As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings assigned to them below:
ASHES
The residue from fires used for cooking and heating buildings.
DUMPSTER
A bulk storage container for garbage, junk, refuse, rubbish,
construction debris, demolition debris and/or other waste materials,
and which may be of the open or enclosed variety, and is typically
hoisted onto or mechanically emptied into a specifically equipped
truck for transporting said waste to a designated facility, but can
also be hauled directly to the point of disposal or other conveyance
for disposal.
[Added 12-5-2023 by L.L. No. 8-2023]
GARBAGE
Includes any refuse from animal and vegetable matter, and
foodstuffs after it has been used as food, refuse from the kitchen,
market, house or store, floor sweepings, table waste or animal or
vegetable matter, vegetables, meats, fish, bones, fat and all offal
and organic waste substance, but shall not include fresh trimmings
from meat markets or slaughterhouses.
JUNK
Any article in any form composed of or consisting of any
of the following enumerated secondhand, discarded, abandoned or cast
off metals or materials, namely: iron, brass, bronze, copper, tin,
zinc, lead or any other metals or compounds thereof; broken glass,
rags, clothing, rubber, plastics and synthetic substances and fabrics;
bottles, papers, feathers or any other waste material or any compound
or by-product of the foregoing enumerated materials; refrigerators,
washing machines, televisions, computer monitors, mattresses, sofas,
furniture, doors, and any building material. The term "junk" shall
also include wrecked, abandoned or dismantled motor vehicles or parts
thereof.
[Added 9-21-2021 by L.L. No. 8-2021]
PUBLIC NUISANCE AFFECTING HEALTH
A nuisance which is a thing, act or occupation, or use of
property, premises, equipment or structure, either private or public,
affecting the health of one or more persons.
REFUSE or RUBBISH
Includes combustible trash, including but not limited to
paper, carton boxes, barrels, wood, excelsior, tree branches, yard
trimmings, wood furniture, bedding; noncombustible trash, including
but not limited to metal, tin cans, metal furniture, dirt, small quantities
of rock and pieces of concrete, glass, crockery, other metal fixtures;
street rubbish, including but not limited to street sweepings, dirt,
catch basin dirt, contents of litter receptacles; however, "refuse"
shall not include earth and wastes from construction operations.
The City shall designate an Administrator of
Solid Waste, who shall be responsible for all ministerial and administrative
duties described or reasonably required by the terms of this chapter,
and who shall act in cooperation with the County Department.
This chapter and the definitions of all terms
used herein shall be interpreted and construed so as to be consistent
with similar or identical provisions of the County Local Law, and
if a provision herein is not consistent, then the county or City provision
being the more restrictive and protective of the public health, safety
and welfare shall apply. The definition of all terms stated in this
chapter or applicable to the same shall be as stated in the County
Local Law except as may be made more restrictive and protective herein.
[Added 11-19-1991 by Ord. No. 91-08]
A. No person shall, for hire, collect or transport refuse,
solid waste or recyclables anywhere within the City without a license
issued by the City Clerk. The fee for such a license shall be established
by resolution of the Common Council. Such fees may thereafter be amended
from time to time by like resolution. The license shall expire on
December 31 of each year.
[Amended 12-6-2005 by Ord. No. 05-04; 11-20-2012 by Ord. No.
12-08]
B. Nothing herein shall affect the requirements for permits
and licensing set forth in the County Local Law referred to in this
chapter.
[Added 9-21-2021 by L.L. No. 8-2021]
A. The deposit,
accumulation, or storage of junk, regardless of quantity, is hereby
prohibited within sight of persons traveling the public highways or
within sight of neighboring property.
B. It shall
be unlawful for any person to use a bus, uninhabited mobile home,
truck, truck trailer, horse trailer, semitrailer, tank truck, or similar
vehicles or units for the storage of junk on any premises. Exceptions
shall be made for the temporary use of such vehicles or units for
construction purposes for periods of less than 90 days, or when actively
used in connection with active farming or agricultural operations.