[Adopted 1-6-1997 by Ord. No. 139]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Every refuse accumulation which cannot be fully placed inside
of a ninety-five-gallon trash container and which is categorized as
one of the following:
[Added 2-3-2014 by Ord. No. 363]
Household appliances and electronics, such as dishwashers, washing
machines, dryers, microwaves, refrigerators, freezers, stoves, televisions,
vacuum cleaners and stereos;
Yard waste, such as limbs and branches that are four feet or
less in length and four inches or less in diameter, grass clippings,
pine needles and cones and flower bed and garden debris, provided
that all limbs and branches shall be bundled and all other yard waste
shall be bagged; or
Furniture and large household items, such as beds, mattresses,
box springs, chairs, sofas, desks, dressers, shelving, stands, bookcases,
lamps, picnic tables, shelving and pool covers.
Every refuse accumulation of organic matter.
Every refuse accumulation of inorganic matter of every character,
except garbage, and shall include, by way of enumeration but not by
way of limitation, grass clippings, fallen leaves, sticks, tree branches,
stone, concrete, old boards, broken glass, used furniture, household
appliances, cans, paper, magazines, clothes and any other household
items.
The Commissioners of Ridgely, also known as the "Town of
Ridgely."
Anything and everything discarded or abandoned, including,
without limitation, garbage, bulk trash and rubbish, and is to be
construed broadly to effect the purpose of this article.
[Amended 2-3-2014 by Ord. No. 363]
[Amended 2-3-2014 by Ord. No. 363]
It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
to dispose of or dump trash of any kind, upon the streets of the town
or upon any public or private premises within the corporate limits
of the town unless allowed either by this article or by special permission
of the Town Commissioners. It is also unlawful for any person who
is neither a Town resident nor an owner of a business located within
the incorporated limits of the Town to place his or her trash for
collection in the incorporated limits of the Town. Nothing herein
is intended to preempt or establish a less strict standard than the
state's Anti-Littering Law.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Art. 27, § 468,
of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
[Amended 2-3-2014 by Ord. No. 363]
All trash shall be placed in a covered, standard-size
container, which is hereby defined as a metal or plastic trash can
made for that purpose and not over 35 gallons in size (95 gallons
if using a trash collection contractor's container). Said container(s)
shall be placed for pickup at the curb or alley where designated by
the Town's Supervisor of Public Works. All other containers are prohibited.
All bulk trash shall be placed at the curb, roadside or alley abutting
the property from which the bulk trash is to be collected.
A.
Trash collection workers need not go upon private
property to collect trash of any kind, if it is not placed where it
is supposed to be for pickup, unless the trash collection contractor
agrees otherwise.
[Amended 2-3-2014 by Ord. No. 363]
B.
The following items need not be collected by trash
collection workers and must be disposed of by the owner thereof either
by making his or her own arrangements or through special arrangement
with the Town:
[Amended 2-2-2004 by Ord. No. 257; 2-3-2014 by Ord. No. 363]
(1)
Items or bags weighing over 50 pounds.
(2)
Debris from demolition, destruction, burning or disposal
of buildings or construction, such as concrete, cement, masonry, shingles,
bricks, cement blocks, plaster, paneling, plywood, wafer board, siding
of any kind or plumbing fixtures, such as sinks and toilets.
(3)
Animal waste.
(4)
Tree limbs and branches in excess of four inches in
diameter or four feet in length, tree trunks and tree roots, dirt
and topsoil.
(5)
Motor vehicles, tires, watercraft and parts thereof.
(6)
Biohazardous waste, "hazmat" substances, and medical
waste and explosive and chemical materials and substances, such as
gasoline, motor oil, paint and containers thereof.
C.
Newspapers must be segregated from trash, garbage
and refuse and bundled if not placed in a container.
D.
Cardboard boxes, if not placed in a container, must
be broken down and bundled.
E.
Loaded trash containers shall not exceed 50 pounds.
F.
All trash resulting from construction of any kind requiring a building permit issued by the Town is the responsibility of the owner of the property upon which such construction is being performed and shall be regularly removed therefrom by the owner or the builder or contractor performing the work. In addition to constituting a violation of this article, any such trash which is not regularly removed may constitute a violation of Chapter 136 (Property Maintenance) of the Code of the Town of Ridgely.
[Added 2-2-2004 by Ord. No. 257; 2-3-2014 by Ord. No.
363]
G.
No trash of any kind shall be put out for collection
earlier than the day before the scheduled pickup.
[Amended 2-3-2014 by Ord. No. 363]
H.
The Town Commissioners may adopt, by resolution, policies and procedures
relative to bulk trash collection in the Town that are consistent
with the provisions of this chapter.[1]
[Added 2-3-2014 by Ord. No. 363]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Policies and procedures relative to bulk
trash collection were adopted 3-10-2014 by Res. No. 2014-02. Said
resolution, and any subsequent amendments thereto, is on file in the
Town offices.
Not more than four of the thirty-five-gallon
size containers nor one of the ninety-five-gallon size containers
shall be put out for collection each week, except by special arrangement
by the owner with the trash collection contractor and provided that
such special arrangement is approved by the Town's Supervisor of Public
Works.
[Amended 2-3-2014 by Ord. No. 363]
A.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this article shall be guilty of a municipal infraction and subject to citation and punishment pursuant to Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II, General Penalty, of the Code of the Town of Ridgely, and a separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
B.
The Town
Code Enforcement Officer or his or her designee shall notify, in writing,
any person(s) found to be in violation of any provision of this article
and direct the abatement of any such violation within 10 days of the
date of the written notification. If any such violation remains unabated
at the expiration of the prescribed period, then the Town Code Enforcement
Officer or his or her designee is authorized and empowered to abate
the violation and assess the cost thereof against the owner of the
property upon which the violation exists or the property abutting
any sidewalk, street, alley or lane upon which the violation exists.
Such cost shall also be a lien against the property and shall be collected
in the same manner as municipal taxes or by suit at law.
Nothing herein obliges trash collection service
to be provided by the Town, which may, if it so determines, contract
with another person, firm or corporation to provide such service.
