[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Greenwood Lake as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 1-3-1983 by L.L. No. 2-1983]
It is hereby declared the policy of the Village of Greenwood
Lake, County of Orange, State of New York, to preserve and maintain
the clean and wholesome character of its environs and to preserve
and maintain the health and welfare of its residents within the incorporated
area of the Village, and in so doing it is necessary to establish
regulations governing the accumulation, storage and disposal of garbage,
refuse, rubbish, litter and other waste materials within the Incorporated
Village of Greenwood Lake.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any passenger car, truck, bus, trailer, motorcycle, Jeep,
tractor, bulldozer or the like.
Any user other than residential and any residential structure
which shall house more than two-family occupancies.
Putrescible animal or vegetable wastes resulting from selling,
handling, preparation, cooking, consumption or partial consumption
of food.
Nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible
or noncombustible wastes, such as but not limited to paper wrappings,
cardboard, empty containers, tin or aluminum cans, wood, glass or
glass bottles, ashes or other debris of a nondescript nature.
Any employee of the Village of Greenwood Lake, whether on
a permanent or temporary basis.
Any reservation, playground, beach, recreation center, lakefront,
vacant land or any other public area owned or operated by the Village
and devoted to active or passive recreation.
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association
or organization of any kind.
Any vacant land or house, building or other structure not
owned or operated by the Village of Greenwood Lake, whether inhabited
or temporarily or continuously uninhabited or vacant, including any
yard, ground, parking lot, walk, driveway or accessory structure belonging
to or appurtenant to such house, building or other structure.
Any highway, road, street, avenue, alley, park, public parking
area, public driveway, sidewalk, right-of-way, grounds or building
or any property under the ownership or control of the Village of Greenwood
Lake, or any property open to and/or serving the general public.
Litter, as defined herein, in quantities necessitating bagging
or packaging, any junked, inoperable or abandoned automobile, bicycle,
boat or any boat parts, and/or parts or tires of any automobile, bicycle,
airplane or helicopter, or any construction or demolition materials,
any docks or flotation products, any appliances, furniture, scrap
materials or all other waste materials which, if thrown, accumulated
or deposited as herein prohibited, tend to create a danger to public
health, safety or welfare, or tend to cause pollution of waterways
or tend to create an unsightly condition or blight.
A.
All persons owning or occupying a single-family residential property
within the Village of Greenwood Lake shall be required to keep on
the premises sufficient, proper and separate metal or rigid plastic
receptacles of a minimum capacity of 20 gallons and a maximum capacity
of 35 gallons for the deposit of garbage, litter and any other waste
materials, with each receptacle to be equipped with a tight-fitting
cover and which receptacle shall be kept in a sanitary condition.
B.
Biodegradable paper bags must be used for the disposal of leaves
and grass clippings.
[Amended 11-15-2010 by L.L. No. 3-2010]
C.
Dry brush and dry paper shall be bundled and tied for removal on
days as specified by the Village Board.
D.
All persons owning or occupying commercial or nonprofit premises
shall be required to keep on the premises sufficient steel rear-load
containers of a minimum one-yard capacity with tight-fitting hinged
covers, rubber wheels and steel lift bars 1 1/4 inches and of
such other specifications as are required by the Village of Greenwood
Lake to utilize with automatic lifting equipment of sanitation vehicles
licensed as hereinafter provided. Such receptacles shall be maintained
in a sanitary condition. The provisions of this subsection shall not
apply to owners or occupants of the heretofore-stated premises whose
maximum deposit of garbage, refuse and rubbish does not exceed the
capacity of four thirty-five-gallon metal or rigid plastic containers
on any regular garbage collection day.
E.
Location of containers.
[Amended 6-18-1984 by L.L. No. 5-1984]
(1)
All covered metal and rigid plastic containers, plastic bags, bundled
paper and brush shall be placed in front of said premises, at the
lot line thereof, on the regular garbage removal days, or days as
specified by the Village Board, for the removal therefrom by the Village
Sanitation Department. Rear load containers shall be placed in locations
on said premises that shall be readily accessible for removal by the
Village sanitation vehicles.
(2)
All metal and rigid plastic receptacles and rear load containers
shall, within 24 hours of emptying by the Village Sanitation Department,
be returned to storage within the premises or behind the front line
of any residence located on the premises, or at the rear or side of
said premises, if screened from public view.
F.
No containers other than those described in this article shall be
considered as sufficient or proper for the deposit of garbage, refuse
or waste materials.
G.
These provisions shall not apply during specially announced Village
cleanup weeks for the disposal of rubbish that is not acceptable during
regular sanitation pickup days.
A.
No person owning vacant land or owning or occupying any premises
within the Village shall permit the accumulation of rubbish, garbage,
litter, debris or other waste materials in or surrounding said premises
or on said vacant land in such a manner as to create a hazard to the
health, safety or welfare of the residents of the Village or to create
an unsightly or blight condition.
B.
No person shall dispose of or deposit garbage, rubbish, refuse, debris
or other waste materials in any manner other than as set forth in
the preceding sections of this article or as prescribed during specially
announced Village cleanup weeks, nor shall any person discard or dispose
of garbage, rubbish or any waste material in any public receptacle
or any private receptacle not owned by such person in such a manner
as to avoid or evade the provisions of this article.
A.
No person shall deposit, sweep, throw or cast or direct, suffer or
permit any agent, servant, employee or any other person under his
control to deposit, sweep, throw or cast any litter, garbage, rubbish
or waste material of any kind whatsoever in or upon any public place
or private property.
B.
No person shall deposit, throw or cast any litter, garbage, rubbish
or waste material in any lake, pond, stream or other body of water
within the Village of Greenwood Lake.
C.
Every owner of any vacant land and every owner, lessee, tenant or
person in charge of any building or premises shall keep and cause
to be kept said vacant land and the sidewalk and all area abutting
said land and said building or premises free from nuisance of any
and every kind and shall keep said area free of all loose garbage,
refuse, rubbish, litter and other offensive material. Said sidewalk
shall be kept free from obstruction.
D.
No one, being the owner, driver, person in control or passenger of
any vehicle, shall throw or cause to be thrown from said vehicle,
while moving or standing still, any litter, rubbish, garbage or refuse
of any kind whatsoever in or upon any street or public place or upon
any vacant lot or private property.
A.
License required. No person shall engage in the business of receiving,
collecting, transporting or disposing of garbage, rubbish, trash or
other wastes for hire within the Village of Greenwood Lake without
first obtaining a license to do so from the Village Clerk and paying
the fee of $25 per year for such license.
B.
Application for license. Applications for licenses shall be upon
forms supplied by the Village Clerk. At the time of making such application,
the applicant must furnish to the Village Clerk a schedule of intended
pickup days on the various streets within the Village, a schedule
of rates and charges for residential customers and a list of vehicles
to be used by the applicant. Upon approval by three members of the
Village Board, the Village Clerk shall issue said license.
C.
Bond. A bond in the sum of $1,000 shall be executed by every person
or corporation engaging in the refuse collection business within the
Village of Greenwood Lake and shall be filed with the Village Clerk
before such license shall be issued. Such bond shall be conditioned
that said licensee will comply with the laws, codes, ordinances and
regulations of the State of New York, the Village of Greenwood Lake
and all lawfully issued orders of the Village Board, and that the
Village of Greenwood Lake will be indemnified and saved harmless from
any and all claims for damages or liabilities caused by or arising
out of the failure of the licensee, his agents or employees to comply
with applicable statutes, local laws, rules, regulations or orders.
Said bond shall be in such form and contain such sureties as shall
be approved by the Village Board or its designated representatives.
D.
Licensing conditions. Every license issued by the Village Clerk pursuant
to this section shall be subject to the following conditions and to
such other reasonable conditions as may be imposed by the Village
Board, and the Board may from time to time adopt regulations implementing
such requirements.
(1)
All vehicles used by licensed refuse collectors shall be cleaned
and emptied within 24 hours of the end of each business day.
(2)
Vehicles used by licensed refuse collectors in the collection and
transportation of garbage or rubbish or any other kind of waste within
the Village of Greenwood Lake shall be watertight packer or container
trucks as approved by the Village Board.
(3)
The vehicles used by collectors and the routes of collection shall
be subject to inspection and reasonable visitation by an authorized
inspector or his agent.
(4)
All licenses issued hereunder shall be valid for a period of one
year, expiring on June 1 of the calendar year after the date of issuance.
Each licensee shall pay such annual license fee, due on June 1 of
each year, as may be determined by the Village Board.
(5)
Violations of any of the foregoing regulations or of any other provisions
of this article shall be cause for revocation of the license of any
person holding a license hereunder. The Village Board shall have the
power to revoke any such license for cause shown, after hearing upon
five days' written notice, specifying the alleged violation to
the license holder, by certified mail directed to his principal office
at the address filed with the Village Clerk with the licensee's
application.
(6)
All trucks must have a minimum liability insurance for personal injury
of $100,000 per person and $500,000 per accident, and for property
damage $50,000.
(7)
No collector shall cease or discontinue business in the Village of
Greenwood Lake unless 90 days' written notice has been given
to the Village Clerk. This subsection shall not be construed to include
the sale or lease of such garbage collection business, a collection
route or any part thereof; provided, however, that in the event of
such sale or lease, the transferor shall notify the Village Clerk
60 days prior to such transfer, and the transferee shall make application
and file a bond as herein provided 30 days prior to such transfer.
E.
Refusal of license; appeals. A license may be refused if the applicant
shall have been convicted of a felony or if the applicant shall fail
to meet and/or demonstrate the ability to meet the requirements of
this article. Any applicant who has been refused a license may appeal
to the Village Board from such refusal, and such license may be granted
or refused by such Board, after hearing on said appeal.
A violation of this article shall subject the violator to a
fine of not more than $250 or by imprisonment of not less than one
day nor more than 15 days, or by a combination of fine and imprisonment.
The continuation of an offense against the provisions of this article
shall constitute for each day the offense is continued a separate
and distinct offense hereunder.
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[The recycling program and regulations of the County of Orange
are controlling in the Village of Greenwood Lake.]
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