[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Haddam at
time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
For the purpose of this chapter, the following
words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
Any institution, public or private corporation, individual,
partnership, or other entity.
All solid wastes of a community, including garbage, ashes,
rubbish, small dead animals, street cleanings, brush, grass clippings,
trees, building materials, and solid market and industrial wastes.
Any area of land owned, rented, or leased by the Town, now
or in the future, which is specifically set aside for the disposal
of refuse.
The Town of Haddam, a municipal corporation located in Middlesex
County, in the State of Connecticut.
A.
The sanitary
landfill area shall be open for refuse disposal from 9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m., Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
B.
The sanitary
landfill area shall be closed for the disposal of refuse on Thursdays
and Sundays, and on legal holidays and on such other day or days that
the Board of Selectmen may designate.
A person who neither resides nor has a place
of business in the Town may dispose of refuse in the sanitary landfill
area, provided that said refuse is a direct result of work, operations,
or business undertaken by him, whether by contract or otherwise, in
the Town, and that such person obtains a permit from the Board of
Selectmen, each such permit requiring payment of a fee of $5 and expiring
after 10 days. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nonresident refuse collectors
shall be governed by the provision of § 125-5 hereof.
The sanitary landfill area shall be open for
the disposal of refuse to any person residing or having a place of
business in the Town, subject to the provisions of §§ 125-6,
125-7 and 125-8 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, resident refuse
collectors shall be governed by the provisions of § 125-5
hereof.
Any person, whether or not he resides or has
a place of business in the Town, may dispose of refuse in the sanitary
landfill area, provided he is licensed by the Town as a refuse collector.
No person, whether or not he resides or has
a place of business in the Town, may dispose of refuse in the sanitary
landfill area when such refuse is the direct result of work, operations,
or business undertaken by him, whether by contract or otherwise, in
a location or area outside the Town.
No person may dispose of junk cars, vehicles
or parts thereof at the sanitary landfill area.
The Board of Selectmen may prohibit the disposal
of any refuse by any person in the sanitary landfill area when such
refuse is of such a nature and quantity as to be, in their opinion,
dangerous to the public health, welfare or safety, or prejudicial
to the operation of the sanitary landfill area. Notwithstanding any
other provisions of this chapter, the Board of Selectmen may enter
into contracts with any person for the disposal of refuse of a special
nature or quantity at a charge to be determined by such contract.
Any person disposing of refuse in the sanitary
landfill area shall dispose of such refuse by dumping or otherwise
in specific locations as determined by and under the supervision of
the Board of Selectmen or their agent, and shall be required to separate
his or her refuse in such manner as required by the Board of Selectmen.
Scavenging at the sanitary landfill area without
express written authorization by the Board of Selectmen shall be prohibited.
No person shall enter or be permitted within
the sanitary landfill area except during the hours when the area is
open to the public and the custodian is on duty. Every motor vehicle
entering the landfill area shall display such identification insignia
as may be issued by the Board of Selectmen.
Any vehicle carrying refuse to the sanitary
landfill area shall carry such refuse, either by covering it or in
some other suitable manner, so that such refuse shall not blow or
fall off the vehicle and create an unsightly roadside condition.
The Board of Selectmen may make agreements with
the Town of East Hampton for use of its sanitary landfill area by
the residents of the Haddam Neck area of the Town of Haddam upon payment
of an annual charge to be determined by agreement between the Board
of Selectmen of the Town and the Board of Selectmen of the Town of
East Hampton, such agreement to be revised at least annually.
Violations of any section of this chapter shall
be punishable by a fine of not more than $100 for each offense, and
each day that the violation shall exist or continue shall be deemed
a separate offense.
