[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Seneca Falls 10-1-2013 by L.L. No. 3-2014. Amendments noted where applicable.]
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:
The residue from fires used for cooking and for heating buildings.
Includes branches, leaves and organic yard waste.
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.
This district is designated as Fall Street between Trinity
Lane westerly up to and including 143 Fall Street. The district also
includes Cowing Street.
Wastes from the preparation, cooking and consumption of foods;
market refuse; waste from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
These types of materials will not be picked up by the Town
of Seneca Falls. These materials include, but are not limited to:
Paint.
Paint thinners and paint strippers.
Rechargeable batteries.
Photographic chemicals.
Drain cleaners.
Pool chemicals.
Aerosol cans.
Pesticides.
Antifreeze.
Fertilizer.
Acids.
Gun powder.
Ammunition and fireworks.
Fluorescent bulbs and tubes.
Televisions, computers or other similar electronic components.
Medical waste.
Five or more residential units located on a single property
or continuous properties under common co-ownership, control or management.
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.
Material that can be collected, separated and/or processed,
treated, reclaimed, used or reused to produce a raw material or product.
A structure occupied as the residence or home of one family
but not more than four families living independently of each other.
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.
Tree branches, leaves, grass and hedge clippings and similar
garden refuse; wood; furniture; bedding; metals; crockery; small stones;
dirt and other mineral refuse.
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.
A.
Garbage shall be securely wrapped in paper and placed
in watertight metal or rigid plastic containers, which shall be kept
covered at all times, or multiple polyethylene trash bags, sealed
with a tie so that the garbage smell shall not become objectionable.
Containers shall have tight-fitting covers and be equipped with bails
or handles for easy handling.
B.
Ash and rubbish containers shall be of a type suitable
for the material therein deposited. Such containers shall preferably
be of wood, metal or rigid plastic, but baskets, burlap, cloth or
polyethylene trash bags and substantial cartons may be used for light
rubbish and shall be reduced in volume as much as possible and securely
tied to permit safe and speedy handling.
C.
The combined weight of any container and its contents
shall not exceed 50 pounds nor have a capacity in excess of 35 gallons.
D.
Containers shall be maintained clean and in good condition.
Any container that does not conform to the provisions of this article
or that may have ragged or sharp edges or any other defect liable
to hamper or injure the person collecting the contents thereof must
be promptly replaced by a proper receptacle upon receipt of notice
to that effect from the Highway Department; and if not so replaced
within 10 days after the receipt of such notice, such nonconforming
or defective container may be collected and disposed of as waste.
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.
A.
The Highway Department will under no conditions collect
any of the following described materials, and the transportation and
disposal of all such prohibited materials shall be the responsibility
of the owner, lessee or occupant of the premises, subject to such
regulations as may from time to time be promulgated by the Town Board:
(1)
Solid or liquid waste resulting from industrial processes
and manufacturing operations, such as food processing wastes, boiler
house cinders, lumber scraps and shavings, waste oil and grease, etc.
(2)
Wearing apparel, bedding or other refuse from a home
or other place where highly infectious or contagious diseases have
prevailed.
(3)
Offal, meats, fruits, vegetables and food products
that are unsalable or which have been condemned by health authorities.
(4)
Dead animals.
(5)
Abandoned automobiles.
(6)
Swill, slops or garbage containing free liquids.
(7)
Building rubbish or waste material from the construction,
remodeling and repair operation on houses, commercial buildings and
other structures, including, among other rejected matter, excavated
earth, stones, bricks, plaster, wallpaper, lumber, shingles, concrete
and waste parts from plumbing, heating and electrical work and roofing.
(8)
Rubbish from other contract operations on the premises.
B.
The refuse collector will not accept for collection
any refuse which is not prepared, stored or placed for collection
in accordance with the provisions of this article, including but not
limited to materials in unsafe, inadequate or overloaded containers;
material not placed at the designated collection point; leaves and
grass not in containers, etc.
C.
Under no conditions shall there be placed in any material
intended for collection any gasoline, benzene, kerosene, turpentine,
paint or similar explosive or highly volatile liquids, nor any cartridges,
shells, ammunition, gunpowder or explosives of any kind.
D.
Under no condition shall there be placed in any container
any broken glass, metal with jagged or sharp edges or other material
liable to injure the collector, unless properly packaged.
A.
The refuse collector will collect normal amounts of
all classes of refuse from the premises; but where abnormal amounts
are placed for collection, the Town reserves the right to refuse the
material, to defer the collection, to collect the material in part
or to make a special collection thereof at charges herein provided,
as may be desirable in the public interest.
B.
The amount of rubbish placed for collection on any
one established collection day shall be restricted to a total of 200
pounds of material consisting of bundles weighing not more than 50
pounds each.
C.
Rubbish in excess of the quantities or weight limit,
or trees, tree branches, logs, etc. not reduced to size and bundles,
as provided in this article, will be taken and collected by special
collection at charges as herein provided.
D.
Other materials not specifically provided for herein
may, on application to the Town Board, be accepted, in its discretion,
for special collection at charges herein provided.
E.
Other materials not specifically provided for herein
may, on application to the Town Board, be accepted, in its discretion,
for special collection at charges herein provided.
A.
The Town Board is authorized to establish charges
for special collections, based on the personnel and equipment required
therefor, plus a reasonable overhead but, in that event, not less
than actual cost.
B.
Such special collection service shall be rendered
only at the convenience of the Highway Department, subject to the
availability of personnel and equipment and without liability for
delay.
C.
The Highway Department will make collections of unusually bulky rubbish at designated times and dates established by policy set by the Town Board, as the same is defined in § 246-3 of this article. Any other collection at the request of the disposing property owner made to the Town Office shall be subject to payment of a fee as described in Subsection F.
D.
Any bulky rubbish left at the curbside by any owner of residential property, in the absence of the notification of the Town Office of such deposit, shall be removed by the Highway Department upon five days' notice by regular mail sent by the Town to the property owner, and the appropriate fee as set forth in Subsection F will be billed to said property owner.
E.
Upon the failure of any property owner to pay the
appropriate collection fee by May of the ensuing Town fiscal year,
the Town Clerk is hereby authorized to assess such unpaid charges
against the real property, all without notice to the owner of the
property.
F.
The following schedule is established for the special
collection of bulky rubbish. Rates for such schedule shall be established
and amended from time to time by resolution of the Town Board.
(1)
For special collections as designated by the Town
Board, due notice having been filed with the Town Office.
(2)
For special collections at the request of a property
owner, due notice having been filed with the Town Office.
(3)
For special collection made at any time where bulky
rubbish has been left at the curbside without notice to the Town Office.
A.
All refuse collected by the Town shall be the property
of the Town. Neither the Town nor its agents or employees shall be
responsible for the collection or disposal of material not intended
for collection but placed in error with the refuse.
B.
The Town will not be responsible for failure to render
collection services to premises where conditions prevent safe, easy
and ready access.
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.
