(A) No person shall deposit in any recycle bin non-recyclable material.
(B) No person shall place on top of or next to any recycle bin any material, whether non-recyclable or recyclable.
(C) No person shall deposit in any recycle bin any material after the hour of nine o’ clock in the evening through the hour of six o’ clock in the morning.
(D) Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Prosecution under this section shall not preclude simultaneous prosecution under §131.08 of the Municipal Code.
(A) It is the policy of the Village of Rutland to ensure solid municipal waste is disposed of in a manner which preserves the health, safety, cleanliness and sanitation of the Municipality and prevents damage to municipal infrastructure or other property. Waste containers shall be free of foul or offensive odors, and be equipped with a secure lid to prevent the spread of waste and animal access, ensuring the safety of sanitation workers charged with the collection of such waste.
(B)
(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(2) of this section, every person discarding solid municipal waste not utilizing a dumpster container shall discard and place such waste in an approved waste container. The approved waste container shall be provided at the curb; Provided, however, the approved waste container shall not encumber, impede or obstruct any berm, curb catch basin, driveway, intersection, mailbox, sanitary water meter or meter lid, storm sewer drain or sidewalk.
(2) If a person is utilizing a dumpster container, such container shall be placed upon an asphalt or concrete surface which may be safely accessible by a garbage collection vehicle, with such access not causing substantial damage to grass or other vegetation, or any berm, curb catch basin, driveway, intersection, mailbox, sanitary water meter or meter lid, storm sewer drain or sidewalk.
(3) Approved waste containers shall be stored in any area on the property which is not the front lawn when not at the curb for garbage collection.
(C) If the Code Enforcement Officer finds and in his judgment, the location of a dumpster container may cause or could cause damage to grass or other vegetation, or any berm, curb catch basin, driveway, intersection, mailbox, sanitary water meter or meter lid, storm sewer drain or sidewalk, he or she shall cause written notice to the owner of the property upon which the dumpster container is located ordering the removal of such dumpster container either from its current location to an alternative location, or if no other alternative location is feasible, ordering the removal of such dumpster container from the property.
(D) Whoever violates division (B) of this section shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $25.00 on the first offense and not more than $50.00 for each subsequent offense. Notwithstanding division (F) of this section, whoever commits a fourth and subsequent violation of division (B) of this section shall be imposed court cost, and an additional fine in the sum of $50.00.
(E) Whoever violates division (C) of this section by not relocating a dumpster container as ordered in the written notice provided by the Street Commissioner in accordance with division (C) of this section shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $75.00 on the first offense and not more than $100.00 for each subsequent offense. Notwithstanding division (F) of this section, whoever commits a fourth and subsequent violation of division (B) of this section shall be imposed court cost, and an additional fine in the sum of $50.00.
(F) In the prosecution of a violation of this section, the Court shall not impose court cost, however, may impose fees for all processes of service, including fees associated for failure to remit payment of such fine, failure to comply with the orders of the Court, and failure to appear.
(G) The Court may order an offender, upon conviction of a violation of this section, to remit restitution equal to the cost of expenditures incurred through the repair or replacement of a berm, curb catch basin, driveway, intersection, mailbox, sanitary water meter or meter lid, storm sewer drain or sidewalk damaged as a proximate result of such violation.
(H) As used in this section:
(1) APPROVED WASTE CONTAINER means a container, other than a dumpster container as defined in division (H)(2) of this section made of rigid aluminum, metal, plastic or steel material, has a secure lid which may be safely detached from the container and reattached, or safely opened to access the contents within the container, can be wheeled or otherwise transported to and from the curb or garbage collection area and is of good condition as to prevent the leakage of solid municipal waste, and animal access.
(2) DUMPSTER CONTAINER means a large metal trash bin, often of a kind that is emptied, or transported to a dump, by a specially equipped truck.
(I) This section shall not apply to dumpster containers or roll off containers utilized for the purpose of temporary disposal of construction or demolition debris.
(Ord. No. 2025-23, 08-18-2025, Eff. 09-17-2025)