[Adopted at time of adoption of Code]
This Article shall be designated as the "Local Law Governing Regulations
for the Operation of the Town of Marlborough Transfer Station and Recycling
Center."
The town transfer station and recycling center is located on the tract
of land owned by the Town of Marlborough located on the south side of Bailey's
Gap Road less than two-tenths (0.2) mile west of the intersection of Milton
Cross Road coming from the south, Orchard Road coming from the north and Mahoney
Road winding from the east, as more particularly described as the premises
conveyed by Rose Perilli to the Town of Marlborough by deed dated April 6,
1973, and recorded in the Ulster County Clerk's office in Liber 1296, page
813.
As used in this Article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
BIOHAZARDOUS WASTES
Wastes originating from hospitals, laboratories, nursing homes, clinics
or offices of private doctors and dentists.
BULK WASTES
Large items of disposable wastes, such as appliances, furniture,
tires, hot-water storage tanks, bathroom fixtures, trees, branches and stumps.
DISPOSABLE WASTE
Those materials that become waste after their use or consumption
in the Town of Marlborough shall be considered eligible to be deposited at
the transfer station. These include bulk materials, construction waste/products
of manufacturing, household waste, waste materials and yard waste.
ENVIRONMENT
The air, the water and the earth, sometimes called the "biosphere."
OTHER WASTES
Those wastes not specifically defined in this Article and shall be
governed by the New York State and Ulster County Sanitary Codes.
PERSON
Any individual(s), society, club, firm, partnership, corporation
or association of persons.
RECYCLING
A resource-recovery method involving the collection, separation and
treatment of a disposable waste product for use as a raw material in the manufacture
of the same or a similar product.
SCAVENGE
The handing over, moving or removal of any material which has been
placed at the transfer station and recycling center, except in cases where
town employees are directed to rehandle and arrange material deposited upon
the landfill.
SEPARATION
To divide waste into groups of similar materials.
SOURCE SEPARATION
The separation for collection of individual recyclable components
before they become mixed into the solid waste management stream at the point
which they become disposable wastes.
TOXIC WASTE
Any waste that is or has the potential to be harmful, destructive,
poisonous or deadly to animal or human life.
YARD WASTE
Wood chips, shavings, straw, leaves, shrubs, grass clippings, logs,
residential scrap lumber, tree prunings and other vegetable matter from yards
or gardens.
Only businesses and residents of the Town of Marlborough having permits
shall be allowed to deposit disposable waste materials or garbage at the transfer
station or recycling center.
The operator of any and all vehicles used for the collection and/or
transportation of garbage and other waste materials or articles, while traveling
on the public highway of the Town of Marlborough, shall be responsible so
as to prevent any of the materials thereon from falling upon the road or blowing
from the vehicle in which it is being carried.
No vehicle shall be operated at the transfer station and recycling center
at a rate of speed in excess of ten (10) miles per hour.
The entering upon any part of the transfer station and recycling center,
except at the gate provided for that purpose and at hours designated by signs,
is prohibited.
No person, except the persons employed by the town and placed in charge
of the town transfer station and recycling center, shall kindle, light or
cause to be kindled or lighted or set any fire upon the lands or the town
landfill. No such waste shall be accepted which contains burning or smoldering
materials, and no such waste shall be deposited at the transfer station and
recycling center.
No person shall scavenge upon any part of the lands of the town transfer
station and recycling center.
As a requirement of this Article, bona fide residents of the Town of
Marlborough who use the transfer station must obtain a punch card at the office
of the Town Clerk, which will be used in lieu of cash at all times at the
transfer station and recycling center. There is to be no cash offered or accepted
at the transfer station and recycling center, with no exceptions.
All fees are to be set at the annual reorganizational meeting of the
Town Board of the Town of Marlborough. Fees may be amended at any time by
formal resolution of the Town Board.
All household waste deposited at the transfer station and recycling
center shall be in plastic bags which are securely fastened. The unit charge
will be per each plastic bag weighing not more than thirty (30) pounds.
Debris from residential construction and demolition will be accepted
in units not to exceed one (1) cubic yard. The weight of this debris will
be estimated by the attendant, and the resident will be charged accordingly.
Any amount in excess of one (1) yard must be delivered to the Ulster County
landfill.
All household waste and recyclables are accepted at the transfer station
and recycling center. Any item deemed unacceptable by the attendant will not
be accepted.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Article shall be
deemed to have committed an offense against this Article and shall be liable
for such violation on the penalty therefor and, upon conviction thereof, shall
be punishable by a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250.) for
each offense or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than fifteen
(15) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Any person who or whose servants, agents, employees or officers shall
be convicted of a violation hereof may thereafter be denied the use of the
transfer station, either temporarily or permanently, by the office or employee
in charge thereof or by resolution of the Town Board.