§ 32-6. Prohibited acts; regulations; duty to maintain.  


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  • A. 
    No person shall place a drop-off bin on any Town property, or property maintained by the Town, or on any other public sidewalk, roadway, or right-of-way.
    B. 
    No drop-off bin shall be used for advertising or promotional purposes other than the name address and phone number of the permittee and information regarding the purpose for which the drop-off bin is intended.
    C. 
    No drop-off bin shall be placed on a premises so as to interfere with any zoning requirement, or any other requirement that may have been imposed as part of the site plan approval for the premises, or Board of Zoning and Appeals decision.
    D. 
    The drop-off bin shall be placed on a paved surface.
    E. 
    No drop-off bin shall be larger than six feet high by six feet wide by five feet deep.
    F. 
    The drop-off bin must be of a neutral color or closely compatible with the color of surrounding structures so as to make the bin as visually unobtrusive as possible.
    G. 
    No premises shall have more than eight drop-off bins. Notwithstanding this provision, the Commissioner of the Planning Department may recommend to the Town Clerk, upon written request from a qualified applicant, the placement of additional bins at the premises, following the Commissioner's review of the application and a determination that additional bins would not overcrowd the lot where the proposed bin would be situated.
    H. 
    The drop-off bin shall be of the type that is enclosed by use of a receiving door and locked so that the contents of the bin may not be accessed by anyone other than those responsible for the retrieval of the contents.
    I. 
    Any person, permittee, owner, tenant, lessee and/or agent having a legal interest in the subject property, who has upon his/her property a drop-off bin, or whose name appears upon a drop-off bin, shall maintain the drop-off bin and its surrounding area in a clean and neat condition, consistent with the provisions of this Code and the following:
    (1) 
    Any graffiti placed on the drop-off bin must be removed within 72 hours following notice of its existence.
    (2) 
    If a drop-off bin becomes damaged or vandalized, it shall be repaired, replaced or removed within five days of receipt of notice of such vandalism, unless the damage is such as to constitute a danger to persons or property in which case it shall be made safe within 24 hours of notice of said condition.
    (a) 
    Each drop-off bin must be regularly emptied of its contents so that it does not overflow, resulting in clothing or other material being strewn about the surrounding area.