[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Council
of the Village of New Haven as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 6-13-1966 by Ord. No. 121]
This article shall be known and may be cited
as the "Village of New Haven Garbage and Rubbish Disposal Ordinance."
This article is enacted for the purpose of regulating
the picking up and disposal of rubbish, garbage and waste materials
within the Village of New Haven and to regulate such activities in
the interest of preservation of the public health, safety and general
welfare, and to prevent the collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish
and waste materials from constituting a nuisance or a public health
hazard.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Includes residue from fires used for cooking or heating buildings.
Includes waste materials resulting from the alteration, repair
or construction or reconstruction of buildings or structures. The
care, collection and disposal of this type of material is the responsibility
of the owner or tenant of the property.
Includes animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking and consumption of foods and all other organic
matter subject to rapid decomposition.
Includes any individual, firm, copartnership or corporation,
private or public.
Wherever in this article the word "refuse" is used, it shall
include all of the items of waste as defined in this section.
Includes paper, cartons, boxes, barrels and ordinary combustible
waste from residences and business establishments.
Includes metal, tin cans, bottles, glass, crockery and other
mineral refuse.
Includes street sweepings, dirt, leaves, catch basin dirt
and cartons or litter receptacles.
Consists of tree branches, twigs, grass, shrub clippings,
woods, leaves and general yard and garden waste materials.
[Amended 10-13-1981 by Ord. No. 180]
A.
After the effective date of this section, the exclusive
authority for the operation and control of the collection, transportation
and disposal of rubbish within the Village of New Haven shall be vested
in the Village Council and hereafter it shall be unlawful for any
person to engage in the business of collection, transportation or
disposal of rubbish, garbage or waste materials as hereinbefore defined
within the Village of New Haven without written authority given by
the Village Council.
B.
The Village Council is hereby authorized to contract
with private individuals for all or such part of the rubbish collection
business in the Village as it deems best in the interest of the public
health, safety, welfare and general convenience of the citizens of
the Village of New Haven, said contract to be upon the best terms
and conditions available by virtue of public bids. In the event the
Village Council determines that no advantage will be gained by the
Village in bidding the contract, then it may, by resolution, do away
with the bidding requirement. A contract to any person for the collection
of rubbish, garbage or waste material shall not be for a longer period
than one year unless the Village Council determines, by resolution,
that it will be to the Village's advantage to have a contract of longer
duration.
Any contract executed by the Village for the
collection, disposal and transportation of rubbish shall incorporate
the following conditions, and such conditions shall become part of
every contract so executed as if specifically included therein:
A.
That the contractor shall provide sufficient vehicles
so as to make a rubbish pickup within the Village at least once each
week.
B.
That the contractor shall use only loader-type trucks
with a closed body or vehicles equipped with tarpaulins to prevent
the littering of rubbish and waste materials on the public streets
and highways.
C.
That the contractor shall obtain and carry throughout
the life of the contract with the Village public liability insurance
with limits for personal injuries of not less than $25,000 for injuries
to any one person and of not less than $50,000 in any one accident,
and of not less than $25,000 for property damage.
D.
That the contractor shall keep his vehicles in a neat
and clean condition at all times, free from filth or obnoxious odors.
E.
That the contractor and his agents and employees shall
so far as practicable handle the refuse receptacles with care so as
not to damage them or cause undue noise or scattering of refuse or
waste materials.
F.
That the contractor shall establish a schedule for
house-to-house pickups and maintain such schedule.
The following rules and regulations are hereby
adopted for the regulation of the collection, transportation and disposal
of rubbish, garbage and waste materials within the Village of New
Haven. Such regulations shall be effective whether the operation of
rubbish disposal is carried on by departments of the Village or by
private individuals under contract with the Village. Any contract
hereinafter executed between the Village and a private individual
for the collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish and waste materials
shall be subject to the terms of this article and the rules and regulations
hereinafter set forth:
A.
The owner, lessor, lessee or agent, occupant or tenant
of every building where rubbish and waste materials accumulate shall
cause to be provided for said building proper receptacles for the
storage, handling and disposal of garbage, rubbish and waste materials.
B.
A receptacle for rubbish and waste materials shall
be kept on the premises in the rear thereof except on the days designated
for collection when the same shall be placed between the sidewalk
and the curb so as to facilitate easy pickup and collection thereof.
C.
Rubbish containers shall be either garbage cans of
metal or wooden bushel baskets with handles in good condition and
shall not exceed 20 gallons in capacity nor weigh more than 60 pounds
when full. Rubbish containers other than metal or wooden baskets with
handles in good condition as herein specified may be collected as
rubbish without notice.
D.
The care, collection and disposal of brush over four
feet in length and rubbish or garbage which cannot be contained in
a receptacle the capacity of which is no larger than 20 gallons is
the responsibility of the owner or tenant of the property.
E.
It shall be the duty of every owner, tenant, lessee
or occupant of any building having garbage, rubbish or waste material
to provide or keep within said building and on the lot in which the
same is situated suitable containers of sufficient size to handle
the accumulation of rubbish or waste material on the premises during
the interval between collections. Type, size and construction of these
containers shall be in conformity with regulations adopted governing
the same.
F.
Containers for ashes shall be of metal, of sturdy
construction, and must have adequate handles to prevent spilling.
Containers for rubbish may be of wood or metal or, if a rigid container
is not desired, large burlap, canvas or similar cloth bags may be
used. Covers for rigid containers are desirable to prevent scattering
of contents by the wind and to prevent containers from becoming a
breeding place for vermin.
G.
Garden rubbish shall be placed in containers of wood,
metal or paper in order to facilitate handling. Branches shall be
cut to four-foot length and tied securely and compactly in bundles.
H.
The combined weight of any refuse container and its
contents shall not exceed 60 pounds.
I.
No paper, lawn cuttings, or rakings, leaves, weeds,
ashes, or any other refuse material whatever, shall be thrown or swept
into any street, gutter, intake, alley, vacant lot or other property,
whether private or public. It shall be the duty of every tenant, lessee
and occupant of any building at all times to maintain said premises
in a clean and orderly condition permitting no deposit or accumulation
of materials other than those ordinarily attendant upon day-to-day
use for which said premises are legally used for.
J.
It shall be unlawful for any person other than the
tenants or occupants of the premises on which containers of refuse
are stored or kept or the regularly authorized agents, employees or
licensees of the Village to disturb any refuse containers or to remove
their covers or any of the contents thereof or to cause such refuse
containers or their contents to be strewn or scattered on any street
or property, public or private. All refuse shall be set out, properly
bundled, or in proper containers on designated collection days. Waste
containers placed in streets or alleys shall be properly removed therefrom
by such tenant or occupant after same shall have been emptied.
K.
Rubbish, garbage, refuse or waste, as defined herein, may only be disposed of in the methods provided by this article, and every individual owner or householder shall pay the charges established by the Village Council and provided for in § 440-7 hereof.
[Amended 6-3-1970 by Ord. No. 129; 10-13-1981 by Ord. No.
180]
[Amended 10-13-1981 by Ord. No. 180; 1-13-2015 by Ord. No.
333; 10-9-2018 by Ord. No. 357; 10-8-2019 by Ord. No. 368]
B.
This article's rate schedule shall be subject to increase or
revision from time to time by the Village Council as may be required
to cover collection costs.
C.
Billing statements shall be rendered monthly and may be included
with the water and sewage bill, in the discretion of the Village Council.
D.
Billing for garbage, refuse, rubbish, and waste collection services
shall be made monthly and shall be due and payable when received.
For all bills not paid when due, a penalty of 10% of the billing amount
shall be added to the total amount due. In addition to the penalty
mentioned above, a billing service charge of 2% of the unpaid balance
of any garbage, refuse, rubbish, or waste bill shall be added to such
bill for each month the bill remains delinquent subsequent to the
first billing date.
E.
The charges for garbage, rubbish and waste collection service constitute
a lien on all premises served. If charges are not paid within 30 days
after the billing due date, the Village shall place the amount owed
on the next general tax roll to be collected as a part of the general
municipal taxes.
F.
In addition to the other remedies available under this article, the
Village may discontinue garbage, rubbish, and waste collection to
any premises for the nonpayment of charges when due. Discontinuance
shall not exempt or release the owner, tenant, or occupant of a premises
from any other penalties provided by this article.
G.
Any person(s) who violates any of this article's provisions,
upon conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction, shall be punished
under the municipal civil infraction provisions set forth in the Village
of New Haven Municipal Civil Infraction Ordinance No. 333.[1] Each day in which any such violation continues shall be
deemed a separate offense.
Violations of this article may be restrained
by a court of equity by issuance of an injunction for each and every
violation hereunder in such manner and on such terms as a court of
equity shall determine.
The Village Council is authorized to make such
rules and regulations as from time to time appear to it to be necessary
to carry out the intent of this article; provided, however, that such
rules do not conflict with this or other ordinances of the Village.
The provisions of this article shall not apply
to any commercial or industrial establishment nor to any trailer park.
