Chapter 46 - SOLID WASTE#

Footnotes:#

(1) ---

Cross reference— Administration, ch. 2; leaving rubbish, litter or trash in cemetery, § 22-35; environment, ch. 26; fire prevention and protection, ch. 30; traffic and vehicles, ch. 58; utilities, ch. 62; subdivisions, app. A.

State Law reference— Local contracts for the supply of solid waste to resource recovery facilities, Code of Virginia, § 10.1-1412; removal of trash, garbage, weeds, etc., Code of Virginia, § 15.1-11; solid waste management facility siting approval, Code of Virginia, § 15.1-11.02; separation of solid waste, Code of Virginia, § 15.1-11.5; prohibiting placement of leaves or grass clippings in landfills, Code of Virginia, § 15.1-11.5:1; ordinances requiring recycling reports, Code of Virginia, § 15.1-11.5:2; local recycling and waste disposal, Code of Virginia, § 15.1-11.5:3; regulation of garbage and refuse pickup and disposal services, certain local contracts for such services, Code of Virginia, §§ 15.1-28.01, 15.1-28.02, 15.1-28.1; local solid and hazardous waste management, Code of Virginia, § 15.1-282; municipal garbage and refuse disposal, Code of Virginia, § 15.1-857.

Sec. 46-1. - Definitions.#

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Premises means any land, buildings, apartment, houses, other dwellings, structures, vehicle or parts thereof upon or in which refuse is accumulated and stored and which constitutes the situs for a single household or commercial-business unit. For purposes of billing and collection by the town, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that every situs mentioned in this definition which is serviced by a separate electric and/or water meter is a single household or commercial-business unit.

Refuse means all solid wastes of the community, including garbage, rubbish, tin cans, bottles, small dead animals, and solid market wastes, but not including body wastes or the solid wastes resulting from industrial processes.

Suitable container means:

For all refuse containing animal or vegetable matter subject to decay or fermentation, a container of metal or plastic, of not more than 30 gallons capacity, and equipped with a tight-fitting metal or plastic cover. Such container and cover shall be in such condition as to protect contents from flies and dogs. Containers must be strong enough to withstand handling by the workers in loading the trucks.
For all trash, paper, ashes and other matter not liable to decay or fermentation, a container of any type, provided such container and contents do not weigh more than 75 pounds. Such container must be provided with a cover or other means to prevent scattering of the contents. Containers must be strong enough to withstand handling by the workers in loading the trucks.

(Code 1971, § 10-3; Ord. of 7-12-90, § 10.01(C); Ord. of 8-20-01(2))

Cross reference— Definitions generally, § 1-2.

Sec. 46-2. - Compliance with chapter.#

Deposit of refuse and ashes for collection and disposal by town trucks shall be subject to the regulations contained in this chapter. Any matter set out for collection which does not comply with this chapter will not be collected by the town but must be removed by the owner or tenant.

(Code 1971, § 10-1)

Sec. 46-3. - Collection and disposal by town.#

(a) Purpose. The town has established, maintained, and operated a public refuse collection and disposal system in the town and the vicinity thereof, because private collection and disposal thereof, without uniform regulation as to frequency of disposal and quality of receptacles would be so unsafe, dangerous, unhygienic, and unsanitary as to constitute a menace to the health and safety of the people of the town.

(b) Private collection prohibited unless per Code. It shall be unlawful for any person to privately collect and dispose of refuse other than pursuant to the provisions of the Code of the town.

(c) Provision of safe and expeditious service. The town shall provide a public refuse collection service from premises, under such regulations promulgated by the town manager and approved by the council, as shall provide for adequate frequency of collection and quality of service, so that the type and usual quantity of refuse can be safely and expeditiously handled by such service.

(d) Use of the town dump. Refuse shall be placed at the town dump other than by collection by the town collection force only under such regulations and by payment of such fees as shall be established by the town manager and approved by the council.

(e) Charges. The charge for collection and disposal of refuse shall be as follows:

Type of Situs	Charge per Month
In town household situs	$10.00
In town commercial situs	$20.00
Out of town household situs	$15.00
Out of town commercial situs	$41.00

(f) Termination of charges. Whenever a person properly terminates the electric or water service to his premises, pursuant to proper notification to the town, and agrees that the premises shall not be occupied or used and the service shall not be reconnected, for a minimum period of 90 days, then for such time and for so long as the electric or water service is disconnected and the premises remain unoccupied and unused, there shall be no refuse collection and disposal charge assessed against that premises. If the premises are occupied or used in violation of this chapter, or if the service is reconnected sooner than 90 days, then the full monthly refuse charge, otherwise due under this chapter, shall be immediately due and payable for each month that it has been unpaid. A disconnect and reconnect fee shall be collected on the termination and restoration of service.

(Ord. of 8-1-78, § 10.01; Ord. of 7-12-90, § 10.01(A), (B), (D)—(G); Ord. of 12-20-04(2); Ord. of 3-10-11(2))

Sec. 46-4. - Disposition and accumulation of dangerous material or material injurious to tires.#

No person shall throw into the streets or on the sidewalks, any matter of any kind that might be dangerous to pedestrians or injurious to health or cleanliness; no person shall place or put, or cause to be placed or put, in or upon any street, sidewalk or alley in the town, any articles which would be liable to injure or damage the tires or wheels of vehicles which have wheels with rubber or pneumatic tires; no person shall accumulate anywhere or deposit, or cause to be deposited, any matter, except in accordance with this chapter.

(Code 1971, § 10-11)

Cross reference— Streets, sidewalks and other public places, ch. 50; traffic and vehicles, ch. 58.

State Law reference— Putting or casting dangerous objects into public road, Code of Virginia, § 33.1-345(7); dumping refuse on highway, right-of-way or private property, Code of Virginia, § 33.1-346.

Sec. 46-26. - Required.#

All refuse and ashes set out for collection by the town trucks must be placed in suitable containers. The town trucks will not haul away anything unless placed in suitable containers.

(Code 1971, § 10-2)

Sec. 46-27. - Filling.#

Containers for refuse, trash, paper, ashes, etc., shall not be filled more than level with the brim.

(Code 1971, § 10-4)

Sec. 46-28. - Covering.#

Covers on all containers shall be kept in place except when filling or emptying.

(Code 1971, § 10-5)

Sec. 46-29. - Liquids prohibited.#

No liquid shall be placed in any container.

(Code 1971, § 10-6)

Sec. 46-30. - Hot ashes prohibited.#

Hot ashes shall not be placed in combustible containers.

(Code 1971, § 10-7)

Sec. 46-31. - Placement.#

All receptacles containing refuse to be hauled away shall be so placed or located that they can be easily and conveniently reached by the workers hauling away the refuse. Workers will not be allowed to enter buildings for removal of refuse.

(Code 1971, § 10-8)

Sec. 46-32. - Times to set out in residential districts.#

Containers shall be set out by 7:30 a.m. on days of collection in the residential districts.

(Code 1971, § 10-9)