[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Directors of the Town of Manchester
as Secs. 13-51 to 13-68 of the 1996 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Nuisances — See Ch. 226.
Abandoned refrigerators and other airtight containers — See Ch. 251.
Solid waste — See Ch. 273.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 307.
STATUTORY REFERENCES
Littering and solid waste — See C.G.S. § 22a-247
et seq.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words
and their derivations shall have the meanings given in this section:
Any contrivance now know or hereafter invented, used or designated
for navigation or for flight in the air. The word "aircraft" shall include
helicopters and lighter-than-air dirigibles and balloons.
Any printed or written matter, any sample or device, dodger, circular,
leaflet, pamphlet, paper, booklet or any other printed or otherwise reproduced
original or copies of any matter of literature:
Which advertises for sale any merchandise, product, commodity or thing;
or
Which directs attention to any business or mercantile or commercial
establishment, or other activity, for the purpose of either directly or indirectly
promoting the interest thereof by sales; or
Which directs attention to or advertises any meeting, theatrical performance,
exhibition or event of any kind, for which an admission fee is charged for
the purpose of private gain or profit; but the terms of this subsection shall
not apply where an admission fee is charged or a collection is taken up for
the purpose of defraying the expenses incident to such meeting, theatrical
performance, exhibition, or event of any kind, when any of the same is held,
given or takes place in connection with the dissemination of information which
is not restricted under the ordinary rules of decency, good morals, public
peace, safety and good order; provided that nothing contained in this subsection
shall be deemed to authorize the holding, giving or taking place of any meeting,
theatrical performance, exhibition, or event of any kind, without a license,
where such is or may be required by any law of this state, or under any ordinances
of this Town; or
Which, while containing reading matter other than advertising matter,
is predominantly and essentially an advertisement, and is distributed or circulated
for advertising purposes, or for the private benefit and gain of any person
so engaged as advertiser or distributor.
Offal, swill, all kinds of house garbage, animal and vegetable matter,
and all other refuse or waste liable to decay.
"Garbage," "refuse," and "rubbish" as defined herein and all other
waste material which, if thrown or deposited as herein prohibited, tends to
create a danger to public health, safety and welfare.
Any newspaper of general circulation as defined by general law, any
newspaper duly entered with the Postal Service of the United States, in accordance
with federal statute or regulation, and any newspaper filed and recorded with
any recording officer as provided by general law; and, in addition thereto,
shall mean and include any periodical or current magazine regularly published
with not less than four issues per year, and sold to the public.
Any printed or written matter, any sample, or device, dodger, circular,
leaflet, pamphlet, newspaper, magazine, paper, booklet, or any other printed
or otherwise reproduced original or copies of any matter of literature not
included in the aforesaid definitions of a "commercial handbill" or "newspaper."
A park, reservation, playground, beach, recreation center or any
other public area in the Town, owned or used by the Town and devoted to active
or passive recreation.
Any dwelling, house, building, or other structure, designed or used,
either wholly or in part, for private residential purposes, whether inhabited
or temporarily or continuously uninhabited or vacant, and shall include any
yard, ground, walk, driveway, porch, step, vestibule or mailbox belonging
or appurtenant to such dwelling, house, building or other structure.
Any and all streets, sidewalks, boulevards, alleys or other public
ways and any and all public parks, squares, spaces, grounds and buildings.
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes, including garbage,
rubbish, ashes, incinerator residue and solid commercial and industrial wastes.
Nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible and noncombustible
wastes, such as paper, wrappings, cigarettes, cardboard, tin cans, yard clippings,
leaves, wood, glass, bedding, crockery and similar materials.
Every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may
be transported or drawn upon a highway, including devices used exclusively
upon stationary rails or tracks.
No person shall throw or deposit litter in or upon any street, sidewalk
or other public place within the Town except in public receptacles, in authorized
private receptacle for collection, or in official Town disposal areas.
Persons placing litter in public receptacles or in private receptacles
shall do so in such a manner as to prevent it from being carried or deposited
by the elements upon any street, sidewalk or other public place or upon private
property.
No person shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter, street or other
public place within the Town the accumulation of litter from any building
or lot or from any public or private sidewalk or driveway. Persons owning
or occupying property shall keep the sidewalk in front of their premises free
of litter.
No person owning or occupying a place of business shall sweep into or
deposit in any gutter, street or other public place within the Town the accumulation
of litter from any building or lot or from any public or private sidewalk
or driveway. Persons owning or occupying places of business within the Town
shall keep the sidewalk in front of their business premises free of litter.
No person, while a driver or passenger in a vehicle, shall throw or
deposit litter upon any street or other public place within the Town or upon
private property.
No person shall drive or move any truck or other vehicle within the
Town unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any lead,
contents or litter from being blown or deposited upon any street, alley or
other public place, nor shall any person drive or move any vehicle or truck
within the Town, the wheels or tires of which carry onto or deposit in any
street, alley or other public place mud, dirt, sticky substances, litter or
foreign matter of any kind.
No person shall throw or deposit litter in any park within the Town
except in public receptacles and in such a manner that the litter will be
prevented from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any part of
the park or upon any street or other public place. Where public receptacles
are not provided, all such litter shall be carried away from the park by the
person responsible for its presence and properly disposed of elsewhere as
provided herein.
No person shall throw or deposit litter in any fountain, pond, lake,
stream, bay or other body of water in a park or elsewhere within the Town.
No person shall throw or deposit any commercial or noncommercial handbill
in or upon any private premises which is temporarily or continuously uninhabited
or vacant.
No person shall throw, deposit or distribute any commercial or noncommercial
handbill upon any private premises, if requested by anyone thereon not to
do so, or if there is placed on such premises in a conspicuous position near
the entrance thereof a sign bearing the words: "No Trespassing," "No Peddlers
or Agents," "No Advertisement," or any similar notice, indicating in any matter
that the occupants of such premises do not desire to be molested or have their
right of privacy disturbed, or to have any such handbills left upon such premises.
A.
Manner of delivery. No person shall throw, deposit or
distribute any commercial or noncommercial handbill in or upon private premises
which are inhabited, except by handing or transmitting any such handbill directly
to the owner, occupant, or other person then present in or upon such private
premises; provided, however, that, in case of inhabited private premises which
are not posted, as provided in this chapter, such person, unless requested
by anyone upon such premises not to do so, may place or deposit any such handbill
in or upon such inhabited private premises, if such handbill is so placed
or deposited as to secure or prevent such handbill from being blown or drifted
about such premises or sidewalks, streets or other public places, and except
that mailboxes may not be so used when so prohibited by federal postal law
or regulations.
B.
Exemption for mail and newspapers. The provisions of
this section shall not apply to the distribution of mail by the United States,
nor to newspapers (as defined herein), except that newspapers shall be placed
on private property in such a manner as to prevent their being carried or
deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk or other public place
or upon private property.
No person in an aircraft shall throw out, drop or deposit within the
Town any litter, handbill or any other object.
No person shall post or affix any notice, poster or other paper or device,
calculated to attract the attention of the public, to any lamppost, public
utility pole or shade tree, or upon any public structure or building, except
as may be authorized or required by law.
No person shall throw or deposit litter on any occupied private property
within the Town, whether owned by such person or not, except that the owner
or person in control of private property may maintain private receptacles
for collection in such a manner that litter will be prevented from being carried
or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk or other public place
or upon any private property.
The owner or person in control of any private property shall at all
times maintain the premises free of litter; provided, however, that this section
shall not prohibit the storage of litter in private receptacles for collection.
No person shall throw or deposit litter on any open or vacant private
property within the Town whether owned by such person or not.
A.
Notice to remove. The Chief Building Official is hereby
authorized and empowered to notify the owner of any open or vacant private
property within the Town or the agent of such owner to properly dispose of
litter located on such owner's property which is dangerous to public health,
safety or welfare. Such notice shall be by registered mail, addressed to said
owner at his last known address.
B.
Action upon noncompliance. Upon the failure, neglect or refusal of any owner or agent so notified to properly dispose of litter dangerous to the public health, safety or welfare within 10 days after receipt of written notice provided for in Subsection A above, or within 10 days after the date of such notice in the event the same is returned to the Town post office because of inability to make delivery thereof, provided the same was properly addressed to the last known address of such owner, or agent, the Chief Building Official is hereby authorized and empowered to pay for the disposing of such litter or to order its disposal by the Town.
C.
Charge included in tax bill. When the Town has effected
the removal of such dangerous litter or has paid for its removal, the actual
cost thereof, plus accrued interest at the rate of 6% per annum from the date
of the completion of the work, if not paid by such owner prior thereto, shall
be charged to the owner of such property on the next regular tax bill forwarded
to such owner by the Town, and said charge shall be due and payable by the
owner at the time of payment of such bill.
D.
Recorded statement constitutes lien. Where the full amount due the Town is not paid by such owner within 30 days after the disposal of such litter, as provided for in Subsections A and B of this section, the Chief Building Official shall cause to be recorded in the Town Clerk's office a sworn statement showing the cost and expense incurred for the work, the date the work was done and the location of the property on which said work was done. The recordation of such sworn statement shall constitute a lien and privilege on the property, and shall remain in full force and effect for the amount due in principal and interest, plus costs of court, if any, for collection, until final payment has been made. The costs and expenses shall be collected in the manner fixed by law for the collection of taxes and, further, shall be subject to a delinquent penalty of 6% in the event same is not paid in full on or before the date the tax bill upon which said charge appears becomes delinquent. Sworn statements recorded in accordance with the provisions hereto shall be prima facie evidence that all legal formalities have been complied with and that the work has been done properly and satisfactorily, and shall be full notice to every person concerned that the amount of the statement, plus interest, constitutes a charge against the property designated or described in the statement and that the same is due and collectible as provided by law.
