Scribd
Upload
61 views2 pages

Open Dumping Ordinance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnKS0Gi909Qhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnKS0Gi909Qhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnKS0Gi909Q

Uploaded by

bruktawit
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
61 views2 pages

Open Dumping Ordinance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnKS0Gi909Qhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnKS0Gi909Qhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnKS0Gi909Q

Uploaded by

bruktawit
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 2

Open Dumping

Statement of Fact

Open dumping is detrimental to the natural beauty of Bradford and the safety and health of its
citizens. Dumped solid waste, when visible from roadways, is aesthetically unpleasing, It also
promote the dispersion of noxious odors, provides habitat for rodents (rats & mice), encourages
disease vectors such as flies, maggots, mosquitoes, and other disease carrying mediums, and
may have the potential to threaten ground water supplies.

Definition
Open dumping is the improper disposal of any waste including household trash, garbage,
tires, barrels, demolition/construction waste, appliances, shingles, pipes, metal, or any
material which will rust, rot, or burn.

Open Dump
An uncovered site used for disposal of waste without environmental controls.

Environmental controls
Environmental controls consist of covered trash containers, dumpsters or deposit at
a properly approved sanitary land fill or transfer/recycling station.

Plastic trash bags, because they are easily torn or degraded, are not considered a
suitable environmental control.

A properly administered compost pile is not considered an “open dump” for the
purposes of this statute.

The accumulation of brush and limbs from woods harvesting operations is not
considered “open Dumping” for the purposes of this statute.

Open Dumping prohibited


To ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Bradford, open dumping
or maintaining an open dump is not permitted within the town of Bradford.

Violations
The Code Enforcement Officer of the town of Bradford shall give any person,
corporation, or other legal entity, written notice of a violation of this statute as outlined in
Section 1420 of the Bradford Land Use Ordinance. Persons receiving such notice shall
have 30 days to address the problem in a manner that satisfies the Code Enforcement
Officer and meets the intent of this statute.

Any condition remaining un-corrected after 30 days shall be liable for legal action as
outlined in Section 1430 and/or fines as outlined in Section 1440 of the Bradford Land
Use Ordinance.
Page 2 copied from Bradford Land Use Ordinance

1420 Code Enforcement Officer


The Code Enforcement Officer established in the Town of Bradford shall have the
duty to enforce the provisions of this Ordinance. If the Code Enforcement Officer
shall find that any provision of this Ordinance is being violated, he shall notify, in
writing, the person responsible for such violation, indicating the nature of the
violation and ordering the action necessary to correct it, including discontinuance
of illegal use of land, buildings, structures, or work being done, removal of illegal
buildings or structures, and abatement of nuisance conditions. A copy of such
notices shall be maintained as a permanent record. Any such notice is not a
prerequisite to bringing legal action noted in Section 1430, and the failure to give
notice shall not in any way affect the legal action.

1430 Legal Actions


When the above action does not result in the correction or abatement of the
violation or nuisance condition, the Municipal Officers, upon notice from the
Code Enforcement Officer, are hereby authorized and directed to institute any and
all actions and proceedings, either legal or equitable, including seeking
injunctions of violations and the imposition of fines, and/or consent agreements,
that may be appropriate or necessary to enforce the provisions of this Ordinance
in the name of the municipality.

1440 Fines
The CEO, upon finding that any provision of this ordinance is being violated, is
authorized to take action to stop the violation and to recover reasonable attorney’s
fees, fines and costs.
Any person, including but not limited to a landowner, a landowner's agent or a
contractor, who orders or conducts any activity in violation of this Ordinance
shall be penalized in accordance with Title 30-A, M.R.S.A. §4452. Each day a
violation exists shall constitute a separate violation for which a minimum fine of
$100.00 shall be assessed per day. Any fines imposed shall inure to the Town.

You might also like