[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Scotia as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 8-13-1969 as Ch. 8, Art. III, of the 1969 Code
of Ordinances]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Includes all inorganic waste matter and discarded material,
such as large appliances, couches, chairs, tables and other furniture,
mattresses, carpeting, hot water tanks, toilets, sinks, tires, bicycles,
large toys and household waste.
[Added 8-10-2011 by L.L. No. 7-2011]
Includes all organic waste or offal of fish, fowl or animal
and any fruit or vegetable matter resulting from the preparation of
food or from any source.
Includes all inorganic waste matter and discarded material,
such as glass or tin cans, paper, sweepings, yard trimmings, tree
branches, etc., but not including earth, sand, brick, building blocks,
stone, scrap lumber, plaster and other similar substances that may
accumulate as a result of building operations.
[Amended 1-11-1995 by L.L. No. 1-1995]
The Superintendent of Public Works shall provide
for the regular collection of garbage and refuse generated and originating
within the Village of Scotia at least once each week from all premises
in the Village of Scotia. To ensure regular and systematic collection,
the Superintendent may divide the Village into collection zones and
inform the residents of each zone as to the day of the week on which
their collection will be made.
[Amended 8-10-1977 by L.L. No. 6-1977]
Persons who remove for disposal any garbage
or refuse from any premises within the Village shall be either Village
employees or private collectors equipped with approved sanitary conveyances
and authorized by the Superintendent of Public Works to collect garbage
and refuse from commercial and industrial establishments and residential
apartment dwellings consisting of more than four dwelling units only.
[Amended 9-11-1996 by L.L. No. 12-1996; 5-14-2003 by L.L. No. 6-2003; 8-10-2011 by L.L. No. 7-2011]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to allow garbage,
bulk waste or refuse to accumulate upon any premises owned or occupied
by him/her. No person shall throw, dump, or bury any garbage, bulk
waste or refuse upon any premises, public or private.
B.
If, after due notice, the owner or occupant fails
to remove the accumulation of garbage, bulk waste or refuse, the Superintendent
shall cause such work to be done, and the cost thereof, plus an administrative
fee equal to the greater of 15% of the cost of such work or $200,
shall be assessed against the property by the Board of Trustees.
[Added 8-10-1977 by L.L. No. 6-1977;
amended 6-14-1978 by L.L. No. 2-1978; 1-11-1995 by L.L. No. 1-1995]
A.
All commercial eating establishments, apartment structures
consisting of more than four dwelling units and any commercial establishment
generating more than the allowable material limit of garbage and refuse
on a weekly basis shall provide for private collection of garbage
and refuse. Such private collection shall be from secure, watertight,
dumpster-type receptacles equipped with tight-fitting covers. Material
limits allowed:
B.
The Board of Trustees is hereby designated as a board
of review for the purpose of granting variances to the strict enforcement
of this section where such enforcement would result in unnecessary
hardship or practical difficulties. Any such variances shall be granted
after a review by the Superintendent of Public Works of the circumstances
involved and after assurances of a suitable alternative not inconsistent
with the general purpose and intent of the Public Health Law and Sanitary
Code.
Owners, tenants and occupants of all premises
from which garbage and refuse is to be collected shall provide suitable
receptacles adequate to contain all accumulations between the scheduled
collection days.
A.
Garbage receptacles.
(1)
All receptacles used for garbage shall be watertight
and supplied with tightly fitting covers. All garbage shall be drained
of surplus liquids and all household garbage shall be securely wrapped
in paper before being placed in the receptacle.
(2)
No such receptacle shall have a bulk capacity of more
than 20 gallons nor a combined weight, together with contents, of
over 100 pounds.
B.
Refuse receptacles. Dry refuse may be broken, cut
or otherwise reduced in size and placed in weather-resistant receptacles
having a total weight, including contents, of not more than 100 pounds.
C.
Bundled refuse. Tree branches, grass, leaves and other
similar dry waste materials may be compressed and securely tied into
bundles not exceeding four feet in the greatest dimension and 100
pounds in weight.
All refuse materials resulting from building
construction or repair operations, such as earth, sand, brick, building
blocks, stone, scrap lumber, plaster, etc., shall be removed from
the site and disposed of by the owner or the contractor.
[Amended 10-13-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993; 10-11-1995 by L.L. No. 8-1995]
Occupants of premises from which collections
are to be made shall place garbage and refuse receptacles and other
waste materials to be removed at the curb in front of said premises
prior to collection time and remove emptied receptacles a minimum
of 10 feet from front or rear property lines or out of public view
promptly after collection. Materials, however, shall not be placed
at the curb prior to 3:00 p.m. of the day before collection, and emptied
receptacles shall be removed before 8:00 a.m. of the day following
collection.
No person shall overhaul, for the purpose of
salvage, the contents of any receptacle or deposit of waste material
placed at the curb for collection.
Consistent with this article, the Superintendent
of Public Works may make further rules and regulations which, upon
acceptance and approval by the Board of Trustees, shall become enforceable
as a part of this article.
[Added 10-13-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any
provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable
by a fine of not more than $250 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding
15 days, or both.
[Adopted 1-13-1993 by L.L. No. 1-1993]
As used in this article, the following words
are intended to include and be defined as follows:
Dry newspapers, including inserts.
Newspapers, yard and garden waste, glass and plastic containers,
tin, aluminum and corrugated cardboard.
The uncontrolled and unauthorized picking, sorting and removal
of solid waste either before, during or following disposal.
All types of waste materials, including but not limited to
residential, commercial, institutional and industrial waste.
Recyclable materials, as specified herein, that are mixed
with other solid waste.
Residential or commercial leaf waste, lawn clippings and
brush.
[Amended 5-11-1994 by L.L. No. 1-1994]
A.
It shall be the responsibility of all residents of
the Village, prior to placement of solid waste for collection and
removal, to separate recyclable materials from all residential solid
waste and place them out for collection in the following manner:
(1)
Glass and tin containers shall be clean and all contents
shall be removed therefrom in the following manner: caps shall be
removed; paper labels shall be removed from the tin containers; and
cans must be flattened with ends cut off, if possible, and inserted
inside.
(2)
Newspapers for collection shall be placed in containers
or secured in such a manner as to be clean and dry.
(3)
Plastic containers shall be clean and all contents
shall be removed therefrom, including the caps.
(4)
Recyclables shall not be placed in the same container
as or otherwise mixed with other forms of solid waste which consists
of recyclable materials combined with other forms of solid waste.
B.
On or after July 1, 1994, it shall be the responsibility
of all residents of the Village, prior to placement of solid waste
for collection and removal, to separate the following additional recyclable
materials from all residential solid waste and place them out for
collection in the following manner:
C.
It shall be unlawful for any person to collect and
dispose of solid waste which consists of recyclable materials combined
with other forms of solid waste.
D.
All persons owning or otherwise responsible for the
management of nonresidences and multiple residences shall provide
for the separate collection of recyclables and distinguish the same
from other forms of solid waste.
A.
Village of Scotia personnel or their agents are hereby
authorized to randomly inspect incoming loads of solid waste to determine
if unseparated recyclable materials are contained therein.
B.
Village of Scotia personnel or their agents are hereby
authorized to turn away and deny access to any carrier delivering
a load that contains unseparated recyclable materials.
C.
In the event that the Village of Scotia personnel
or their agents determine that a load of solid waste contains unseparated
recyclable materials, the carrier delivering said load shall be directed
and required to remove said load of solid waste from the applicable
landfill.
Scavenging in the streets of the Village of
Scotia is prohibited.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any
provision of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor publishable
by a fine not to exceed $100 or imprisonment not to exceed six months,
or by both such fine and imprisonment.
