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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 385/76THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF PICKERING BY-LAW NUMBER 3g Being a by-law to regulate the collection and removal by the Corporation of ashes, garbage and other refuse. WHEREAS subsection 1 of section 354 of The Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1970, chapter 284 empowers the Council of a local municipality to pass by-laws, inter alia, for establishing and maintaining a system for the collection, removal and disposal of ashes, garbage and other refuse; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Pickering hereby enacts as follows: 1. For the purpose of this by-law, the term, (a) "Bundle" shall mean a securely tied parcel being not more than eighty centimetres (30 inches) in height, width, depth and diameter; (b) "collectible garbage" shall mean ashes, garbage and other refuse, save and except non-collectible garbage; (c) "day of collection" shall mean the day designated for the purpose of the collection and removal of collectible garbage in a designated area; (d) "designated areas" shall mean those areas within the Town of Pickering designated from time to time by by-law as areas in which the Corporation of the Town of Pickering shall regularly collect and remove collectible garbage; (e) "lot" shall mean a bundle of or receptacle containing collectible garbage; (f) "Material" shall mean ashes, garbage and other refuse of any kind whatsoever, and includes both collectible and non-collectible garbage; (g) "non-collectible garbage" shall mean, (i) swill or other organic matter not drained or wrapped; (ii) liquids; (iii) hay and straw; (iv) human and animal wastes; (v) industrial wastes, including packing material and cartons used in the transportation of goods to or from the premises; (vi) hot ashes and any other incendiary; (vii) sod, earth and stone; and (viii) brick, building material or building rubbish; (h) "receptacle" shall mean, (i) a covered, water-tight container being not more than eighty centimetres (30 inches) in height and not more than fifty centimetres (20 inches) in width or diametre and having a bottom surface not wider than the top opening; and (ii) a securely tied or sealed plastic bag. 2. No person shall sweep, throw, drop or place, or cause to be swept, thrown, dropped or placed any material onto any land, street, creek, roadway, walkway or other public property in the Town of Pickering except for collection as hereinafter provided. -2- 3. No person shall permit any material to be swept, blown, thrown or dropped from premises occupied by him or from a vehicle owned or operated by him onto any lane, street, creek, roadway, walkway or other public property in the Town of Pickering. 4. No person shall keep on his premises or elsewhere a dump, receptacle or repository for any material in such a condition or in such a location that the dump, receptacle or repository, as the case may be, or its contents, is a nuisance or emits foul or offensive odours or harbours or attracts rats, other vermin or insects. 5. In designated areas, the Corporation of the Town of Pickering shall collect and remove, or cause to be collected and removed, collectible garbage at regular intervals, subject to the provisions of this by-law. 6. Collectible garbage shall be collected and removed pursuant to section 5 only if, (a) it is placed on the public property abutting the front yard of the premises, as close to the edge of the roadway as possible without obstructing the passage of vehicles, pedestrians, or both, on the public property; and (b) it is divided into six or fewer lots per residential, commercial or industrial unit, each lot weighing not more than twenty-three kilograms (fifty pounds). 7. (a) No person shall place public property before 6:00 p.m. on day of collection. any material for collection on any the day immediately preceding the (b) No person shall place any material for collection on any public property after 7:30 a.m. on the day of collection. 8. Every person who has placed any material for collection on any public property shall remove from that public property any receptacle and any material remaining for any reason on that public property before 8:00 p.m. on the day of collection, whether or not municipal garbage collection has occurred. 9. owners and occupiers of premises containing three of more residential, commercial or industrial units, or a combination thereof, shall keep and store receptacles and bundles only in enclosed compartments or structures, the location specifications, and construction of which have been approved in advance by the Corporation of the Town of Pickering. 10. Except when specifically authorized by the corporation of the Town of Pickering, (a) no garbage collection vehicle owned or leased by the Corporation of the Town of Pickering or by any person, business or company for the benefit of the Town of Pickering shall enter upon any private property for the purpose of collecting or removing any material; and (b) no garbage handler employed by the Corporation of the Town of Pickering or any of its agents, representatives or contractors shall be required to enter into or upon any building or structure located on private property for the purpose of collecting or removing any material. 11. No person shall offer or give and no municipal garbage handler shall or gratuity, in addition to his wages, or to be rendered. to any municipal garbage handler, solicit, accept or receive any fee for garbage handling services rendered 12. No person shall pick over, interfere with, disturb, remove or scatter any material placed out for collection other than the person who so placed it, his agent or representative, or a garbage handler employed by the Corporation of the Town of Pickering or any of its agents, representatives or contractors. - 3 - 13. The Council of the Corporation of the Town of Pickering may from time to time, (a) designate certain days for the collection of specific types of material, and (b) lift or vary temporarily restrictions on size or weight, or both, of lots to be collected, upon whatever terms and conditions are deemed necessary by the Council and made public when the designation, lifting or variance is made public. 14. (a) The approval contemplated in section 9 hereof may be given on behalf of the Corporation of the Town of Pickering by the Administrator- Clerk or the Director of Public Works, or the authorized delegate of either of them. (b) The authorization contemplated in section 10 hereof may be given on behalf of the Corporation of the Town of Pickering by the Administrator-Clerk or the Director of Public Works, or the authorized delegate of either of them. 15. Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this by-law shall be liable upon conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for each offence, exclusive of costs, recoverable under the provisions of The Summary Convictions Act, and in default of payment, to imprisonment in the common gaol for a period not exceeding ten days, unless such fine and costs are sooner paid. 16. The provisions of this by-law shall not relieve any person from compliance with any provision of The Public Health Act or regulation prescribed by the Medical Officer of Health. 17. By-law number 3817/70 is hereby repealed. By-law read a first, second and third time and PASSED in open Council this r ?,? day of *LU , 1976. Mayor Administrator- lerk