[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Walton as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 3-15-1971 (Ch. 35 of the 1973 Code)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
REFUSE
All dirt, rubbish, waste article or substance, whether liquid or solid, yard waste (leaves, grass clippings, brush, etc.), tires, containers, appliances, fill or other obstructions.
[Amended 3-6-2017 by L.L. No. 2-2017]
[Amended 3-6-2017 by L.L. No. 2-2017]
No refuse shall be thrown, placed, left, deposited or dumped within the Village of Walton, including, but not limited to, the streets, storm drains, culverts, ditches, streams and rivers or in any sanitary landfill area now or hereafter established by the Village, except at such place or places designated by the Board of Trustees.
No person, firm or corporation shall transport refuse for hire to any sanitary landfill area now or hereafter established by the Village without having first obtained a license therefor as hereinafter provided.
A license to transport refuse for hire shall be issued by the Village Clerk-Treasurer upon payment of an annual fee of $100. The term of such license shall be one year from date of issuance, and such license may be renewed annually at an annual renewal fee of $100.
[Amended 3-6-2017 by L.L. No. 2-2017]
A. 
Any person found to be in violation of this chapter shall be served in person or by ordinary United States first class mail by the Village of Walton Code Enforcement Officer with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing seven days for satisfactory correction thereof from the date of either service or mailing. The violator shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
B. 
If, after the expiration of the notification period, the violation has not been corrected, then the Code Enforcement Officer shall issue a citation upon the violator that states the nature and substance of the violation and requires the violator to appear before the local justice having jurisdiction within, the Village of Walton.
C. 
Any person found in violation of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a violation and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined an amount no less than $50 and not to exceed $250 for each violation. If the identified refuse has not been removed at the time of sentencing, the Court may direct the removal of the identified refuse by a specific date and if the refuse is not removed by that date, that the refuse may be removed by the Village of Walton and the cost of such removal shall be assessed as restitution against the violator.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
All prior local laws or parts of local laws of this Village, including, but not limited to, prior Chapter 35, §§ 35-1 to 35-6 inclusive, are hereby repealed, except that this repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosecution or punishment of any person for any act done or committed in violation of any local law hereby repealed prior to the taking effect of this article.
[Added 3-6-2017 by L.L. No. 2-2017]
The provisions of this local law may be enforced by the Village Code Enforcement Officer or the Village Police.
[The recycling program and regulations of Delaware County are controlling in the Village of Walton.]