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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Ordinance 1963-08VILLAGE OF PLYMOUTH ORDINANCE NO. 63-8 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING CESSPOOLS! AND SEPTIC TANK OPENINGS AND REGULATING SCAVENGERS THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF PLYMOUTH DO HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOL- LOWS: Section 1--Dellallimm 1.01—The word "scavenger," when used in this ordinance, shall mean a person who cleans a privy, vault, cesspool, septic tank, or private drain, and re- moves the contents therefrom. Section 2—Permits Required. 2.01—In the event that a cess- pool or septic tank within the Village of Plymouth must be opened in order to remove the contents of the some, a permit must first be secured from the Building Inspector, and a fee of $1.00 shall be paid for such per- mit. 2.02 --No person other than a properly licensed scavenger shall clean any sanitary or plumbing facility listed in Section 3 hereof, nor shall any person deposit any of the contents thereof in any unauthorized place within the Village of Plymouth. Section 3—License Rrquked, 3.01—No person shall follow or practice the occupation of scav- enger, or act as a scavenger with- in the Village of Plymouth with- out first having obtained a license as herein provided. No person shall empty the contents of any privy, privy box, vault, sink, sep- tic tank or cesspool located with- in the Village of Plymouth unless being -o licensed 3.02—The application for a scavenger license shall state: (a) The name and address of the applicant. (b) If the applicant is not an individual, the names and ad- dresses of all officers or other persons in control of the firm or corpora tion applicant. (c! P description of the equip- ment which the applicant pro- poses to use for scavenging with- in the Village. (d) The maximum rates or prices which the applicant pro- poses to charge for scavenging within the Village. 3.03 ---The annual license fee for such license shall be $25.00. Section 4—Regulations. 4.01—No scavenger or other person shall empty or remove the contents cf any vault, privy, cesspool, septic tank or drain, otherwise than in a container made tight and closely covered and at such hours or times of the day or night as the Health Offi- cer or Chief of Police of the Vil- lage may direct. 4.02—No scavenger or other person shall, in the Village of Plymouth, place, keep or store, when not in actual use, any scav- enger box, cask, cart, tank, ves- sel, container, vehicle, or tools, used in scavenger service, within 300 feet of any private residence, school building, church building, hotel, theater, public or private hall, restaurant, or any public grounds or public building with- in said Village. 4.03 --No scavenger, or other person, shall dispose of the con- tents of any vault, privy, cess- pool, septic tank, or other private drain in any place within the Village of Plymouth without first notifying the Village Health Of- ficer, or the Chief of Police, in writing, of the place where it is proposed to make such disposal. No scavenger or other person shall dispose of such contents by depositing same on the open ground or in any well, open stream or body of water within the Village, and all such contents shall be either buried under at least 1 foot of earth in a place, or disposed of in such other place, as may be designated and ap- proved by said Health Officer or Chief of Police. 4.04 --No scavenger or other person shall remove or cause to be removed, or carried, within the Village of Plymouth, the con- tents of any privy, vault, cesspool or septic tank in any container or vehicle except such as shall be approved by the Chief of Po- lice and under no circumstances shall any container or vehicle be used for such purposes that might become saturated with offensive liquids and thereby become a nui- sance in itself. 4.05—No licerse shall be issued unless and until the person, firm, association, partnership or cor- poration applying for such license shall first file with the Village Clerk a corporate surety bond in the principal amount of $2,000.00, conditioned upon the faithful per- formance by the applicant or his agents of all things required by the ordinances of the Village of Plymouth, and shall be further conditioned so as to. guarantee that said applicant will restore aL' streets, alleys, or other pub- lic grounds, or sewers, manholes, or appurtenances thereto to their former good condition, to the sat- isfaction of the Village Council if any such public property is damaged by the applicant or his agents in the course of operating as a scavenger. 4.06—When requested by the owner or occupant of any prem- ises, any scavenger licensed here- under shall clean or empty any vault, privy, cesspool, septic tank or private drain, and remove any and all nuisances. From such places he may demand, and re- ceive, in advance, his fees for services, but not exceeding the maximum rate specified in his application for license. 4.07—Any scavenger licensed hereunder shall have the power under the direction of the Chief of Police to enter upon any prem- ises between sunrise and sunset for the purpose of ezemining any vault, privy, cesspool, septic tank or private drain, and shall be permitted access to any and all parts of any dwelling or building within the Village of Plymouth necessary for such examination and for the purpose of cleaning the same when necessary. Section 5 — Expiration of Per- mitL 5.01—All permits issued here- under for the opening and remov- ing the contents of a cesspool or septic tank shall be dated and shall be invalid one calendar week after their issuance. Section 6—Vtolations- 6.01—The violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance by a licensed scavenger shall re- sult in automatic revocation of such license. 6.02—Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordi- nance shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not to exceed $100.00 or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days. Section 7—EReetive Date. 7.01—This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage and publication. Adopted by the village Council June 17th, 1963. Thos. J. Keefe, Mayor ATTEST: H. T. Johnson, Clerk (6-27, '63)