[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Board of
the Township of Grosse Ile as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 8-14-1989 by Ord. No. 168]
This article shall be known as the "Debris Ordinance
for the Township of Grosse Ile."
It is recognized that the proper handling and
prompt removal of litter, garbage, debris, waste material, dust, sand,
mud and dirt from construction sites, buildings under construction,
and areas, streets, roads, and highways abutting or adjacent thereto,
is essential to the preservation of the public health, safety and
welfare. The failure to properly handle and promptly remove said matter
has severe adverse effects on the Township by tending to create a
nuisance and creating hazardous conditions which may result in injury
to persons or property and also detracts from the aesthetics of the
neighborhood. The purpose of this article is to provide regulations
for the prevention of such adverse effects and to provide for procedures
to remove objectionable matter and charge the cost of said removal
to the owner or party in interest in whose name the subject property
appeared upon the last local tax assessment records.
The following words and phrases when used in
this article shall, for the purpose of this article, have the meanings
respectively ascribed to them in this section, except where the context
clearly indicates a different meaning:
Any material used for the purpose of the erection, alteration,
repair, reconstruction, conversion, demolition, moving, or equipping
of any building or structure, or the excavation, filling, grading
or regulation of a lot in connection therewith.
A lot on which the erection, alteration, repair, reconstruction,
conversion, demolition, moving, or equipping of any building or structure,
or the excavation, filling, grading or regulation of a lot in connection
therewith, is taking place, has taken place, or will take place.
Any accumulation of broken or detached matter, including
but not limited to pieces of stone, brick, cement, plaster, lumber,
pipe, wallboard, and shingles.
Putrescible animal and vegetable matter.
Garbage and debris, as defined herein, and all other matter
which, if thrown, dumped, placed, left or deposited as herein prohibited,
may tend to create a danger to the public health, safety and welfare.
The person or party whose name appears upon the last tax
assessment records of the Township of Grosse Ile.
Any individual, copartnership, association or corporation
and their lessees, trustees or receivers appointed by any court whatsoever.
The person, firm or corporation that has obtained the building
permit for building on the construction site or the person, firm or
corporation that is in control of construction on the construction
site.
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid waste (except body
wastes), including but not limited to garbage, debris, uprooted vegetation
and herbage, tree limbs and stumps and any other matter which, if
thrown, dumped, placed, left or deposited as herein prohibited, may
tend to create a danger to the public health, safety and welfare.
A person who owns, controls, or is in possession
of a construction site or building under construction shall:
A.Â
Provide a receptacle or receptacles at each construction
site and building under construction which shall be of sufficient
size and dimensions to adequately contain such litter, garbage, debris
and waste material as may be found at the construction site or building
under construction.
B.Â
Place all litter, garbage, debris and waste material
within said receptacle or receptacles.
C.Â
Place all construction materials within the confines
of the lot lines of a construction site or building under construction.
D.Â
Sweep the streets, roads or highways adjacent to or
abutting the construction site or building under construction at least
once per week, or more frequently if litter shall be dumped, deposited,
placed or thrown on said streets, roads or highways.
A.Â
No person shall dump, deposit, place, throw, leave,
bury or cause or permit the dumping, depositing, placing, throwing,
leaving or burying of litter, garbage, debris or waste material at
any construction site or building under construction.
B.Â
No person shall transfer litter, garbage, debris,
or waste material from one construction site or building under construction
to another.
C.Â
No person shall dump, deposit, place, throw, leave,
or cause or permit the dumping, depositing, placing, throwing or leaving,
of dust, sand, mud, dirt, litter, garbage, debris or waste material
on any street, road, or highway.
D.Â
Construction materials shall not be placed on any
street, road, highway or right-of-way.
E.Â
No person shall fail to remove litter, garbage, debris or waste material from a construction site, building under construction, or area adjacent thereto, within 48 hours after notice to remove same is effectuated pursuant to § 226-6 herein.
F.Â
No person shall fail to remove dust, sand, mud, dirt, litter, garbage, debris or waste material from a street, road or highway adjacent to or abutting a construction site, building under construction or area adjacent thereto within 48 hours after notice to remove is effectuated pursuant to § 226-6 herein.
A.Â
The Building Inspector, or his designated representative,
is hereby authorized and empowered to notify the primary contractor
or owner of a construction site or building under construction to
remove litter, garbage, rubbish, debris or waste material from the
construction site, and to remove rubbish, debris or waste material
from the construction site, and to remove dust, sand, mud, dirt, litter,
garbage, debris or waste material from any street, road or highway
adjacent to or abutting the construction site or building under construction.
B.Â
Said notice shall be given by first class mail addressed
to said primary contractor or owner at his/her last known address
or by any other means reasonably calculated to give notice to the
primary contractor or owner.
C.Â
Said notice is deemed effectuated on the second regular
day for delivery of mail after the day the notice to remove is mailed.
If a primary contractor or owner of a construction site or building under construction, notified pursuant to § 226-6 herein, shall fail, neglect or refuse to remove litter, garbage, debris, waste material, dust, sand, mud or dirt from a construction site, building under construction, area adjacent thereto, or a street, road or highway adjacent to or abutting the construction site or building under construction within five days after the effective date of written notice as provided in § 226-6C, the Building Inspector or his designated representative is hereby authorized and empowered to remove such matter or to order its removal by agents or employees of the Township of Grosse Ile.
A.Â
The cost of removal of litter, garbage, debris, waste material, dust, sand, mud or dirt by the Township of Grosse Ile as provided in § 226-7 shall be a lien against the real property and shall be reported by the Building Inspector, or his designated representative, to the assessing officer of the Township of Grosse Ile who shall assess the cost against the property.
B.Â
The owner or party in interest in whose name the property
appeared upon the last local tax assessment records shall be notified
of the amount of such cost by first class mail at the address shown
on the records. If he/she fails to pay the same within 30 days after
mailing by the Assessor of the notice of the amount thereof, the Assessor
shall add the same to the next tax roll of the Township of Grosse
Ile and the same shall be collected in the same manner in all respects
as provided by law for the collection of taxes.
In a proceeding for a violation of §§ 226-4, 226-5 and 226-7, proof that a building permit was issued to a person for the subject construction site or building under construction shall constitute in evidence a presumption that the building permit holder owns or controls that construction site or building under construction.
[Amended 7-22-2002]
[Adopted 2-27-1995 by Ord. No. 214]
No person shall deposit or place any solid waste,
as defined in this article, in any alley, roadway, waterway or other
public place within the Township, nor shall any person deposit, place
or store any solid waste upon private property or upon property open
to the public, whether owned by such person or not, within the Township,
unless the same shall be deposited, placed and stored in accordance
with the provisions of this article.
A.Â
ADMINISTRATOR
ASHES
BOARD
COMMERCIAL RUBBISH
CONSTRUCTION RUBBISH
DOMESTIC RUBBISH
GARBAGE
PERSON
REFUSE
RUBBISH
SOLID WASTE
TOWNSHIP
YARD WASTE
Whenever used in this article, except when otherwise
indicated by the context, the words shall have meanings as follows:
The Department of Public Works of the Township of Grosse
Ile which shall administer and enforce the provisions of this article.
The residue resulting from the burning of wood, coal, coke,
paper, or other combustible material.
The Township Board of said Township.
The miscellaneous waste materials resulting from the operation
of mercantile enterprises and also trade and manufacturing wastes.
It includes small packing boxes, cartons, excelsior, paper and rubbish
from offices and stores.
All rubbish resulting from excavation, construction, remodeling,
altering or demolishing.
The waste material resulting from the usual routine of housekeeping,
including ashes from homes and multiple dwellings.
All waste, animal, fish, fowl, fruit or vegetable matter
incident to the use and storage of food for human consumption, and
includes spoiled food and dead animals found within the Township limits,
and excludes food containers.
Any natural person, association, partnership, firm or corporation.
Includes all forms of rubbish and ashes as defined in this
section.
The miscellaneous waste material resulting from housekeeping
and ordinary mercantile enterprises, trades, manufactures, offices,
and stores.
The inclusive term for all refuse, garbage, construction
rubbish, commercial rubbish, etc., unless otherwise stated.
The Township of Grosse Ile, Wayne County, Michigan.
Grass clippings, leaves, branches, or any plant material
or tree material from outside of the home.
B.Â
Words. The single words shall include the plural and
masculine words shall include the feminine and neuter.
A.Â
Preparation.
(1)Â
All solid waste shall be drained free of liquids before
disposal. Undrained solid waste of a liquid or semiliquid nature will
not be collected, and is hereby declared to be a nuisance when placed
on public or private property, whether in containers or not.
(2)Â
Garbage shall be wrapped in paper or other material.
B.Â
Containers.
(1)Â
Garbage containers shall be of sufficient size and
number to hold one week's accumulation and shall have a capacity
of not less than 10 nor more than 20 gallons. Each container shall
be of substantial construction, or Township approved equal, provided
with handles or bails, and tight-fitting cover and shall not weigh
more than 50 pounds when filled. Garbage bags will be considered as
containers.
(2)Â
Refuse containers shall be of sufficient size and
number to hold one week's accumulation and shall be of substantial
construction, shall have handles or bails, and shall not weigh more
than 50 pounds. Refuse containers that are badly broken or otherwise
fail to meet the approved requirements shall be classed as rubbish
and shall be collected as rubbish.
(3)Â
Containers for ashes must be fireproof.
(4)Â
Trees, limbs and other plant material too large in size or weight to meet the requirements of Subsection A(3) are noncollectible. These items cannot be commingled with or included in solid waste load to the landfill and will be considered yard waste.
(5)Â
Bulk refuse that is not reducible to a size and weight to meet the requirements of Subsection A(3), such as tubs, water heaters, etc., is collectible only through a special pickup.
(6)Â
Disposal of any hazardous refuse shall be the responsibility
of the producer or owner thereof and shall not be disposed of within
the limits of the Township or allowed to be stored or transported
within the Township without the written approval of the Township Supervisor
or his authorized agent, and then only under the supervision of someone
appointed by him who has knowledge of the safety measures necessary
to protect the public health and safety during the storing, transporting
or disposing of hazardous refuse. Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners,
dehumidifiers or other freon-containing appliances must have the freon
removed by licensed contractor and tagged before it will be accepted.
Doors shall be removed from appliances before being placed at curbside.
(7)Â
The owners of solid waste containers shall provide
suitable places for the storage of such containers and their contents
between collection periods and shall store them in such a manner as
to be inaccessible to vermin, domestic animals, insects, and so as
not to create a nuisance. If collection of garbage and/or refuse is
to be made from locations other than the curb, containers and their
contents shall be made accessible to the collectors.
A.Â
The Township Board may contract with any person, firm
or corporation to collect and transport garbage and refuse within
the Township.
B.Â
No provision of this article or any regulations thereunder
shall be construed as requiring the Township to collect or provide
for the collection of the garbage or refuse within the Township.
C.Â
The Township Board may, when practicable, provide
for the collection and disposal of refuse and garbage by the Township
itself, or by a person, firm or corporation under contract with the
Township, the expense thereof to be charged to persons receiving such
service and the charge for each type of service to be determined from
time to time by the Township Board. Charges for such services to premises
within the Township shall be billed to owners or occupants on their
water bill.
D.Â
Collection routines and schedules shall be such as
are from time to time approved by the Administrator. Variances will
be allowed only according to the administrative rules which shall
be established and approved from time to time by the Administrator.
Collections from commercial establishments shall be of a frequency
to keep the premises free of rubbish and shall be at the direction
of the Administrator according to the administrative rules.
E.Â
No person shall collect, remove, haul, or convey any
refuse through or upon any of the streets or alleys of the Township
except under contract with the Township of Grosse Ile.
A.Â
It shall be unlawful to place, deposit, store or otherwise
dispose of garbage or refuse within the Township except in conformity
with this article.
B.Â
No person shall burn or bury any refuse or garbage
or allow the same to accumulate on his premises beyond proper collection
days.
C.Â
It shall be unlawful for any person to damage or destroy
garbage or refuse containers owned by another.
D.Â
No person shall allow a domestic animal owned or under
his control to disturb or upset garbage or refuse containers owned
by others.
E.Â
It shall be unlawful to transport refuse or garbage
in any vehicle within the Township unless such vehicle shall be of
such construction and so operated that the contents shall not spill
upon the public streets or alleys or otherwise create a nuisance.
F.Â
No person shall violate any rule or regulation adopted
by the Administrator under authority of this article.
