[Adopted 4-1-1968 by L.L. No. 2-1968]
[Amended 3-4-1985 by L.L. No. 1-1985]
By the adoption of this article, the Town Board
of the Town of Kent discloses its intent to regulate the operation
within the Town of the refuse disposal area to be determined by the
Board and to prohibit the disposing of refuse in the Town at any other
site, unless otherwise directed by the Board. The disposing of refuse,
garbage and rubbish in an open area constitutes a menace to the public
health, safety and welfare and can have an adverse effect upon the
growth and development of the Town. Therefore, pursuant to the authority
contained in the Town Law § 130, Subdivision 6, and pursuant
to the police power contained in the Town Law, the Town Board of the
Town of Kent does hereby ordain the following.
A.
It shall be unlawful, after the date of the enactment
of this article, to dump refuse, garbage and other debris in any area
of the Town of Kent other than the refuse disposal area off Ressiquie
Street, during the hours of its posted operation.
B.
No commercial operator who is directly engaged in
the regular cartage of garbage, refuse and debris shall enter the
area of the refuse disposal site or the access road leading thereto
unless he shall have obtained a permit from the Town Clerk, which
permit shall specify the hours and days of the permitted use of the
area.
C.
The Town Clerk shall receive a fee, to be determined
resolution of the Town Board, for issuing a permit, which shall be
valid for a period of one year for commercial carters. Commercial
carters, in addition to this yearly permit, shall pay, by the yard,
for compacted and uncompacted garbage, fees that will be determined
by resolution of the Town Board. Residents shall pay a yearly fee
for pickup trucks and regular vehicles, which will be determined by
resolution of the Town Board.
[Amended 6-13-1983 by L.L. No. 2-1983; 3-7-2017 by L.L. No. 2-2017]
D.
Anyone collecting or hauling garbage or refuse through
the Town of Kent, or using the disposal field of the Town of Kent
for the disposal of garbage or refuse, shall henceforth cover all
such vehicles with a covering to prevent such garbage or refuse from
being strewn on the roads.
[Added 4-2-1973 by L.L. No. 4-1973]
E.
No garbage, refuse, rubbish or other material that
does not have its origin within the Town of Kent shall be deposited
or disposed of in the Town refuse disposal area.
[Added 4-2-1973 by L.L. No. 4-1973]
G.
No automobile, truck or other motor vehicle or part
thereof shall be deposited or disposed of in the Town disposal area.
[Added 8-19-1974]
H.
Each permit shall commence January 1 of each year.
[Added 10-23-1978 by L.L. No. 1-1978]
I.
Each permit for a commercial operator shall be conspicuously
displayed on the motor vehicle of the carter.
[Added 10-23-1978 by L.L. No. 1-1978]
[Amended 4-2-1973 by L.L. No. 4-1973; 9-10-1984 by L.L. No. 2-1984]
Any person who consents to or permits any act
or acts in violation of any of the provisions of this article shall
be deemed to have committed an offense against such article and shall
be punishable by a fine not exceeding $500 or by imprisonment for
not exceeding 30 days, or both, for each violation, in addition to
revocation of the permit to use said refuse disposal area. Each day
such violation shall continue or be permitted to exist shall constitute
a separate offense.
