[Effective 5-3-1985]
No person shall remove garbage, rubbish, offal, or other offensive
substances from dwellings, apartment buildings, or condominiums, or
from commercial, industrial, public or other buildings, and transport
the same through the streets of the Town of Sharon without first obtaining
a permit from the Board of Health.
No person shall provide a dumpster service in the Town of Sharon
for the purpose of storing, removing, and transporting garbage, rubbish,
offal or other offensive substances without first obtaining a permit
from the Board of Health.
All garbage, rubbish, offal or other offensive substances shall
only be disposed of in sanitary landfills located outside the geographical
limits of the Town of Sharon.
An application for each permit shall be in such form and contain
such information, on oath, as the Board of Health may require.
All such permits, unless temporary in nature, shall expire at the end of the calendar year in which they are issued, but may be renewed annually on application as herein provided. There shall be an annual fee of $50 for a permit issued under § 300-3.1 hereof; and an annual fee of $50 for a permit issued under § 300-3.2 hereof. If any permit shall be issued subsequent to the first day of the year, the fee therefor shall be prorated on a monthly basis. Temporary permits, expiring prior to the end of the calendar year, may be issued. The fee therefor shall be prorated on a monthly basis.
No permit shall be transferred except with the approval of the
Board of Health.
Each dumpster must have the name, address, and telephone number
of the person providing the dumpster service conspicuously displayed
on the dumpster. Each dumpster shall have a cover capable of being
secured.
Each dumpster must be located at such a distance from each lot
line as not to interfere with the safety, convenience, or health of
abutters or the public. The Board of Health may specify the location
of the dumpster. The Board of Health may require, whenever public
convenience warrants, that a dumpster be enclosed or suitably screened
by the owner of the lot on which the dumpster is situated.
The owner of the lot shall maintain the immediate area in which
the dumpster is situated free of offensive odors, debris, and rubbish.
Except in districts zoned for business, commercial, or industrial
use, garbage, rubbish, offal or other offensive substances shall not
be collected before 7:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m.
Any dumpster shall be deodorized, washed or sanitized by the
person providing the dumpster service when and as required by the
Board of Health.
Upon notice and an opportunity for a hearing, any permit may
for cause be suspended or revoked by the Board of Health.
Whoever violates any provision of these regulations may be punished
by a fine of not more than $50. Each day that a violation continues
shall constitute a separate violation.
