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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1960-037 COUTv?TY OF F`AVIAIT - - STATE OF F"A~rJRII ''-i?DINAP!CE N0. 37 AN !)RDINAI`ICF. RT;rTT1:ATIT`;G TT'T' Ci)T,LT:CTI()1. AT?D DISI'OSAT, C`F REFTTSE ~rTITHIN THF, CITY OF T'IT~:'; REC,[TLRTINr THE DI,p~;,gl, !"~F DEAD ANIP~'4T ~ AT'D (~Tk1ER P,7-~TERIAhS WIr'_'T'IN THE CQIIt`7TY ;)F r. FA^TAII; PROVIDI`Ir PEN,91_TIr' TTIEREFO?. i3E IT i?RDAINri) r?v TT'F T'~~A'D ,~' `-_;f1pERV?~RS ~?F TTiE Cc)iTiQTY CF ITA`~'AII: `)ECTI'iD' 1. DrFIPiIT'I'~P'S. T1n1 ~. otho,-wi se e;crressly state, whenever used in thi-s Or~~inance the followi~tn terms shall be taken to have th,-~ following cteaninn: 1 urbane. Shall ~i~ean and include all orr~anic wash..=s not fit for anim.~1 r_onsumnli-on. 2. Rubbish. Shall mean and i-nclude solid waste or reer,te~ rr,aterial in..^luding, ~aitT?out 1imi.ti.nex the general- tv t}'. e. 1'e7f, 7~a n(?r and ,.^.a7r~bOa rQ' ~'a rt'~nS, Ot raw, f?XCel S10Y, ra~"rS, clothes, ;hoes, hottl~>, tin cans, china, glass, metah~rare, leaves, ^rra:;s, tree branches, tree st~ampa, and any other material. of similar oharacter; hint not i.nc]adinrx such materials ;c lllmhEr e>r ] Y~)n ni re,^, r`Y7'P °, ~'llnf? fl VP fe. ('.t In 7 enc7th, COncret~' blocks and tiles, e^ment, ac,iis, ice boxe=s, refri,7era*.ors, ranrxes, radios, television sets, phononraphs, bedsteads, bed smrin.^s, tables, sofas, chairs, and other furniture, water heaters, water tanks, sinl_s and othor similar materials or enuirment of a vreighty or bulkv nature. 3. 54ai11. Shall mean and include a71 food wastes whic}; are fit for animal. consumx,tion. 4. Refuse.Shall me~~n and include all discarded and disr_~osahie matter, includin~~ crarhage, rubbish and swill as above defined. SBCTI~"?N 2. REn~iOV'iL ~ ~F G2RF3RGE, RUBBI:"kI AND S~rITLL. Every householder or occupant of any residence or busines°~ building or premise within the City of Hilo, County of Hawaii. shall remove or cause to he removed to the County Damning Grounds all. reface fmm any residence or business bnildincr or prem-sec; rrovided, however, that nothing herein shall prevent any such, hn~sPhol ie- or occup+.nt From disposin? of such re~:Fuse within his r,rcmises by burring, };uryinq or destrovinq the same. A17 cxarbaae and swi.l._l, prior to its removal to the County Dumrdnq ~~rounds, shall 1,e ~Ir3ined of all liquids. SECT_I iN 3. REC EI"I'ACLI.S. -41.1. crarbacxe and swi] 1 shall. be contained in leak-croof metal. receptacles and shall he ser,.irely covered at al_] times so as to exclude insects and animals. A17 rubbish, excert hedge cuttings, stumps, branches, banana leaves, ral.m and cocoanut ]saves and other similar materials, shall be contained ir, meta] or. wood receptacles, or in paper nr cardboard cartons of sufficient strength to sdec~aately contain the contents therein. Pala :w. --------...- M. B. l: o. _..-.._. DaN' ---........----- SECTION 4. LOCATION OF REFUSE AND RECEPTACLES. All refuse and receptacles, as hereinbefore mentioned, shall be kept on private premises and shall not be placed upon any sidewalk or government right of way for collection purposes, excepting however, refuse receptacles that may be placed and affixed on any sidewalk or government right of way for public use; provided, however, that for the purposes of collection, such refuse and receptacles may be placed in that area of the private premises adjacent to the sidewalk or the government right of way and the refuse and the receptacles so placed adjacent to the sidewalk or the government right of way shall be placed so as not to constitute or contribute to the creation of a nuisance or to the creation of a pedestrian or traffic hazard. SECTION 5. LICENSE REQUIRED. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to engage in any business involving the collection and removal of any refuse from any premises within the limits of the City of Hilo, County of Hawaii, without having first secured a license from the Treasurer of the County of Hawaii so to do. SECTION 6. VEHICLES FOR REMOVING REFUSE. ;111 vehicles used for the collection and removal of refuse shall be kept in a clean, inoffensive and sanitary condition. All refuse shall be handled and hauled in such a manner so as to prevent the scattering, spilling or leaking of the same. SECTION 'I. DEAD ANIMALS. Every owner of dead cattle, horses, mules, goats, dogs, cats and similar animals within the County of Hawaii shall properly bury, burn or dispose of such dead animals within a reasonable time after death, or before the same shall constitute a nuisance. SECTION tS. ':dRECKED, NGN-OPEKATIONAL AUTOMOBILES AND SCRAP IRON. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation within the County of Hawaii to leave, abandon or place wrecked or non-operational -automobiles or construction equipment or parts or portions of such automobiles or construc- tion equipment, or scrap iron, or other similar materials, upon any part or parts of the public streets, roads or highways or upon any premises of another. SECTION y. REMOVAL OR DOGRS OF fiBANDONED REFRIGERATORS, ETC;. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation within the County of Hawaii to abandon refrigerators, ice- boxes, wardrobe trunks; or any other container, equipment or appliance having self-locking doors without rust removing and detaching the doors or covers from the same. SECTION lu. EXPLOSIVES, Ab1MUNITION, ETC. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation within the County of Hawaii to dump, place or remove to any County Dumping grounds any explosrves, blasting materials, fuses, live ammunition or any other substance or material that may explode upon contact with heat or fire. SECTION 11. DUMPING REFUSE IN VACANT LOTS, ETC. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation within the County of Hawaii to dump er place refuse in or upon any vacant lot, public place or in or upon the premises of another. SECTION 12. PENALTY. Any persor, violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00). ~ 7 SECTION 13. VALIDITY. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid, the remaining portions thereof or of the portion concerned to any other persons or circum- stances shall not be affected. Ord. No. ...-'---~~%`-'------.. Filo ti o. _-----.._---.-_ .---..---.