Representative Town Meeting (RTM) - Minutes - 03/12/2020

FIFTEEN ROPE FERRY ROAD WATERFORD, CT 06385-2886
MINUTES
PUBLIC WORKS, PLANNING, AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE OF THE RTM
PUBLIC HEARING & SPECIAL MEETING
Thursday March 12, 2020
5:30 P.M. - Waterford Town Hall
Auditorium
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The March 12, 2020 Public Hearing of the Public Works, Planning, and Development Committee of °
the RTM was called to order by Chairperson Michael Rocchetti at 5:30pm. 4 3 2
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ROLL CALL
Present: Michael Rocchetti, Mike Bono Ted Olynciw
Absent: Liam O’Leary, Miriam Furey- Wagner
Also Attending: Town Attorney Robert Avena, Town Clerk David Campo, RTM Member
Susan Driscoll, RTM Moderator Thomas Dembek
AGENDA ITEM 3
MOTION by Bono, seconded by Olynciw, to open the public hearing at 5:30P.M.
VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous
Public Comment: RTM member Susan Driscoll wanted to know the purpose of the amendment.
The reason given was to accommodate a change of location
MOTION by Bono, seconded by Olynciw to close the Public hearing at 5:45 P.M.
VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous
The March 12, 2020 Special Meeting of the Public Works, Planning, and Development Vommittee of
the RTM was called to order by Chairperson Michael Rocchetti at 5:45pm.
ROLL CALL
Present: Michael Rocchetti, Mike Bono Ted Olynciw
Absent: Liam O’Leary, Miriam Furey-Wagner
Also Attending: Town Attorney Robert Avena, Town Clerk David Campo, RTM Member
Susan Driscoll, RTM Moderator Thomas Dembek
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AGENDA ITEM 3
MOTION by Bono; seconded by Rocchetti, to approve the February 13, 2020 meeting minutes.
VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous
AGENDA ITEM 4
MOTION by Bono, seconded by Olynciw, to recommend the proposed amendments to the
Waterford Code of Ordinances, Chapter 8.04 — Refuse Collection and Disposal to the
Representative Town Meeting. ;
VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous
MOTION by Olynciw, seconded by Rocchetti to adjourn.
VOTING IN FAVOR: unanimous
Respectfully submitted,
Michael Rocchetti
Chairman
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Title 8 - HEALTH AND SAFETY
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Chapters:
Chapter 8.04 - REFUSE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL B
Sections:
8.04.016 - Declaration of policy.
The accumulation, collection, removal and disposal of refuse must be controlled by this municipality
for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare. It is consequently found and declared that:
A. This municipality is authorized by law to regulate the disposition of refuse generated within its
boundaries and to collect a charge therefor and to license refuse collectors; and
B. This municipality is authorized by Connecticut General Statutes Annotated Section 22a-220a to
designate the area where refuse generated within its boundaries shall be disposed; and
C. This municipality has executed a Municipal. Solid Waste Management Services Contract with
the Southeastern Connecticut Regional Resources Recovery Authority (SCRRRA), including an
Amendment No. 5 to such Municipal Solid Waste Management Services Contract (collectively
with such Amendment No. 5, the MSA). The MSA defines the System (the SCRRRA System)
to include the solid waste disposal and resource recovery facility located in Lisbon, Connecticut
and operated by Wheelabrator Lisbon Inc. or its successors or assigns (the SCRRRA Facility)
pursuant to a Solid Waste Disposal Agreement between SCRRRA and Wheelabrator Lisbon
Inc. (the Wheelabrator Agreement), and designates the SCRRRA Facility as the “Facility” within
the SCRRRA System. Pursuant to the MSA, this municipality has agreed to deliver or cause fo
be delivered all Solid Waste (as defined in the MSA) generated within the corporate boundaries
of this municipality to the SCRRRA System as directed by SCRRRA for ultimate delivery to the
SCRRRA Facility for disposal, subject to and in accordance with the Wheelabrator Agreement.
D. This municipality seeks to encourage the recycling of refuse and other methods to reduce the
volume of municipal solid waste generated within its boundaries; and
E. The enactment of this chapter is in furtherance of this municipality's solid waste management
plan.
(R.T.M. 10-3-88: prior code § 8-1)
8.04.020 - Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter the words set out in this section shall have the following meanings:
“Bulky wastes" means construction debris, street sweepings and oversized bulky items including, but
not limited to, discarded appliances, large parts of automobiles, and oversized tree stumps, logs and
branches. "Oversized municipal solid waste” means oversized bulky items including, but not limited to,
discarded appliances, large parts of automobiles and furniture.
"Commercial food refuse" means and includes waste from the preparation, cooking and consumption
of food, condemned food products and all refuse from the handling, storage, preparation and sale of
produce originating primarily in commercial kitchens, stores, restaurants, food markets and factories.
"Director’ means the director of public works of this municipality.
“Hazardous wastes" means solid and liquid wastes in the following classifications:
4. Explosives;
2. Pathogenic or pathological wastes;

Radioactive wastes;
4. . Cleaning fluids, acids, poisons, medicines or other chemical wastes which either create an
immediate safety hazard to persons disposing of the waste or which by virtue of their chemistry
and/or the method of disposal present a threat to the quality of ground or surface waters;
5. Hospital operating room wastes.
"Municipality" means the town of Waterford.
"Night soil” means any liquid or solid matter which accumulates in any privy, cesspool, septic tank or
other sewage disposal system.
"Recyclable materials" means materials which have been so designated by the director, as approved
by the board of selectmen; provided, however, the director shall, at a minimum, designate those materials
as recyclable that are designated as recyclable under the regulations of the Connecticut Department of
Environmental Protection.
"Refuse" means unwanted and discarded solid materials, but does not include:
1. Liquid wastes including, but not limited to, semisolid, liquid materials collected in a municipal
sewage system or a septic system;
Bulky wastes;
Hazardous wastes; or
Any other material which may not be lawfully disposed of in a sanitary landfill or a resources
recovery facility.
"Refuse collectors" include any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of collecting and
transporting refuse, including recyclable materials, for hire within this municipality.
“Solid waste" means refuse which is not recyclable materials.
(R.T.M. 2-7-00 (part); R.T.M. 10-3-88: prior code § 8-2)
8.04.030 - Regulations.
The board of selectmen is authorized to enact from time to time such regulations as it shall deem in
the public interest and as allowed by the Connecticut General Statutes Annotated regarding the
separation, recovery, collection, removal, storage, preparation and disposition of refuse, bulky waste,
hazardous waste and recyclable materials, including but not limited to any applicable fees and fines. Such
regulation shall become effective immediately upon passage, shall be published immediately after
passage in a local daily newspaper, and shall be immediately posted in a conspicuous place in the town
hall and at disposal sites designated as such by the director that are within the municipality.
(R.T.M. 10-3-88: prior code § 8-3)
8.04.040 - Licenses for refuse collections.
A. License Required. No person may collect or dispose of refuse in this municipality without a license,
except that the actual producers of refuse or the owners of premises in this municipality upon which
tefuse has accumulated may personally collect and dispose of such refuse at such places as the
director may designate. .
B. Licensing Authority Designated. The director shall be the licensing authority for refuse collectors.
The director shail grant a license within a reasonable time following the filing of proper application
and payment of the prescribed fee unless he finds one or more of the following condittons to prevail:

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1. The applicant has been irresponsible in conduct of refuse collection and hauling operations
based upon previous suspensions and/or revocations of licenses or based upon violation of any
regulations enacted by the board of selectmen;
2. The applicant lacks suitable equipment with which to collect refuse in a safe and nuisance-free
manner and in compliance with this chapter;
3. The applicant lacks adequate liability insurance.
Revocation or Suspension of License. A license to engage in refuse collection and to use the waste
disposal or processing facilities provided by this municipality is a privilege, not a right. In the event
the holder of a license issued under the provisions of this chapter fails to comply with the provisions
of such license the director shalt have authority to revoke or suspend such license in addition to any
other penalty (impossible) imposed by law.
Director Responsible. The director shail administer the licensing of any refuse collector engaged in
the collecting and transporting of refuse in this municipality. The director shall also regulate the
refuse collectors' responsibilities and obligations in the collection and disposal of refuse or bulky
waste. The director shall regulate refuse collectors in accordance with Section 22a-220a of the
Connecticut General Statutes Annotated.
All solid waste generated in this municipality shall be delivered or caused to be delivered to the
SCRRRA System for so long as the MSA remains in effect, as directed by SCRRRA and for ultimate
delivery to the SCRRRA Facility to the extent any such solid waste is not acceptable for disposal at
the SCRRRA Facility, such unacceptable solid waste shall be delivered or caused to be delivered to
such other facility designated by SCRRRA. After the MSA is no longer in effect, the board of
selectmen shall designate the facility for the delivery of solid waste generated in this municipality.
All regulations of the board of selectmen and any direction or designation by the board of
selectmen about the disposal of solid waste generated in this municipality shall be consistent with
this paragraph E of Section 8.04.040.
(R.T.M. 2-7-00 (part); R.T.M. 10-3-88: prior code § 8-4)
8.04.050 - Refuse containers.
The owner of each premises upon which refuse is created or generated shall provide a suitable
place upon such premises for sufficient receptacles for receiving and holding such refuse during the
intervals between collections. The board of selectmen, in the regulations adopted pursuant to Section
8.04.030 of this chapter, shall determine whether such receptacies are to be provided by the owner or by
the municipality and shall determine the standards to which such receptacles shall conform.
(R.T.M. 2-7-00 (part); R.T.M. 10-3-88: prior code § 8-5)
8.04.060 - Storing and disposing of refuse.
A
Public Places. No person shail place any refuse in any street, alley or other public place or upon any
private property, whether owned by such person or not, within this municipality except in proper
containers or otherwise properly prepared for collection or under express approval granted by the
director. No person shall throw or deposit any refuse in any stream or other body of water.
Accumulation of Refuse. Any uncontainerized accumulation of refuse on any premises is declared to
be a nuisance and is prohibited. Failure to remove any accumulation of refuse within ten days after
written notice from the director by registered mail shall be deemed a violation of this chapter.

C. Scattering of Refuse. No person shall cast, place, sweep or deposit anywhere within this
municipality any refuse in such a manner that it may be carried or deposited by the elements upon or
in any street, sidewalk, alley, sewer, parkway or other public place, or into any occupied premises.
D. filegal Dumping. No person shail dispose of solid waste in a receptacle rented or owned by another
person. No person shall contaminate a receptacle designated for recycling by disposing of solid
waste in such receptacle.
(R.T.M. 10-3-88: prior code § 8-6)
8.04.070 - Hazardous wastes.
It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to place hazardous wastes or similarly dangerous
substances into any refuse container, or to transport any such substance to any place designated for the
disposal or delivery of refuse or bulky waste.
(R.T.M, 10-3-88: prior code § 8-7)
8.04.080 - Bulky wastes.
Bulky waste may not be collected or mixed with refuse and shall be delivered or disposed of at such
place and time as the director may from time to time designate and any applicable charge shall be paid
by the person delivering the waste.
(R.T.M. 10-3-88: prior code § 8-8)
8.04.090 - Source separation and recycling.
A. Separation of Materials for Collection. Recyclable materials shall be separated from solid waste and
prepared for collection. Refuse and recyclable material shall be placed at the curb or other
designated collection place for collection on the days designated by the director in accordance with
the regulation established by the board of selectmen. In no event will the collection of recyclable
materials which are bottles, cans, glass or paper be less than twice a month. The director shall
determine and provide public notice of the schedule for collecting all other recyclable materials.
B. Separation at Nonresidential Premises and Multifamily and Elderly Housing Developments. The
owners or operators of multifamily and elderly housing developments, and commercial, industrial or
other nonresidential premises where refuse fs created or generated shall provide sufficient areas and
receptacles on the premises for convenient separation and storage of refuse and recyclable
materials. Recycling receptacles must be clearly labeled as being for recyclables only and must bea
type and color as specified in regulations.
(R.T.M. 2-7-00 (part): R.T.M. 10-3-88: prior code § 8-9)
8.04.100 - Sewage disposal facility and well permits.
A. No person shall construct, reconstruct, alter or enlarge any sewage disposal facility within the town
without the prior issuance of a permit by the director of health or his agent.
B. No person shall construct a well within the town without the prior issuance of a permit by the director
of health or his agent. :
C. Reasonable fees for such permits and certificates shall be defined and revised by the board of
selectmen.

D. Anyone who violates this section shall be subject to penalties and fines in amounts as allowed in
Section 19a-206 of the General Statutes of Connecticut.
(R.T.M. 10-3-94)
8.04.110 - Collection on unaccepted streets.
The board of selectmen shall have the power to take such measures as it shall deem effectual for
the removal of refuse and recyclables from multifamily and elderly housing developments. The board of
selectmen shall provide that such housing developments be served by municipal collection, upon such
conditions as it may require. As a precondition to receiving municipal collection, improvements shall be
made to refuse or recyclable areas or receptacles for the storage or collection of solid waste by the
owner(s) of the development, to the extent required to conform to the town's collection methods. The
design of the collection system shail be approved by the director of public works and shall conform to
zoning regulations and permits, and shall be installed by the owner(s) prior to the initiation of municipal
collection.
(R.T.M. 2-7-00 (part); R.T.M. 12-5-94 (part): R.T.M. 10-3-88: prior code § 8-11)
8.04.120 - Violation—Penalty.
Any violation of the terms of this chapter shall be deemed an infraction and shall be punishabie by a
fine of not more than ninety dollars for each offense. The board of selectmen shall establish a schedule of
fines for such infractions. Each infraction shall be a separate and distinct offense and, in case of a
continuing infraction, each day's continuance thereof shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense. In
addition, the town or its agent, reserves the right to refuse to collect garbage, rubbish or other refuse, or
to allow disposal in a landfill utilized by the town where the spirit or letter of this chapter or the regulations
enacted under these provisions are ignored. The board of selectmen shall have full discretionary authority
in deciding all disputed questions arising under the provisions of this chapter or the regulations enacted
under these provisions.
(R.T.M. 10-3-88: prior code § 8-12)

Title 8 - HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapters:
Chapter 8.04 - REFUSE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL
Sections:
8.04.010 - Declaration of policy.
The accumulation, collection, removal and disposal of refuse must be controlled by this municipality
for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare. It is consequently found and declared that:
A.
B.
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8.04.020 -
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This municipality is authorized by law to regulate the disposition of refuse geherated within its
boundaries and to collect a charge therefor and to license refuse collectors; and
This municipality is authorized by Connecticut General Statutes Annotated Section 22a-220a to
designate the area where refuse generated within its boundaries shall be disposed; and
This municipality has executed a municipal-Municipal selid-Solid waste-Waste management
Management services-Services_ contract-Contract with the Southeastern Connecticut Regional
Resources Recovery Authority (SCRRRA}-}, including an Amendment No. 5 to such Municipal
Solid Waste Management Services Contract (collectively with such Amendment No. 6, the
MSA). The MSA defines the System (the SCRRRA System) to include the solid waste disposal
and resource recovery facility located in_ Lisbon, Connecticut_and operated by Wheelabrator
Lisbon Inc._or its successors or assigns (the SCRRRA Facility) pursuant to a Solid Waste
Disposal Agreement between SCRRRA and Wheelabrator Lisbon Inc. (the Wheelabrator
Agreement), and designates the SCRRRA Facility as the “Facility” within the SCRRRA System.
Pursuant to the MSA, this municipality has agreed to deliver or cause to be delivered all Solid
Waste (as defined in the MSA) generated within the corporate boundaries of this municipality to
the SCRRRA System as directed by SCRRRA for ultimate delivery to the SCRRRA Facility for
disposal, subject to and in accordance with the Wheelabrator Agreement.
This municipality seeks to encourage the recycling of refuse and other methods to reduce the
volume of municipal solid waste generated within its boundaries; and
The enactment of this chapter is in furtherance of this municipality's solid waste management
plan.
10-3-88: prior code § 8-1)
Definitions.
he purposes of this chapter the words set out in this section shall have the following meanings:
"Bulky wastes" means construction debris, street sweepings and oversized bulky items including, but
not limited to, discarded appliances, large parts of automobiles, and oversized tree stumps, logs and
branches. "Oversized municipal solid waste" means oversized bulky items including, but not limited to,
discarded appliances, large parts of automobiles and furniture.
"Commercial food refuse" means and includes waste from the preparation, cooking and consumption
of food, condemned food products and all refuse from the handling, storage, preparation and sale of
produce originating primarily in commercial kitchens, stores, restaurants, food markets and factories.
"Director" means the director of public works of this municipality.
"Hazardous wastes" means solid and liquid wastes in the following classifications:
1.
Explosives;
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Pathogenic or pathological wastes;
Radioactive wastes;
Cleaning fluids, acids, poisons, medicines or other chemical wastes which either create an
immediate safety hazard to persons disposing of the waste or which by virtue of their chemistry
and/or the method of disposal present a threat to the quality of ground or surface waters;
5. Hospital operating room wastes.
"Municipality" means the town of Waterford.
"Night soil" means any liquid or solid matter which accumulates in any privy, cesspool, septic tank or
other sewage disposal system.
“Recyclable materiats" means materials which have been so designated by the director, as approved
by the board of selectmen; provided, however, the director shall, at a minimum, designate those materials
as recyclable that are designated as recyclable under the regulations of the Connecticut Department of
Environmental Protection.
“Refuse” means unwanted and discarded solid materials, but does not include:
1. Liquid wastes including, but not limited to, semisolid, liquid materiais collected in a municipal
sewage system or a septic system;
Bulky wastes;
Hazardous wastes; or
Any other material which may not be lawfully disposed of in a sanitary landfill or a resources
recovery facility.
"Refuse collectors” include any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of collecting and
transporting refuse, including recyclable materials, for hire within this municipality.
"Solid waste" means refuse which is not recyclable materials.
(R.T.M. 2-7-00 (part); R.T.M. 10-3-88: prior code § 8-2)
8.04.030 - Regulations.
The board of selectmen is authorized to enact from time to time such regulations as it shall deem in
the public interest and as allowed by the Connecticut General Statutes Annotated regarding the
separation, recovery, collection, removal, storage, preparation and disposition of refuse, bulky waste,
hazardous waste and recyclable materials, including but not limited to any applicable fees and fines. Such
regulation shall become effective immediately upon passage, shall be published immediately after
passage in a local daily newspaper, and shall be immediately posted in a conspicuous place in the town
hall and at disposal sites designated as such by the director that are within the municipaiity.
(R.T.M. 10-3-88: prior code § 8-3)
8.04.040 - Licenses for refuse collections.
A. License Required. No person may collect or dispose of refuse in this municipality without a license,
except that the actual producers of refuse or the owners of premises in this municipality upon which
tefuse has accumulated may personally collect and dispose of such refuse at such places as the
director may designate.
B. Licensing Authority Designated. The director shall be the licensing authority for refuse collectors.
The director shail grant a license within a reasonable time following the filing of proper application
and payment of the prescribed fee unless he finds one or more of the following conditions to prevail:
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1. The applicant has been irresponsible in conduct of refuse collection and hauling operations
based upon previous suspensions and/or revocations of licenses or based upon violation of any
regulations enacted by the board of selectmen;
2. The applicant tacks suitable equipment with which to collect refuse in a safe and nuisance-free
manner and in compliance with this chapter;
3. The applicant lacks adequate liability insurance.
Revocation or Suspension of License. A license to engage in refuse collection and to use the waste
disposal or processing facilities provided by this municipality is a privilege, not a right. In the event
the holder of a license issued under the provisions of this chapter fails to comply with the provisions
of such license the director shall have authority fo revoke or suspend such license in addition to any
other penalty (impossible) imposed by law,
Director Responsible. The director shall administer the licensing of any refuse collector engaged in
the collecting and transporting of refuse in this municipality. The director shall also regulate the
refuse collectors' responsibilities and obligations in the collection and disposal of refuse’ or bulky
waste. The director shail regulate refuse collectors in accordance with Section 22a-220a of the
Connecticut General Statutes Annotated.
All solid waste generated in this municipality shall be delivered or caused to be delivered to the
SCRRRA System for so long as the MSA remains in effect, as directed by SCRRRA and for ultimate
delivery to the SCRRRA Facility to the extent any such solid waste is not acceptable for disposal at
the SCRRRA Facility, such unacceptable solid waste shall be delivered or caused to be delivered to
such other facility designated by SCRRRA. After the MSA is no longer in effect, the board of
selectmen shall designate the facility for the delivery of solid waste generated in this municipality.
All regulations of the board of selectmen and_any direction or designation by the board of
selectmen about the disposal of solid waste generated in this municipality shall be consistent with
this paragraph E of Section 8.04.040.
(R.T.M. 2-7-00 (part); R.T.M. 10-3-88: prior code § 8-4)
8.04.050 - Refuse containers.
The owner of each premises upon which refuse is created or generated shall provide a suitable
place upon such premises for sufficient receptacles for receiving and holding such refuse during the
intervals between collections. The board of selectmen, in the regulations adopted pursuant to Section
8.04.030 of this chapter, shall determine whether such receptacles are to be provided by the owner or by
the municipality and shall determine the standards to which such receptacles shall conform.
(R.T.M. 2-7-00 (part); R.T.M. 10-3-88: prior code § 8-5)
8.04.060 - Storing and disposing of refuse.
A.
Public Places. No person shall place any refuse in any street, alley or other public place or upon any
private property, whether owned by such person or not, within this municipality except in proper
containers or otherwise properly prepared for collection or under express approval granted by the
director. No person shail throw or deposit any refuse in any stream or other body of water.
Accumulation of Refuse. Any uncontainerized accumulation of refuse on any premises is declared to
be a nuisance and is prohibited. Failure to remove any accumulation of refuse within ten days after
written notice from the director by registered mail shall be deemed a violation of this chapter.
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C. Scattering of Refuse. No person shall cast, place, sweep or deposit anywhere within this
municipality any refuse in such a manner that it may be carried or deposited by the elements upon or
in any street, sidewalk, alley, sewer, parkway or other public place, or into any occupied premises.
D. Illegal Dumping. No person shall dispose of solid waste in a receptacle rented or owned by another
person. No person shall contaminate a receptacle designated for recycling by disposing of solid
waste in such receptacle.
(R.T.M. 10-3-88: prior code § 8-6)
8.04.070 - Hazardous wastes.
It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to place hazardous wastes or similarly dangerous
substances into any refuse container, or to transport any such substance to any place designated for the
disposal or delivery of refuse or bulky waste.
(R.T.M. 10-3-88: prior code § 8-7)
8.04.080 - Bulky wastes.
Bulky waste may not be collected or mixed with refuse and shall be delivered or disposed of at such
place and time as the director may from time to time designate and any applicable charge shall be paid
by the person delivering the waste.
(R.T.M. 10-3-88: prior code § 8-8)
8.04.090 - Source separation and recycling.
A. Separation of Materials for Collection. Recyclable materials shall be separated from solid waste and
prepared for collection. Refuse and recyclable material shall be placed at the curb or other
designated collection place for collection on the days designated by the director in accordance with
the regulation established by the board of selectmen. In no event will the collection of recyclable
materials which are bottles, cans, glass or paper be less than twice a month. The director shall
determine and provide public notice of the schedule for collecting all other recyclable materials.
B. Separation at Nonresidential Premises and Multifamily and Elderly Housing Developments. The
owners or operators of multifamily and elderly housing developments, and commercial, industrial or
other nonresidential premises where refuse is created or generated shall provide sufficient areas and
receptacles on the premises for convenient separation and storage of refuse and recyclable
materials. Recycling receptacles must be clearly labeled as being for recyclables only and must be a
type and color as specified in regulations. : nee
(R.T.M. 2-7-00 (part): R.T.M. 10-3-88: prior code § 8-9)
8.04.100 - Sewage disposal facility and well permits.
A. No person shail construct, reconstruct, alter or enlarge any sewage disposal facility within the town
without the prior issuance of a permit by the director of health or his agent.
B. No person shall construct a well within the town without the prior issuance of a permit by the director
of health or his agent.
C. Reasonable fees for such permits and certificates shall be defined and revised by the board of
selectmen. .
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D. Anyone who violates this section shall be subject to penalties and fines in amounts as allowed in
Section 19a-206 of the General Statutes of Connecticut.
(R.T.M. 10-3-94)
8.04.110 - Collection on unaccepted streets.
The board of selectmen shall have the power to take such measures as it shall deem effectual for
the removal of refuse and recyclables from multifamily and elderly housing developments. The board of
selectmen shail provide that such housing developments be served by municipal collection, upon such
conditions as it may require. As a precondition to receiving municipal collection, improvements shall be
made to refuse or recyclable areas or receptacles for the storage or collection of solid waste by the
owner(s) of the development, to the extent required to conform to the town's.collection methods. The
design of the collection system shall be approved by the director of public works and shall conform to
zoning regulations and permits, and shall be installed by the owner(s) prior to the initiation of municipal
collection.
(R.T.M. 2-7-00 (part): R.T.M. 12-5-94 (part): R.T.M. 10-3-88: prior code § 8-11)
8.04,120 - Violation—Penalty.
Any violation of the terms of this chapter shall be deemed an infraction and shall be punishable by a
fine of not more than ninety dollars for each offense. The board of selectmen shall establish a schedule of
fines for such infractions. Each infraction shall be a separate and distinct offense and, in case of a
continuing infraction, each day's continuance thereof shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense. In
addition, the town or its agent, reserves the right to refuse to collect garbage, rubbish or other refuse, or
to allow disposal in a landfill utilized by the town where the spirit or letter of this chapter or the regulations
enacted under these provisions are ignored. The board of selectmen shall have full discretionary authority
in deciding all disputed questions arising under the provisions of this chapter or the regulations enacted
under these provisions.
(R.T.M. 10-3-88: prior code § 8-12)
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