[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Garden City 10-5-1967 as Ord. No. 4.1 of the Revised Unified
Code of Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to every
person or persons owning property or residing or doing business within
the limits of Garden City.
B.
The collection and disposal of refuse shall be under
the supervision of the Director of Public Works, who shall have authority
to make or modify, from time to time, such regulations pertaining
to the collection and disposal of refuse as may be deemed advisable
in the public interest, provided such regulations are not contrary
to the intent of this chapter.
[Amended 3-18-1982 by L.L. No. 2-1982]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The residue from fires used for cooking and for heating buildings.
Tree branches, leaves, grass and hedge clippings and similar
garden refuse, wood and any combustible household refuse not otherwise
classified.
Waste from the preparation, cooking and consumption of foods;
market refuse; waste from the handling, storage and sale of produce;
paper, cartons and wooden boxes and barrels; empty glass bottles;
small tin cans, rags and miscellaneous combustible household trash.
Furniture, bedding, metals, crockery, small stones, dirt
and other mineral refuse.
Garbage, ashes, combustible rubbish and noncombustible
rubbish shall each be placed and maintained in separate receptacles
or as hereinafter provided.
[Amended 8-10-1978 by L.L. No. 5-1978]
A.
All kitchen food refuse shall be drained of surplus
liquid and shall be securely wrapped in paper and deposited promptly
in approved garbage containers.
B.
Newspapers and magazines shall be securely tied in
bundles not heavier than 40 pounds nor more than four feet in length
and 18 inches in diameter.
C.
Leaves, grass clippings, similar garden refuse, dirt
and small stones shall be placed in approved rubbish containers, except
that leaves may be placed on the street during periods prescribed
in the months of October and November for leaf collection by the village
leaf-removal equipment.
A.
Garbage containers shall be of metal, watertight,
with tight-fitting covers and equipped with bails or handles for easy
handling.
B.
Ash containers shall be of metal, of sturdy construction,
with adequate handles for handling and to prevent spillage.
C.
Rubbish containers shall be of a type suitable for
the material therein deposited. Such containers should preferably
be of wood or metal, but baskets, burlap or cloth bags and substantial
cartons may be used for light rubbish such as leaves, etc. Rubbish
that cannot readily be placed in containers shall be reduced in volume
as much as possible and securely tied to permit safe and speedy handling.
D.
The combined weight of any container and its contents
shall not exceed 40 pounds.
[Amended 8-10-1978 by L.L. No. 5-1978]
E.
Containers shall be maintained clean and in good condition.
Any container that does not conform to the provisions of this chapter
or that may have ragged or sharp edges or any other defect liable
to hamper or injure the person collecting the contents thereof must
be promptly replaced by a proper receptacle upon receipt of notice
to that effect from the Director of Public Works, and if not so replaced
within 10 days after the receipt of such notice, such nonconforming
or defective container may be collected and disposed of as waste.
[Amended 3-18-1982 by L.L. No. 2-1982]
F.
An adequate number of containers shall be provided
for each of the several classes of refuse, as herein defined, to properly
store such refuse until the regularly scheduled collection time.
[Amended 8-10-1978 by L.L. No. 5-1978]
A.
Containers with garbage should be placed at the rear
of the premises and shall not be kept or placed upon the street, sidewalk,
other public place nor upon the front yard of the premises.
B.
Containers with rubbish shall be placed at the curb
or near the front property line of the premises, preferably near the
driveway entrance, or at such other location as may specifically be
approved by the Department of Public Works, before 7:30 a.m. on the
designated collection day but not earlier than 12 hours prior thereto,
and shall not be placed upon the street or sidewalk. After collection,
empty rubbish containers shall be promptly removed from the collection
point.
[Amended 3-18-1982 by L.L. No. 2-1982]
Collection of the several classes of refuse,
as herein defined, shall be made with such frequency and on such days
and at such hours as may from time to time be established by the Director
of Public Works.
A.
The Department of Public Works will under no conditions
collect any of the following-described materials:
(1)
Solid or liquid waste resulting from industrial processes
and manufacturing operations, such as food-processing wastes, boiler
house cinders, lumber scraps and shavings, metal scraps and shavings,
waste oil and grease, etc.
(2)
Wearing apparel, bedding or other refuse from homes
or other places where highly infectious or contagious diseases have
prevailed.
(3)
Offal, meats, fruits, vegetable and food products
that are unsalable or which have been condemned by health authorities.
(4)
Abandoned automobiles.
(5)
Swill and slops or garbage containing free liquids.
(6)
Building rubbish or waste material from the construction,
remodeling and repair operations on houses, commercial buildings and
other structures, including, among other rejected matter, excavated
earth, stones, bricks, plaster, wallpaper, lumber, shingles, concrete
and waste parts from plumbing, heating and electrical work and roofing.
(7)
Rubbish from other contract operations on the premises.
B.
The transportation and disposal of all such prohibited
material shall be the responsibility of the owner or occupant of the
premises, subject to such regulations as may be from time to time
promulgated by the Director of Public Works.
[Amended 3-18-1982 by L.L. No. 2-1982]
C.
The Department of Public Works will also not accept for collection refuse material which is not prepared, stored or placed for collection in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, including but not limited to material not properly segregated, material in unsafe, inadequate or overloaded containers, material not placed at the designated collection point, leaves and grass not in containers, except as provided in § 115-4 of this chapter.
D.
Under no conditions shall there be placed in any material
intended for collection any gasoline, benzine, kerosene, turpentine,
paint or similar explosive or highly volatile liquids, nor any cartridges,
shells, ammunition, gunpowder or explosives of any kind.
E.
Under no condition shall there be placed in any garbage
or rubbish container any broken glass, metal with jagged or sharp
edges or other material liable to injure the collector, unless properly
packaged.
A.
The Department of Public Works will collect normal
amounts of all classes of refuse from the premises, but where abnormal
amounts are placed for collection, the Department reserves the right
to refuse the material, to defer the collection, to collect the material
in part or to make a special collection thereof at charges herein
provided, as may be desirable in the public interest.
B.
Combustible and noncombustible rubbish shall be placed
in containers, and the combined weight of any container and its contents
shall not exceed 40 pounds.
[Amended 8-10-1978 by L.L. No. 5-1978]
C.
Dead animals will only be collected by special collection
at charges herein provided.
D.
Trees, tree branches, large bushes, logs, etc., not reduced to size or bundled as provided in § 115-4, will only be collected by special collection at charges herein provided, and then only when the material can be readily loaded on collection vehicles by two men.
E.
Other materials not specifically provided for herein
may, on application to the Department of Public Works, be accepted
in its discretion for special collection at charges herein provided.
A.
The Director of Public Works is authorized to establish
charges for special collections, based on the personnel and equipment
required therefor plus a reasonable overhead, but in no event less
than $5 per hour.
[Amended 3-18-1982 by L.L. No. 2-1982]
B.
Such special collection service shall be rendered
only at the convenience of the Department of Public Works' subject
to the availability of personnel and equipment, and without liability
for delay.
A.
The facilities of the municipal incinerator and dump
will be available for the disposal of refuse herein designated as
prohibited material, except swill, slops and offal. Such refuse shall
be segregated as to combustible and non-combustible, shall be delivered
during working hours only and shall be unloaded or dumped at such
locations and in such manner as may be directed. The Director of Public
Works shall have the rights however, to further regulate, restrict
or prohibit the use of the municipal incinerator or dump, as may be
necessary in the public interest or due to operating conditions thereat
or for repeated violations of regulations.
[Amended 3-18-1982 by L.L. No. 2-1982]
B.
No swill, slops and offal shall be disposed of within
the village limits.
A.
All refuse collected by the Village shall be the property
of the Village. Neither the Village nor its agents nor employees shall
be responsible for the collection or disposal of material not intended
for collection but placed in error with the garbage, ashes or rubbish.
B.
The Village will not be responsible for failure to
render collection services to premises where conditions prevent safe,
easy and ready access.
[Added 6-6-1974]
A.
When discarded newspapers are placed near the front
property line of premises in the village for collection, such newspapers
shall become the property of the Village.
B.
No person, other than the owner, lessee or occupant
of the property at which the collection is made, or an employee or
agent of the village acting under the supervision of the Department
of Public Works, shall remove or cause to be removed such newspapers
placed at or near the front property line for collection.
[Added 9-10-2009 by L.L. No. 6-2009]
The Board of Trustees may, from time to time, by resolution,
establish fees for special sanitation removal for commercial establishments
which have an excess accumulation of waste. An excess accumulation
of waste is defined as collection of more than one 1 1/2 cubic
yard container (dumpster) or 10 thirty-gallon acceptable waste containers
or bags per week.
[Added 5-5-2011 by L.L. No. 1-2011]
All unpaid charges or fees for special collections or special
sanitation removal imposed on or after June 1, 2009, including any
penalties or interest not paid by May 20 of each year, may be assessed
against the benefitted properties and be added to the Village tax
roll. Upon being transferred to the tax roll, an administrative charge
in the amount of 10% of the outstanding unpaid amount shall be added.
