[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Celoron as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Littering — See Ch. 139.
[Adopted 10-3-1988 by L.L. No. 8-1988 (Ch. 27 of the 1966 Code)]
The intent of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Celoron
is to implement a local law to establish the right to collect and
dispose garbage whereas to implement a recycling program within the
boundaries of the Village of Celoron.
A.
BRUSH
CLIPPINGS
CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS
GARBAGE
LARGE HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS
LEAVES
MAJOR APPLIANCES
NONRECYCLABLE MATERIALS
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
TREE PARTS
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
Cutting from shrubs, hedges, and trees which are less than
four inches in diameter.
From lawns, flowers, gardens, hedges, and shrubs, etc.
Discarded building material, concrete stones, earth from
excavations or grading and all other refuse matter resulting from
the erection, repair or demolition of building structures or other
improvements of property.
Kitchen and house refuse and table scraps, fruit and vegetable
parings, decaying vegetable, animal and fruit matter and fallen fruit.
All other large and/or bulky articles actually used in the
home and which equip it for living (as chair, sofas, tables, bed,
carpets, etc.)
Leaves from trees, shrubs, and hedges, etc.
A large and/or bulk household mechanism (as a refrigerator,
washer, dryer, stove, etc.) ordinarily operated by gas or electric
current.
Rags, sweepings, excelsior, rubber, leather, crockery, shells,
clothing, dirt, filth, ashes, wastepaper and similar waste material.
(Plastic containers.)
[Amended 12-9-2013 by L.L. No. 4-2013]
Those materials specified by the Village of Celoron or the
State of New York by law, ordinance, rule or regulation which are
not hazardous and which are to be separated from the waste stream
and held for reuse or which have, or may have in the future, market
or other value. These materials shall include but not be limited to
glass containers, plastic containers, corrugated cardboard, newspapers
and metal cans.
[Amended 12-9-2013 by L.L. No. 4-2013]
Cuttings from shrubs, hedges and trees which are more than
four inches in diameter.
B.
Under no circumstance shall the terms "garbage," "recyclable materials,"
"nonrecyclable materials," "construction debris," or "major appliances"
be deemed or construed to include vehicular tires or tire casings.
Vehicular tires and tire casings will not be picked up or removed
by the Village of Celoron or any agency thereof.
[Amended 12-9-2013 by L.L. No. 4-2013]
C.
The terms
"garbage," "recyclable materials," "nonrecyclable materials" and "major
appliances" shall not be construed to include "construction debris,"
"brush," "tree parts," "leaves," "clippings," "white metals," "tires,"
or "batteries". "Brush," "tree parts," "leaves," and "clippings" may
be collected by the Village upon resolution by the Board of Trustees.
[Amended by L.L. No. 3-1991; 12-9-2013 by L.L. No.
4-2013]
[Amended by L.L. No. 2-2002; 12-9-2013 by L.L. No.
4-2013]
Garbage and recyclables are prohibited to be brought in and
deposited by any person outside the Village (nonresidents). No person
shall dispose of garbage or recyclable or nonrecyclable materials
except as follows:
A.
All refuse shall be in a container commercially manufactured for
this purpose and not exceeding 32 gallons in size, watertight, and
shall have a tight-fitting cover with a maximum filled weight of 60
pounds; or suitable plastic garbage bags.
B.
When not placed in a suitable container as provided above, nonrecyclable
wastepaper, magazines, cardboard, flat paper, rags, leather, shavings,
clothing and any other refuse or matter shall be separated from other
matter and securely tied in compact bundles or packages and properly
weighted down, and placed near the curb; the weight or size of said
bundles or packages shall not exceed 60 pounds in weight or five feet
in length.
C.
It shall be a violation of this article for any person to place at
the curb for collection any can or container other than one which
contains garbage and nonrecyclable materials alone.
D.
No person shall bury or openly burn or cause to be buried or openly
burned garbage, refuse, papers, trash, and/or hazardous waste.
E.
Animal waste should be double-bagged with a quantity that can be
easily handled by one person without breakage or spillage of the bag.
F.
Cardboard boxes and newspapers should be broken down and/or tied
in bundles. Either item may be placed in other suitable containers.
Neither item should be placed in a plastic bag.
[Amended by L.L. No. 3-1991; 12-9-2013 by L.L. No.
4-2013]
A.
No person shall place or store construction debris with garbage,
nonrecyclable materials, or recyclable materials. The person creating
construction debris shall remove same and dispose of same in a sanitary
manner.
B.
No person shall place or store large household furnishings with garbage,
nonrecyclable materials, or recyclable materials. It shall be the
sole responsibility of the owner to remove same and dispose of same
in a sanitary manner.
C.
No person shall place or store major appliances with garbage or nonrecyclable
materials. It shall be the sole responsibility of owner to dismantle
the appliance so that it will not be a hazard to the public. In this
respect, doors shall be removed from the appliances before placing
it at the recycling station.
D.
No person shall place or store white metals, tires or batteries with
garbage, nonrecyclable materials or recyclable materials. It shall
be the sole responsibility of the owner to remove same and dispose
of same in a sanitary manner.
E.
The Village shall have no obligation to pick up and remove any construction
debris, major appliances, household furnishings, white metals, tires
or batteries.
A.
The Highway Superintendent is authorized to provide for the collection
of brush and tree parts, leaves and clippings at such time and in
such manner as the Board of Trustees shall from time to time provide.
B.
The authorization provided for in Subsection A shall apply only to brush and tree parts, leaves and clippings produced by the individual activity or efforts of the owner or occupant of the premises.
C.
Brush, tree parts, leaves and clippings produced by commercial contractors
must be removed from the premises by the contractor or by the owner
or occupant of the premises. Such brush, tree parts, leaves and clippings
may not be placed at or near the curb or street right-of-way, except
temporarily as may be necessary in the course of the work which produced
the brush, tree parts, leaves and clippings.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 27-5D of the 1966 Code,
regarding no removal by the Village of brush, tree parts, leaves and
clippings produced by commercial contractors, which immediately followed
this subsection, was repealed 12-9-2013 by L.L. No. 4-2013.
A.
It shall be the duty of the owner, lessee or occupant of every dwelling,
store or other building within the Village of Celoron to keep such
buildings free, clear and clean of all kinds of garbage and rubbish
of any kind or description and to keep sidewalk and yard areas free,
clear and clean of all garbage and rubbish of any kind or description.
B.
It shall be the duty of the owner, lessee, or occupant of every store
or other building within the Village of Celoron, excepting dwellings,
to keep all garbage and refuse containers inside the building on the
occupied premises or in a suitable, completely enclosed structure
considered for that particular purpose of approved design from approved
noncombustible building materials in accordance with the building
regulations of the Village, but nothing herein shall be construed
to require the alteration, modification or reconstruction of any existing
structures or portion thereof presently in use for such purpose in
the Village of Celoron.
[Amended by L.L. No. 2-2002]
A.
The Highway Superintendent, a police officer or such other person
as may be designated by the Board of Trustees, is authorized and directed
to enforce this article and to cause collections to be made accordingly.
B.
A person convicted of violating any provision of this article shall
be guilty of a violation, which is punishable by a fine not more than
$250 or imprisonment for 15 days, or both.
[Amended 12-9-2013 by L.L. No. 4-2013]
[Amended 12-9-2013 by L.L. No. 4-2013]
No person shall cart to, dump, or deposit garbage, recyclable
materials, nonrecyclable materials, or construction debris upon any
property in the Village except under the authorization, supervision
and direction of the Highway Superintendent.
[Added 12-9-2013 by L.L.
No. 4-2013]
Refuse containers shall be placed for collection in a visible
and accessible area behind the curbline immediately adjacent to the
premises. Such containers shall not be placed for collection before
5:00 p.m. and not later than 11:00 p.m. on the evening before collection.
Containers shall be removed from the roadside within a reasonable
time following such emptying and in no event later than 6:00 p.m.
of the collection day.
[Added 12-9-2013 by L.L.
No. 4-2013]
Containers shall be maintained clean and in good condition.
Any container that does not conform to the provisions of this article,
or that may have ragged or sharp edges or any other defect liable
to hamper or injure the persons collecting the contents thereof, must
be promptly replaced by a proper receptacle upon receipt of notice
to that effect from the Highway Superintendent, and if not so replaced
within 10 days after the receipt of such notice, such nonconforming
or defective container may be collected and disposed of as waste.
[Added 12-9-2013 by L.L.
No. 4-2013]
It shall be unlawful for a person to collect from a resident
and dispose of solid waste which consists of recyclables combined
with other forms of solid waste.
[Added 12-9-2013 by L.L.
No. 4-2013]
From the time any person places any recyclable materials at
or near any curb, sidewalk or street for purposes of collection, those
recyclable materials shall become the property of the Village or its
authorized agent. No person who is not acting under authority of the
Village, county, or their authorized agents shall collect, pick up,
remove or cause to be collected, picked up or removed any recyclable
materials so placed for collection, and each such unauthorized collection,
pickup or removal shall constitute a separate violation of this article.
However, where the Department or county has refused to collect certain
recyclable materials because they have not been placed or treated
in accord with the provisions of this article, the person responsible
for initially placing those materials for collection may and shall
remove those materials from any curb, sidewalk or street side in accord
with the provisions of this article.
