[G.O. No. 1626, § II]
The Town will from time to time as determined by the Town Council
provide curbside pickup of limited types of household bulky waste
for those residents obtaining a permit for same. Permits shall be
limited to Westfield residents or the owners of property located within
the Town subject to the following conditions:
(a)
Only materials as described in Section 10A-11 hereof which are generated on residential premises owned or occupied by a Westfield resident within the Town shall be collected.
(b)
A permit or permits for which the appropriate fee has been paid shall
be required and must be properly displayed.
(c)
No materials which are generated in a commercial or industrial enterprise
or related to commercial or industrial buildings or structures shall
be accepted.
(d)
No materials shall be collected from a person engaged in the business
of collecting, transporting, or dumping waste material regardless
of origin.
[G.O. No. 1626, § II; G.O. No. 1649, § I;
G.O. No. 1701, § I; G.O. No. 1800; amended 4-1-2008 by G.O.
No. 1911]
(a)
During such periods of time as the Town establishes for bulky waste
collections, permits shall be required to authorize curbside pickup
of such waste and a fee will be charged for obtaining these permits.
(b)
Permits must be properly displayed in the front windows of properties
from which waste is to be collected. The Department of Public Works
shall issue such permits at a price not to exceed $100 per permit.
The Town Council shall fix the actual price of said permit from time
to time by resolution. Issuance of such permits shall be limited to
Westfield residents or the owners of real property located within
the Town. Such permits shall be issued only after proof of residence
within the Town satisfactory to the Public Works Department or proof
of ownership of property within the Town.
(c)
The permit shall be prominently displayed in a front window of the
property from which the waste is to be collected so as to be visible
from the street to the contractor collecting such waste. Each permit
shall entitle the holder thereof to dispose of up to 750 pounds of
bulky waste. There shall also be a small sticker issued with each
permit, which shall be affixed to the largest item of bulky waste
at curbside.
[G.O. No. 1626, § II]
Permits may be obtained only by mail from the Public Works Department.
A person seeking a permit must complete a registration application
form which will be sent to all property owners in the Town by mail.
The registration application must be completed and returned by mail
in the pre-addressed envelope provided, accompanied by a check for
the number of permits requested. Only checks payable to "The Town
of Westfield" will be accepted. The permit and sticker will be mailed
back to the applicant. No permits shall be issued in person and no
permit application will be accepted after the cut-off date established
by the Public Works Department by regulation.
[G.O. No. 1626, § II]
The bulky waste collection program is designed only for the
disposal of nonbiodegradable solid household waste material generated
in Westfield residential properties by the resident of such properties.
Such material as indoor and outdoor furniture, rugs, household appliances,
household equipment, nonriding lawn mowers, snow blowers, tools, play
equipment and toys, screens, doors, windows, window glass, leaders,
tires, books, gutters, plumbing fixtures and material, water heaters,
waste lumber less than three feet in length, electrical materials
and similar items are acceptable.
[G.O. No. 1626, § II]
No material generated in a commercial or industrial enterprise
or related to commercial or industrial buildings or structures shall
be accepted. No material generated from a premises outside of the
Town shall be accepted. No material sought to be disposed of by a
person engaged in the business of collecting, transporting or dumping
of waste material shall be accepted regardless of origin.
Specific items which shall not be accepted include, but are
not limited to the following: Liquids; chemicals, liquid or solid;
dirt; sand; rocks; fertilizer, cement, toxic or hazardous materials;
kitchen garbage; explosive materials; bottles; concrete; construction
materials; materials from the demolition of a building or structure
or part thereof; auto frames and bodies, wood more than three feet
in length, paper and cardboard except as a container for other materials,
auto batteries, tree stumps, vegetative waste, motor oil, newspapers,
cans, items of excessive weight, paint, paint thinner, pesticides,
herbicides, gas or propane containers, fuel tanks, any material in
plastic bags or closed containers, and any items included in the Town
curbside recycling program.
[G.O. No. 1626, § II]
Persons having a valid permit must deposit items to be collected
aggregating 750 pounds or less per permit at curbside no sooner than
the Saturday prior to the Monday established by the Public Works Department
for collection in that area of the Town and no later than 7:00 a.m.
Monday. The stickers provided by the Town shall be placed on the largest
item of waste at the same time and the permit shall be placed in the
window. The contractor hired by the Town for collection will pick
up the material from curbside.
[G.O. No. 1626, § II]
Random inspections shall be conducted by the Town to insure
compliance with this ordinance and the rules and regulations established
by the Town.
[G.O. No. 1626, § II]
It shall be unlawful for persons to place materials at curbside
without a permit, or to place more than 750 pounds at curbside per
permit, or to place unacceptable materials at curbside or to otherwise
violate this article.
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Editor's Note: Former §§ 10A-16 though 10A-17
were repealed by Ord. No. 1626, § III.
