As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Includes any meat or vegetable waste resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking or consumption of any or all foods, that being
of any worthless or offensive matter.
Articles scattered about in disorder or strewn matter, including
garbage, rubbish, refuse or trash, as hereinafter defined, and similar
waste material.
Include the worthless or the useless of something, the leavings,
the trash and/or the garbage, as well as that which has been thrown
aside or left as worthless and/or useless.
All litter, with an exception of litter stored
in receptacles for collection or under controlled conditions for commercial
processing, situated in or on any lot, place or area within the corporate
limits of the Town, whether it be by the owner or the occupier, is
hereby declared to be a nuisance. It shall be unlawful for any owner
or occupier to permit such litter to be situated in or on such owner's
or occupier's premises, and the same shall be removed as set forth
in this article.
The Town Manager or his designated representative
is authorized and directed to notify, in writing, by certified or
registered mail with return receipt requested, by postage prepaid,
the owner or occupier of any lot, place or area within the corporate
limits of the Town or the agent of the owner or occupier to dispose
of or remove all litter declared a nuisance, being or located on such
owner's or occupier's property.
The owner or occupier or the agent of the owner or occupier of any lot, place or area having in any calendar year received notice pursuant to the provisions of § 486-6 shall be deemed to have received notice for the remainder of the year that, on the first day or each month thereafter, the Town may, without further notice, dispose and remove all litter declared a nuisance, being or located on such owner's or occupier's property, and that the cost of such action shall be charged and collected in accordance with the provisions of this article.
Upon the failure, neglect or refusal of any
owner or occupier or the agent of such owner or occupier to dispose
of or remove all litter declared a nuisance, being or located on such
owner's or occupier's property, the same five days after receipt of
such written notice or within 10 days of the mailing of such notice,
in the event that the notice is returned to the post office located
in the Town due to the inability to make delivery thereof, the Town
Manager is authorized to take action and to pay for the disposal and
removal of all litter declared a nuisance.
Whenever the Town Manager or his designated
representative has determined that the disposal and removal of litter
has been declared a nuisance or has paid for its disposal and removal
pursuant to the provisions of this article, the actual cost thereof,
together with an additional charge of 25% of the actual charge to
defray administrative expenses, plus accrued interest at the rate
of 25% per annum from the date of completion of the work, if not paid
by the owner or occupier prior thereto, shall be charged to the owner
or occupier of such property on the next regular tax bill by the Town.
Such charge shall be due and payable by the owner at the time of payment
of such tax bill.
