[Adopted 7-1-1958 by G.O. No. 37-1958]
A. 
When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, and words in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
B. 
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings given herein:
CITY
The City of Yonkers.
CLEAN FILL
Any solid substance which does not contain vegetable or animal matter or other ingredients subject to decay.
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS
The Commissioner of Public Works of the City of Yonkers.
INCINERATOR ASH
Carbonized or burned refuse as a result of incinerator operations.
LIVE GARBAGE
Any animal or vegetable matter subject to decay.
NONBURNABLE MATERIALS
Any solid substances that are nonflammable.
PERSON
Any person, firm, partnership or corporation other than the City of Yonkers.
STREET
Any street, highway, sidewalk, alley, avenue or other public way or public grounds of the City of Yonkers.
The City shall be and it hereby is authorized to deposit in a designated landfill project clean fill, nonburnable materials and incinerator ash. It shall not be permitted to and is forbidden to deposit in such projects live garbage.
No person shall be permitted to deposit in any City landfill project any thing or things other than clean fill, and he or she may do so only after a permit therefor has been secured from the Commissioner of Public Works.
The fee for any person to deposit clean fill in any City landfill project shall be at the rate of $0.25 per cubic yard, which sum shall be payable to the Comptroller of the City of Yonkers prior to the issuance of any permit therefor.
Each person applying for a permit shall file with the Commissioner of Public Works a policy of liability insurance with limits of not less than $25,000/$50,000 covering injury to persons and not less than $5,000 covering damage to property, covering each and every vehicle engaged in the disposition of landfill, which policy shall be endorsed to indemnify and save harmless the City of Yonkers from any and all claims for personal injury or property damage arising out of the issuance of such permit. Each applicant shall also file with the Commissioner of Public Works evidence, in the form of a certificate of insurance, that proper workers' compensation insurance is in force and effect covering each and every person employed by them in the operation of the disposition of clean fill.
The vehicles to be used by any person desirous of disposing of clean fill in any City landfill project shall be subject to inspection and approval by the Commissioner of Public Works and shall be so constructed as to make impossible the spilling of such fill through City streets.
The Commissioner of Public Works shall have the power and authority to suspend or revoke any permit granted by him for any violation of the provisions of this chapter upon 10 days' notice, in writing, to the permittee.