A. 
General.
(1) 
Each owner and occupant shall provide for the removal of solid wastes and recyclable material from the parcel, household unit or nonhousehold unit on which they are generated, either by means of a service provided by the Town or by private licensed hauler, or by direct haul by or on behalf of the property holder or his/her agent to a disposal site approved by the county or otherwise licensed by the state or federal governments.
(2) 
It shall be the duty of every owner and occupant to provide, for the exclusive use of his/her parcel, household unit or nonhousehold unit, sufficient receptacles for the solid waste and recyclable material ordinarily generated upon such parcel. Refuse containers shall be maintained in good and sanitary condition. Any container that does not conform to the provisions of this chapter or that may have ragged or sharp edges or any other defect liable to hamper or injure the person collecting the contents shall be promptly replaced upon notice. The owner of a parcel shall be responsible and liable for compliance with this chapter by the occupants of said parcel.
(3) 
Acceptable waste or recyclables shall be placed at the curbline no earlier than 6:00 p.m. the evening preceding the normal collection day, and no later than 6:00 a.m. on the day of the collection.
[Added 12-10-2001 by L.L. No. 6-2001]
(4) 
After collection, all garbage and recyclable containers must be removed from the curb area not later than 6:00 p.m. of the following day and shall be placed behind the building and reasonably out of view from the street.
[Added 12-10-2001 by L.L. No. 6-2001]
B. 
Solid waste and recyclable material not removed by a Town-provided service. The duties imposed by this section apply to all solid wastes and recyclable material regardless of whether said solid waste or recyclable material is collected by a Town-provided service.
C. 
Unacceptable waste and hazardous waste. It shall be the duty of every owner and occupant to provide for the disposal of hazardous waste and unacceptable waste generated on his/her parcel, household unit or nonhousehold unit in accordance with local, county, state and federal law.
D. 
Recyclable material. Each owner and occupant shall comply with rules established from time to time by the county and/or the Town pertaining to the separation of recyclable material from solid waste and for the storage of recyclable material prior to collection and for the placement of such recyclable materials for collection. Failure to comply with these rules shall be a violation of this chapter.
E. 
Composting. Where not otherwise prohibited by law, this chapter shall not prohibit the composting, for noncommercial purposes, of yard waste, fallen leaves, plant and vegetable matter, egg shells and animal manure, provided that said compost material does not exceed 200 cubic feet in size per lot or parcel of land.
[Amended 7-13-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992]
F. 
Unauthorized collection of solid waste and recyclables.
(1) 
Solid waste. It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person to collect, pick up, remove or cause to be collected, picked up or removed solid waste generated in the Town unless said person is authorized to do so by the Town or by a person having management or control or who occupies any land or other real property on which said solid waste is generated. Said prohibition applies regardless of whether said solid waste has been placed at or near the street curb or edge of street pavement for the purpose of disposal. Each such collection in violation hereof shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable as hereinafter provided.
(2) 
Recyclable material.
(a) 
It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person not authorized by the Town or the county to collect, pick up, remove or cause to be collected, picked up or removed any recyclable material. Each such collection in violation hereof shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable as hereinafter provided.
(b) 
Notwithstanding the above, any person may donate or sell recyclables to persons authorized by the Town or the county. Said recyclable material must either be delivered to the person's site or be placed at the curb or edge of road pavement for collection by said person on days not established by the Town as recyclables collection days. Said person may not collect recyclables placed at the curb or edge of road pavement on or within 24 hours preceding a regularly scheduled collection day.
(3) 
Scavenging. No salvaging or scavenging operations shall be permitted from refuse materials placed at the curb or the edge of pavement.
[Amended 7-7-1993 by Ord. No. 5-1993]
A. 
No owner or occupant of a parcel shall allow solid wastes, recyclable materials, rubbish or debris or garbage generated upon said parcel to:[1]
(1) 
Accumulate or be placed or dumped upon said parcel so that:
(a) 
Said parcel is or may become unsanitary.
(b) 
The health and safety of persons shall or may be adversely affected.
(c) 
The quiet enjoyment of parcels other than the parcel of the offending owner or occupant is adversely affected.
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Editor's Note: Original Subsection A(1), regarding location upon the parcel for a period greater than 14 days, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 12-10-2001 by L.L. No. 6-2001.
B. 
No owner or occupant of a parcel shall cause or allow solid wastes, recyclable materials, rubbish or debris or garbage which is generated outside the perimeters of the parcel to be dumped upon or placed upon said parcel. Any such solid wastes, recyclable materials, rubbish or debris or garbage placed upon said parcel, either with or without the knowledge or consent of the owner or occupant thereof, shall be immediately removed from said parcel by the owner or occupant thereof.
C. 
Upon the failure of a parcel's owner to remove solid wastes, recyclable materials, rubbish or debris or garbage from said parcel within seven days from the tine the notice to remove such solid wastes, recyclable materials, rubbish or debris or garbage from said parcel has been served, the Town of Dickinson may cause such solid wastes, recyclable materials, rubbish or debris or garbage to be removed from said parcel, and the total cost thereof, including but not limited to moneys actually paid out by the Town, time and expense of the Town officials and employees involved in the service of the notice and the removal in connection with the enforcement of the provisions of this section, shall be assessed upon the parcel in which such solid wastes, recyclable materials, rubbish or debris or garbage were found, and the expense so assessed shall constitute a lien and charge on the real property upon which it is levied until paid or otherwise satisfied or discharged and shall be collected in the same manner and at the same time as other Town charges.
[Amended 9-8-1997 by L.L. No. 4-1997; 12-10-2001 by L.L. No. 6-2001]
D. 
The notice required to be served pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be served as follows:
(1) 
By mail to the owner addressed to the last known address of the owner.
(2) 
By attaching or placing a copy of said notice upon any structure on said parcel and, if no such structure is available upon said parcel, by attaching said notice upon the nearest utility pole or other support.
Any person who shall place any solid waste or recyclable materials upon any parcel not owned, leased or lawfully occupied by such person and without the explicit consent of the owner or occupant of said parcel shall be deemed to have violated this chapter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place at the curb or along the edge of street pavement within the Town of Dickinson (outside the Village of Port Dickinson) or to dispose, discard or abandon in said portion of the Town any solid waste generated either outside the corporate limits of the Town of Dickinson or within the Village of Port Dickinson.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 89-8, Dumping restrictions, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 7-7-1993 by Ord. No. 5-1993.
The burning of solid waste or recyclable materials within the Town of Dickinson is hereby prohibited.
[Amended 12-12-2016 by L.L. No. 7-2016]
The dumping of clean fill (rocks, cinders, etc.) shall be allowed within the Town of Dickinson by permit obtained from the Town Code Enforcement Officer only for the purpose of filling in to establish grades. Such clean fill shall not be construed to mean rubbish or garbage as herein defined. At its discretion, the Town may require an engineering study to be conducted at the expense of the permit applicant to assess whether the proposed dumping may adversely affect or injure adjacent property, among other considerations. Dumping of clean fill that will disturb more than one acre of total land area, or disturbs less than one acre of total land area but is part of a larger common plan of development or sale, even though multiple separate and distinct land development activities may take place at different times on different schedules, requires a stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 476 of the Town Code. No dumping is permitted over Town utilities, easements or rights-of-way without the written permission of the Commissioner of Public Works.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 89-11, Accumulation restricted, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 7-7-1993 by Ord. No. 5-1983.
No truck or other motor vehicle shall be used to transport solid waste or recyclable materials over any of the public highways of said Town unless such truck or vehicle is so constructed as to prevent any portion of the load falling to the highway, and no truck or other vehicle so used shall be loaded to such an extent that any portion of the load can fall to the highway.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Art. III, Regulations for Collection by Town-Provided Service, as amended, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 11-7-1990 by L.L. No. 3-1990.