[Adopted 9-20-2005 Second Session by Art. I]
The following article is adopted pursuant to RSA 31:39 et seq.
and RSA 147-M:1 et seq.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See RSA 149-M:1 et seq.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Residential solid waste or municipal institutional solid
waste comprised of garbage and rubbish normally originating in residential
households and shall not include items not able to be placed in a
thirty-three-gallon trash bag.
Products intended for reuse generated by residential households.
All containers up to but not greater than two cubic yards
in volume.
A dwelling unit in a single-family, duplex or multifamily
structure or development with no more than four units located within
such structure or development.
Town of Raymond, New Hampshire.
No person, firm, business or corporation shall haul, carry or
collect MSW unless contracted with the Town or issued a license in
accordance with this article.
A.
The licensed hauler shall collect MSW at least once a week from every
residential customer. Additional service shall be provided as directed
by the Town, at the homeowner's expense, for those residential
customers where offensive odors, excessive waste, or visible waste
accumulates.
B.
The licensed
hauler shall provide contact information for emergency purposes to
the Town and to their customers.
C.
Collection
of MSW shall be conducted between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00
p.m., Monday through Friday. In weeks where a holiday falls within
the pickup schedule, Saturday collection will be allowed.
D.
MSW may
be disposed of in dumpsters or other containers meeting the terms
of this article. All residential dumpsters shall be no larger than
two cubic yards. Said dumpster or other suitable container shall be
collected weekly, at the owner's expense, by a licensed hauler.
Additional service shall be provided, at the owner's expense, as directed
by the Town for those residential dumpsters or containers where offensive
odors, excessive waste, or visible waste accumulates.
E.
All licensed
haulers will provide the Town with a valid T.R.E.E. number for the
disposal of waste in the Turnkey or other state-approved landfill
facility.
The Board of Selectmen shall establish an administrative process
for the issuance of MSW disposal licenses to eligible contractors
who are able to satisfy the requirements of the Town to perform the
required duties in a safe and timely manner related to hauling MSW
and recyclables generated and collected within the boundaries of the
Town. The process shall be implemented by the Town Manager.
A.
The Board
of Selectmen shall collect a twenty-five-dollar licensing fee for
the administration of the permitting process and shall include provisions
requiring sufficient information to determine the capability of the
licensee to meet the standards required by the Town in this article
and all other applicable ordinances.
B.
The Board
of Selectmen shall require that licensed haulers who haul MSW to provide
for and collect all household waste, including recyclables whether
they are separated or not. The Town will not provide collection of
residential trash or recyclables for customers of licensed haulers.
C.
The Board
of Selectmen shall require that all MSW be picked up and transported
in an enclosed, leakproof truck, specifically designed to haul garbage.
D.
The Board
of Selectmen shall require, as part of any license, the filing of
reports with the Town on a monthly basis indicting the estimated tonnages
of trash and recyclables, if separated, the number of customers, and
the names and addresses of residences served. The Town requires this
information for state filing requirements and to prevent redundant
contracted municipal solid waste services.
E.
The Board
of Selectmen shall require that the licensed hauler be required to
insure that in the event the homeowner chooses to place their trash
in a barrel, that it be clearly marked with the name of the hauler
or some other identifying feature.
F.
The Board
of Selectmen shall require that licensed haulers to provide a one-thousand-dollar
bond or surety, in a form acceptable to the Board, for damage to road
edges as a result of dumpster pickup.
For violations of the requirements of this article and any license
issued hereunder, the Board of Selectmen shall issue a written notice
of violation for a first offense, a fine up to $1,000 per offense
for subsequent offenses, as determined by the Board of Selectmen,
and may suspend or revoke a license to haul, carry, or collect waste
in the Town for repeated offenses.
The Board of Selectmen is authorized to amend this article.
The invalidity of any provision of this article shall not affect
the validity of any other provision or the validity of this article
as a whole.
This article shall automatically repeal all other ordinances
of the Town that relate to the collection of municipal solid waste
which are in conflict with the provisions of this article.
