The provisions of this article shall apply to
any owner, lessee or occupant of any premises within the Town.
The collection and disposal of refuse shall
be under the supervision of the Town Highway Department in accordance
with such regulations as may be, from time to time, adopted by the
Town Board.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
ASHES
The residue from fires used for cooking and for heating buildings.
BRUSH
Includes branches, leaves and organic yard waste.
BULKY RUBBISH
Rubbish consisting of large household items that cannot be
disposed of in the regular scheduled weekly garbage pickups. Up to
four passenger-sized tires can be accepted if they are kept separate
from other debris.
DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT
This district is designated as Fall Street between Trinity
Lane westerly up to and including 143 Fall Street. The district also
includes Cowing Street.
GARBAGE
Wastes from the preparation, cooking and consumption of foods;
market refuse; waste from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
These types of materials will not be picked up by the Town
of Seneca Falls. These materials include, but are not limited to:
B.
Paint thinners and paint strippers.
M.
Ammunition and fireworks.
N.
Fluorescent bulbs and tubes.
O.
Televisions, computers or other similar electronic components.
MULTI-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Five or more residential units located on a single property
or continuous properties under common co-ownership, control or management.
NEWSPAPERS
Papers that are printed and sold or distributed at stated
intervals, usually daily or weekly, and that contain news, opinions,
advertisements and other matters of public interest, but excluding
all magazines or other periodicals, as well as all other paper products
of every nature.
RECYCLABLE MATERIAL
Material that can be collected, separated and/or processed,
treated, reclaimed, used or reused to produce a raw material or product.
RESIDENTIAL UNIT
A structure occupied as the residence or home of one family
but not more than four families living independently of each other.
ROLLING WASTE CONTAINER
A ninety-six-gallon rolling refuse container with a lid,
one-piece handle, wheels and a ten-year manufacturer's warranty. Each
waste container will be numbered and assigned to a specific property.
RUBBISH
Tree branches, leaves, grass and hedge clippings and similar
garden refuse; wood; furniture; bedding; metals; crockery; small stones;
dirt and other mineral refuse.
SACKETT BUSINESS DISTRICT
That area located on Bridge Street from 39 Bridge Street
North to the Bridge Street Bridge and the area of West Bayard Street
located between 47 West Bayard Street and 64 West Bayard Street.
Containers shall be placed within three feet
of the curb not more than 12 hours prior to the day designated for
their collection by the Town Board. No containers shall be placed
upon any street or sidewalk area. All empty containers shall be removed
from the pickup area prior to darkness on the evening of the day designated
for their collection.
Collection of the several classes of refuse,
as herein defined, shall be made with such frequency and on such days
and at such hours as may from time to time be established by the Town
Board.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any
of the provisions of this article shall become subject to a fine not
to exceed $500 or imprisonment not to exceed 15 days, or both, for
each offense.
No person shall transport or bring or cause
to be transported or brought into or shall throw, dump, deposit or
cause to be thrown, dumped or deposited in any part of the Town of
Seneca Falls, New York, any garbage, ashes, refuse or waste materials
from any source whatever originating outside of the Town of Seneca
Falls, New York, including a designated landfill, except as expressly
permitted by the Town Board, and no person shall permit such throwing,
dumping or depositing thereof upon property owned, leased or controlled
by such person, including a designated landfill, except as expressly
permitted by the Town Board. The Town Board will consider the health,
safety and welfare of the citizens of the Town of Seneca Falls, New
York, and be guided by what is in the best interests of the community
in reviewing any application for permission to so accept such garbage,
ashes, refuse or waste materials pursuant to this section.
No person shall deposit or throw or cause to
be deposited any substance of any kind on a designated landfill except
at the place and in the manner directed by the Town Board of Seneca
Falls, New York, or by a person in charge of the premises under the
authority of said Town Board.
No person shall throw or deposit or cause to
be thrown or deposited any garbage, ashes, refuse or waste materials
or abandoned vehicles or parts thereof in or upon any public highway,
street, place, stream, waterway or body of water or upon any private
lands.
No person shall suffer or permit garbage, ashes,
refuse or other waste materials to collect or remain upon premises
owned or occupied by him or her so that the same shall become offensive
or harmful to the public health or to any person or property.
A violation of this article may be punishable
by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment for not more than
15 days, or both.