Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador
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PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
The following regulations have been made by the Town Council of the Town of Clarenville under
the provisions of Section 414 (2) (ee), (nn) and (pp) of the Municipalities Act, 1999.
Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Clarenville on the 2 day of May , 2006 .
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Section 11 (a), (b) and (c) added as an amendment and adopted by Council on the 14 day of
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October , 2008.
Section 13, subsection 1 (a), (b), (c), and subsection 2 added as an amendment and adopted by
Council on the 27 day of January , 2009.
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MAYOR
TOWN CLERK
GARBAGE AND REFUSE REGULATIONS
2006
1.
These regulations may be cited as the Town of Clarenville Garbage and Refuse Regulations,
2006.
2.
In these regulations unless the context otherwise requires:
a.
"Act" means the Municipalities Act, 1999 as amended;
b.
"Approved" means approved by the Director;
c.
"Ashes" means the residue of any substance used as fuel for household purposes after
such substance has been consumed by fire, but not including soot;
d.
"Bulk Items" means heavy or bulky items such as stoves, refrigerators, dishwashers,
clothes washers, clothes dryers, furnaces, boilers, bed springs, furniture, fencing,
boxes and barrels and similar items.
e.
"Business Establishment" means real property which is assessed business occupancy
tax under the provisions of the assessment act;
f.
"Council" means the Town Council of the Town of Clarenville;
g.
"Garbage" means all kitchen and table waste of animal or vegetable origin resulting
from the preparation of food;
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h.
"Garden Waste" means the waste material from gardens, consisting of grass
clippings, dead branches, bushes, weeds, plants, stones and other similar materials;
i.
"Householder" means the owner, occupant, lessee, tenant or the person in charge of
a dwelling, mobile home, hotel, restaurant, apartment block, office building, public
institution or other building;
j.
"Nuisance" means anything or any condition of things which is or may become
injurious or dangerous or presents an obstruction to pedestrians or vehicular traffic
or anything or any condition of things, that in the opinion of Council, has an
unpleasant effect on the senses or adversely affects the amenities of the surrounding
property;
k.
"Receptacle" for the purpose of these Regulations means a storage facility for the
purpose of storing garbage containers during periods between collections;
l.
"Refuse" means all other miscellaneous waste material not specifically defined as
garbage including but not restricting the generality of the foregoing, all vehicles
tracked or wheeled and/or any object deemed to be in such a condition of disrepair
that it adversely affects the amenities of the surrounding property;
m.
"Director" means the Director of Public Works or his designate;
n.
"Soot" means the black powdering substances, formed by the burning of coal, wood
and other carbon compounds;
o.
"Swill" means wet table scrappings, garbage or other waste materials, or animal or
vegetable matter, which has attained a liquid or partly liquid state;
p.
"Town" means the Town of Clarenville
q.
"Trade Waste" means garbage and refuse from department stores, offices, business
establishments and buildings and including all kinds of paper, magazines,
pasteboards, rags, packing materials, excelsior and other like materials, accumulated
in or incidental to the carrying on of any business;
r.
"Grubbing" means trees, roots, stumps, topsoil from the clearing of land;
s.
"Demolition material" means all material from the destruction of buildings and
foundations or structures.
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ADMINISTRATION
3.
The "Director of Public Works" or his designate shall administer and enforce the
provisions of these Regulations and for the purpose may:
a.
Divide the Town into sections;
b.
Designate a particular day of the week for collection of garbage and refuse in each
section; and
c.
From time to time alter the boundaries of each of the sections and shall notify the
public of such changes in boundaries.
DAYS AND TIMES OF COLLECTION
4.
a.
Collection of garbage and refuse shall be at least once in every seven (7) days,
commencing at the hour of eight o'clock in the forenoon (8:00 a.m.), provided
however, that when a public or statutory holiday occurs on a collection day, such
collection may be made on the next following working day, unless otherwise
specified by the Director of Public Works or his designate.
b.
Collection of bulk items shall be by special collection only at such times and upon
such terms and conditions as the Director of Public Works or his designate may
determine having due regard to the availability of manpower and equipment and to
the requirements of regularly scheduled collections.
c.
All garbage and refuse being placed for collection shall not be so placed earlier than
6:00 a.m. on the day designated for collection in the area.
d.
All garbage and refuse being placed for collection shall not be so placed later than
8:00 a.m. on the day designated for collection in the area.
e.
Empty receptacles and/or containers as well as material refused for collection shall
be removed from the streets by the householder before 8:30 p.m. on the same day as
the garbage was placed for collection.
RESTRICTIONS
5.
a.
Containers shall not be put out for collection except on the day designated for
collection in the area;
b.
No person or persons shall permit any animal owned by him/her or under his/her
control to pick over, interfere, disturb, remove or scatter any material placed out for
collection;
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c.
No householder shall put out for collection more than six (6) containers or their
equivalent for collection by the Town on any one collection day. Each container or
bundles shall not weigh more than 22.5 kilograms (50 pounds).
d.
Every owner or operator of a business establishment producing 20 or more bags of
garbage per week shall be responsible for the removal of refuse from their respective
premises to the Town Dump.
e.
No person, firm or corporation shall place or cause to be placed any garbage or refuse
at any barrier or along any roadside leading to or from the Town Dump.
f.
No person, firm or corporation shall enter upon any area designated as a Town Dump
except during the hours as prescribed or posted by Council, or their designate, unless
the consent of Council has been given in writing.
g.
No person, other than the employees of the Council, or their designate, authorized for
that purpose, shall pick over, remove, disturb or otherwise interfere with any garbage
or refuse placed for removal by the Council whether or not it is enclosed in
receptacles or containers.
h.
No person, firm or corporation shall enter upon or remove any garbage or refuse from
the Town Dump unless authorized to do so by Council.
i.
No person, firm or corporation shall place or cause to be placed any garbage or refuse
upon any area of the Town Dump in contravention of any sign that may be posted,
or in any area contrary to the instructions given by the Landfill Attendant.
STORAGE AND DISPOSAL
6.
Every householder and every operator of a business establishment, shall at their own expense
make adequate arrangements for:
a.
The storage of garbage in receptacles that are impervious to animals;
b.
The disposal of any material not collected by the Town as referred to in Section "11"
herein, whenever sufficient quantity to warrant such disposal is cumulated;
SUITABLE CONTAINERS
7.
a.
Every householder shall provide suitable containers for garbage and refuse.
Containers which are non-disposable shall be maintained in a good state of repair and
in a sanitary condition.
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b.
No person, firm or corporation shall deposit, throw, sweep or place any garbage upon
any street, lane, drain, public place or private property outside of buildings within the
Town unless the same is enclosed in approved water tight containers provided with
handles and a cover and being of a capacity not exceeding ninety litres; or in large
polyethylene or similar water proof bags securely tied.
c.
Every person, firm or corporation being the owner of a building or buildings and
premises within the Town shall provide approved containers as mentioned in the
preceding regulations for the use of such building or buildings and premises for the
reception of garbage, and all garbage from such building or buildings and premises
shall be placed in such containers.
TYPE OF CONTAINERS
8.
a.
A suitable container shall mean a standard metal garbage container, or a container of
other substantial material approved by Council. Each container, with the exception
of polyethylene bags, shall have a content capacity of not less than twenty-five (25)
litres (5.5 gallons) and a minimum size of 66 cm x 91 cm (26 in. X 36 in.).
b.
A suitable container shall also mean a polyethylene garbage bag but shall not include
small plastic bags commonly referred to as supermarket or shopping bags; kitchen
catchers or cardboard cartons.
c.
A polyethylene garbage bag shall have a material thickness of at least one and one-
half (1 ½) mil.
d.
No liquids shall be deposited or placed in a polyethylene garbage bag for collection.
e.
A polyethylene garbage bag placed for collection shall be securely tied or closed at
the top.
f.
Garbage containers shall be kept covered and in a sanitary condition at all times.
g.
Subject to Regulation 7, no person, firm or corporation shall deposit, throw, sweep,
or place any refuse upon any street, lane, drain, public place or private property
outside buildings within the Town unless the same is enclosed in boxes, barrels or
tother proper receptacles in such a manner as to in no way constitute a nuisance or
annoyance to others.
SOOT AND ASHES
9.
The householder shall place soot and ashes in a plastic disposable water proof bags securely
tied and marked as "Soot"
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PLACE FOR CONTAINERS
10.
a.
Garbage containers shall be placed for collections in front of the premises at the curb
or street line.
b.
With the exception of between the hours of 6 am and 8:30 pm on the regularly
scheduled day for garbage collection, garbage containers must be kept a minimum
of 7.5 metres (25 feet) from the property boundary facing any public road or behind
the building line of the property, whichever is less.
c.
No container may be placed on Council property, road right of ways, or easements
without the written permission of Council. Such containers may be removed by
Council without notice. Council may charge the owner for removal and storage of
the containers at a rate of $70 per hour with a minimum of 1 hour charge for
collection. All containers not retrieved by the owner within 14 calendar days from
the date removed by the Town will be destroyed with the related costs of collection
and storage billed to the owner if an owner can be identified.
COVERING OF GARBAGE PLACED FOR COLLECTION
11.
a.
Garbage placed for collection shall be covered with a weighted, solid colored,
nylon or polyester net with a maximum mesh size of 25 mm x 25 mm acceptable
to the Town.
b.
Nets used for the covering of garbage shall be designed and maintained in a
manner acceptable to the Town so as to ensure they provide adequate coverage,
cannot be blown off the garbage, are easily removable by the garbage collector
and do not blow away once the garbage has been removed.
c.
The metal or plastic containers used to contain garbage placed for collection and
nets used to cover garbage placed for collection shall be removed from the curb or
street line no later than 8:30 p.m. on the day on which the garbage was placed for
collection.
MATERIALS NOT COLLECTED
12.
The Town shall not collect:
a.
Swill, liquid waste or other organic matter which has not been properly drained or
wrapped;
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b.
Highly combustible or hazardous material, such as oil, or gasoline soaked rags,
gas containers, propane cylinders, paint, pesticides, ammunition, dynamite, or
other explosive matter, chemicals, acids or their residues, derivatives or by-
products;
c.
Dressings, bandages or other infected material from hospitals, or offices of
physicians, surgeons, dentists and veterinarians;
d.
Trade Waste;
e.
Garbage or refuse which has not been placed for collection in the manner
provided by these Regulations;
f.
Rubber tires of all sizes, tires must be dropped off at the designated Tire
Recycling Compound. Only tires not accepted for recycling are permitted to be
disposed of at the Landfill Site.
g.
Tree branches or roots exceeding twenty (20) centimetres (8 inches) in diameter
and one and one-half (1.5) metres (5 feet) in length and any other trees, branches
or roots not securely tied;
h.
Sheet iron, scrap metal, car bodies;
i.
Carcass of any animal;
j.
Garbage or refuse left by a contractor, upon any street, lane, drain, public or
private property;
k.
Sharps/needles/broken glass that have not been adequately packaged.
Sharps/needles must be placed in a puncture proof container before being put in
the garbage. Broken glass must be packaged in such a manner that the glass does
not protrude through the container. The container must be marked "BROKEN
GLASS".
COMMERCIAL GARBAGE CONTAINERS (DUMPSTERS)
13.
1.
Commercial garbage containers;
a) shall be located on any non-residential lot such that the container does not extend
beyond the building line of the property;
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b) Container covers shall be closed at all times to ensure garbage is not spilling over or
blowing out of the container;
c) shall not be placed on any vacant lot;
d) shall not be located on any residential lot;
2.
Not withstanding subsections 1, 2, and 3, commercial garbage containers may, upon
approval from the Town, be placed at any location, on any lot, for a period specified
by the Town, for the purpose of carrying out repairs, construction or demolition of
a building located on that lot.
DOG EXCREMENT
14.
Every owner of a dog present with the dog at the time when the dog fouls with excrement
any property (including parks, public open space, streets, sidewalks, and private land
other than the land of the dog owner shall forthwith remove the excrement.
SPRING CLEAN-UP
15.
The Town will conduct a two week spring cleanup each year. Dates are to be set and
advertised in the local paper and available at the Town Hall. During these weeks,
collection will be for all household items, with the exception of rocks, gravel,
trees/branches that are not securely bundles, concrete, or hazardous materials.
a.
Refuse must not be put out before or after the designated dates for the clean-up.
b.
Household refuse normally collected during the year is not to be included with
clean-up materials.
c.
To have vehicle wrecks removed, call the Town Office. Only one vehicle wreck
per household will be taken annually without charge. All vehicles removed by the
Town at the owners request greater than one per year will be charged to the
property owner and/or registered vehicle owner at a rate of $70 per vehicle.
d.
Each street will be completed once during the spring clean-up period.
e.
Branches must be tied in bundles not greater than six foot lengths for easy pick
up.
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VEHICLES CARRYING GARBAGE AND REFUSE
16.
a.
No person, firm or corporation shall transport garbage or refuse of any kind on
any street within the Town unless such garbage or refuse is transported in an
enclosed truck, or container or is otherwise secured so that it shall not fall from
the vehicle or other means of transportation unto the street.
b.
No person, firm or corporation shall deposit garbage or refuse at the Town Dump
site without authorization or contrary to instructions from the Dump Attendant
designated by the Director, or contrary to signage.
c.
All vehicles and containers used for the transportation of garbage, refuse or swill
shall be kept in a sanitary condition at all times.
d.
Town Officials or their designate may inspect vehicles used for garbage collection
at all reasonable times to ensure compliance with these regulations.
e.
The disposal of grubbing, concrete or demolition material shall be done only as
directed by the Landfill Attendant and with prior approval from the Director. Fees
to incorporate the material into the landfill site in an appropriate manner shall be
set by the Town as deemed necessary.
f.
The Town may designate officials to enforce these regulations.
g.
Disposal of commercial corrugated cardboard will not be permitted at the Landfill
Site, if a recycling facility within the Town of Clarenville will accept this
material.
FEES FOR GARBAGE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL
17.
a.
The following fees shall be applied for collection of garbage if work is performed
by the Town:
Vehicle removal -
$70 per vehicle plus any storage, handling, administration,
legal, appraisal, and selling fees
Clean up of debris
from a property
- $70 per hour with a minimum of 1 hour charge
b.
The following fees may, at the discretion of the Director, be applied for garbage
disposal by commercial users and haulers:
Tandem trucks:
$50 per load
Single axle trucks:
$30 per load
Large utility trailers (approximately 20 feet in length): $15 per load
Dumpsters: $5 per dumpster load for three or more loads from any one location.
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REMOVAL ORDERS
18.
a.
Notwithstanding anything contained in these regulations, the Director may at any
time order the owner to clean up and remove any accumulation of garbage or
refuse outside any building or buildings or on any other private property within
the Town; and
b.
If the owner neglects or refuses, when ordered by the Director to clean up and
remove any accumulation of garbage or refuse from his premises, the Director
may cause the clean up and removal of such accumulation at the expense of the
owner.
LITTERING PROHIBITION
19.
No person shall obstruct, litter or befoul any street, sidewalk or public place in the Town
with any refuse, debris, litter, garbage or any unsanitary, offensive or injurious substance
or article of any kind, or place, leave or keep on any street, sidewalk or public place in the
Town any dilapidated or unsightly vehicle, machine, article or thing.
COMPOSTING
20.
a.
Composting means the storage and controlled biochemical decomposition of
vegetables, fruit or garden waste.
b.
All composting must be carried out in a suitably maintained container which may
be commercially or owner constructed and which must be rodent proof and
properly vented.
c.
All composting must be carried out in such a manner as not to attract rodents,
flies, or animals nor to cause an unpleasant odour and shall be maintained so as
not to be a nuisance to neighbouring properties.
d.
Composting containers shall be located in the rear yard no closer than 2 feet to a
lot line.
e.
Nothing in this regulation prohibits compositing carried out in accordance with
this section.
PENALTY
21.
Every person who fails to comply with or otherwise contravenes any of the provisions of
these regulations is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to the
penalty set out in the Act.
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ENACTMENT
22.
These regulations shall come into effect on MAY 17, 2006, A.D.,
Adopted: May 2, 2006
Motion No: 06-061
Amended: October 14, 2008
Motion No: 08-153
Amended: January 27, 2009
Motion No: 09-010
Mayor
Clerk