Sec. 20-59. Definitions.
Board. The Board of Health or its agent or designee
Compactor. Container used to create less volume than its original state of packaging. This container is also used for external storage and collection of solid waste, refuse, garbage, rubbish, offal or other offensive substance for municipal, residential, industrial or commercial.
Container. Will represent a compactor, dumpster, and grease dumpster for the purposes of this regulation.
Dumpster. Any rubbish container (other than a conventional trash can with tight lid) for the external storage and collection of solid waste, refuse, rubbish, offal, or other offensive substance for municipal, residential, industrial, or commercial refuse.
Grease Dumpster. Also know as “bulk grease tank” used for external storage and collection of liquid waste matter.
Sec. 20-60. Location.
Container’s location must be located at a distance from the lot line so as not to interfere with the safety, convenience, or health of the abutters or residents. This location must be approved by the Board, Fire, Building and Conservation Department.
(a) A plan on 8 1/2 x 11 paper prepared by the applicant shall be submitted to keep on file with the Board showing approved location of the dumpster in relation to business serviced. This plan is to be drawn to scale.
Sec. 20-61. Enclosure.
All containers shall be enclosed on all four sides with a fence and a door for servicing the container. The enclosure shall be a minimum of six (6) feet in height.
(a) This section does not apply to short-term permits in its duration.
Sec. 20-62. Filling Time Limits.
Containers and short term permits are not to be filled between the hours of ten (10) p.m. and seven (7) a.m. at which times the lids are to be closed and locked.
The lids must be closed when dumpster is not in use, during all times.
Sec. 20-63. Size.
Container and short term permits shall be serviced at intervals to eliminate overflowing and be sufficient size and capacity to fulfill the requirements of the business being serviced. The property owner or authorized agent for the premises utilizing service must immediately empty contents when full.
Sec. 20-64. Situation.
All containers and short term permits must be situated so as not to obstruct view or interfere with the flow of traffic.
Sec. 20-65. Maintenance.
It shall be the responsibility of the property owner or agent being serviced to maintain the container and short term permit area free of odors, rodents, flies, insects, scattered debris, overflowing, and all other nuisances.
Sec. 20-66. Permit - Compliance.
(a) The property owner or authorized agent responsible for maintaining a dumpster service is required to have a permit from the Board by making application at the Board’s office, on application supplied by the Board, and shall include the owner’s name, address and telephone number.
(b) Fee for permit, will be Thirty ($30.00) dollars for the first container and Twenty (20.00) dollars for each additional container.
(c) Permits shall not be transferable.
(d) Municipal authorized agents must comply with regulation Sections 20-41 through 20-48. When application is submitted, a permit will be granted with no charge.
Sec. 20-67. Short Term Permit - Compliance.
(a) Fee for short-term permits will be Fifteen ($15.00) dollars and shall have duration from one (1) day up to ninety (90) days.
(b) An extension of time can be requested in writing prior to the expiration date. An extension can be requested for up to Forty-five (45) days for an additional fee of Ten ($10.00) dollars. A second extension may be requested for Forty five (45) days to a maximum of One hundred and eighty (180) days for an additional fee of Ten ($10.00) dollars.
(c) Permits shall not be transferable.
Sec. 20-68. Application.
The contractor, firm or person supplying the container in the Town of Stoneham for the service will make application for a permit to remove, transport, or dispose of solid waste, garbage, offal, rubbish or other offensive substances, as well as debris, and other materials including scrap.
(a) Such permit shall expire at the end of the calendar year in which they are issued, renewable annually on application as herein provided.
Sec. 20-69. Application Requirements.
The contractor shall state on the application: home address, business address, the telephone number under which the business is operated, as well as the telephone number and name of owner/agent of property being serviced. He shall sign the application.
Contractor shall supply a list of customers’ names and locations of containers.
Sec. 20-70. Name Display.
The contractor shall have the name and telephone number conspicuously displayed on the container.
Sec. 20-71. Emptying Time Limit.
The emptying of the container contents by the contractor shall not commence before 7 a.m. and shall cease by 8 p.m.
No pick-ups allowed on Sundays.
Sec. 20-72. Fee.
The fee for each permit for the contractor to transport for compensation shall be One hundred ($100.00) dollars for the first (vehicle) permit, and Fifty ($50.00) dollars for each additional vehicle.
The current vehicle registration number shall be affixed to said permit.
Sec. 20-73. Sanitation.
The contractor shall remove the contents so as not to cause spillage during removal and transportation.
Sec. 20-74. Spillage.
The contractor shall remove the contents so as not to cause spillage during removal and transportation.
Sec. 20-75. Revocation-Removal.
The Board may suspend or revoke a contractor or container permit for unsatisfactory service of a property at any time.
The Board may order the contractor in person, by telephone or letter to immediately remove the container and contents from the premises being serviced whenever a container remains overflowing or an overflowing condition is continuously being repeated.
The Board shall order a container removed from the Town of Stoneham if the property owner or authorized agent has been notified to secure a permit and has not done so.
All permits expire on December 31 in the year issued.
If a contractor and or container permit is not renewed within fifteen days of expiration (Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays included), there will be an additional charge of fifty (50%) percent of the original fee.
Sec. 20-76. Application of Regulations.
These regulations apply to all contractors; dumpsters, grease traps, compactors, and similar units within the Town of Stoneham, used for residential, commercial, industrial or municipal use.
Sec. 20-77. Variance Request.
The Board will, on an individual basis, determine extenuating circumstance. Any exceptions will be made in the best interest for the public health of the community. The business filing for an exemption must do so in writing, stating all hardships and reasons. The request letter must be received in the office of the Board prior to any permits being issued.
Sec. 20-78. Penalties.
Any person who violates the terms of these regulations shall be subject to a fine of $25.00 for the first offense, $50.00 for each subsequent offense under the non-criminal disposition.
These regulations shall take effect on January 1, 1999.
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