[Adopted 5-20-1976 by Ord. No. 384 (Ch.
38 of the 1970 Code)]
For the purposes of this article, certain terms
or words used herein are defined as follows:
The solid matter remaining after the combustion of wood,
coal, coke and any and all other combustible materials used for heating
purposes.
All waste matter pertaining to the handling, storing, preparation
and disposal of meat, fish, fowl, birds, offal and vegetable matter
in any and all forms.
Consists of old furniture, appliances, rubber tires, junk,
cartons, household articles of an unwieldly nature, containers and
other miscellaneous household items, except building materials.
Collections of leaves, grass, rakings of lawns and yards,
tree limbs and branches.
All waste material accumulations from private homes and premises,
stores, apartment houses, boardinghouses and rooming houses, restaurants,
schools and public places, and includes such articles as paper, tin
cans, rags, broken bottles, broken glass and such other articles or
matter not heretofore or hereafter described as are usually thrown
in wastebaskets and rubbish receptacles.
A.
Garbage shall be thoroughly and completely drained
of all liquids and placed in a receptacle as hereafter set forth.
B.
Cardboard boxes and cartons shall be flattened, and
such boxes and cartons and all paper shall be secured and properly
tied in bundles or other packages in a manner to prevent any scattering.
The bundles or packages shall be of a size and weight to permit ease
of handling by one man and shall not exceed 75 pounds in weight.
C.
Garbage and waste material shall be stored and held
in watertight metal or plastic receptacles, cans or barrels having
a capacity of not more than 30 gallons. Such containers shall also
have handles and tight-fitting covers and be so constructed as to
prevent spilling or leakage of contents. Any matter that cannot be
deposited in a receptacle shall be securely packaged and tied to prevent
spilling and scattering during handling and collection. All receptacles,
cans, barrels, bundles and packages shall be of a size to permit handling
by one man and shall not exceed 75 pounds in weight when filled.
D.
Ashes shall be held and stored in metal containers
with handles and of a size and weight to permit handling by one man
and shall not exceed 75 pounds in weight when filled.
E.
All receptacles, containers, cans and barrels used
shall at no time be filled any higher than three inches below the
top, shall be kept covered and in an upright position and shall be
regularly disinfected.
F.
Trimmings and clippings, including leaves, except as provided for in Subsection G of this section, shall be placed in barrels, receptacles or cans, and tree trimmings, hedge clippings and similar material shall be cut to a length not to exceed six feet and securely tied in bundles not more than two feet thick.
G.
During the months of October, November and December,
when the volume of leaves makes it impractical to place them in containers,
leaves shall be placed in piles at the edge of the street. Said piles
shall not extend further than four feet into the traveled thoroughfare.
H.
This article shall not apply to any collection of
earth, stone, plaster, wood or other materials from the excavation
for or the construction, alteration or repair of any dwelling or premises.
I.
No person shall throw, lay, deposit or leave or cause
to be thrown, laid, deposited or left in or upon any vacant lot or
open space, street, avenue, alley, highway, sidewalk or parking space
or lot or into any waterway flowing within, through or adjacent to
the Borough garbage, ashes, rubbish, waste, refuse, trimmings and
clippings or substances of a like nature in any manner contrary to
the provisions of this article.
[Amended 7-16-1992 by Ord. No. 623]
J.
No person, firm or corporation shall burn any garbage,
refuse or dead matter.
K.
No grass, leaves, brush, branches or yard rakings shall be placed loose or in piles in sidewalks, gutters or streets where the same may be dispersed by wind, forces of nature, passersby or traffic, except as set forth in Subsections F and G above. It shall be unlawful for any grass clippings or trimmings to be dispersed at any time into any public street, highway, thoroughfare or other right-of-way.
[Amended 7-16-1992 by Ord. No. 623]
L.
Nothing of a highly volatile or explosive matter,
whether in liquid, gaseous or solid form, shall be placed or set out
for collection either by itself or in connection with garbage, waste
and refuse, ashes, trimmings and clippings, trash and rubbish.
A.
The owner, lessee, tenant or other occupant of every
private home or premises, store, apartment house, rooming house and
boardinghouse, restaurant or business building of any kind shall,
prior to the placement for collection of garbage, waste and refuse,
ashes, trimmings, clippings and trash, store the same in such a manner
as not to become a nuisance to the occupants of any adjacent building.
B.
All garbage, waste and refuse, ashes, trimmings, clippings
and trash shall be placed at the nearest curb in front of the building
to be serviced, provided that none of the above items shall be placed
at the curb earlier than 6:00 p.m. of the day preceding the day of
collection. No person, firm or corporation shall allow or permit any
empty receptacles, cans or barrels to remain on the curb or any part
of the street or sidewalk more than 12 hours after the contents thereof
have been collected.
C.
The schedule of collections heretofore established
is continued, and any changes or deviations therefrom will be announced
and made public by the Borough Administrator, including a public advertisement
thereof in a newspaper circulating within the Borough.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, for each and every violation, be subject to a penalty as set forth in Chapter 1, § 1-15, General penalty, at the discretion of the court in which such person is convicted. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
