[Adopted 7-14-1980 by L.L.
No. 19-1980 as Ch. 70, Art. I, of the 1980 Code]
No garbage, offal or organic refuse or combustible material of any kind
shall be dumped or placed or burned upon any land or premises in the Village
of Thomaston by any person or corporation. Anything to the contrary herein
notwithstanding, it shall not be unlawful to create and maintain, in the rear
or side yard on private property, a compost pile at least five (5) feet from
any lot line, which shall be maintained in a sanitary manner without creating
offensive or unhealthful odors and which shall be composed only of organic
materials, to be used solely for gardening purposes on said private property.[1]