refuse, filth or waste or recycling materials, be placed curbside
which causes a hazard to passing motorists and/or pedestrian traffic.
When such a hazard has been declared by an official of the Village
of Brockport, the Superintendent of Public Works is authorized to
abate such hazard as deemed necessary at the expense of the property
owner and/or the person(s) who created such hazard.
C.Â
No freezers, refrigerators or air conditioners will be removed curbside
by the Village of Brockport except as part of a Village of Brockport
specially conducted bulk trash removal event. A fee as determined
by the Board of Trustees shall be required for any appliance containing
coolant and its removal unless the appropriate Village official has
received and approved the appropriate appliance coolant removal certification
before curbside removal of such appliances.
D.Â
On any Village of Brockport special bulk trash removal event, the
Village of Brockport will remove up to two passenger car or light
duty truck tires per property. Such tires may be placed curbside for
removal by the Village of Brockport during a special bulk trash removal
event. Such tires shall be removed from their rims, and no heavy-duty
truck or tractor tires will be accepted.
E.Â
No hazardous and/or environmentally detrimental substances shall
be deposited at any time for trash collection, including but not limited
to electronic devices, fuel tanks, propane and/or gas cylinders, paints
and oils, batteries, fluorescent bulbs, liquid or infectious waste,
and/or any other materials determined as toxic, hazardous and/or environmentally
detrimental substances by the Superintendent of Public Works.
F.Â
Residential properties receiving commercial waste hauler curbside
trash and recycling material pickups shall be performed on Tuesday
and Wednesday only, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.,
unless such days fall on a designated holiday, and/or during such
periods of time as may be designated by the Superintendent of Public
Works.
G.Â
The property owner, lessee or occupant shall transport his or her
refuse and refuse receptacles to his property line, but said trash
and trash receptacles and recycling bins shall not be placed curbside
any earlier than 24 hours before collection day, with said empty receptacles
being removed from curbside no later than 12 hours after trash collection.
H.Â
Commercial/industrial properties receiving commercial waste hauler
trash and recycling materials picked up may be on any day except Sundays
and designated holidays, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.,
except during such periods of time as may be designated by the Superintendent
of Public Works.
A.Â
No person shall burn garbage, brush, leaves, rubbish, refuse, filth,
waste, wood, paper or any other material outdoors within the Village
of Brockport, except that open burning is permitted within any types
of manufactured appliances, such as grills, which contain and use
gas, charcoal or burnable wood materials, as permitted only between
the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. The location and use of food
cooking grills and appliances burning solid fuel materials shall be
conducted in a manner acceptable under the provisions of the New York
State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code ("Fire Code").
A.Â
Any fire which is offensive or objectionable because of smoke or
odor emissions or when atmospheric conditions or local circumstances
make such fires hazardous shall be prohibited.
B.Â
Burning shall be supervised by a responsible adult, which is defined
herein as an individual 18 years or older who is not under the influence
of drugs or alcohol or suffering from any other disability which would
impair his or her ability to properly supervise a fire, in close proximate
attendance until such fire is extinguished. This person shall have
a garden hose connected to the water supply or other fire-extinguishing
equipment or materials readily available for use.
The owner of a property is the party deemed responsible for compliance with the legal requirements of this chapter (see § 21-3, Definitions).