1976-057s �
ORDINANCE NO. 76 -57
DISPOSAL OF WASTE
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE 60 -11, AS
AMENDED AND PROVIDING FOR REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL
OF WASTE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, COOK AND LAKE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS:
Ordinances 60 -11, 69 -8, and 76 -16 of the Village of Buffalo Grove,
Illinois, are hereby repealed and this Ordinance is enacted in lieu thereof.
SECTION 1. Definitions - The following definitions shall apply in the
interpretation and enforcement of this Ordinance.
(a) PERSON: The word "person" shall include owner, occupant or lessee
of any premises, and firm, corporation, or organization of any kind.
(b) SINGLE - FAMILY UNIT: The term "single- family unit" as used herein
shall mean one or more persons occupying a premises and living as a
single ho.isekeeping unit, whether or not related to each other by birth,
adoption or marriage, but no unrelated group shall consist of more than
five persons, as distinguished from a group occupying a duly licensed
rooming house or hotel.
(c) WASTE AND RECYCLABLE MATERIALS: The word "waste and recyclable
materials" as used herein, shall mean any or all of the following:
ashes, tin cans, bottles, cartons, books, newspapers, boxes and other
household trash, discarded household furniture, furnishings, fixtures
and applicances of all kinds, trees, tree branches, tree roots, tree
trunks, brush, shrubs, grass clippings, plant stalks, leaves, and
all other rubbish of any kind.
(d) PREMISES: The word "premises" as used herein shall mean any
house, residence building, flat, apartment dwelling place or place
of abode, commercial or industrial establishment, hotel, motel, church,
school, hospital, club building or meeting hall.
(e) GARBAGE: The word "Garbage" as used herein shall mean any
rejected waste or food, offal, swill or carrion, manure, and every
accumulation of animal, fruit or vegetable matter that the preparation,
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use, cooking and dealing in, or storage of meats, fish, fowl, fruits
or vegetables, and any other matter of any nature, which are subject to
decay, petrefaction and the generation of noxious or offensive gasses
or odor, or which during or after decay, may serve as a breeding or /
feeding materials for rodents, flies or other germ carrying insects
or animals.
(f) REFUSE: As used herein includes waste, recyclable materials and
garbage.
(g) GARBAGE CONTAINER: The term "Garbage Container" as used herein
shall mean a container with close fitting cover of galvanized iron or
non - corrodible metal or material, rodent and fly proof, non - absorbent,
durable and leak- proof, of the type commonly sold as a garbage can,
of a suitable gauge and construction to insure durability, with suitable
handles on can and lid or a uniform sealed container of plastic, metal,
or paper of sufficient strength to hold the weight of refuse placed
in them, commonly referred to and sold as the sack system, and of a .
capacity of not less than ten (10) gallons and not more than thirty (30)
gallons.
(h) DISPOSAL FIRM: The term "disposal firm" as used herein shall mean
any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of removal and
disposal of refuse as defined herein.
(i) DISPOSAL CONTRACTOR: The term "disposal contractor" as used herein
shall mean any contractor with whom the Village of Buffalo Grove has
licensed and contracted for the removal of refuse from within the Village.
(j) CUSTOMER: Any single - family unit or other premises receiving
service from a disposal contractor,or firm.
(k) DUMPSTER: Shall mean any container approved by the health inspector
and used for institutional, apartment, commercial or industrial refuse.
SECTION 2. Production of Waste or Garbage - The occupancy of any
"premises" for residential purposes shall be prima facie evidence that refuse is
being produced and accumulated on such premises and pickups must be made. If
the owner fails to remove the refuse 24 hours after notice is visibly tacked on
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the premises by the Village Health Department, setting forth that the condition
of the premises which creates a health hazard as determined by the Health Inspector,
the Village may cause removal of refuse from the property and the cost of removal
shall become a lien on the real estate involved and the Village may recover the
costs thereof by appropriate court action.
SECTION 3. Waste- Garbage - Storage or Accumulation
Accumulation of Waste or Garbage Prohibited: Waste and garbage accumulated
on any premises within the Village shall be enclosed in covered garbage or waste
containers or sack systems. The same shall be removed from the premises, and
every owner and /or occupant shall keep his premises, at all times free and clean
of same. Except as herein set forth, it shall be unlawful to dispose of or place
any refuse in any public place in the Village.
SECTION 4. Garbage Containers Required - Placing and Maintenance.
(a) Every customer in possession of any premises in the Village shall
provide for, and at all times maintain in good order and repair, a sufficient
number of garbage containers for a weekly accumulation of normal garbage. Every
customer in possession of any premises shall cause to be deposited in such garbage
containers all garbage produced in or on such premises as soon as practicable
after same is produced, except as otherwise herein provided.
(b) All garbage containers shall be as previously defined and no other
type of container or containers shall be acceptable. Filthy, leaking or defective
receptacles shall be cleaned, repaired or replaced by the person in possession of
the premises served, and at his expense, as directed by the Village Manager, or
other qualified person. All containers shall be kept clean and disinfected with
an effective antiseptic solution as often as is necessary to maintain them in a
sanitary condition. Evidence of neglect of these requirements or unsafe containers
shall be determined by the Village Health.I!ns!pector. Containers that are in
violation of the Village Ordinance will be identified by a violation tag from the
Health Department and must be replaced or repaired within 48 hours.
(c) Institutional, apartment, commercial and industrial waste and /or
garbage containers not mounted on wheels shall be stored on durable racks, placed
on an easily cleanable impervious surface. The racks shall raise the waste and /or
garbage containers at least six (6) inches off the storage surface. Containers
mounted on wheels shall be specifically designed for use with collection vehicles.
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Container's wheels must elevate base of container a distance of at least 'six (6)
inches off the storage surface. Storage floor must have an impervious easily
cleanable surface. Compactor box and refuse containers which are mechanically
raised or dumped are also permitted for institutional, apartment, commercial
and industrial use. All dumpsters which contain garbage shall be covered and
be maintained as in Section 4 (b).
(d) Contents of Containers: It shall be the duty of every customer
in possession of any premises to cause all garbage produced on the premises to
be thoroughly drained of all surplus liquid, securely wrapped or bagged in pager
or packed in a covered box or carton of such dimensions as will permit of its
free passage into and out of the garbage container, and finally deposited, after
such wrapping or bagging, in such garbage container as soon as practicable after
the same is produced thereon. Materials of every character shall be securely
wrapped or bound in such manner as may be necessary to prevent the scattering of
same, and shall be deposited in a garbage container or otherwise deposited as
prescribed herein.
(e) Except as herein set forth, all waste shall be placed in suitable
containers to prevent the same from being scattered, spilled or blown away.
All waste and recyclable materials, except garbage, of a size or nature which
renders it unsuitable for deposit in waste containers shall be placed on the
ground adjacent to the containers in neat and orderly bundles or stacks not to
exceed seventy (70) pounds in weight and four feet in length except as otherwise
provided herein.
(f) Location of waste and garbage containers: It shall be the duty
of every person in possession of any premises in the Village of Buffalo Grove,
for which a waste or garbage container or containers shall be provided, to place
the same at ground level in sight at a location that may be-conveniently and
economically serviced; provided, however, it shall be the duty of every person
in possession of any single - family unit in the Village of Buffalo Grove for
which waste or garbage container or containers shall be provided, to place the
same in the parkway at the curbline in front of said unit where it can be seen
from the road on scheduled pick -up days. Containers, or any other material as
set forth herein, shall be set out not earlier than 5:00 P.M. the night before
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collection. Containers shall be removed from the parkway within twenty -four
(24) hours after collection. All scavenger routes shall start at 7:00 A.M. and
if garbage is not out when the truck arrives, then the garbage will be picked
up at the next regular pick -up. Garbage set out too late for collection shall
be removed from the parkway by no later than 6:00 P.M. of the pick -up day missed.
(g) Inspection: All garbage containers shall be subject to inspection
by the Health Inspector or other Village personnel selected by the Village
Manager.
SECTION 5. Collection and Disposal of Refuse.
(a) All refuse, waste and garbage shall be called for and disposed of
by a disposal firm duly licensed by the Village of Buffalo Grove or a duly
licensed Village disposal contractor, except that building and other construction
contractors may remove construction, remodeling, and demolition debris, tree
trunks, brush and shrubs.
(b) No refuse shall be burned, dumped, scattered or buried within the
Village limits of the Village of Buffalo Grove.
(c) Garbage and other combustible wastes may be disposed of..within
the building where it is accumulated or within a closed building accessory
thereto situated on the same premises by means of closed compaction type
equipment approved by the National Solid Waste Management Association or by
complete incineration of such garbage or waste in such manner as to create
no noxious orders, smoke or other nuisance, or by grinding or by shredding
such waste finely and disposing of it through pipes leading to a public
sanitary sewer, provided that all garbage or combustible matter so disposed
of in such pipes shall have been ground or shredded to such a degree that all
particles are carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing
in the sewers into which same is deposited. Any closed compaction type
equipment, incinerator, grinder or shredder shall be in compliance with the
State of Illinois Enviromental Protection Agency standards and regulations.
(d) No incinerator will be allowed within 250 feet of a residential
district, said distance being measured from property line to property line,
this restriction shall not apply to schools.
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SECTION 6. Building /Construction Debris
Any du.mpster, drop box, dump truck or other container for the collection
and /or removal of building debris from new construction or remodeling project
or demolition debris shall have the name and phone number of the disposal firm
or builder /contractor /owner plainly displayed on said container.
SECTION 7. Sanitation Requirements.
Unless hauling recyclable materials to .a recycling center, no person,
firm, company or corporation shall transport refuse over the streets or other
public ways in the Village unless such waste being transported over or along
the streets of the Village or other public property thereof is contained in a
leak -proof compaction type body commonly referred to as a "packer type" refuse
body, or a vehicle approved and licensed by the Village. Such equipment shall
be cleaned at sufficient frequency to prevent nuisance and insect breeding,
shall be maintained in good condition and repair and may be stored or kept
when not in use in a tightly constructed and closed building or shed within
the Village, provided such building or structure shall conform with the
requirements of the Zoning Ordinance of the Village. The disposal contractor
or disposal firm shall immediately clean up any refuse that he may have caused
to spill on private premises, parkways, streets, alleys or other public places,
in a neat and workmanlike manner and shall replace at his expense, containers
which may be damaged by carelessness of his employees.
SECTION 8. Village Contractors for Disposal
Only one license shall be issued for the collection of refuse, waste, or
garbage located at single family units and the Village shall enter into a
contract with such licensee. The Village reserves the right to bill to and
collect from each of said single - family units. It shall be the purpose of any
such contract to provide for the highest quality and quantity of service at
the lowest economic cost to each class of customers. Among other things, any
contract entered into by the Village with a contractor for the collection of
refuse within the Village shall not exceed ten (10) years in duration, and
(a) Shall provide that the Village reserves the right to direct the
contractor as to where he must or cannot dump or dispose of the waste or
garbage he collects under contract with the Village.
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(b) Shall reserve to the Village the right to receive and /or have
prepared, annual audits of the contractor's books of account covering all unit
pickups within the Village at his expense for the purpose of establishing and
maintaining fair rates for each class of customer and to provide for adequate
and sanitary collection.
(c) Shall reserve to the Village the right to establish rates and
service standards.
(d) Shall require the posting of a performance bond with adequate
surety to carry out the purposes of the contract.
(e) Shall require that premises serviced by a Village disposal
contractor shall be served no less often than once a week even when a
scheduled pickup is eliminated because it occurs on a holiday.
(f) Shall require that a Village disposal contractor have at least one
truck operating within the Village five (5) days per week, except on legal
holidays and Sundays. Legal holidays are Christmas, New Year, Easter, Thanks-
giving, Fourth of July, Memorial Day, and Labor Day. No make -up day is required
after a legal holiday unless necessary to fulfill the once per week minimum
pickup.
SECTION 9. License for Private Disposal
(a) Except as otherwise set forth in this Ordinance, no person shall
remove refuse, waste, or garbage from any premises in the Village or transport
same through the streets, alleys or public ways in the Village, or in any other
manner dispose of same originating in the limits of the Village, or contract
for or permit himself or itself to be employed or engaged for any such removal,
transportation or disposal without first having secured a license for performing
such disposal service from the Village. No more than two licenses shall be
in force at any one time.
(b) Application for license shall be made to the Village Clerk. The
annual license fee shall be Five Hundred Dollars ($500) payable annually and
the license shall expire on the 30th day of April following its issuance.
Evidence of such license shall be provided by the Village and displayed on each
motor vehicle of licensee used in the Village.
(c) All license holders are subject to the restrictions as contained in
Section 8, Paragraph a through d inclusive. Every applicant must submit complete
financial statement and references as to his financial responsibility.
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(d) Every applicant must demonstrate that he has adequate and
sufficient equipment, personal and financial responsibility to render service
to any customer requesting it and in accordance with the provisions of this
Ordinance.
(e) Every applicant receiving a waste and recyclable material and
garbage license must agree to service not less than once each week any resident
requesting such service and paying the established fee. All institutional,
commercial and industrial garbage shall also be collected not less than once
each week.
(f) Every licensee shall carry public liability insurance in an amount
not less than $250,000/$500,000 plus $30,000 of property damage insurance and
workman's compensation for his employees.
(9) No licensee shall dump or otherwise place or dispose of waste
or garbage in violation of the laws of the State of Illinois or the ordinances of
any municipality.
(h) The President and Board of Trustees of the Village reserve the
right to deny any applicant a license if any reasonable doubt exists as to the
applicant's reasonable compliance with the provisions of this ordinance or any
other ordinance provisions of the Village.
SECTION 1'0..Penalties
(a) Any person who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to
comply with, or resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this Ordinance
shall be fined not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than Five Hundred
Dollars ($500.00) for each offense. Each day that a violation is permitted to
exist shall constitute a separate offense.
(b) In the event a disposal firm violates any provisions of any
ordinance of this Village, the Village shall have the right, in addition to
enforcing the penalties otherwise provided, to revoke the license of such waste
disposal firm.
SECTION 11. All ordinances, or parts thereof, in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
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SECTION 12. Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage, approval and publication according to law.
DATED this day of 1976.
ATTEST
Village Clerk
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APPROVED:
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
ORDINANCE NO.
ADOPTED BY THE
PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE J/
THIS DAY OF
Published in pamphlet form by authority of the President
and Board of Trustees of the Village of Buffalo Grove,
Cook and Lake Counties, Illinois, this day of
1974
llage Clerk
ORDINANCE NO. 76 -57
DISPOSAL OF WASTE
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE 60-11, AS
AMENDED AND PROVIDING FOR REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL
OF WASTE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, COOK AND LAKE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS:
Ordinances 60-11, 69 -8, and 76 -16 of the Village of Buffalo Grove,
Illinois, are hereby repealed and this Ordinance is enacted in lieu thereof.
SECTION 1. Definitions - The following definitions shall apply in the
interpretation and enforcement of this Ordinance.
(a) PERSON: The word "person" shall include owner, occupant or lessee
of any premises, and firm, corporation, or organization of any kind.
(b) SINGLE - FAMILY UNIT: The term "single- family unit" as used herein
shall mean one or more persons occupying a premises and living as a
single ho:isekeeping unit, whether or not related to each other by birth,
adoption or marriage, but no unrelated group shall consist of more than
five persons, as distinguished from a group occupying a duly licensed
rooming house or hotel.
(c) WASTE AND RECYCLABLE MATERIALS: The word "waste and recyclable
materials" as used herein, shall mean any or all of the following:
ashes, tin cans, bottles, cartons, books, newspapers, boxes and other
household trash, discarded household furniture, furnishings, fixtures
and applicances of all kinds, trees, tree branches, tree roots, tree
trunks, brush, shrubs, grass clippings, plant stalks, leaves, and
all other rubbish of any kind.
(d) PREMISES: The word "premises" as used herein shall mean any
house, residence building, flat, apartment dwelling place or place
of abode, commercial or industrial establishment, hotel, motel, church,
school, hospital, club building or meeting hall.
(e) GARBAGE: The word "Garbage" as used herein shall mean any
rejected waste or food, offal, swill or carrion, manure, and every
accumulation of animal, fruit or vegetable matter that the preparation,
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use, cooking and dealing in, or storage of meats, fish, fowl, fruits
or vegetables, and any other matter of any nature, which are subject to
decay, petrefaction and the generation of noxious or offensive gasses
or odor, or which during or after decay, may serve as a breeding or
feeding materials for rodents, flies or other germ carrying insects
or animals.
(f) REFUSE: As used herein includes waste, recyclable materials and
garbage.
(.g) GARBAGE CONTAINER: The term "Garbage Container" as used herein
shall mean a container with close fitting cover of galvanized iron or
non- corrodible metal or material, rodent and fly proof, non-absorbent,
durable and leakproof, of the type commonly sold as a garbage can,
of a suitable gauge and construction to insure durability, with suitable
handles on can and lid or a uniform sealed container of plastic, metal,
or paper of sufficient strength to hold the weight of refuse placed
in them, commonly referred to and sold as the sack system, and of a
capacity of not less than ten (10) gallons and not more than thirty (30)
gallons.
(h) DISPOSAL FIRM: The term "disposal firm" as used herein shall mean
any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of removal and
disposal of refuse as defined herein.
(i) DISPOSAL CONTRACTOR: The term "disposal contractor" as used herein
shall mean any contractor with whom the Village of Buffalo Grove has
licensed and contracted for the removal of refuse from within the Village.
(j) CUSTOMER: Any single- family unit or other premises receiving
service from a disposal contractor or firm.
(k) DUMPSTER: Shall mean any container approved by the health inspector
and used for institutional, apartment, commercial or industrial refuse.
SECTION 2. Production of Waste or Garbage - The occupancy of any
"premises" for residential purposes shall be prima facie evidence that refuse is
being produced and accumulated on such premises and pickups must be made. If
the owner fails to remove the refuse 24 hours after notice is visibly tacked on
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the premises by the Village Health Department, setting forth that the condition
of the premises which creates a health hazard as determined by the Health Inspector,
the Village may cause removal of refuse from the property and the cost of removal
shall become a lien on the real estate involved and the Village may recover the
costs thereof by appropriate court action.
SECTION 3. Waste - Garbage- Storage or Accumulation
Accumulation of Waste or Garbage Prohibited: Waste and garbage accumulated
on any premises within the Village shall be enclosed in covered garbage or waste
' containers or sack systems. The same shall be removed from the premises, and
every owner and /or occupant shall keep his premises, at all times free and clean
of same. Except as herein set forth, it shall be unlawful to dispose of or place
any refuse in any public place in the Village.
SECTION 4. Garbage Containers Required- Placing and Maintenance.
(a) Every customer in possession of any premises in the Village shall
provide for, and at all times maintain in good order and repair, a sufficient
number of garbage containers for a weekly accumulation of normal garbage. Every
customer in possession of any premises shall cause to be deposited in such garbage
containers all garbage produced in or on such premises as soon as practicable
after same is produced, except as otherwise herein provided.
(b) All garbage containers shall be as previously defined and no other
type of container or containers shall be acceptable. Filthy, leaking or defective
receptacles shall be cleaned, repaired or replaced by the person in possession of
the premises served, and at his expense, as directed by the Village Manager, or
other qualified person. All containers shall be kept clean and disinfected with
an effective antiseptic solution as often, as is necessary to maintain them in a
sanitary condition. Evidence of neglect of these requirements or unsafe containers
shall be determined by the Village Health lnstpector. Containers that are in
violation of the Village Ordinance will be identified by a violation tag from the
Health Department and must be replaced or repaired within 48 hours.
(c) Institutional, apartment, commercial and industrial waste and /or
garbage containers not mounted on wheels shall be stored on durable racks, placed
on an easily cleanable impervious surface. The racks shall raise the waste and /or
garbage containers at least six (6) inches off the storage surface. Containers
mounted on wheels shall be specifically designed for use with collection vehicles.
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Container's wheels must elevate base of container a distance of at least six (6)
inches off the storage surface. Storage floor must have an impervious easily
cleanable surface. Compactor box and refuse containers which are mechanically
raised or dumped are also permitted for institutional, apartment, commercial
and industrial use. All dumpsters which contain garbage shall be covered and
be maintained as in Section 4 (b).
(d) Contents of Containers: It shall be the duty of every customer
in possession of any premises to cause all garbage produced on the premises to
be thoroughly drained of all surplus liquid, securely wrapped or bagged in pager
or packed in a covered box or carton of such dimensions as will permit of its
free passage into and out of the garbage container, and finally deposited, after
such wrapping or bagging, in such garbage container as soon as practicable after
the same is produced thereon. Materials of every character shall be securely
wrapped or bound in such manner as may be necessary to prevent the scattering of
same, and shall be deposited in a garbage container or otherwise deposited as
prescribed herein.
(e) Except as herein set forth, all waste shall be placed in suitable
containers to prevent the same from being scattered, spilled or blown away.
All waste and recyclable materials, except garbage, of a size or nature which
renders it unsuitable for deposit in waste containers shall be placed on the
ground adjacent to the containers in neat and orderly bundles or stacks not to
exceed seventy (70) pounds in weight and four feet in length except as otherwise
provided herein.
(f) Location of waste and garbage containers: It shall be the duty
of every person in possession of any premises in the Village of Buffalo Grove,
for which a waste or garbage container or containers shall be provided, to place
the same at ground level in sight at a location that may be conveniently and
economically serviced; provided, however, it shall be the duty of every person
in possession of any single- family unit in the Village of Buffalo Grove for
which waste or garbage container or containers shall be provided, to place the
same in the parkway at the curbline in front of said unit where it can be seen
from the road on scheduled pick-up days. Containers, or any other material as
set forth herein, shall be set out not earlier than 5:00 P.M. the night before
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collection. Containers shall be removed from the parkway within twenty -four
(24) hours after collection. All scavenger routes shall start at 7:00 A.M. and
if garbage is not out when the truck arrives, then the garbage will be picked
up at the next regular pick -up. Garbage set out too late for collection shall
be removed from the parkway by no later than 6:00 P.M. of the pick -up day missed.
(g) Inspection: All garbage containers shall be subject to inspection
by the Health Inspector or other Village personnel selected by the Village
Manager.
SECTION 5. Collection and Disposal of Refuse.
(a) All refuse, waste and garbage shall be called for and disposed of
by a disposal firm duly licensed by the Village of Buffalo Grove or a duly
licensed Village disposal contractor, except that building and other construction
contractors may remove construction, remodeling, and demolition debris, tree
trunks, brush and shrubs.
(b) No refuse shall be burned, dumped, scattered or buried within the
Village limits of the Village of Buffalo Grove.
(c) Garbage and other combustible wastes may be disposed of.within
the building where it is accumulated or within a closed building accessory
thereto situated on the same premises by means of closed compaction type
equipment approved by the National Solid Waste Management Association or by
complete incineration of such garbage or waste in such manner as to create
no noxious orders, smoke or other nuisance, or by grinding or by shredding
such waste finely and disposing of it through pipes leading to a public
sanitary sewer, provided that all garbage or combustible matter so disposed
of in such pipes shall have been ground or shredded to such a degree that all
particles are carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing
in the sewers into which same is deposited.. Any closed compaction type
equipment, incinerator, grinder or shredder shall be in compliance with the
State of Illinois Enviromental Protection Agency standards and regulations.
(d) No incinerator will be allowed within 250 feet of a residential
district, said distance being measured from property line to property line,
this restriction shall not apply to schools.
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SECTION 6. Building /Construction Debris
Any dumpster, drop box, dump truck or other container for the collection
and /or removal of building debris from new construction or remodeling project
or demolition debris shall have the name and phone number of the disposal firm
or builder /contractor /owner plainly displayed on said container.
SECTION 7. Sanitation Requirements.
Unless hauling recyclable materials to a recycling center, no person,
firm, company or corporation shall transport refuse over the streets or other
public ways in the Village unless such waste being transported over or along
the streets of the Village or other public property thereof is contained in a
leak -proof compaction type body commonly referred to as a "packer type" refuse
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body, or a vehicle approved and licensed by the Village. Such equipment shall
be cleaned at sufficient frequency to prevent nuisance and insect breeding,
shall be maintained in good condition and repair and may be stored or kept
when not in use in a tightly constructed and closed building or shed within
the Village, provided such building or structure shall conform with the
requirements of the Zoning Ordinance of the Village. The disposal contractor
or disposal firm shall immediately clean up any refuse that he may have caused
to spill on private premises, parkways, streets, alleys or other public places,
in a neat ani workmanlike manner and shall replace at his expense, containers
which may be damaged by carelessness of his employees.
SECTION 8. Village Contractors for Disposal
Only one license shall be issued for the collection of refuse, waste, or
garbage located at single family units and the Village shall enter into a
contract with such licensee. The Village reserves the right to bill to and
collect from each of said single - family units. It shall be the purpose of any
such contract to provide for the highest quality and quantity of service at
the lowest.economic cost to each class of customers. Among other things, any
contract entered into by the Village with a contractor for the collection of
refuse within the Village shall not exceed ten (10) years in duration, and
(a) Shall provide that the Village reserves the right to direct the
contractor as to where he must or cannot dump or dispose of the waste or
garbage he collects under contract with the Village.
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(b) Shall reserve to the Village the right to receive and /or have
prepared, annual audits of the contractor's books of account covering all unit
pickups within the Village at his expense for the purpose of establishing and
maintaining fair rates for each class of customer and to provide for adequate
and sanitary collection.
(c) Shall reserve to the Village the right to establish rates and
service standards.
(d) Shall require the posting of a performance bond with adequpte
surety to carry out the purposes of the contract.
(e) Shall require that premises serviced by a Village disposal'
contractor shall be served no less often than once a week even when a
scheduled pickup is eliminated because it occurs on a holiday.
(f) Shall require that a Village disposal contractor have at least one
truck operating within the Village five (5) days per week, except on legal
holidays and Sundays. Legal holidays are Christmas, New Year, Easter, Thanks-
giving, Fourth of July, Memorial Day, and Labor Day. No make -up day is required
after a legal holiday unless necessary to fulfill the once per week minimum
pickup.
SECTION 9. License for Private Disposal
(a) Except as otherwise set forth in this Ordinance, no person shall
remove refuse, waste, or garbage from any premises in the Village or transport
same through the streets, alleys or public ways in the Village, or in any other
manner dispose of same originating in the limits of the Village, or contract
for or permit himself or itself to be employed or engaged for any such removal,
transportation or disposal without first having secured a license for performing
such disposal service from the Village. No more than two licenses shall be
in force at any one time.
(b) Application for license shall be made to the Village Clerk. The
annual license fee shall be Five Hundred Dollars ($500) payable annually and
the license shall expire on the 30th day of April following its issuance.
Evidence of such license shall be provided by the Village and displayed on each
motor vehicle of licensee used in the Village.
(c) All license holders are subject to the restrictions as contained in
Section 8, Paragraph a through d inclusive. Every applicant must submit complete
financial statement and references as to his financial responsibility.
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(d) Every applicant must demonstrate that he has adequate and
sufficient equipment, personal and financial responsibility to render service
to any customer requesting it and in accordance with the provisions of this
Ordinance.
(e) Every applicant receiving a waste and recyclable material and
garbage license must agree to service not less than once each week any resident
requesting such service and paying the established fee: All institutional,
commercial and industrial garbage shall also be collected not less than once
each week.
(f) Every licensee shall carry public liability insurance in an amount
not less than $250,000/$500,000 plus $30,000 of property damage insurance and
workman's compensation for his employees.
(g) No licensee shall dump or otherwise place or dispose of waste
or garbage in violation of the laws of the State of Illinois or the ordinances of
any municipality.
(h) The President and Board of Trustees of the Village reserve the
right to deny any applicant a license if any reasonable doubt exists as to the
applicant's reasonable compliance with the provisions of this ordinance or any
other ordinance provisions of the Village.
SECTION 10. Penalties
(a) Any person who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to
comply with, or resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this Ordinance
shall be fined not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than Five Hundred
Dollars ($500.00) for each offense. Each day that a violation is permitted to
exist shall constitute a separate offense.
(b) In the event a disposal firm violates any provisions of any
ordinance of this Village, the Village shall have the right, in addition to
enforcing the penalties otherwise provided, to revoke the license of such waste
disposal firm.
SECTION 11. All ordinances, or parts thereof, in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
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SECTION 12. Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage, approval and publication according to'law.
DATED this day of . 1976. r
APPROVED:
ALI.
Village President
ATTEST:
Village Clerk
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