[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Corning 8-5-1991. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known as the "Solid Waste
Ordinance."
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The residue from wood or coal and other combustible materials,
excluding any ashes from an industrial process.
A person, firm or corporation licensed to collect, convey
and dispose of garbage, rubbish or recyclables by the city.
Not limited to furniture, carpet, television sets, plumbing
fixtures, large crates, tools, machinery or parts thereof and similar
items.
The City of Corning, New York.
Any plastic bag distributed solely by the city or its agents
which shall bear an identification mark established by the city. This
shall be the only means by which city residents can dispose of their
garbage and rubbish by city haulers.
A person who purchases city disposal bags and uses them in
accordance with this chapter.
Double layered cardboard paper material compound with ribbed
inner sections between layers.
The County of Steuben, New York State and its regulatory
agencies.
Every waste accumulated of animal, vegetable, fruit or similar
organic matter that attends the preparation, use, cooking, dealing
in or storage of meat, fish fowl, fruit or vegetable.
Clean bottles and jars made of clear, green or brown glass.
Clean, dry paper of the type commonly referred to as "newsprint."
Expressly excluded are newspapers that have been soiled.
Includes but not limited to paint, poisons, acids, caustics,
explosives, fuels, motor oils and other hazardous materials that may
cause damage or injury to collection equipment or personnel, human
or animal excrement, dead animals, dirt, motor vehicle tires, stone,
ashes, bulky waste, construction and demolition materials, appliances,
furniture and yard waste.
Any natural person, firm, copartnership, association or corporations.
Those materials specified by New York State and the County
of Steuben for collection in accordance with Steuben County Recycling
regulations.
Solid waste exclusive of garbage and recyclables and noncollectibles,
nonrecyclable glass, metals, paper or plastic, plant materials, wood,
nonputrescible solid waste, leather, rubber (excluding motor vehicle
tires) and crockery.
Garbage, rubbish and recyclables.
Clean cans that have a rim on each end. Both ends and label
should be removed and flattened.
Fallen leaves, woody brush, grass clippings and other vegetative
waste.
[1]
Editor's Note: The former definition of "approved
container," which immediately preceded this definition, was deleted 10-5-1998 by L.L. No.
32-1998.
The operation for collection, removal and disposal
of solid waste in the City of Corning shall be under the jurisdiction
of the Superintendent of Public Works, who is hereby empowered to
make and publish regulations concerning the days of collection, container
location and any and all regulations pertaining to the collection
and disposal of wastes.
[Amended 10-5-1998 by L.L. No. 32-1998]
The Superintendent of Public Works is hereby
empowered to propose all charges in relation to the collection and
disposal of solid waste to users of the City of Corning Solid Waste
Collection System. Rates shall be established by resolution of the
City Council.
A.
The container shall be maintained in good condition
by the owner thereof and shall not be permitted to have any ragged
or sharp edges or any other defects liable to hinder or harm the person
collecting the contents thereof.
B.
Should the container deteriorate to such an extent
that the handles thereof become dangerous and liable to injure or
hinder the person collecting the contents of said container, or should
it leak, it must be replaced by a proper container within one week
after receipt of a written notice from the Superintendent of Public
Works of said condition.
[Amended 10-5-1998 by L.L. No. 32-1998]
C.
It shall be the duty of each person to provide himself/herself
with the approved container for garbage(s), rubbish and recyclables
to hold the waste accumulation between periods of collection by the
Superintendent of Public Works or authorized commercial collector.
[Amended 10-5-1998 by L.L. No. 32-1998; 4-5-1999]
[Amended 10-5-1998 by L.L. No. 32-1998; 4-5-1999]
Said containers shall be kept covered at all
times with proper tight-fitting covers, except while garbage and rubbish
is being put into such cans or while the same is being emptied. It
shall be unlawful for anyone other than the tenants or occupants of
the premises at which garbage containers are stored or regularly authorized
employees of the Department of Public Works, its agents or authorized
commercial collector to disturb any container or to remove the covers
or any of the contents thereof. No person shall cause the contents
thereof to be strewn or scattered on the lawns, sidewalks, streets,
alleys, parks, playgrounds, empty lots or other public places in the
City of Corning, New York.
The subscribers of city collection services
must place all garbage and rubbish in city disposal bags, which shall
contain no more than 40 pounds of collectible material per bag, which
must be set at curbside no earlier than 2:00 p.m. on the day before
scheduled collection and not later than 6:00 a.m. the day of scheduled
collection. There shall be no recyclables or noncollectibles in the
city disposal bags. No container shall be left at curbside after 9:00
p.m. on the day of its scheduled collection.
A.
It shall be mandatory for all residents and businesses
to separate recyclables from all other solid waste. Separate bundles
or containers shall be placed curbside for collection.
B.
Collection of recyclable material from City of Corning
customers will only be performed in conjunction with bag collection.
Recyclable material will only be collected by City of Corning haulers
when placed along side a city collection bag.
A.
Limitations on properties served. It shall be the
duty of every person who accumulates garbage, rubbish and recyclables
to cause such garbage, rubbish and recyclables to be removed and disposed
of.
B.
Availability and extent of service. Garbage and recyclables
shall be collected once per week from the residential and business
sections, and the Superintendent of Public Works is hereby authorized
to arrange date schedules for the various sections of the city.
[Amended 10-5-1998 by L.L. No. 32-1998]
C.
Responsibility of employees. Each and every agent,
officer or employee of the city engaged in the work of collection
and removing of garbage, rubbish and recyclables from the premises
shall in no way interfere with, disturb, break, destroy, handle, take
or use any articles or substance or trespass upon any property of
the householders, except insofar as the requirements of such collections
shall warrant.
[Amended 10-5-1998 by L.L. No. 32-1998]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to engage in the business for hire of collecting, handling
or transporting through the streets or public ways of the City of
Corning any solid waste generated in the territorial limits of the
City of Corning without first obtaining a license to engage in such
business. Every person, firm or corporation desiring to engage in
such business shall make application to the City Clerk by setting
forth the name of such person, firm or corporation, the residence
of an individual, or the address and place of business of firm or
corporation, and pay a fee for such license in the sum as set forth
from time to time by resolution of the City Council[1] for each vehicle to be used in the conduct of such business.
Each such license so issued shall expire on the 30th day of June following
such date of issue. The City Clerk shall, before issuing such a license,
require the owner to get written approval from the Superintendent
of Public Works to the effect that the vehicle to be used for such
purposes is satisfactorily constructed to prevent littering of the
city streets.
[Amended 10-5-1998 by L.L. No. 32-1998]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to place or cause to be placed in or upon any public street
or alley of the City of Corning any solid waste or any other type
of waste or rubbish, except when in accordance with a schedule of
collection as authorized by the Superintendent of Public Works.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to dump household or business-type garbage, rubbish or
recyclable in city-maintained trash containers, such as in parking
lots, parks, upon streets and alleys, simply to avoid paying for said
services.
[Added 2-27-2023 by Solid Waste Regulation No. 1-2023]
In addition to any regulations contained in Chapter 190 of the Code of the City of Corning, subscribers to commercial curbside collection services shall comply with the following:
A.
Subscribers must place all solid waste in disposal containers which
must be set curbside, or at the edge of the pavement if there is no
curb, no earlier than 2:00 p.m. on the day before scheduled collection.
No container shall be left curbside after 9:00 p.m. on the day of
scheduled collection.
B.
Other than for collection purposes during the times above, no garbage,
rubbish or disposal containers shall be left within the City's
right-of-way.
[Amended 10-5-1998 by L.L. No. 32-1998]
Any person violating any of the terms of this
chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a maximum fine
of $250 or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
