[Adopted 2-7-1972 as Sec. 5 of Ord. No. I of the Ordinances
of the Town of Brentwood (Ch. 84, Art. II, of the 1986 Code)]
[Added 10-4-1993]
Trash, garbage and refuse shall be collected by the Town from
all residential properties within the Town which are used as such,
including single-family homes, townhouses and multifamily dwellings
with fewer than three units. There shall be no collection by the Town
from any other properties located in the Town. The Mayor and Town
Council of Brentwood shall set from time to time a schedule setting
forth the times, conditions and costs, if any, to the residents of
the Town of such trash, garbage and refuse collection. The schedule
shall be distributed to the residents of the Town when adopted or
amended.
[Amended 4-17-1974]
Each householder shall procure a watertight container with cover,
of not more than 30 gallons' capacity, into which shall be placed
all solid garbage and organic household refuse. At the time designated
for garbage collection, each householder shall place said container
and contents, with cover in place, at the property line adjacent to
a public street or alley, where it can be collected and emptied. No
person or persons shall allow such garbage container to be putrid,
offensive or infested with vermin; nor shall any person or persons
present any garbage in a leaky container for collection.
At the times designated, each householder may place at the property
adjacent to a public street or alley such trash, ashes, tin cans,
etc., and such nonputrifying refuse as he wishes to have taken away.
Suitable metal containers not exceeding 10 gallons' capacity shall
be provided by the householder, or in lieu thereof certain types of
trash may be tied in bundles or bunches of such size as will permit
convenient loading and handling.
Trash containers shall not be left at the property adjacent
to a public street or alley overnight, or on weekends or holidays.
No person, commercial or industrial, shall keep or permit to
be kept food scraps, garbage, food cans which contain particles of
food or refuse or garbage cans which have in them particles or scraps
of food, in any place in the Town of Brentwood, except in a flyproof,
rodentproof and animalproof enclosure; and such enclosure shall be
kept closed at all times.
[Adopted 5-9-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-03 (Ch. 86 of the 1986
Code)]
The purpose of this article is to protect, maintain and enhance
the public health, safety and general welfare by regulating the placement
and storage of dumpsters in all residential and commercial areas so
as not to create a nuisance or unsightly condition to the general
public.
The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation
and enforcement of this article:
COMMERCIAL
A use engaged in a business, including but not limited to
stores, markets, office buildings, restaurants, nightclubs, shopping
centers and theaters.
CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS
Waste building materials resulting from construction, remodeling,
and/or repair.
DEMOLITION DEBRIS
Lumber, pipes, brick, masonry and other materials from razed
buildings and other structures.
DUMPSTER
A portable commercially designed large, metal container used
for storage and transportation of refuse that has a top, lid(s) and/or
side sliding doors which can be closed. The definition shall include
drop-off boxes, roll-offs, portable on-demand storage boxes and any
other large containers used for handling refuse.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Explosive material, drugs, poisons, radioactive material,
highly combustible material, or any discarded clothing, bedding, dressings
and other waste that may be contaminated by products of infection
or communicable disease, and any other waste designated from time
to time as hazardous by the Town.
PERSON
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company, organization, trust or estate of any kind.
Unless otherwise regulated or authorized by other Town ordinances,
the following regulations shall apply:
A. Commercial zoning districts.
(1) The unit must be placed on a suitable impermeable area, unless placed
on a paved area and out of the public right-of-way.
(2) The unit must be screened from view from a public way.
(3) Where visible from a public way, screening shall be opaque, either
by the use of trees or man-made structures, and maintained in an acceptable
condition.
B. Residential zoning districts.
(1) The unit must be placed on a suitable impermeable area, unless placed
on a paved area and out of the public right-of-way.
(2) The unit must be screened from view from a public way.
(3) Where visible from a public way, screening shall be opaque, either
by the use of trees or man-made structures, and maintained in an acceptable
condition.
(4) The unit shall be prohibited from front yard setback areas, except
where there is no side yard space or access to the rear yard.
All existing dumpsters in commercial areas shall have six months
to comply with the terms of this article. All existing dumpsters in
residential areas shall have 60 days to comply with the terms of this
article.
Systematic, routine, and random inspection of each and every premises within the Town of Brentwood will be conducted year-round by the Code Enforcement Officer. Any premises found to be in violation of this article shall require abatement and be subject to the penalties as outlined in §
252-15.
A permit fee, as established by the Mayor and Town Council,
shall be charged for temporary use of dumpsters in commercial and
residential zoning districts.
A violation of this article shall be treated as a municipal
infraction. The fine for a first offense shall be $500 and the fine
for a second offense shall be $1,000.