[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Walton as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 3-15-1971 (Ch.
35 of the 1973 Code)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
All dirt, rubbish, waste article or substance, whether liquid
or solid, yard waste (leaves, grass clippings, brush, etc.), tires,
containers, appliances, fill or other obstructions.
[Amended 3-6-2017 by L.L.
No. 2-2017]
The Board of Trustees shall have the power to regulate by resolution
any sanitary landfill area now or hereafter established.
[Amended 3-6-2017 by L.L.
No. 2-2017]
No refuse shall be thrown, placed, left, deposited or dumped
within the Village of Walton, including, but not limited to, the streets,
storm drains, culverts, ditches, streams and rivers or in any sanitary
landfill area now or hereafter established by the Village, except
at such place or places designated by the Board of Trustees.
No person, firm or corporation shall transport refuse for hire
to any sanitary landfill area now or hereafter established by the
Village without having first obtained a license therefor as hereinafter
provided.
A license to transport refuse for hire shall be issued by the
Village Clerk-Treasurer upon payment of an annual fee of $100. The
term of such license shall be one year from date of issuance, and
such license may be renewed annually at an annual renewal fee of $100.
[Amended 3-6-2017 by L.L.
No. 2-2017]
A.
Any person found to be in violation of this chapter shall be served
in person or by ordinary United States first class mail by the Village
of Walton Code Enforcement Officer with written notice stating the
nature of the violation and providing seven days for satisfactory
correction thereof from the date of either service or mailing. The
violator shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently
cease all violations.
B.
If, after the expiration of the notification period, the violation
has not been corrected, then the Code Enforcement Officer shall issue
a citation upon the violator that states the nature and substance
of the violation and requires the violator to appear before the local
justice having jurisdiction within, the Village of Walton.
C.
Any person found in violation of the provisions of this article shall
be guilty of a violation and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined
an amount no less than $50 and not to exceed $250 for each violation.
If the identified refuse has not been removed at the time of sentencing,
the Court may direct the removal of the identified refuse by a specific
date and if the refuse is not removed by that date, that the refuse
may be removed by the Village of Walton and the cost of such removal
shall be assessed as restitution against the violator.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
All prior local laws or parts of local laws of this Village, including, but not limited to, prior Chapter 35, §§ 35-1 to 35-6 inclusive, are hereby repealed, except that this repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosecution or punishment of any person for any act done or committed in violation of any local law hereby repealed prior to the taking effect of this article.
[Added 3-6-2017 by L.L.
No. 2-2017]
The provisions of this local law may be enforced by the Village
Code Enforcement Officer or the Village Police.
[The recycling program and regulations of Delaware County are
controlling in the Village of Walton.]
