All owners and occupants of any premises in
the Town, whether improved or unimproved, shall keep such premises
in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition and shall remove therefrom
all refuse, including trash, garbage, brush, weeds, grass over 12
inches in height, or any other objectionable matter, whether vegetable,
animal, or mineral.
[Amended 3-17-2007 by Ord. No. 706-08]
A. In addition to other remedies and penalties provided in this article, in the case of any owner of such real property, or both the owner and occupant if such property is not owner-occupied, who neglects to or refuses to comply with the provisions of §
240-19, such owner of such real property, or both the owner and occupant if such property is not owner-occupied, shall be notified of such noncompliance by the Town's Building Official and such notice shall be by registered mail addressed to said owner of such real property, or both the owner and occupant if such property is not owner-occupied, at his/her last known address, and if such compliance has not been effected within one week from the date of such notice, the Town's Building Official is authorized and empowered to enter upon such premises and perform such acts as are necessary to bring such premises into compliance with the provisions of such section.
B. When the Town has completed the removal of such refuse, litter and/or weeds or has paid for its removal, the actual cost thereof shall be billed to the owner of such real property, or both the owner and occupant if such property is not owner-occupied, and shall become due and payable 30 days from the bill date and will incur interest at the rate of 1 1/2% per month until paid. The removal costs constitute a lien against each affected real property to be collected pursuant to the provisions of Chapter
50, Finance and Taxation, §
50-3 of this Code.
No dry trash, including but not necessarily
limited to newspapers, magazines, wastepaper, and paper cartons, shall
be kept within the Town unless the same is tied in bundles or placed
in boxes or cartons of gross weight not exceeding 50 pounds and further
secured so as to prevent scattering. Cardboard boxes which are not
used as containers for such trash shall be flattened and tied in bundles.
In addition to adherence to other requirements
of this article, any person, corporation, contractor or subcontractor
owning or engaged in the alteration, repair, construction, excavation,
or demolition of a structure, walk, driveway or other appurtenance
shall maintain the premises upon which such activities are taking
place in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition, shall adopt measures
to prevent the scattering of debris, and shall remove and dispose
of, at his expense, all refuse, rubbish, or waste matter resulting
from such alteration, repair, construction, excavation, or demolition.
Such refuse and waste matter shall be removed in a sanitary manner
with seven days of final cessation of work, unless otherwise specifically
authorized by the Director of Public Works.
Nonexclusive franchises, renewable annually,
may be granted to commercial refuse collectors under the following
conditions:
A. The holder of a franchise shall:
(1) Maintain such compensation and liability insurance
as will protect the Town from any and all claims under workers' compensation
acts and from any other claims for damages or for personal injury
or damage to property which may arise from his operations under the
franchise. The public liability and automobile liability insurance
shall be not less than $500,000 bodily injury and $100,000 for property
damage arising out of any occurrence. The holder shall provide the
Town certificates of such insurance. Such certificates shall provide
at least 10 days' written notice of cancellation or termination to
the Town of Bel Air, 39 Hickory Avenue, Bel Air, Maryland 21014.
(2) Provide the Town copies of licenses for vehicles operating
within the Town evidencing approval, by an agent of the Maryland State
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, of the equipment for hauling
refuse.
(3) Maintain containers provided to customers in a serviceable
condition.
(4) Provide service to customers on a timely basis.
(5) Provide the Town with a list of customers detailing
service provided, i.e., size and number of containers and schedule
of pickups, and a route schedule and shall keep the Town informed
of changes in either.
(6) Comply with the rules of conduct which have been established
by the operator of a landfill to which he is conveying refuse originating
within the Town.
(7) Bear full responsibility for segregating refuse generated by customers located within the corporate limits of the Town of Bel Air from that collected outside the corporate limits for purposes of avoiding fees which may be imposed by the operator of a landfill. Failure to segregate such refuse while operating under the franchise shall be subject to a fine as provided in §
240-29 of this article. Subsequent offenses shall be deemed a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter
1, Article
II, of this Code.
[Amended 11-17-2008 by Ord. No. 715-08]
B. Failure on the part of the holder of a franchise to
comply with any one of the above conditions will be deemed sufficient
cause for the voidance of the franchise. The purpose of granting a
franchise is to grant the holder the right to avoid tipping fees charged
by Harford County. Commercial refuse collectors are free to collect
refuse within the Town.
[Amended 11-17-2008 by Ord. No. 715-08]
No garbage, trash, or debris shall be transported,
conveyed or hauled over streets or highways unless the same shall
be in covered containers or a covered vehicle or, if carried in an
open vehicle, held down by a netted wire covering or any other covering
of sufficient weight and size to prevent the blowing, scattering,
or dropping of the garbage, trash or debris.
The Commissioners may, from time to time, by
resolution, adopt reasonable and uniform rules and regulations to
carry out the provisions of this article.
[Amended 11-17-2008 by Ord. No. 715-08]
Any violation of any of the provisions of this article shall be a municipal infraction and any violator shall be fined as provided in Chapter
1, Article
II, of this Code for each day or fraction thereof during which a violation continues.