[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Town Council of the Town
of Hancock as Ch. 30 of the 2006 Code of Ordinances. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
A.
The Town of Hancock shall provide, by use of its own employees and
equipment, or by contract, in accordance with the provisions of the
Charter of the Town of Hancock and the Annotated Code of Maryland,
for the removal and disposal of materials commonly known and designated
as "garbage," including but not limited to cans, bottles, decayed
vegetables and other discarded refuse, within the corporate limits
of the municipality, for residential property owners only. Commercial,
retail, and industrial refuse pickup is the sole responsibility of
the business firms.
B.
Refuse from multiple-use buildings must be properly separated as
to residential and commercial/industrial.
The following materials shall not be accepted for collection
by either the municipal employees, agents or servants or contractors
of the municipality:
A.
Poisons, acids, caustic explosives, and other volatile materials,
soils, rocks, stumps, batteries, tires, petroleum waste, and material
that may accumulate as a result of construction or repair and/or considered
hazardous.
B.
Industrial waste originating from manufacturing or packaging processes
shall not be collected.
C.
Medical waste of whatsoever nature or kind shall not be collected
by the municipality, its agents, servants or contractors.
D.
All other materials that may be considered hazardous or pollutants
of any kind pursuant to federal, state, county, or municipal acts,
statutes, ordinances, or regulations shall not be accepted nor collected
nor disposed of by the municipal agents, servants and/or contractors.
All hazardous materials of whatsoever nature or kind located
within the geographical confines of the municipality of Hancock shall
be disposed of by the owners or occupants of the property wherein
same is located at their expense and in compliance with all federal,
state, county and municipal statues, acts, ordinances and regulations.
In the construction of this chapter, the following definitions
and rules shall be observed, unless the context otherwise indicates:
A litter storage and collection receptacle made of metal
or other suitable material, watertight, strong, durable, rodent- and
insect-proof, and provided with tight covers. The capacity of such
shall not exceed 32 gallons or weigh more than 35 pounds.
Putrefiable animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the
handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
Any "garbage," "refuse," and "rubbish" as defined herein
and all other waste material which, if thrown or deposited on streets
or public places is herein prohibited, tends to create a danger to
public health, safety and welfare.
Any dwelling, house, building, or other structure designed
or used either wholly or in part for private residential purposes,
and shall include any yard, grounds, walk, driveway, porch, steps,
vestibule or mailbox belonging or appurtenant to such dwelling, house,
building, or other structure.
Any and all streets, sidewalks, boulevards, alleys or other
public ways; and any and all public parks, squares, spaces, grounds,
and buildings; and any and all parking lots except such parking spaces
as reserved for single-family dwellings.
Nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible
and noncombustible wastes, such as paper, wrappings, cigarettes, cardboard,
tin cans, yard clippings, leaves, wood, glass, bedding, crockery,
and similar materials.
A.
The Mayor and Council as the duly constituted legislative body of
the Town of Hancock and/or its authorized designee shall prescribe
rules and regulations pertaining to the collection and disposal of
garbage and refuse within the corporate limits. Said rules and regulations
shall be adopted by resolution at a duly constituted meeting of the
Mayor and Council.
B.
Said regulations shall only be applicable to the methodology of collection,
type of containers, placement of materials, prescribed time allocations
for the collection of garbage and refuse and general regulatory measures
for the orderly collection and disposition of the materials referred
to in this chapter.
C.
No property owner, householder or other person may place refuse on
any street, alley or public place earlier than 24 hours prior to scheduled
pickup times as established by the Mayor and Council.
A.
It shall be and is the duty of householder, occupant, and/or person
utilizing the collection services set forth in this chapter to furnish
one or more appropriate containers for the reception of garbage and
refuse.
B.
Said containers shall comply and meet all environmental standards as established by the Federal, State, County, and Municipal Statutes, Acts, Ordinances and Regulations. The Mayor and Council and/or their authorized designee have prescribed regulations establishing the type of container to be utilized by all residential and/or multiresidential units within the corporate limits that utilize the service provided by this chapter (§§ 341-1 and 341-4).
C.
It is recognized that commercial properties may be required, pursuant
to said regulations, to provide dumpsters or other specified containers
or enclosures and to arrange through contractual agreement with private
concerns removal of all refuse generated by their business.
The Mayor and Council of the Town of Hancock, as its duly constituted
legislative body, deems it advisable and necessary that certain charges
be made to the householders and/or persons utilizing the collection
and disposal services provided for under this chapter. A schedule
of fees shall be adopted and from time to time amended by the Mayor
and Council by resolution at a duly constituted meeting.
In the event that any person, firm legal entity, corporation,
occupant or owner of any residence, multiunit residence, industry,
commercial establishment, or otherwise deems it necessary to obtain
additional services, same shall not be furnished by the Town except
as prescribed by this chapter.
A.
A violation of the terms of this chapter by any person firm, or corporation
of whatsoever nature or kind shall constitute a municipal infraction
and shall be punishable and enforced in accordance with the provision
of the Local Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland,
§ 6-102(b), as it now exists or may be amended from time
to time. Same is incorporated herein by reference. Nothing herein
contained shall prevent the Town from taking such other lawful action
as necessary to prevent such violation.
B.
Fines for violation of this chapter shall be $25 for each initial
violation. Each day a violation continues shall constitute a separate
and distinct violation.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Chapter 5, Sanitation Services
Rules, Regulations, Hancock Code, effective May 10, 1995. Recorded
Liber 0005, folio 00507, among the Acts, Ordinances and Resolutions
of Towns in the Office of the Clerk of the Court for Washington County,
Maryland.
Former Section 5-201, now Section 5.A, amended this date.
