Any truck, wagon, cart or similar vehicle used for the collection
or transportation of commercial garbage, ashes, rubbish, refuse or
other solid, semisolid or liquid waste shall be provided with a cover
or screen which shall effectively prevent the dislodging and escape
of such refuse. Such cover or screen shall be kept in place at all
times while traversing the streets of the Village, except when the
vehicle is being loaded.
A.
No person shall engage in the business of collecting and transporting
commercial garbage, ashes, rubbish, refuse or other solid, semisolid
or liquid waste, debris or decomposable matter or offensive or noxious
substance, nor shall any person drive or operate in the Village any
cart, wagon, truck or other vehicle used in the conduct of such business,
except in compliance with the provisions of this article, nor without
a license therefor as herein provided.
B.
The license provided for herein shall not be issued unless the applicant
has first received a Town of Babylon Class I carter's license as provided
for in Chapter 133 of the Code of the Town of Babylon.
Application for the license required by the provisions of this
article shall be made to the Village Clerk upon a form furnished by
said Clerk. The Village Clerk shall have the equipment of the applicant
inspected for compliance with this article, and furnish the results
of such inspection to the Board of Trustees.
The Board of Trustees, if satisfied that the equipment of the
applicant for a license under the provisions of this article complies
with the requirements hereof, shall direct the Village Clerk to issue
such license.
A.
The annual license fee per vehicle for a business licensed under
this article shall be in an amount as established by the Board of
Trustees by resolution.
Each license issued hereunder shall be valid for one year from
September 1 and shall expire on August 31 of the succeeding year.
The license of any person violating any of the provisions of
this article may be suspended or revoked by the Board of Trustees
after due notice and hearing thereon.
Every licensee hereunder shall keep all his vehicles in a clean
and sanitary condition. No licensee shall use any vehicle unless each
compartment thereof within which garbage or refuse may be deposited
is provided with tight wood or metal floors and sidewalls and unless
such compartment is covered at all times, except when loading or unloading,
with a close-fitting cover of wood, metal, canvas or other similar
material.
A.
Commercial waste shall only be collected within the historical, business
and industrial zoning districts, as shown on the Building Zone Map,
during the hours beginning at 6:00 a.m. and ending at 6:00 p.m.
B.
All commercial waste collected within the Village of Amityville shall
be disposed of at the Town of Babylon resource recovery facility originally
located at or near Gleam Street, Wyandanch, New York, in accordance
with Chapter 133 of the Code of the Town of Babylon.
All dumpsters used in the collection of commercial waste shall
be maintained in good order and condition; they shall be painted on
a regular basis and shall not be allowed to become unsightly due to
visible corrosion or the exterior accumulation of any substance.
All dumpsters used in the Village of Amityville must have the
name and telephone number of the licensee and the capacity of the
dumpster (in cubic yards) clearly displayed on the outside of the
dumpster.
All bills issued by a licensee to his customers shall set forth
the capacity of the customer's dumpster or container (in cubic yards),
the amount of cubic yards being billed and the price per cubic yard.
