[Added 11-22-1994 by Ord. No. O-94-23 (Sec. 10-5 of the 1987 Code); amended 8-12-1997 by Ord. No. O-97-148; 7-14-1998 by Ord. No. O-98-17; 12-14-1999 by Ord. No. O-99-141, 8-13-2002 by Ord. No. O-02-69]
No person shall put or place, or cause, suffer
or permit to be put or placed, any residential waste, refuse, rubbish
or garbage upon or near any sidewalk or public way for the purpose
of public or private collection thereof except in accordance with
the following standards:
A.
Until the residence has been transferred to the automated
collection program, the waste, refuse, rubbish or garbage is contained
within plastic bags, or other secure, disposable container approved
by the Board of Public Works by regulation from time to time, and
which shall be collected along with the waste refuse, rubbish, or
garbage. Such disposable containers shall, in turn, be placed in a
rigid metal, plastic, or other container for the storage of such waste
as approved by the Board of Public Works by regulation from time to
time. This container shall be in good repair and shall securely enclose
the contents with the exception that it need not be covered on top.
The only exceptions to this subsection are recycling bins containing
proper materials to be recycled and approved bags or other containers
containing soft yard wastes.
B.
The waste, refuse, rubbish, garbage, soft yard wastes
or recycling shall only be placed curbside or as otherwise directed
by rule or regulation of the Board of Public Works, upon any street
or sidewalk for the purpose of collection so long as neither pedestrian
nor motor vehicle traffic is obstructed or impeded or thereby endangered.
Garbage, trash, refuse, waste or containers therefor cannot be stored
between collections in front yards or forward of the building lines,
when there is other available outdoor space on the property.
C.
All trash
carts, recycling carts, recycle bins, soft yard waste containers,
as well as any bulky items requested to be removed by the City of
Nashua Solid Waste Department, must be placed within the confines
of the lot line frontage of the property address of all properties
in residential zones, unless otherwise specified by the Solid Waste
Department.
[Added 10-12-2010 by Ord. No. O-10-28[1]]
D.
No waste, refuse, rubbish, garbage or recycling shall
be placed on any sidewalk, or at curbside in the absence of a sidewalk
for public collection earlier than 7:00 a.m. on the day prior to the
scheduled day of collection, and no later than 6:45 a.m. on the day
of collection.
E.
Waste, refuse, rubbish or garbage containing sharp
household infectious waste will not be collected curbside or accepted
at the City landfill. To dispose of sharp household infectious waste,
residents can utilize disposal programs run by local hospitals pursuant
to each hospital's guidelines. Enforcement of this section may be
by either the Police Department, the Environmental Health Department,
or the Code Enforcement Department, after initial notification to
the violator by the Division of Public Works, Solid Waste Department.
The Board of Public Works may make such additional rules and regulations pertaining to residential waste, refuse, rubbish or garbage storage and collection as it may deem advisable in accordance with § 270-7 of this chapter.
[Amended 10-12-2010 by Ord. No. O-10-28]
Any person who violates any provisions of this article may receive a warning or have his or her service suspended until such time as compliance is achieved as determined by the Solid Waste Department. In addition, any person who violates any provisions of this article may be fined and/or issued a citation pursuant to § 1-12 of the City Code. For purposes of this section, person includes the owner of the property or any other person or persons with authority to effect compliance with this chapter.
