[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of LeRoy 10-29-1962. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Amended 9-25-1989 by L.L. No. 1-1989]
By the adoption of this chapter, the Town Board of the Town
of LeRoy declares its intent to be to regulate in a manner consistent
with the interest of the citizens of the Town of LeRoy the dumping
of garbage, rubbish, refuse and similar waste material on lands within
the Town and to provide for the disposal thereof on established publicly
owned refuse disposal areas. Garbage is a deleterious substance, and
garbage dumps emit obnoxious odors and fumes. Unattended private garbage
dumps and disposal areas attract rodents and vermin and become breeding
places for them. The process of burning garbage causes smoke and oxidized
garbage to be given off into the air which the community breathes.
All of these conditions can adversely affect the development of the
Town unless they are properly and carefully regulated. Therefore,
recognizing the above and the need of the community for an adequate
and well-regulated procedure for the disposal of garbage and rubbish
and in the exercise of its police power in these regards, the Town
Board of the Town of LeRoy does hereby enact the following chapter.
[Amended 9-25-1989 by L.L. No. 1-1989]
This chapter shall apply to dumping upon all lands, public or
private, within this Town, except upon such premises as are or may
be lawfully established as a refuse disposal area of this Town and,
thereupon, only in the manner herein provided.
No person shall use any of the lands within the Town of LeRoy
as a dumping grounds or dump, nor shall any person, throw, dump, deposit
or place on such lands any waste materials, or waste substances such
as bottles, cans, garbage, refuse, trash, rubbish, litter or any nauseous
or offensive matter nor dispose or attempt to dispose of any such
materials, substances or matter by burying the same on such lands,
except as otherwise provided herein.
[Amended 9-25-1989 by L.L. No. 1-1989]
A.
No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited any substance of
any kind on premises established as a refuse disposal area in this
Town, except at the places and in the manner directed by the person
in charge of the premises under the authority of the Town Board, if
such a person is so designated, or by a sign or signs erected upon
the premises by the authority of the Town Board.
B.
No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited on premises established
as a refuse disposal area in this Town any substance of any kind which
originated or was collected from outside of the Town of LeRoy.
C.
No person who does not reside in the Town of LeRoy may deposit or
cause to be deposited any substance of any kind on the premises established
as a refuse disposal area in this Town.
[Amended 9-25-1989 by L.L. No. 1-1989]
A.
Any person who commits or permits any acts in violation of any of
the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation and,
upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine of not more than $250
or imprisonment not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B.
In addition to the above-provided penalties and punishment, the Town
Board may also maintain an action proceeding in the name of the Town
in a court of competent jurisdiction to compel compliance with or
to restrain by injunction the violation of this chapter.
