§ 45-7.3. Vehicle requirements; roll-off containers., Chapter 45. Sanitation, Code of Ordinances, Brookhaven

Vehicle requirements. Every vehicle used for the collection of solid waste within the Town shall:

(1)

Have an enclosed body or suitable provisions for covering the body.

(2)

Have a watertight body.

(3)

Be kept clean, sanitary and in good working order.

(4)

Have the permittee's name plainly displayed on each side of the vehicle in letters at least four inches high.

(5)

Have both the vehicle's unladen vehicle weight in pounds and its capacity in cubic yards displayed on the driver's side.

Roll-off container service for demolition and construction material.

(1)

It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of collecting or transporting construction or demolition materials within the Town in open roll-off containers without first having procured either a permit to transport solid waste in the Town of Brookhaven or a roll-off container permit.

(2)

All applicants for a roll-off container permit shall comply with all requirements for obtaining a permit to transport solid waste in the Town of Brookhaven, except for those requirements stipulated in §§ 45-7.1F, 45-7.1H.

[Amended 8-2-2018 by L.L. No. 18-2018, effective 8-20-2018]

(3)

Any person who has obtained a roll-off container permit without having also obtained a permit to transport solid waste in the Town of Brookhaven shall not collect within the Town any solid waste other than construction and demolition debris and shall not transport such debris other than within roll-off containers.

(4)

All roll-off containers used within the Town shall be in suitable condition so as to prevent the scattering or deposit of their contents during collection and transportation. Each container and each vehicle used to transport the container shall bear the name of the permittee on each side of the vehicle and container in letters at least four inches in height. In addition, each container shall bear the capacity of the container in cubic yards.

Inspections. The Commissioner or his representative may make inspections of the contents of solid waste collection vehicles and roll-off containers whenever he deems it necessary to do so.

Authorized commercial receptacles. All permittees shall display their names on all authorized commercial receptacles used by them for the collection of solid waste within the Town.