[Adopted 12-27-1983 by L.L. No. 1-1984]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Covered, metal or heavy-duty plastic pail or a heavy-duty
plastic liner or sack, suitable for such purposes, to contain garbage
or refuse.
Includes all waste, vegetable, animal or other matter, liquid
or solid, likely to ferment or decompose and produce noxious odors
or become injurious to the public health.
Includes trash and litter whether or not combustible, consisting
of but not limited to paper and paper products; wood and wood products;
metal and metal products; glass and glass products; ashes; dust and
dirt; rock; concrete and other mineral waste; sweepings; grass; leaves
and yard trimmings or any and all other discarded objects and materials;
provided, however, that refuse shall not include earth and waste from
building operations, nor shall it include solid wastes resulting from
industrial processes and manufacturing operations.
A.
Garbage and refuse which cannot be formed into an intact bundle shall
be placed in a container for collection.
B.
Refuse, containing no garbage, compacted and securely tied in a bundle
not exceeding 18 inches by 18 inches by 36 inches, may be placed for
collection as such. The number of bundles shall be limited to five
per pickup.
C.
In no event shall the combined weight of a container and its contents,
nor a bundle of refuse, exceed 50 pounds.
No person, firm or corporation shall place or fill, or cause
or permit to be placed or filled, a container or refuse bundle in
such a manner that such container or bundle shall rupture, overflow,
spill or scatter any parts of its contents.
A.
Containers of garbage and refuse and refuse bundles shall be set
out for collection by the occupant of the premises, contiguous to
a route along which such collection is made. In all cases, such containers
and bundles shall be set out for collection at the roadside or yard.
B.
Such containers and bundles shall be set out not earlier than 7:00
p.m. of the preceding day. Containers shall be removed from the roadside
within a reasonable time.
No person, firm or corporation shall collect, transport or dispose
of garbage, refuse or any other waste whatsoever, without first obtaining
a permit therefor as provided in this article.
A.
Any person, firm or corporation desiring on and after the effective
date hereof, to collect, transport or dispose of garbage, refuse or
other waste material, shall file with the Town Clerk an application
for a permit therefor in such form and detail as the Town Board shall
prescribe.
B.
Upon presentation of such application so approved and payment of the annual fee provided in Subsection C of this section to the Town Clerk, a permit shall be issued which shall expire on the 31st day of December.
C.
The fee for a permit issued or reissued hereunder entitling a person,
firm or corporation engaged in commercial garbage collection shall
be set by resolution of the Town Board of the Town of Mount Hope from
time to time.
[Amended 2-16-2016 by L.L. No. 3-2016]
D.
A permit shall be furnished to the permittee which he shall display
on the front bumper of his vehicle at all times while same is in use
in the transporting of garbage, refuse, or waste, within the Town
of Mount Hope.
No person shall engage in alley or rag picking, sorting or salvaging
or otherwise, scavenging in any container of garbage or refuse, or
refuse bundle or otherwise disturbing the contents thereof.
A.
The driver of any vehicle engaged in the collection, transportation
or disposal of garbage, refuse, or waste shall transport refuse or
waste, while loaded on such vehicle, in a vehicle suitably enclosed,
and shall not permit any part of such load to fall from such truck
except upon its lawful disposal.
B.
Any collector who shall have caused spillage of the contents of a
container or refuse bundle, or from whose vehicle garbage, refuse
or waste shall have fallen, shall gather up such spillage, or fallen
material and place it properly in such vehicle.
[Amended 10-20-2104 by L.L. No. 1-2014]
The Town Board of the Town of Mount Hope is hereby empowered
to fix and regulate the maximum fees charged to Town residents for
garbage collection by commercial garbage collectors within the Town.
Set fees shall be established by resolution of the Town Board and
may be modified on 30 days' written notice to the licensed collectors
within the Town.
Any person who violates any provisions of this article shall
be guilty of a violation and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined
not more than $250. Each commission of a single act prohibited by
this article shall constitute a separate violation hereof, and each
day of such violation shall constitute a separate offense, punishable
as such.
The Town Board may revoke any permit granted and issued hereunder
or suspend the same for such period as the Board may deem proper for
any violation by the permittee of any provision of this article, or
for a material misstatement in his application for such permit and
shall afford the permittee the opportunity to request a hearing thereon.
