[Adopted 11-18-1980 by L.L. No. 9-1980 (Ch. 46, Art. I, of the 1980 Code)]
The purpose of this article shall be to protect and promote
the health, safety and welfare of the people of the Village of Manchester
and their property values by controlling the storage, collection and
disposal of refuse within the Village of Manchester.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
GARBAGE
All putrescible (or decayable) wastes, except sewage and
body wastes, including vegetables and animal offal and carcasses of
dead animals and all such substances accumulated on or removed from
all public and private establishments and properties, including residences,
but excluding recognizable industrial by-products, discarded wood,
lumber or stones.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, partnership, company, corporation,
association, society or group.
REFUSE
Includes rubbish and garbage.
REFUSE COLLECTOR
Includes any person, firm, corporation or other legal entity
carrying on the business of receiving, collecting, transporting or
disposing of garbage, rubbish or other wastes for hire and/or salvage
within the Village of Manchester.
RUBBISH
General, dry material produced routinely by households and
commercial or industrial establishments, such as paper, cans, bottles
and other containers and ashes.
TRASH
Includes bushes, branches, Christmas trees and similar waste
materials; bulky objects such as discarded household appliances or
equipment or furniture; and building, demolition and construction
wastes. "Trash" shall be collected in the spring and fall by Village
employees.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
Every owner, lessee or occupant of any building, premises or
place of business within the Village of Manchester shall provide or
cause to be provided at all times suitable and sufficient receptacles
for receiving and containing garbage or rubbish that may accumulate
or be used upon said premises. Receptacles shall meet the specifications
maintained by the Department of Public Works. All receptacles containing
garbage or rubbish shall be watertight, with proper tight covers and
handles. Such receptacles shall be securely closed at all times, and
the number thereof shall not exceed five twenty-gallon cans per week
per family. Any amount in excess of above shall be contracted with
the collector and shall not be a charge to the Village.
No person shall throw, deposit or burn, or cause to be thrown,
deposited or burned, any refuse, leaves or trash in or upon any public
highway, street or place, including gutters or drainage ditches, within
the Village of Manchester.
No vehicle used by the refuse collector shall travel into a
residential driveway for the purpose of collecting garbage or refuse.
Each collector shall furnish each customer with a card which
shall contain the name and telephone number of the person to call
in case of complaints and a list of any material which will not be
picked up by the collector.
The refuse collectors shall not permit refuse to fall or collect
upon the street or ground from which they are collecting, nor shall
they permit refuse to sift out or fall from any vehicle or in any
way become distributed upon or along private property or on the public
streets or other thoroughfares.
It shall be the responsibility of the Mayor or his authorized
representatives to enforce the provisions of this article.
Any person, firm or corporation committing an offense against any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
I, General Penalty, of the Code of the Village of Manchester.
[Adopted 11-18-1980 by L.L. No. 10-1980 (Ch. 56 of the 1980 Code)]
No person shall throw or deposit litter from any vehicle upon
any street or other public place within the Village or upon private
property.
Any person, firm or corporation committing an offense against any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
I, General Penalty, of the Code of the Village of Manchester.