[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of South
Glens Falls 8-16-1989 by L.L. No. 6-1989.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
By the adoption of this chapter, the Board of Trustees of the Village
of South Glens Falls, Saratoga County, New York, declares its intent to regulate,
control or prohibit the dumping, storing or placing of certain kinds of solid
or liquid waste material originating from inside or outside the boundaries
of the Village of South Glens Falls or creating a dump or dumping ground of
such materials within the Village.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes, including garbage,
human sewage, rubbish, ashes, incinerator residue, street and building demolition
and construction debris, metals, abandoned vehicles, offal, commercial and
industrial wastes, and hazardous and toxic wastes as defined by the Department
of Environmental Conservation and the Environmental Protection Agency.
A.
The dumping, storing or placing of any kind of solid
or liquid waste material within the Village of South Glens Falls which is
picked up, brought or transported from inside or outside the Village of South
Glens Falls is hereby prohibited.
B.
The creation and/or operation of sanitary landfills,
dumps or dumping grounds within the Village of South Glens Falls for solid
or liquid waste coming from inside or outside the boundaries of the Village
of South Glens Falls is prohibited.
Clean sand, topsoil, vegetation and nontoxic substances may be used
for fill in the Village of South Glens Falls.
Any person committing an offense against this chapter shall, upon conviction,
be subject to a fine not exceeding $250 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding
15 days, or to both such fine and imprisonment. The continuation of an offense
against the provisions of this chapter shall constitute, for each day the
offense is continued, a separate and distinct offense hereunder. In addition
to the above named penalties and punishment, the Village Board may also maintain
an action or proceeding in the name of the Village in a court of competent
jurisdiction to compel compliance with or to restrain by injunction the violation
of such chapter.
