9-3-1 Transportation of Garbage, Refuse, Litter or Aggregate Materials.
A. It is illegal to transport garbage, refuse, aggregate material, or like material within the town limits in an open vehicle unless the material is in a closed container or in an enclosed cargo area.
B. Vehicles transporting the following materials are not required to be equipped with a cover or tarpaulin:
1. Loads composed solely of asphalt.
2. Loads composed solely of petroleum coke, if loaded with a chemical surfactant (surface active agent) designed to prevent blowing, spilling or escaping.
3. Aggregate materials loaded so that no portion of the load contacts the side of the cargo area closer than six inches from the top of the sides and no portion of the load crowns or peaks above the top of the sides of the cargo area.
C. No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any roadway within the town limits unless the vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load from dropping, shifting, leaking, or otherwise escaping there from, except that sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or water or other substances may be sprinkled on a roadway in cleaning or maintaining the roadway.
D. Vehicles transporting aggregate material within the Town limits shall be equipped with the following equipment:
1. Splash flaps behind every tire or set of tires.
2. Fenders that cover the tops and treads of tires beginning at the top of the splash flap and extending at least six inches forward of the top center of the axle. No gap is permitted between the fender and splash flap. Tandem axels may be covered by a single fender and splash flap.
E. Vehicles transporting garbage, refuse or aggregate material within the Town limits and equipped with a bottom dump gate shall be equipped with the following equipment:
1. Shed boards designed to prevent material deposit on the vehicle body during top loading.
2. A center flap behind the bottom dump gate, which may be located either directly behind the gate, or to the rear of the rear axle and in line with the splash flaps. The outside edge of the center flap shall not extend more than one inch from the sidewall of the adjacent tire. The center flap shall be a minimum of 24 inches in height and shall be within 5 inches of the roadway service.
F. Vehicles with cargo areas comprised of full rigid enclosures are exempt from the requirements of Subsection E of this section. ((O)03-34, 11/05/2003)