This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Solid Waste
Ordinance of the Town of Macedon."
By the adoption of this chapter, the Town Board of the Town
of Macedon declares its intent to regulate, in a manner consistent
with the interests of the citizens of said Town of Macedon, the dumping
of garbage, rubbish, refuse and similar waste material on lands within
the Town. Therefore, recognizing the need of the community for an
adequate and well-regulated procedure for the disposal of garbage
and rubbish and in the exercise of its police power in these regards,
the Town Board of the Town of Macedon does hereby enact this chapter.
This chapter shall apply to dumping upon all lands, public or
private, within the Town of Macedon.
No person shall use any of the lands within the Town of Macedon
as a dump or dumping grounds, nor shall any person throw, dump, deposit
or place on such lands or cause to be thrown, dumped, deposited or
placed on such lands any solid waste materials or waste substances,
such as bottles, cans, garbage, refuse, rubbish, litter, tires, building
materials, or any nauseous or offensive matter, nor dispose or attempt
to dispose of any such materials, substances or matter by burying
the same on such lands, or burning or incinerating the same on such
lands, except as otherwise provided herein.
Solid waste landfills shall be permitted in the Town of Macedon
only under the following conditions:
A. Solid waste landfills shall only be permitted in the ORM – Office, Research and Manufacturing Zoning District, as defined on the Town of Macedon Zoning Map and in Chapter
300, Zoning, of the Town Code.
B. Solid waste landfills shall be permitted only by a Town-Board-issued special use permit, pursuant to the process outlined in the Chapter
300, Zoning, of the Town Code, §
300-13 and §
300-186.