Every owner, lessee or occupant of any building, premises or place of
business within the Town of Hamburg shall provide or cause to be provided
at all times suitable and sufficient receptacles for receiving and containing
garbage, rubbish or refuse that may accumulate or be used upon said premises.
No receptacle shall exceed 20 gallons in capacity or 50 pounds in weight when
filled, excepting in cases of mechanically operated containers furnished by
the collector.
[Amended 7-19-1983 by L.L. No. 5-1983]
No person shall throw or deposit litter in or upon any private or public
place except in public receptacles or authorized private receptacles for collection
or at the town landfill, provided that public receptacles shall not be used
by persons owning or occupying property in the vicinity of public receptacles
for the deposit of domestic, commercial and industrial litter arising from
the conduct of their activities.
A. Manner of placing litter in receptacles. Persons placing
litter in public receptacles or in authorized private receptacles shall do
so in such a manner as to prevent it from being carried or deposited by the
elements upon any street, sidewalk or other public place or upon private property.
B. Littering from vehicles. No person, while a driver or
passenger in a vehicle, shall throw or deposit litter upon any street or other
public place within the town or upon private property.
C. Leaking or spilling loads. No person shall drive or move
any truck or other vehicle within the town unless such vehicle is so constructed
or loaded as to prevent any load, contents or litter from being blown or deposited
upon any street, alley, mall or other public place.
D. Parks and recreation areas. No person shall throw or
deposit litter in any park, playground or recreation area except in public
receptacles and in such a manner that the litter will be prevented from being
carried or deposited by the elements upon any part of the park or upon any
street, mall or other public place. Where public receptacles are not provided,
all such litter shall be carried away from the park, playground or recreation
area by the person responsible for its presence and properly disposed of elsewhere
as provided herein.
E. Posting of notices on lampposts and other structures.
No person shall post or affix any notice, poster or other paper or device,
calculated to attract the attention of the public, to any lamppost, public
utility pole or shade tree or upon any public structure or building, except
as may be authorized by the owners thereof or as required by law.
F. Violations and penalties.
(1) Maximum penalty. For violation of any provision of this
Part 2, the maximum penalty shall, upon conviction thereof, be a fine not
exceeding $250 or a term of imprisonment not exceeding 10 days, or both, in
the discretion of the court.
(2) Separate violations. Except as otherwise provided, each
and every day in which a violation of any provision of this Part 2 exists
shall constitute a separate violation.