[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Dedham
as Ch. 13, Secs. 17, 21, 38, 47, and 49, of the 1996 By-laws; amended 11-18-2013 STM by Art. 16. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
No person shall throw, deposit, sweep or abandon upon any public
way or any property owned by or under the control of the Town any
ashes, dirt, rubbish, filth, refuse, chemicals or waste matter of
any kind, nor any animal or vegetable substance nor any noxious matter.
No person shall willfully tip over or upset the contents of any box
or barrel containing ashes, house dirt, or rubbish of any kind upon
any public way. Any violation of this paragraph shall be punishable
by a fine of $300.
B.
No person shall rake leaves or other yard materials into any street
or way of the Town of Dedham, or cause such leaves or any other yard
materials to be placed in any such street or way. Any violation of
this paragraph shall be punishable by a fine of $50.
C.
The owner of property shall be responsible for the removal and disposal
of bulk items at the owner’s expense. Bulk items subject this
bylaw shall include, but are not limited to, refrigerators, air conditioners,
dehumidifiers, chairs, tables, cribs, couches, bed frames, sofas,
fans, filing cabinets, TV's, plumbing fixtures, doors, windows, bicycles,
barbecue grills, mattress, box spring, large toys, tires, lawn mowers,
snow blowers, stoves, washers, dryers, and carpets.
When preparing for such removal, the owner shall not allow such
items to hinder access to, or across, a public way or sidewalk, and
shall only amass such items in view of the public way for a period
less than two calendar days from the date such items are put out for
removal.
For purposes of enforcement by non-criminal disposition in accord with G.L. c.40, §21D and Section 1-6(b) of these bylaws, each violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of $300.
Bulk Item means household items of such size as to render them
unsuitable for deposit in a refuse container but which one person
can lift into a refuse truck, such as furniture, storm doors and windows,
metal and lumber products and machine parts.
[Added 5-16-2022 ATM
by Art. 23]
A.
No person, unless properly licensed or pursuant to a contract with the Town for rubbish removal, shall carry for hire in any vehicle through any public street or way within the limits of Dedham, any ashes, wastepaper, rubbish, house dirt, or other refuse material from dwelling houses or other buildings. The fee for each license shall be as determined by the Board of Selectmen in accordance with the provisions of § 150-3 and the duration thereof shall not exceed one year from the date thereof, subject to revocation by the licensing authority at any time.
B.
The place of deposit of any material transported under such license
shall be designated by the Board of Health. No person shall fill any
land in the Town of Dedham with rubble or debris taken from demolished
buildings, whether or not said buildings have been demolished in Dedham
or elsewhere.
No person shall transport any liquid, substance or material
of any kind in any vehicle on any street within the Town in such a
manner that such liquid, substance or material leaks, overflows or
falls from such vehicle onto such streets.
All dumpsters placed within the Town of Dedham must be approved for sanitary purposes by the Board of Health, and for location, construction and fire rating of proper screening by the Inspector of Buildings. Screening shall consist of a six-foot fence or other approved barrier surrounding the dumpster(s). All dumpsters placed in the Town of Dedham shall require a permit issued by the Inspector of Buildings, the fee for which shall be determined by said Inspector in accordance with § 150-3. Dumpsters placed within the Town for construction purposes shall not be affected by this section. However, persons requiring construction site dumpsters shall apply for a permit issued by the Inspector of Buildings for a period not to exceed six months. This permit may be renewed upon payment of the appropriate fee. The requirements of this section shall not apply to dumpsters placed throughout the Town for the benefit of paper recycling efforts so long as said dumpsters are located on municipal or nonprofit institutional properties.
Any restaurant or dining room to be constructed or altered,
seating 50 persons or more, that is connected to a public sewer or
sanitary disposal works system, shall be required to install an outside
grease trap as provided in the State Sanitary Code, G.L. c.21A, § 13
and its implementing regulations, 310 CMR 15.230, and no such restaurant
or dining room shall discharge into the public sewer system garbage
in any form.
