It is the purpose of this chapter to promote
the orderly collection of solid waste and the recycling of certain
materials and to comply with § 120-aa of the General Municipal
Law of the State of New York as enacted in § 23 of the Solid
Waste Management Act of 1988, Chapter 70 of the 1988 Laws of New York
State.
[Amended 10-22-1997 by L.L. No. 13-1997]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
BUILDING
Any enclosed structure having a roof and intended to be used
for residential, commercial, industrial, social and/or institutional
purposes.
BULKY METALS
Stoves, refrigerators, dishwashers, dryers, washing machines,
air-conditioning units, boilers, freezers, water tanks, lawn mowers,
metal window and door frames, other large metal appliances and any
other items as may be determined from time to time by the Commission.
BULKY WASTE
Furniture, including but not limited to beds, mattresses,
chairs, tables, rugs and carpets, wood, windows, linoleum, books and
any other items as may be determined from time to time by the Commission.
COMMISSION
The Larchmont-Mamaroneck Joint Garbage Disposal Commission.
DEMOLITION DEBRIS
Concrete, masonry, wood, plaster, aluminum or other siding
material, wire, asphalt, ceramic tiles, sheetrock, stones, bricks,
clay pipes, concrete pipe, window panes, dirt, tree stumps and other
by-products of new construction activity, renovation or rebuilding
or other modification to a structure, appurtenances and grounds (other
than yard waste) and any other items as may be determined from time
to time by the Commission.
MULTIPLE-PURPOSE BUILDING
A building used for more than one use (e.g., residential,
commercial, industrial and/or institutional).
MUNICIPALLY COLLECTED SOLID WASTE
Residential, commercial and industrial waste that decomposes
readily and other waste material routinely produced, such as food
waste (food remains and containers), and refuse and residue which
are collected by the Commission or Commission contractors. The term
does not include bulky metals, bulky waste, demolition debris, newspaper,
recyclables or yard waste.
NEWSPAPER
Clean, post-consumer newspapers, including inserts. The term
does not include newspaper which has been used for purposes inconsistent
with recycling, including but not limited to the wrapping of putrescible
materials, packaging or painting. The Commission may in its discretion
further restrict the character of newspaper included in the term "newspaper."
PERSON
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation,
partnership or any other legal entity.
PERSON IN CHARGE
The owner, lessee or occupant of a building and, in the case
of a multiple-occupant building, the term shall mean, at the option
of the Town of Mamaroneck, the owner or the party so designated by
the owner.
PRIVATE DWELLING
A building containing only one or two dwelling units.
[Amended 1-20-2021 by L.L. No. 1-2021]
RECYCLABLES
Such items as may be determined to be such from time to time
by the Commission and may include such items as cardboard, paper,
newspaper, glass, metals and plastics.
[Amended 1-20-2021 by L.L. No. 1-2021]
SERVICE UNIT
Each separate dwelling within multifamily dwelling, private
dwelling or multiple purpose building and each separate premises within
a nonresidential building or multiple purpose building. For example,
in a building containing several stores and several apartments, each
store is a service unit, and each apartment is a service unit; in
a two-family house, each of the two dwellings is a separate service
unit. A premises containing more than one nonresidential building
but operated as one entity shall be a single service unit.
SOLID WASTE
All waste, refuse and residue collected and disposed of by
municipal or private collection.
YARD WASTE
Such materials as shall be determined from time to time by
the Commission and may include such items as brush, tree branches,
twigs, grass and shrub clippings, weeds and leaves.
[Amended 10-22-1997 by L.L. No. 13-1997]
A. The person in charge shall cause recyclables to be
separated from solid waste.
B. The person in charge shall place all material intended
for collection by the Commission or the Town of Mamaroneck where it
will be readily accessible for collection as follows:
(1) Solid waste to be collected from private dwellings
shall be placed immediately adjacent to the curb in front of the dwelling.
It shall be placed to the house side of the curb, not in the street.
If there is no curb, it shall be placed on the edge of the property
adjacent to the paved area of the street, but not in the street. Solid
waste shall be set out for collection no earlier than dusk of the
day before a scheduled collection day and no later than 6:30 a.m.
(prevailing time) on a scheduled collection day.
[Amended 1-20-2021 by L.L. No. 1-2021]
(2) Municipally collected solid waste of multifamily dwellings,
multiple-purpose buildings and nonresidential buildings shall be left
for collection in accordance with the regulations of the Commission.
(3) Other material collected by the Commission or the
Town of Mamaroneck shall be placed on the curb (or if no curb, on
the edge of the property adjacent to the paved area of the street
or roadway, but not in the street or roadway), readily accessible
to the collection vehicle. Such material shall be set out for collection
no earlier than dusk of the day before a scheduled collection day
and no later than 6:30 a.m. (prevailing time) on a scheduled collection
day. If collection vehicles are required to enter private property
for collection of material, such entry will be at the sole risk of
the property owner.
[Amended 1-20-2021 by L.L. No. 1-2021]
(4) Recyclables shall be placed in containers purchased
from the Commission or in other containers approved by the Commission.
The containers shall be placed to the building side of the curb, not
in the street. If there is no curb, they shall be placed on the edge
of the property adjacent to the paved area of the street, but not
in the street. Recyclables shall be set out for collection no earlier
than dusk of the day before a scheduled collection day and no later
than 6:30 a.m. (prevailing time) on a scheduled collection day.
[Amended 1-20-2021 by L.L. No. 1-2021]
(5) There shall be no collection from any building where
snow and ice has not been cleared from access pathways or driveways.
[Amended 10-22-1997 by L.L. No. 13-1997]
Owners and occupants of multifamily dwellings,
multiple-purpose buildings and nonresidential buildings whose solid
waste is not collected and disposed of by the Commission shall provide
for the collection of solid waste and shall also separate recyclables
from other solid waste. The recyclables shall be collected by the
Commission in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission.
Yard waste shall be collected and disposed of
in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission.
Bulky metals shall be collected and disposed
of in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Town of Mamaroneck.
[Amended 10-22-1997 by L.L. No. 13-1997]
Bulky waste shall be collected and disposed
of in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission.
[Amended 10-22-1997 by L.L. No. 13-1997]
A. Quantities of solid waste to be collected are limited
as follows:
(1) The equivalent of no more than three sixty-four-gallon
containers of solid waste shall be collected from each private dwelling
each collection day.
[Amended 1-20-2021 by L.L. No. 1-2021]
(2) Yard waste. Bundled, tied or containered yard waste
not exceeding the equivalent of three thirty-five-gallon containers
shall be collected from each service unit once each week. Trimmings,
tree branches and logs may not exceed four feet in length and six
inches in diameter.
(3) Bulky waste. The equivalent of no more than one yard
of bulky waste shall be collected from each service unit once each
week. The Commission shall have the authority to decline to collect
certain bulky waste according to the Commission's ability to collect
and/or dispose of such bulky waste. Wood pieces may not exceed four
feet in length and six inches in diameter. In the event that bulky
waste is declined for collection, the waste must be removed from the
curb within 24 hours of receipt of a notice of refusal.
(4) Leaf removal. During the fall season, leaves must
be placed on the curb (or if no curb, on the edge of the property
adjacent to the street or roadway, but not in the street or roadway)
and will be collected in bulk in accordance with a schedule determined
by the Town of Mamaroneck. At all other times, leaves must be bagged
for curbside collection.
(5) Christmas trees. Trees shall be placed on the curb
(or if no curb, on the edge of the property adjacent to the street
or roadway, but not in the street or roadway) and will be collected
in January of each year. Christmas trees are exempted from the dimension
requirements for yard waste.
B. The Superintendent of the Commission shall have the
authority to decline to collect certain solid waste according to the
Commission's ability to collect and/or dispose of such solid waste.
C. The following materials will not be collected:
(1) "Regulated medical waste," as defined in § 1389-aa
of the Public Health Law of the State of New York as enacted in Chapter
438 of the 1993 Laws of New York State.
(2) Material classified as toxic waste by 6 NYCRR Part
366, The Identification and Listing of Hazardous Wastes Pursuant to
Article 27, Title 9 of the Environmental Conservation Law, or any
ensuing legislation more restrictive than currently in force.
(4) Waste products not accepted by the County of Westchester
according to its regulations.
D. The Commission will collect on scheduled days in accordance
with its rules, amounts of solid waste according to the limitations
set forth in this law. Waste in excess of the amounts set forth in
this law must be removed or caused to be removed by the person in
charge at his expense.
[Added 10-22-1997 by L.L. No. 13-1997]
A. Any resident of the Town of Mamaroneck may deliver
or dispose of solid waste, bulky waste, yard waste or recyclables
at the Commission transfer station in accordance with Commission limitations,
rules and regulations. Only waste generated from within the Town of
Mamaroneck will be accepted at the transfer station.
B. Subject to the approval of the Town of Mamaroneck,
the Commission may establish fees for the delivery and/or disposal
of such items at the transfer station.
C. The delivery of disposal of waste at the transfer
station is subject to the rules and regulations of the Commission.
[Amended 1-20-2021 by L.L. No. 1-2021]
If a person in charge of a private dwelling satisfies the criteria for exemptions from the requirements of §
183-4B(1),
(3) or
(4) of this chapter, as set forth from time to time by the Commissioners of the Larchmont-Mamaroneck Joint Garbage Disposal Commission, the Superintendent shall grant such exemption upon such terms and conditions as may be considered just. Any such exemption must be renewed every two years.
[Amended 6-1-1994 by L.L. No. 5-1994; 10-16-2002 by L.L. No.
10-2002; 1-20-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016]
The Commission may promulgate such regulations as it deems necessary to effect the provisions of this chapter. Any regulations promulgated by the Commission which will directly impact the residents of the Town of Mamaroneck shall be subject to the approval of the Mamaroneck Town Board. All provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by the Building Inspector or the Director of Building Code Enforcement and Land Use Administration, or the persons appointed by the Town Board pursuant to §
106-37B.
No person shall, within the Town of Mamaroneck,
drop, deposit or otherwise dispose of any refuse in any public places
except within containers provided by the Town of Mamaroneck.
Persons owning or occupying commercial or private
property fronted by or adjacent to sidewalks shall keep said sidewalks
and the space from said sidewalks to the curbline free from litter.
Each day, except Sundays and legal holidays,
the sidewalk of each business establishment shall be swept clean prior
to 10:00 a.m., and such material shall not be swept into the roadway
but shall be placed in containers as required by this chapter. Each
store occupant (i.e. the person in charge of the business being conducted
at the store) is responsible for keeping the sidewalk in front of
the store clean during business hours.
No person shall, within the Town of Mamaroneck,
allow, permit or cause to exist any unsanitary or filthy condition
in or about any premises owned and/or used or occupied by such person.
This chapter shall apply only to that part of
the Town of Mamaroneck outside of incorporated villages, and whenever
and wherever the words "Town of Mamaroneck" are used, such words shall
mean the Town of Mamaroneck outside of incorporated villages.
In the event that the provisions of this chapter
and the provisions of another ordinance or local law are in conflict,
this chapter shall supersede said conflicting ordinance or local law.
This chapter supersedes Chapter 30 of the General Ordinances of the
Town of Mamaroneck enacted on March 14, 1990, and Local Law No. 1-1990.