[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Harristown 3-28-2011 by Ord. No. 11-01. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
Wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking
and consumption of food; wastes from the handling, storage and sale
of produce.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, Art. I,
Div. I)]
Includes the following:
Combustible trash, including, but not limited to, paper, cartons,
boxes, barrels, wood, excelsior, wood furniture, bedding;
Noncombustible trash, including, but not limited to, metals,
tin cans, metal furniture, dirt, small quantities of rock and pieces
of concrete, glass, crockery, other mineral waste;
Street rubbish, including but not limited to street sweepings,
dirt, catch basin dirt, contents of litter receptacles;
Provided, however, that rubbish shall not include earth and
wastes from building operations, nor shall it include solid wastes
resulting from industrial processes and manufacturing operations,
such as food processing wastes, boiler house cinders, lumber, scraps
and shavings.
Material such as tree branches, yard trimmings, leaves and
grass.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
fail to dispose of garbage and rubbish which may be or may accumulate
upon property owned or occupied by them in a sanitary manner. Persons
desiring to make use of the services of a licensed garbage and rubbish
collector for the purpose of removing such garbage and rubbish may
do so by notifying such collector and paying fees for such service.
[Amended 3-28-2022 by Ord. No. 22-04; at time of adoption
of Code (see Ch. 1, Art. I, Div. I)]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
collect garbage or rubbish within the Village without first having
secured from the Village a license to do so. The license fee, in an
amount as set from time to time by the Board of Trustees, shall accompany
the application. The fee shall be paid on or before January 1 of each
year. No license shall be issued for longer than one year. The Village
is not subject to the provisions of this chapter.
Any person, firm or corporation desiring a license to collect
garbage and rubbish within the Village shall make application for
the same to the Clerk, upon a form prescribed by the Board of Trustees.
The application shall set forth:
(A)
The name, address and phone number of the applicant and of the manager,
if any.
(B)
The Illinois license plate number of each collection vehicle operated
by the applicant.
(C)
Proof of valid State of Illinois safety sticker as required by law
for each collection vehicle.
(D)
Evidence of financial responsibility in the form of a certificate
of liability insurance, vehicle liability insurance and workers' compensation
insurance and in such amounts as may be required by law for the protection
of persons who may suffer damages as a result of the operations of
the applicant.
(E)
The applicant shall also file with the Clerk a rate schedule for
services to be performed. The rate schedule shall set forth the type
of service to be offered and the price for same. No new or revised
rates of residential service shall be proposed or implemented except
with the annual license application.
(F)
Designate the location of the yards on which his equipment will be
parked while not in use.
Each waste hauler offering to provide residential service within
the Village shall be required to offer and provide:
(A)
Basic service for the curbside collection of consolidated refuse
of not less frequently than once every seven days.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, Art. I,
Div. I)]
(B)
Collection of bulky rubbish, bags or boxes placed beside the designated
container.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, Art. I,
Div. I)]
(C)
Collection of household appliances upon the request of any customer
not less frequently than once every 30 calendar days.
(D)
Each waste hauler offering to provide residential service shall make
such collection only between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
(E)
Each waste hauler serving the Village shall provide a customer service
phone number and minimally provide a message system to receive requests
for service or complaints.
(F)
Each waste hauler serving the Village shall be permitted to offer
and provide additional levels of collection services, including greater
frequencies of collection and additional quantities of collection.
(G)
That the business name and telephone number is clearly visible on
both sides of each collection vehicle.
No person, firm or corporation shall dispose of any garbage or rubbish by burning same in the Village. (Also see § 27-7-2 of the Code of Ordinances.)
The firm that handles the collection of trash shall be of good
character and give evidence that the equipment used by it is adequate
for the purposes intended. The successful firm shall have a truck
or trucks which shall be so designed that garbage and rubbish will
be covered at all times, except in the loading of garbage or rubbish,
so that offensive odors are not permitted to permeate the air and
cause a nuisance within the Village. The trucks and containers in
which garbage is collected and transported shall be cleaned daily,
and the collector shall not collect any garbage on any day without
having a clean truck.
No truck carrying garbage or rubbish shall be parked or be permitted to stand anywhere in the Village except as provided for in § 14-1-14 any longer than is necessary to pick up waste; provided, however, that if the standing of such vehicle was made necessary by mechanical trouble, traffic conditions, accident or obedience to the direction of a policeman or traffic signal, it shall not be considered a violation of this chapter. Those with established parking places prior to enactment of this chapter shall not be considered in violation.
A garbage truck or other equipment shall not be washed on Village
streets or public property and will not be washed where the wastewaters
will cause any offensive odors to adjoining property owners.
It shall be unlawful to place garbage or rubbish in such a manner
as to allow the same to be blown by the wind onto the property of
other residents.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, Art. I,
Div. I)]
It shall be unlawful to deposit or permit to fall from any vehicle
any garbage, rubbish or ashes on any public street or alley in the
Village, provided that this chapter shall not be construed to prohibit
placing garbage, rubbish or ashes in a standard refuse container preparatory
to having such material collected and disposed of in the manner provided
herein.
The fact that garbage or rubbish remains on an occupant's premises
in the Village in violation of this chapter shall be prima facie evidence
that the occupant of such premises is responsible for the violation
of the chapter occurring.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, Art. I,
Div. I)]
A licensee shall designate on his license application the location
of the yards on which his equipment will be parked while not in use,
and the equipment shall not be parked within the Village limits unless
the designated location shall not create any nuisance for adjoining
property owners.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, Art. I,
Div. I)]
Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to prevent or regulate
the hauling of garbage or rubbish from industrial processes, from
construction projects or other matter not normally collected on a
regular schedule, and haulers of garbage or rubbish not normally collected
in regular collections shall be excused from the requirements of obtaining
a collector's license as provided in this chapter.
If the licensee fails to perform any services according to his application and rate schedule, the Mayor may revoke his permit. Also see § 1-1-25, License, of the Code of Ordinances.
The Village may prosecute violators of this chapter under the provisions of § 1-1-20, Penalty, of the Code of Ordinances.
