Upon discovery by the occupant of any condition
on premises occupied by the said occupant, which condition constitutes
a violation hereof, the occupant shall report the same to the enforcing
officer responsible for enforcement hereunder.
A.
No person shall throw, lay, dump, sweep or in any
manner cause to be placed or permit to remain in any part of a street,
sidewalk or public place in said Village any rubbish or garbage, nor
shall dirty or polluted water, sewage or liquid refuse be permitted
to be emptied on any part of the street.
B.
No person shall place any garbage in the public rubbish
containers.
C.
It shall be the duty of every person having the management
or control of or occupying any land or building to provide sufficient
metal or plastic receptacles to hold all accumulation of combustible
waste materials and separate metal or plastic receptacles to hold
all accumulations of incombustible waste materials ordinarily accumulated
on the premises during 96 consecutive hours. Containers or receptacles
are to be no larger than 18 inches in diameter and 26 inches high
with covers, and the combined weight of a container and contents of
bundles, cartons and boxes shall not exceed 100 pounds. All rubbish
must be secured, tied or placed in containers. Material that cannot
be placed in containers must be compactly and securely tied, bundled
or packed so it is easily handled and will not scatter and, when so
packed and secured, may be piled alongside such receptacle.
D.
Each such receptacle provided for in Subsection C above shall be watertight, kept covered with a metal or plastic cover and maintained in a sanitary condition by periodic cleaning.
E.
All rubbish and garbage containers or receptacles
must be removed from the curb or sidewalk area within 12 hours after
collection time and must be stored out of sight of curb, sidewalk
or street until 12 hours before the next collection.
F.
In all multiple dwellings and commercial sites, the owner or person in charge of the building must provide a totally enclosed bin or shed-type structure that will meet the specifications of the enforcing officer for housing the necessary amount of garbage containers and receptacles to meet the needs of the occupants. The site of this bin must be in an inconspicuous location. In addition, all required garbage containers and receptacles must be landscaped or screened in accordance with the provisions of § 210-79B of the Zoning Code of the Village of Piermont.
[Amended 10-1-1996 by L.L. No. 9-1996]
G.
Rubbish and garbage shall be kept separate for collection,
as required by regulation of the Department of Public Works.
H.
Whenever any building is being erected, repaired,
renovated or demolished, the debris from such job or building of any
kind shall not be considered rubbish and therefore shall be removed
at the expense of the property owner or contractor.
I.
Rubbish and garbage shall be collected at such time
of day as specified by the Board of Trustees.
J.
Receptacles for garbage and rubbish shall be on the
curb not sooner than the night before collection days as specified
by the Superintendent of Public Works.
K.
The Board of Trustees shall have the right to require
the separation of rubbish such as papers, cartons, cardboard other
paper products, glass and aluminum cans.
L.
The Sanitation Department shall have the right to
omit collections from any premises where employees of the Village
are subject to any unnecessary danger or hazard.
M.
Mandatory
recycling.
[Added 4-2-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
(1)
All Village residents shall recycle whatever refuse or trash is designated
for such treatment by the Board of Trustees, from time to time, by
regulations established by resolution.
(2)
The Village will provide the residential properties with regular
pickup of recyclable materials, at no cost, subject to the regulations
established by the Board of Trustees.
Every occupant of a single-family dwelling shall
be responsible for the elimination of infestation in the dwelling
or on the premises. Every occupant of a dwelling unit or rooming unit
in a dwelling other than a single-family dwelling shall be responsible
for eliminating all conditions causing infestation which are caused
by the occupant and also those conditions which are subject and under
his exclusive control.
Every occupant or operator shall be responsible
for the repairing of willfully or maliciously caused damage to any
part of the premises.
No occupant shall cause excessive discoloration
of the walls, floors or ceilings of any part of the premises by improper
use of heating or cooking equipment.
Where any occupant undertakes by contract, or as a condition of his letting, to supply his own heat through a furnace or boiler which also heats a dwelling unit or rooming unit occupied by other persons, the said occupant shall be responsible for supplying heat in accordance with the provisions of § 154-11.
Where any occupant undertakes to install heating equipment, the same shall conform to the requirements of § 154-11N. The occupant shall thereafter be responsible for maintaining such equipment installed by him in good repair and operating condition during all times that the heating equipment shall remain under his control.
Every occupant or operator shall maintain all
plumbing fixtures used by him in a clean and sanitary condition, and
he shall not deposit any material in any fixture or sewer system which
would result in stoppage of or damage to the fixtures or sewer system.
No loose cords or loose extension lines in excess
of 10 feet in length shall be permitted, and no ceiling or wall fixtures
shall be used for supplying power to equipment other than that for
which it is designed.
Where the owner or operator would not otherwise
know of a defect of any facility, utility or equipment required to
be furnished hereunder and the same is defective or inoperable, each
occupant or operator affected thereby shall, upon hearing of said
defect, provide notice to the owner, operator or other person in charge
of the premises. Nothing herein shall be construed to provide a defense
to any owner or operator violating this chapter.
No occupant shall occupy or permit the occupancy of any rooming unit or dwelling unit in violation of the occupancy standards established in Article III. No occupant shall occupy or continue to occupy a dwelling unit or rooming unit that does not have provision for bathroom facilities as required under § 154-11C.
Any adult member of the family shall be responsible
and liable for any violation of any stated subsection caused by minors
under his care or custody, occupying the same dwelling unit, if the
violations are permitted to continue with the knowledge, acquiescence
or consent of said adult member.
