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CHAPTER
2
HOUSING MAINTENANCE CODE
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SUBCHAPTER
2
MAINTENANCE, SERVICES, AND UTILITIES
ARTICLE
5
Collection of Wastes
Section
27-2020 Definitions
27-2021 Receptacles for Waste Matter
27-2022 Frequency of Collection of Waste Matter
from Dwelling Units in Multiple Dwellings
27-2023 Collection of Waste Matter
from Dwelling units in One- and Two-Family Dwellings
Sec. 27-2020 Definitions
When
used in this article:
- Organic wastes shall mean all wastes produced by or from living organisms.
- Inorganic wastes shall mean all wastes other than organic wastes, including
discarded lumber, wood shavings and furniture.
- Household wastes shall mean all wastes, organic and inorganic, which
are produced within a dwelling unit.
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Sec. 27-2021 Receptacles
for waste matter
- The owner or occupant in control of a dwelling shall provide and maintain
metal cans, or other receptacles jointly approved as to specifications by
the department, the department of sanitation and the department of health
and mental hygiene, for the exclusive use of each building, which shall be
of sufficient size and number to contain the wastes accumulated in such building
during a period of seventy-two hours. No receptacle shall be filled to a
height so as to prevent the effective closure thereof and no receptacle shall
weigh more than one hundred pounds when filled. The receptacles shall be
so constructed as to hold their contents without leakage. Metal cans shall
be provided with tight-fitting covers and other receptacles shall be effectively
closed. When requested by the department of sanitation, the owner or occupant
in control shall separate and place in separate receptacles, ashes, organic
and inorganic wastes. Nothing contained in this subdivision shall prevent
the department, the department of sanitation and the department of health
and mental hygiene from jointly approving as to specifications other systems
for the disposal of waste utilizing containers of larger size and different
construction as may be appropriate for such systems.
- Metal cans shall be kept within the dwelling or as required by the department
until the time for removal of their contents when they shall be placed in
front of the dwelling. When inside storage is required, receptacles of
other materials shall be kept in a metal can or a ratproof and fireproof
room until the time of their removal when they shall be removed from the
metal can and be neatly stacked in front of the dwelling. After the contents
have been removed by the department of sanitation, any receptacles remaining
shall be returned promptly to their place of storage. Metal cans shall
be kept covered at all times and shall be disinfected regularly and maintained
in a sanitary condition. Yard sweepings, hedge cuttings, grass, leaves,
earth, stone, or bricks shall not be mixed with household wastes.
- Newspapers, wrapping paper, or other inorganic wastes which are likely
to be blown or scattered about the streets shall be securely bundled, tied
or packed before being placed for collection. Such material shall be kept
and placed for collection in the same manner as the receptacles.
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Sec. 27-2022 Frequency
of collection of waste matter from dwelling units in multiple dwellings
- The owner of a multiple dwelling shall not allow the accumulation except
in a lawful receptacle of ashes or any type of waste matter in any part of
the premises.
- In multiple dwellings where the owner provides dumbwaiter service, all
waste matter shall be collected at least once daily and deposited in separate
receptacles.
- In multiple dwellings where no dumbwaiter service is provided, the owner
shall provide between the hours of seven a.m. and ten a.m. or between five
p.m. and eight p.m. daily:
- a sufficient number of receptacles but in no event less than two within
the dwelling or other area approved by the department which are accessible
to the tenants. Such receptacles shall be removed promptly upon the expiration
of the selected time period and taken to their place of storage; or
- a pick-up service at each dwelling unit to collect ashes and wastes
for deposit in the receptacles referred to in section 27-2021 of this article.
The owner shall post and maintain a notice in a conspicuous place
in the dwelling informing the tenants of the hour and method of collection.
A new notice shall be posted and maintained within forty-eight hours preceding
any change in such hour or method.
- The tenant of a multiple dwelling shall dispose of waste matter in accordance
with the method provided by the owner under subdivision b or c of this section.
The tenant shall not accumulate any waste matter in his or her dwelling unit
so as to create a condition which is unsanitary or a fire hazard in the judgment
of the department.
- Subdivisions b, c and d of this section shall not apply to any multiple
dwelling where regular incinerator services or other means of disposal approved
by the department are provided. The tenant in such a dwelling shall dispose
of waste matter in an incinerator or by such other approved means of disposal
and shall not permit wastes to accumulate so as to create a condition which
is unsanitary or a fire hazard in the judgment of the department.
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Sec. 27-2023 Collection
of waste matter from dwelling units in one- and two-family dwellings
The
owner and occupants of a one or two-family dwelling shall provide for the regular
collection of waste matter from dwelling units and its deposit in the receptacles
required by section 27-2021 of this article, and shall not permit ashes or
any type of waste matter to accumulate in any part of the premises so as to
create a condition which is unsanitary or a fire hazard in the judgment of
the department.
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