As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
GARBAGE
Discarded materials resulting from the handling, processing,
storage and consumption of food. [§ 281.01(4), Wis. Stats.]
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Any substance which meets the definition set forth in § 291.01(7),
Wis. Stats., as in effect on the date hereof or as hereinafter amended.
MAJOR APPLIANCE
A residential or commercial air conditioner, furnace, clothes
dryer, clothes washer, dishwasher, freezer, microwave oven, pump,
oven, refrigerator or stove. [§ 287.01(3), Wis. Stats.]
REFUSE
Combustible and noncombustible rubbish, including but not limited to paper, wood, metal, glass, cloth and products thereof; litter and street rubbish; ashes; and lumber, concrete and other debris resulting from the construction or demolition of structures. Such term shall not include items enumerated in §
16-3C hereof.
RESIDENTIAL UNIT
A detached building containing up to three separate dwelling
(or living) units, designed for occupancy by not more than three families.
ROAD
A publicly or privately owned or maintained right-of-way
which:
A.
Provides motor vehicle access to two or more
residential units;
B.
Is accessible year around (including prompt
snowplowing) to the largest type and size of hauling equipment from
time to time in use by the garbage and refuse hauler, including, where
appropriate, an adequate turnaround area;
C.
Is adequately maintained and constructed to
afford access to such hauling equipment without unnecessary wear and
tear and without unnecessary damage to the road; and
D.
Is not a driveway, as that term is commonly
used, serving one or more dwellings (or living units) under common
ownership or control.
YARD WASTE
Leaves, grass clippings, yard and garden debris and brush,
including clean woody vegetative material no greater than six inches
in diameter. This term does not include stumps, roots or shrubs with
intact root balls. [§ 287.01(17), Wis. Stats.]
[Amended 6-9-2008; 9-9-2019]
Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter
1, §
1-4 of this Code. The cost of collection and disposal, if not paid, may be placed as a lien on the property by recording with the Register of Deeds a notice signed by the Clerk of the Town of Linn setting forth the name of the offender, the case number, the amount owed and the address and legal description of the residential unit. Amounts due are payable within 30 days of court action and shall bear interest at 1% per month. Each day of violation will constitute a separate offense.