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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 697 - 6/9/1970 - GARBAGE AND REFUSEOMINAMCE C j AN OF.DIN'1NCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE 07:' ELK GROVE VILLAGE, CHP-,PTE1z 16, ARTICLE II, GARBAGE AND P.Ei'USE NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and DuPage, Illinois: Section 1. That Chapter 16, Article IT of. the Municipal Code of Elk Grove Villabe be and is amended to read as follows: 16.201. Recept.acle,Required) It shall be the responsibility of every owner or his agent or occupant of any house, building or apartment in the Village where vegetable, food and matter are prepared, served or produced to maintain in good order and repair suitable containers for use as receptacles for domestic garbage, paper, ashes, tin cans, bottles and other refuse. Newspapers may be placed outside containers if bound securely into bundles weighing no more than eighty (60) pounds per bundle. Discarded furniture, furnishings, fixtures and appliances of all kinds which are too large to be placed in containers shall be placed next to the refuse containe.c in an orderly fashion. Trees, tree branches, 'crush, plant stalks, and shrubs may be placed outside containers if such materials are cut up and bound into bundles of no more than four feet (4 ft.) in length and weighing no more than eighty (80) pounds per bundle. Grass clippings and leaves are to be placed in suitable refuse containers not exceeding 30 gallons capacity each. 16.202 Containers) For purposes of this article, suitable containers for single family units are defined as containers made of metal, plastic or paper not exceeding 30 gallons capacity eb.ch sold commercially for the specific purpose of garbage and refuse disposal. The container shall have a close fitting top or be capable of being tightly closed by rolling or tying the top. For purposes of this article, suitable containers for buildings other than sii,gle family dwellings may be those designated for use by single family dwellings or matal containers with a capacity more than thirty (30) gallons sold comnercially for the specific purpose of garbage and refuse disposal and acceptable to the refuse collector. The container shall have a close fitting top. 16.203 Deposit in Street) No garbage or refuse of any kind shall be deposited in any street, alley or public way, excepting as is provided in this article; and no such garbage and refuse shall be so placed that it can be blown about or scattered by the wind. No garbage or refuse of any kind shall be placed in the public right-of-way in public view for pickup unless said pickup is scheduled within the succeeding twenty-four (24) hour period. -2-- 16.204 Pees) A fee of two dollars ane seventy-five cents ($2.75) per month per residence or apartment unit maybe charged for the collection and disposal of: garbage, refuse, and ashes when containers are placed for pickup from the parkway abutting such premises or at the -rear or side of apartment buildings where service drives or alleys are provided. A fee of three dollars and seventy-five cents ($3.75) per month per home or apartment unit may be charged for the disposal of garbage and refuse when containers are to be picked up from the side or rear of said home or apartment building without service drives or alleys. Excluded from pickup under normal service charges are scrap. materials from the construction, remodeling, and/or repair of buildings, and concrete, bricks, tree stumps, earth or earthy materials, automobile bodies or parts or .large machine parts weighing more than (60) pounds, and materials of a toxic, highly flammable, or explosive nature. The above items may be collected for additional compensation to be agreed upon by the property opener and the refuse collector. . Bills shall be for a three --month service period; the due date for payment is to be the fifteenth day following the last day of the service period; a penalty of fifty cents (501) shall be added to each bill if payment is not made on or before the due date. 16.205 Disposal) It shall be unlawful, for any person, firm or corporation to burn garbage or refuse in the Village or to permit the same to accumulate in any manner so as to create a nuisance or to attract vermin. Approved gasinators or such similar approved equipment when properly installed and inspected may be used for the burning of garbage and refuse; and properly installed kitchen garbage disposals may be used for the dis- posal of garbage and refuse within the Village. Where new construction or major remodeling is taking place, open burning of refuse derivable therefrom is prohibited. 16.206 Penalty) Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this article shall be fined not less than two dollars ($2.00) nor more than twenty-five ($25.00) dollars for each offense; and a separate offense shsll be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues. Section 2. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication according to law. PASSED this 9th day of June 1970 APPROVED this -� day of June 1970. VOTE: AYES 6 NAYS 0 ABSENT - Jack -D. Pahl VILLAGE PRESIDENT ATTEST: Eleanor G. Turner VILLRGE CIRM Published this. 17th day of June 1970 in the El.}; Grove llera!L, and the DuPage County Register.