During the Village of Patchogue’s Nov. 14 board of trustee’s meeting, the board accepted a request to amend Section 365-23 of the Village Code to specify application standards for …
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During the Village of Patchogue’s Nov. 14 board of trustee’s meeting, the board accepted a request to amend Section 365-23 of the Village Code to specify application standards for commercial carting licenses, to allow for recourse against users of garbage containers for unsatisfactory conditions, and to allow for village cleanup of unsanitary conditions after a public hearing.
The new code amendment, village attorney Brian Egan explained, is just part of the ongoing effort to fine-tune and fix the garbage collection problems in the downtown district as part of the hired consultants last year.
Back in July, the board held a public hearing to discuss the proposed new downtown waste management and unauthorized dumping plan done by the hired professional consultants, Michael Cahill, Esq., Germano & Cahill, PC and Frank Cahsin, PE, Cashin & Associates. After the meeting, the code and a commercial dumpster license fee was adopted. At that time, the possibility of future discussions regarding recycling measures was also addressed.
The legislative intent of the revised statute is to give more specific conditions to carting companies seeking licenses to collect commercial waste in the village and to businesses in the village that use dumpsters on village property. This amendment also gives the Village of Patchogue more powers to address dirty and unsanitary conditions in and around dumpsters on village property. Under the new statute:
• The names and contact information for the business using the dumpster must be displayed on the dumpster.
• The size of the dumpster must be commensurate with the volume of waste generated by the dumpster user.
• In the event that the dumpsters and surrounding area becomes overloaded or dirty, the village will issue warnings to both the user of the dumpster and the carting company servicing the dumpster. In the event that the situation is not timely fixed, the village can collect the garbage and bill both the dumpster user and carting company for the expense of such cleaning. Previously, only the carting company servicing the dumpster could be billed.
• In the event that village workers discover a condition which poses a health or safety hazard (such as garbage attracting rats, cockroaches, or other vermin, or dangerous waste laying unsecured, the village will be able to clean up the condition without notice and charge the carting company servicing the dumpster or the dumpster user for such cleanup.
“We have had serious issues in those lots; if you take look at those dumpsters, it’s all over the place,” said mayor Paul Pontieri. “The situation is out of control. This will bring it back into control.”
The village also amended Section 387-2 of the Village Code to bring the Village Code into conformity with New York State Real Property Tax Law Section 467 and to avoid any future conflicts between the village law and Real Property Tax Law Section 467.
According to Egan, the change is administrational and will allow the village to automatically change their tax exemption eligibility for senior citizens as the state makes their tax exemption eligibility.
A public hearing was then set for next meeting to be held on Monday, Nov. 28, to amend Section 415-14(J) of the Village Code to shorten the no-parking zone on the west side of Highland Avenue at its intersection with Main Street. The no-parking zone currently extends all the way to Main Street and excludes J-Signs’ customers the ability to park in front of the facility.
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