The Provincetown Board of Health, at a public meeting on Thursday, January 9, 2003, voted 4 in favor and 0 opposed to approve the following regulations, to become effective upon publication. A copy of these changes in the Board of Health rules and regulations is available in the Office of the Town Clerk.
Deletions are shown as strikethrough.
Additions are shown in bold italic.
Section 1: Notice of days for collection is established as set forth in subsection A below.
Section 2: Refuse must be put out on the evening prior to a resident’s pick-up day, but not before 6:00 PM.
Section 3: No loose refuse is permitted. All refuse must be contained in a tightly covered barrel no larger than a standard 32-gallon capacity.
Section 4: No empty cartons, cardboard, newspaper, etc., will be picked up unless all items are separated, flattened and tied or cardboard flattened into one box or newspaper put in brown paper bags and will only be picked up on the proper day, which is Sunday night town-wide, weather permitting. These items will not be picked up on Monday Holidays.
Section 5: There is no curbside pick-up for brush. Brush must be taken to the Transfer Station and will be charged as full loads.
Section 6: COLLECTIONS:
A. Once a week pick-up per fire district; all residential households are allowed two 32-gallon containers and 1 recycling bin.
1. Fire District #5 – From Town Line West to Howland Street, to include Commercial and Bradford Streets.
2. Fire District #4 – From Howland Street to Conwell Street, to include Commercial and Bradford Streets.
3. Fire District #3 – From Conwell Street to Court Street, to include Commercial and Bradford Streets.
4. Fire District #2 – From Court Street to Franklin Street, to include Commercial and Bradford Streets.
5. Fire District #1 – From Franklin Street to the West End of Town, to include Commercial and Bradford Streets.
B. Residential:
1. To be defined as a person or persons who are not a business or in any sense of the meaning a commercial establishment.
2. If a resident or residents live on a private way the Town will only pick-up trash if:
a. All residents have signed an agreement to hold the Town harmless of any damage that may occur due to the Town vehicles on their private way.
b. The private way road conditions meet the state standards of a public way. In other words, the Town will not enter a private way that is too narrow or in a condition that could damage the Town vehicles.
3. Refuse at condominiums will not be picked up unless:
a. The condominium has 8 units or less.
b. It is privately owned and not a time-share unit.
4. Guest Houses and Lodging Houses are considered commercial establishments with the exception of owner/manager occupied, where the owner/manager is considered a resident and will be allowed two 32-gallon containers and 1 recycling container per week.
5. All residents who live in a predominately commercial area need to mark the trash receptacles as residential with their name and address.
6. All residential trash is to be put out at the curb of the nearest public or private way that receives trash pickup service. Sanitation employees cannot and will not enter private property to pick up trash.
C. Commercial:
1. Any establishment licensed by the Town is considered a commercial establishment; the Town does not pick up commercial trash or recycling
2. All licenses will require all commercial establishments to identify their private haulers for the removal of trash and recycling from the business property.
3. All Guest Houses, Motels, Hotels, Camps, Cabins, Inns and Time Share units are Commercial and will be charged as such.
4. All vehicles entering the Transfer Station driven or owned by known Business owners will be subject to spot checks to determine if they are dumping commercial trash or residential trash and will be charged as determined.
Section 7: It is hereby illegal for any resident, citizen, visitor or business to place household or business trash into a town-owned receptacle or barrel. All Town receptacles will be subject to spot checks by Sanitation and/or Seasonal Barrels & Grounds personnel for the purpose of identifying violations. Evidence of illegal dumping will be reported to the police and a fine will be given to the person and/or business whose trash was found. Schedule of fines will be as follows:
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1st
Offense - $ 50.00
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2nd
Offense - $100.00
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3rd
Offense - $500.00
PART VI
Acting under the authority of
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 111, Sections 31 and 31B, the Provincetown
Board of Health adopts the following rules and regulations, which shall apply
to all users of the Provincetown Temporary Transfer Station & Recycling
Center.
A. OPERATING DAYS & HOURS – NOTE: ONE MONTH (TWO WEEKS IN THE BEGINNING AND TWO WEEKS AT THE END OF THE SEASON) HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE 7-DAYS-A-WEEK OPERATION, WHICH GIVES THE TOWN A FULL 6 MONTHS OF 7-DAY OPERATION
1. From 1st of May through end of October: 7 days per week 7:00 am to 2:00 pm
From 1st of November through end of April: Tuesday through Saturday 7:00 am to 2:00 pm
NOTE: Because the dates vary from year to year the date will be published in a local newspaper giving the new seasonal operating hours. However, the seasonal operating hours and days change occurs approximately 1st of May and end of October.
B. Residential/Commercial Requirements for use of Transfer Station/Recycling Center
1. All trash, recyclables and brush must be generated from within the Town of Provincetown.
2. All loads must be properly covered and secured.
3. All users must be:
a. Provincetown property owner or resident;
b. Provincetown business with a valid permit from the Provincetown Health Department;
c. Commercial Refuse Hauler properly permitted by the Provincetown Health Department;
d. Provincetown vehicles and/or vehicles under contract by the Town (vehicles not from Provincetown must show proof of residency, i.e., operator’s name and address on driver’s license and registration, the same requirement used by the Parking Department to establish residency); or
e. Permitted Federal Government vehicles.
C. Acceptable Materials: See Article 5 for Fee Structure
1. Household and commercial trash
2. Household and commercial recyclable items
a. Cardboard flattened (unwaxed)
b. Newspaper
c. Metal and steel cans - cleaned
d. Glass bottles and jars - cleaned, no aluminum or Styrofoam labels
e. Plastic #1 & #2
f. Grass and leaves from a homeowner
g. Large metal pieces
h. Appliances (see D.12 for limitations)
i. Clean wood
j. Brush (4” maximum caliper)
k. Mixed paper including glossy inserts and junk mail
l. CRT containing items (TVs, Computers)
m. Styrofoam peanuts - to shed behind Grace Gouveia Building
D. Prohibited Materials:
1. Demolition/construction materials, including sheet rock
2. Mattresses/box springs/carpeting
3. Furniture
4. Tires
5. Fill material, including soil, stumps, bricks, concrete, rock and sand
6. Automobile parts and bodies
7. Gasoline cans