[Adopted 10-12-1989]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
COMMERCIAL USER
Any person, firm or corporation charging a fee for the collection, transportation and/or dumping of garbage, or those who collect and dispose of refuse as a secondary aspect of other commercial or business services, including contractors, construction companies, apartment owners and agents, and business owners and agents, etc. If a discrepancy occurs regarding whether an applicant is a commercial collector, such designation shall be determined by the Director of Public Works or his representative with the consent of the Mayor.
DISPOSAL AREA
The area designated by the Town of Putnam for the dumping of garbage.
DUMPING
Includes depositing, discharging, placing and disposing of garbage.
GARBAGE
Unwanted or discarded materials, including solid, liquid, semi-solid or contained gaseous materials.
RESIDENT
Those individuals who reside in the Town of Putnam or Pomfret.
Only persons, firms or corporations whose residences or place of doing business are within the Town limits of Putnam or Pomfret shall be eligible for a permit to use the facilities of the Town disposal area for depositing of garbage, rubbish and other refuse originating in the Towns of Putnam and Pomfret. Municipal and commercial refuse collection services operating in the Towns of Putnam and Pomfret are similarly eligible. No person, firm, or corporation, other than those herein designated, shall, without written permission from the Director of Public Works and the Selectmen, enter into or upon the disposal area. The depositing at the disposal area of any garbage, rubbish or any other refuse not originating in Putnam or Pomfret shall constitute cause for fines and/or the suspension of the disposal area permit.
Applications for permits shall be obtained from the Department of Public Works in the Putnam Town Hall, which office shall issue and revoke all permits authorizing the use of the disposal area, subject to the provisions of this article and other appertaining regulations. Appeals for denial or revocation of permits shall be made to the full Board of Selectmen. All permit stickers shall be affixed and displayed in the lower right interior corner of the motor vehicle windshield.
The Selectmen are hereby authorized to enact from time to time other regulations deemed in the public interest regarding the separation, recovery, collection, removal, storage and disposition of garbage, rubbish and other refuse, including recyclables and specially designed materials, in accordance with Connecticut General Statutes P.A. 87-544,[1] and other applicable state regulations.
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Editor's Note: See C.G.S. § 22a-241 et seq.
The Selectmen are authorized to employ and/or negotiate and entered into contracts with individual persons, corporations, or governmental agencies for the separation, recovery, collection, removal, storage or disposition of garbage, rubbish or other refuse, including recyclables.
An annual fee for the use of the disposal area by residents, contractors, collection services and other eligible parties and for the deposit of specially designated materials (e.g., tires, machinery) will be established by the Selectmen. Any other fees deemed necessary may be instituted by the Board of Selectmen.
A. 
No person engaged in the business of collection or disposal of garbage shall deposit garbage in the disposal area without first obtaining a permit from the Department of Public Works.
B. 
All permits shall be issued to expire December 31 of each calendar year. All commercial users shall be charged a tipping fee in accordance with a schedule set by the Board of Selectmen.
C. 
The Board is authorized and empowered, prior to issuing a permit, to require evidence of liability insurance in effect covering all vehicles to be used to transport garbage into the disposal area.
D. 
Any commercial user owning more than one vehicle and one removable body will provide a list of all vehicles and removable bodies to the Department of Public Works. Changes in vehicles or removable bodies used to transport garbage to the disposal area shall be provided by the commercial users as changes occur. The list shall designate each vehicle by vehicle registration and identification numbers.
E. 
A licensed commercial user attempting to deposit garbage in the disposal area which was collected or generated in towns other than Putnam or Pomfret shall be ordered to remove the vehicle from the disposal area immediately by the Director of Public Works or his representative, notwithstanding the fact that part of said load of garbage was collected or generated in the Town of Putnam or Pomfret.
F. 
Permits must be in the possession of the operator of a vehicle described in the permit and shall be shown on request at the time of dumping. No commercial hauler shall be allowed to dump a load of garbage in the disposal area if the operator of the vehicle fails to have said permit in his possession or fails to show said permit on request. In such instances, such vehicle shall be ordered to be removed from the disposal area immediately by the Mayor, a member of the Board of Selectmen, the Director of Public Works or his representative.
A. 
Except wherever otherwise specified in this ordinance, any person or permittee violating any provision of this ordinance, or the regulations enacted hereunder, shall be subject to the following fines and penalties:
(1) 
First offense: a fine in the amount of $100 plus the suspension of all rights to use of said landfill area for a period of time not to exceed one week.
(2) 
Second offense: a fine in the amount of $100 plus the suspension of all rights to use of said landfill area for a period of time not to exceed two weeks.
(3) 
Third offense: a fine in the amount of $100 plus the suspension of all rights to use of said landfill area for a period of time not to exceed two months.
B. 
In addition, the Town or its agent reserves the right to refuse access to the disposal area where the provisions of this article or regulations enacted hereunder are violated.
All garbage, rubbish and other refuse collected and transported from within the Town of Putnam or Pomfret shall be collected and transported in such a manner as to prevent scattering of these materials upon the streets and highways (covered and/or secured). All vehicles used for the collection or transport of garbage, rubbish or other refuse within the Town of Putnam or Pomfret shall be subject to inspection by the Director of Public Works.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, deposit, or leave any litter or rubbish in any public park, public playground or recreation area, or public street in the Town. Such litter or rubbish shall be placed in the proper receptacles where these are provided, and when receptacles are not so provided, such litter or rubbish shall be carried away by the person responsible for its presence and properly disposed of elsewhere. Violations of this section shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $199 for each occurrence.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Except as specifically permitted by the Town, it shall be unlawful for any person to throw upon the street, or any other property under the control of the Town, or in any catch basin, fire hole, drain, river, or other waterway in the Town, any garbage, rubbish or other refuse.
No person having custody or control of residential, industrial or business premises from which garbage, rubbish or other refuse, including recyclables, is collected for disposal in the disposal area shall permit or cause any garbage, rubbish, or other refuse, including recyclables, within his/her control to become a hazard to public travel, health or safety or to become a nuisance of any sort.[1]
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Editor's Note: Former § 13, prohibiting the unauthorized collection of recyclables, which immediately followed this section, was deleted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
It shall be unlawful to dispose of, within the Town of Putnam, materials which are identified by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) as hazardous materials.
The law enforcement agency of the Town of Putnam shall be charged with enforcement of the provisions of this article, together with Town Constables, and any legal recourse, civil or criminal, available to the Selectmen.