[Adopted 2-24-1959 by Ord. No. 11-1959]
[Amended 4-27-2004 by Ord. No. 3-2004]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to engage in the business of removal of refuse, recyclable materials, demolition materials, junk construction materials, glass, metals, plastics, paper, cardboard, carpeting, plumbing materials, trees, tree stumps, tree trimmings, garbage, junk or other offal in or upon the streets, alleys or highways of said City of Cohoes as part of such business activity, unless such person, firm or corporation shall have for such purpose procured from the Commissioner of Public Works a solid waste collection permit to so engage therein.
[Added 4-27-2004 by Ord. No. 3-2004]
The annual permit shall be issued on the basis of the calendar year and shall expire on the 31st day of December of each year. No permit shall be issued prior to the submittal and approval of a complete application form for same and payment of applicable fees.
[Added 4-27-2004 by Ord. No. 3-2004]
A fee of $100 shall be charged for an annual permit, and an additional $10 per vehicle authorized to operate pursuant to said permit shall be charged to each permittee.
[Added 4-27-2004 by Ord. No. 3-2004]
The application form for a solid waste collection permit shall provide the following:
A. 
The name and address of the applicant and, if a corporation, firm, or partnership, the names and addresses of each officer, director, or partner of that organization.
B. 
The name, address, and telephone number, both day and evening, of the applicant or person in charge of the business.
C. 
The number of collection vehicles to be operated by the applicant and a description of each vehicle; including the ownership of the vehicle, the make, year, model, body type, color, cubic capacity or tare weight of the vehicle; proof of current insurance coverage and the current New York State registration and inspection numbers; and the municipalities in which the vehicle will operate.
D. 
The type and quantity of solid waste the applicant collected in the geographic bounds of the City of Cohoes during the preceding six months.
E. 
A statement indicating that the applicant is operating in compliance with all statutes, rules and regulations of the New York State Environmental Conservation Law and, if applicable, pursuant to a permit(s) issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
F. 
Listing of all facilities, including recycling facilities, accepting solid waste collected by the applicant.
G. 
Any other relevant information the Commissioner of Public Works may require.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation owning or leasing land within the limits of the City of Cohoes, New York, to use or allow to be used such land for the purpose of a public or private dump as such is generally understood to mean. This prohibition does not include the use of topsoil, gravel or earth for the purpose of fill.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation owning or leasing lands within the limits of the City of Cohoes, New York, to allow to be received upon such lands, temporarily or otherwise, garbage or other offal from any premises whatsoever located without the boundaries of the City of Cohoes, New York.
[Amended 6-23-1992 by Ord. No. 39-1992; 12-10-1996 by L.L. No. 4-1996]
Any person, firm, or corporation found in violation of this article shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $250 or imprisonment not to exceed 15 days, or both, for each violation thereof. Each day that the violation continues shall be a separate offense. In addition in the cases where the City of Cohoes has removed any improperly placed material, the City of Cohoes may charge any violator under this article the greater of $250 or the actual cost of removal of garbage, junk or other offal placed within the City of Cohoes in violation to any fines levied under this article.