[Adopted 5-26-1992 by Ord. No. 1-1992]
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Editor's Note: Former Art. I, Public Dumps, adopted 6-4-1962, as amended, was repealed 3-23-1992.
This article shall apply to dumping upon such premises within the Town of Clifton Park as are lawfully established as a convenience transfer station or dumping grounds.
A. 
No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited any substance of any kind on premises established as a convenience transfer station or dumping grounds of this Town, except in places and in the manner directed by the person in charge of the premises under the authority of the Town Board, if such person is so designated, or by a sign or signs erected upon the premises by the authority of the Town Board.
B. 
No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited on premises established as a convenience transfer station or dumping grounds of the Town any substance of any kind which originated or was collected from outside the Town of Clifton Park, except as may be authorized by the Convenience Transfer Station Supervisor, pursuant to rules and regulations established by resolution of the Town Board.
[Amended 3-20-1995 by L.L. No. 4-1995]
C. 
No person who does not reside within the Town of Clifton Park may deposit or cause to be deposited any substance of any kind on the premises established as a convenience transfer station or dumping grounds of the Town of Clifton Park.
D. 
A resident of the Town of Clifton Park or any owner of real property located within the Town of Clifton Park not engaged in the collection of waste materials or waste substances shall be permitted to dump refuse, provided that such resident or owner has obtained an annual convenience transfer station permit. The term of each such permit shall be for a period to commence on May 1 and to end on April 30 of each year. Such permit may be suspended or revoked for cause upon evidence satisfactory to the Town Board that the restriction, limitation and prohibitions set forth in this article or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to § 97-5 of this article have been violated by the holder thereof.
[Amended 5-24-1993 by Ord. No. 1-1993; 3-21-1994 by Ord. No. 1-1994; 3-20-1995 by L.L. No. 4-1995; 4-6-1998 by L.L. No. 2-1998; 4-1-2002; 6-2-2008 by L.L. No. 4-2008; 2-27-2012 by L.L. No. 4-2012]
A. 
The fee for annual and prorated permits shall be:
[Amended 4-7-2014 by L.L. No. 2-2014; 4-2-2018 by L.L. No. 2-2018]
(1) 
May 1 to April 30:
(a) 
Annual primary permit: $100.
[Amended 4-6-2020 by L.L. No. 2-2020]
(b) 
Senior citizen permit: $50.
[Amended 4-6-2020 by L.L. No. 2-2020]
(c) 
Social security disability or disabled American veteran permit: $45.
[Amended 4-6-2020 by L.L. No. 2-2020]
(d) 
Two punch cards consisting of 100 punches.
[Amended 6-12-2023 by L.L. No. 4-2023]
(e) 
The nonresident permit fee shall be $150. Annually.
[Added 5-20-2019 by L.L. No. 6-2019]
(2) 
These fees shall be reduced to 1/2 price on November 1 of each year.
[Amended 6-12-2023 by L.L. No. 4-2023[1]]
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Editor's Note: This local law also repealed former Subsection A(3), regarding the permit sticker fee, which immediate followed.
B. 
Punch cards; bag deposit.
[Amended 4-20-2015 by L.L. No. 5-2015; 4-2-2018 by L.L. No. 2-2018; 6-12-2023 by L.L. No. 4-2023]
(1) 
Upon purchase of the annual primary permit, each purchaser shall receive one punch card consisting of 100 punches or two punch cards consisting of 50 punches per card. Each punch shall entitle the owner of the primary permit to deposit one thirty-six-gallon bag of refuse or its equivalent.
(2) 
In the alternative, a primary permit holder may opt to pay $2 for the deposit of a thirty-six-gallon bag or its equivalent at the convenience transfer station.
C. 
Such permit must be exhibited upon demand to the attendant duly designated to be in charge of said public convenience transfer station or to any other person duly authorized by the Town Board.
D. 
A permittee whose permit has been suspended or revoked may have a hearing before the Town Board in connection with such suspension or revocation upon notifying the Town Clerk, in writing, of his desire for such hearing.
E. 
The Town Board may authorize the publication and posting of a fee schedule for individual bulk items and may authorize adjustments to the Bulk Item Fee Schedule by resolution.
[Added 4-6-2020 by L.L. No. 2-2020]
A. 
All persons transporting waste matter of any kind to the convenience transfer station or dumping grounds, whether or not they are engaged in the business, trade or occupation of collecting and disposing of the same, shall cause the same to be so protected, enclosed or covered while in transit that no part thereof will escape from the vehicle in which the same is being transported.
B. 
The Convenience Transfer Station Supervisor shall provide, at the convenience transfer station or dumping grounds, suitable written statements, in triplicate, which shall be serially numbered and in a form to be approved by the Town Board. Said statements shall be provided to the custodian of said convenience transfer station or dumping grounds and shall be signed by the driver of the vehicle using the convenience transfer station or dumping grounds. One copy of said statement shall be kept by the driver, one copy shall be kept by the custodian and one copy shall be delivered to the Town Clerk by the custodian of the convenience transfer station or dumping grounds.
[Amended 3-20-1995 by L.L. No. 4-1995]
A. 
The Town Board may prepare rules and regulations respecting the time and manner of delivery of waste matter at the convenience transfer station, which rules and regulations shall be conspicuously posted at the Town Hall and at the convenience transfer station and, when so posted, shall have the same force and effect as if they were specifically set forth in this article.[1]
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Editor's Note: Former Subsection B, regarding the rates and fee schedule for the operation of the convenience transfer station, as amended 2-27-2012 by L.L. No. 4-2012, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 4-20-2015 by L.L. No. 5-2015.
Any person who violates any provision of this article or the rules and regulations duly made pursuant thereto shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine of not more than $100 and to a term of imprisonment, and, in addition thereto, if a holder of a permit pursuant to the provisions of § 97-3 hereof violates any provision of this article, such permit shall be revoked without notice, and no new permit shall thereafter be issued to such person, firm or corporation unless by special action of the Town Board.