[Ord. No. 25-1991, § 1-113, 9-10-1991]
The City council may, from time to time, establish further administrative
requirements by order relating to the disposal of solid waste at the
City's solid waste facility.
[Ord. No. 25-1991, § 1-109(7), 9-10-1991]
The solid waste facility attendant shall enforce the provisions
of this article by inspecting materials received at the solid waste
facility, ensuring that processing fees, if any, have been paid, and
directing the handling and placement of all materials.
[Ord. No. 25-1991, § 1-106, 9-10-1991]
Use of the solid waste facility shall be permitted only during
the hours of operation as posted at the site and only as directed
by the City manager.
[Ord. No. 25-1991, § 1-110, 9-10-1991]
The City may, after public hearing, establish user fees for
all waste brought to the City's waste facility.
[Ord. No. 25-1991, § 1-103, 9-10-1991]
No person shall place or cause to be placed at the solid waste facility any of the recyclable items listed in section 46-36 unless such items are separated from the household, business, municipal or school solid waste and placed in designated areas.
[Ord. No. 25-1991, § 1-103(A), 9-10-1991]
The following types of wastes are acceptable at the City waste
facility:
(1)
Glass. Empty glass bottles, jars, and other similar glass items shall
be separated and delivered, and shall be deposited in specified bins
according to color; these should be rinsed clean. Labels may be left
on the glass. Metal lids should be removed. Lightbulbs, window glass
and mirrors, etc., are not acceptable.
(2)
Aluminum cans. Aluminum cans shall be delivered and deposited in
the appropriate bin.
(3)
Newspaper. Black and white newspaper shall be securely bundled and
placed in the receptacles provided. Colored newsprint is acceptable.
Glossy advertising flyers, coupons, etc., must be removed.
(4)
Magazines. Magazines, colored newsprint, and advertising flyers,
etc., are not recyclable at this time. They should be deposited in
the transfer station compactors.
(5)
Corrugated cardboard. Cardboard cannot be accepted compacted. It
must be cleaned, flattened and stacked. Large quantities, i.e., commercially
generated, must be delivered loose. Waxed cardboard is not acceptable;
it should be deposited in the transfer station compactors.
(6)
Paper bags. Paper bags are recycled with corrugated cardboard, or
can be recycled at some of the City's shopping centers.
(7)
Tree trunks, limbs, brush, etc. All of these shall be deposited in
the proper disposal area.
(8)
Leaves, grass and other natural vegetation. All of this material
shall be deposited in the proper disposal area.
(9)
Refrigerators, freezers and other white goods. All such items must
have the doors removed before being brought to the waste disposal
facility and shall be deposited in the proper disposal area. Water
heaters, stoves, etc., need not be disassembled. All shall be deposited
in the proper disposal areas.
(10)
Furniture. Furniture shall be deposited in the demolition/construction
debris area.
(11)
Construction/demolition lumber. Construction/demolition lumber shall
be deposited in the demolition/construction debris area.
(12)
Mattresses and bed springs. Mattresses and bed springs shall be deposited
in the demolition/construction debris area.
(13)
Paint cans. Paint cans shall be placed on the metal goods pile, if
empty. If cans contain paint, they shall be placed in a barrel designated
for this purpose.
(14)
Portable radios and televisions. Portable radios and televisions
shall be deposited in the proper disposal area.
(15)
Sheetmetal items. Sheetmetal items shall be deposited in the proper
disposal area.
(16)
Steel, construction iron, aluminum, and copper/brass. These items
shall be deposited in the proper disposal area.
(17)
Tin cans. All empty tin cans shall be deposited in a separate disposal
area. The tin cans should be rinsed clean. Labels may be left on the
cans.
(18)
Tires. All tires shall have rims removed and shall be deposited in
the proper disposal area without rims. Steel belted tires should be
kept separate from other tires.
(19)
Waste oil. Clean waste oil should be separated from fouled (contaminated)
waste oil. Each should be deposited in designated receptacles.
(20)
Car batteries. Car batteries shall be deposited in the proper disposal
area.
(21)
Ashes. Wood and coal ashes from furnaces, stoves and fireplaces shall
be deposited in the proper disposal area.
(22)
Plastics. Plastics designated as HDPE and PETE on the bottom shall
be delivered and deposited in the appropriate bin. Containers should
be rinsed and caps removed.
(23)
Other municipal solid waste.
a.
Other municipal solid waste shall be delivered in 30- to thirty-three-gallon plastic bags with coded tags or other identification evidencing payment to the City of a tipping fee which shall be established by council order pursuant to section 46-34.
b.
Commercial and industrial waste generated by those facilities which have been source separated and are of such volume that bags are not feasible may be delivered to the waste facility by commercial haulers or the firm generating the trash in a secure method and will be billed for monthly, based upon weight, as established under section 46-34.
[Ord. No. 25-1991, § 1-103(B), 9-10-1991]
The following types of waste shall not be delivered to or accepted
at the City's solid waste facility:
(1)
Liquid wastes, sludges, or septage unless allowed by state department
of environmental protection permit.
(2)
Abandoned or junk vehicles.
(3)
Hazardous waste. Hazardous waste shall be disposed of in accordance
with methods approved by the state department of environmental protection.
Materials and other residues and substances associated with commercial
and industrial processes and operations are the responsibility of
the person generating such wastes, unless otherwise approved for disposal
in the waste facility by vote of the City council.
(4)
Dead animals or portions thereof, or pathological wastes. This does
not, however, exclude discarded food normally referred to as meat.
(5)
Asbestos. Asbestos must be disposed of as per state department of
environmental protection regulations.
(6)
Offensive substances. Offensive substances, such as sewage and sewage
sludge and special wastes, shall not be disposed of in the City's
solid waste facility except as may be otherwise permitted by the state
department of environmental protection.
(7)
Special waste, unless allowed by state department of environmental
protection permit.
(8)
Waste generated outside the City limits unless delivered under a
contract with another community.
[Ord. No. 25-1991, § 1-104, 9-10-1991]
(a)
All acceptable waste legally deposited at the City's solid waste
facility shall become the property of the City. Any removal or salvage
of such waste is prohibited unless authorized by the attendant or
by the provisions of this article. No fees shall be charged for materials
salvaged with such permission.
(b)
Any person who has a legitimate City waste facility sticker may salvage
during regular hours of operation at the direction and discretion
of the attendant. Anyone salvaging shall not hinder or obstruct others
disposing of their materials. If requested by the attendant to leave,
or to continue salvage at another time, compliance shall be immediate
and is mandatory.
(c)
Any person who has a special metal salvage permit issued by the City
Clerk may, after providing proof of self-insurance, salvage scrap
metal during regular hours of operation and by prearrangement with
the solid waste supervisor. Anyone salvaging shall not hinder or obstruct
others disposing of their materials. If requested by the attendant
to leave, or to continue salvage at another time, compliance shall
be immediate and is mandatory.
[Ord. No. 25-1991, § 1-105, 9-10-1991]
Solid waste shall be accepted only from those towns that have
contracted with the City to use the City's solid waste facility.
[Ord. No. 25-1991, § 1-107, 9-10-1991]
(a)
Demolition permit required; dumping arrangements. Construction/demolition
debris shall not be disposed of at the City's solid waste facility
without first obtaining a building demolition permit from the code
enforcement officer. Before the permit may be used, the solid waste
supervisor shall be notified so that appropriate dumping provisions
may be arranged. Contracting communities shall give notice to the
solid waste supervisor so that such provisions may be arranged. Prior
to use of any demolition permit, the code enforcement officer shall,
if deemed necessary by him, inspect the proposed demolition site and
determine from the appearance and the inspection the type, quantities
and disposal methods of the proposed debris.
(b)
Transport and unloading of waste. On receipt of the permit and notification
to the solid waste supervisor, the holder may transport the debris
to the waste disposal facility. He shall dump it according to direction
of the solid waste supervisor. The permit holder shall furnish all
the necessary equipment to unload and pile the debris.
(c)
Payment of disposal fees. Billing for disposal of demolition debris
shall be done monthly by the solid waste supervisor on a per-yard
basis in accordance with the current fee schedule adopted by the City
council. The City will not issue additional demolition permits to
contractors with bills more than 30 days overdue. If the City deems
it necessary to undertake legal action to receive sums due to it,
the City shall be entitled to collect its reasonable attorneys'
fees in addition to sums owed and costs of suit.
[Ord. No. 25-1991, § 1-108, 9-10-1991]
(a)
Generally. No person shall place or cause to be placed at the City's
solid waste facility any solid waste which, as a result of normal
seasonal winds, might be blown away from the disposal area.
(b)
Paper and other loose material. All paper, cardboard, flattened,
plastic, and other loose, light-weight materials shall be bound, boxed,
or bagged securely prior to being deposited at the site.
(c)
Dusty debris. Items such as leaves, saw-dust, plaster and other potentially
dusty debris shall be delivered to the solid waste facility in covered
containers or vehicles but are not required to be deposited in containers.
[Ord. No. 25-1991, § 1-109(1), 9-10-1991]
All users of the City's solid waste facility shall display
a valid permit on the vehicle as specified on the permit.
[Ord. No. 25-1991, § 1-109(2), 9-10-1991]
The City Clerk shall periodically, as directed by the City council,
issue permits for admittance to the City's solid waste disposal
facility to City residents and landowners, owners of City businesses,
persons domiciled within the City and contracting communities. These
permits shall be valid only for that vehicle the registration numbers
of which are listed on that permit, and shall be affixed to and displayed
on that vehicle. The permit fees shall be as follows:
[Ord. No. 25-1991, § 1-109(3), 9-10-1991]
Owners of seasonally rented property may obtain one special
permit for each dwelling, camp or cottage on which they pay taxes.
Special permits shall be printed on card stock and shall be prominently
displayed on the dashboard of the vehicle. One special permit shall
be issued for each dwelling, camp or cottage for the use of shortterm
renters.
[Ord. No. 25-1991, § 1-109(4), 9-10-1991]
(a)
Application by commercial haulers for licenses shall be made to the
City manager, providing the information required in this section.
Each application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application
fee of $50 for City businesses and $250 for others. An application
shall contain all information required by the municipal officers,
including but not limited to a description of the activities engaged
in, e.g., collection, transport or disposal of acceptable and/or unacceptable
waste, type and amount of waste handled in each service area, description
of the facilities operated and used, and equipment inventory, including
a description of the make, model and year of each vehicle used for
the collection or transportation of solid waste. All information provided
shall be revised annually upon application for license renewal. If
the City manager determines the application is incomplete, he shall
notify the applicant, in writing, of the specific information necessary
to complete it. The City manager shall be informed in writing of any
changes or additions to equipment, including vehicles.
(b)
Licenses and permits shall not be transferable. In the event of an
emergency or vehicle breakdown, a licensee shall be issued a special
license for a replacement vehicle, upon the furnishing of all information
required for a licensed vehicle.
(c)
All licenses and permits shall expire one year from the date of issuance
unless otherwise stated on the license or revoked or suspended sooner
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(d)
Commercial hauling businesses which pay excise tax on their vehicles
in the City shall be deemed City businesses for the purpose of this
section. Holders of commercial licenses shall be allowed to enter
during the hours that the facility is open to the general public.
They may also enter the facility at such other times as the solid
waste supervisor may allow, provided they shall reimburse the City
for such additional costs as the City incurs. Reimbursement shall
be made with coupons or vouchers purchased in advance from the City
Clerk.
[Ord. No. 25-1991, § 1-109(4), 9-10-1991]
The fee for a metal salvage permit shall be $200. Proof of self-insurance
is required in an amount and form as required by the City council.
[Ord. No. 25-1991, § 1-109(5), 9-10-1991]
Persons not otherwise specified in this division may be issued
permits only on special application to the solid waste supervisor.
[Ord. No. 25-1991, § 1-109(6), 9-10-1991]
Permits issued under this division shall be valid for the dates
indicated thereon or for such other period as the City manager shall
determine.
[Ord. No. 25-1991, § 1-109(7), 9-10-1991]
(a)
General permits shall be revoked when the holder thereof ceases to
be a resident, domicilatory, landowner or business owner of the City,
or of a contracting community.
(b)
The solid waste supervisor shall give a written notice of intent
to suspend or revoke the permit or license of any person or business,
including their vehicles and lessees, found violating any of the provisions
of this chapter or giving material false information. The notice shall
specify the proposed action, the reason therefor and the date such
suspension or revocation shall begin unless a notice of appeal is
filed.
(c)
Any person who has been given notice of the solid waste supervisor's
intent to suspend or revoke his permit or license shall, within seven
days of the notice of the intended action, file a written notice of
appeal in writing with the City council, which shall, after public
hearing, within 14 days of such notice of appeal, affirm, reverse
or modify the intended action of the solid waste supervisor. The filing
of the notice of appeal shall stay imposition of the revocation or
suspension pending a decision by the City council.
