[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Union as indicated
in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 1-4-1989 by L.L. No. 1-1989]
A.
Except as hereinafter provided, no person, firm or private
or municipal corporation shall place, store, deposit or dump or cause to be
placed, stored, deposited or dumped, for the purpose of abandonment or otherwise,
any junk, metal, bricks, stones, plaster, lumber, metal tanks, barrels, tin
cans or other metal containers or waste material or putrescibles of any nature
on any public or privately owned lot, tract of land, street, lane, alley,
park or reserve within the corporate limits of the Town of Union, outside
the corporate limits of any village therein, nor shall any such person, firm
or private or municipal corporation place, store, deposit or dump, for the
purpose of abandonment, any automobile or automobile body.
B.
No owner or occupant of a parcel shall cause or allow
solid wastes, recyclable materials, rubbish or debris or garbage which is
generated outside the perimeters of the parcel to be dumped upon or placed
upon said parcel. Any such solid wastes, recyclable materials, rubbish or
debris or garbage placed upon said parcel, either with or without the knowledge
or consent of the owner or occupant thereof, shall be immediately removed
from said parcel by the owner or occupant thereof.
[Added 4-19-1995 by L.L. No. 5-1995]
C.
Any person who shall place any solid waste or recyclable
materials upon any parcel not owned, leased or lawfully occupied by such person
and without the explicit consent of the owner of said parcel shall be deemed
to have violated this article.
[Added 4-19-1995 by L.L. No. 5-1995]
D.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place at the curb
or along the edge of street pavement within the Town of Union, outside the
Villages of Endicott and Johnson City, or to dispose, discard or abandon in
said portion of the Town any solid waste generated either outside the Town
of Union or within the Villages of Endicott or Johnson City.
[Added 4-19-1995 by L.L. No. 5-1995]
No person, firm or private or municipal corporation shall establish
a construction and demolition debris disposal site in the Town of Union, regardless
of size, location or projected term of operation, unless:
A.
A permit has been obtained pursuant to Article 27 of
the Environmental Conservation Law; and
B.
The construction and demolition debris disposal site
is in compliance with the zoning, land use and environmental regulations of
the Town of Union.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 13-2B, dealing with noncorporate
property owners disposing of materials, which immediately followed this subsection,
was repealed 4-19-1995 by L.L. No. 5-1995.
A.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision
of this article, or who or which shall violate or fail to comply with any
order made thereunder, or who or which shall falsify plans or statements filed
thereunder, or who or which shall continue to dump after having received written
notice from the Town of Union to cease work, shall be guilty of an offense
and punishable by a fine not to exceed $250 or imprisonment for a period not
to exceed 15 days, or both. However, for the purpose of conferring jurisdiction
upon the courts and judicial officers generally, violations of this article
shall be deemed misdemeanors, and for such purpose only all provisions of
law relating to misdemeanors shall apply to such violations.[1]
B.
Each week's continued violation shall
constitute a separate, additional violation. Notice of violation shall be
sufficient if directed to such owner, the agent of such owner or the contractor
and left at the person's known place of residence or business.
