[Adopted 6-9-1969 by Ord. No. 35]
A.
COMMERCIAL USER
GARBAGE
MULTIFAMILY USER
RUBBISH
Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following words
and phrases shall be construed throughout this article to have the
meaning indicated in this article.
An owner or lessor of a commercial use as specifically allowed under Chapter 370, Zoning.
All table refuse, animal and vegetable matter, offal from
meat, fish, fowl, fruits, vegetables and parts thereof, and other
articles and materials ordinarily used for food which have become
unfit for such use or which are for any reason discarded.
An owner or lessor of a multifamily residence having more
than five units.
Discarded articles, materials, or refuse, including garbage,
ashes, combustible and noncombustible waste, abandoned or junked vehicles.
B.
The present tense shall include the future; the singular
number includes the plural and the plural the singular, except that
such interchange of meaning shall not apply where numbers in the text
refer to specific, minimum or maximum quantities; the masculine gender
includes the feminine and neuter; the word "person" includes any individual,
partnership, firm, association, corporation or organization; and the
word "shall" is always mandatory. The word "Township" means North
Coventry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Rubbish and garbage containers shall be provided
by commercial and multifamily users. The rubbish and garbage containers
shall be in good condition and of sufficient capacity and material
to contain all rubbish and garbage on the premises of said multifamily
user and commercial user.
No commercial or multifamily user shall place
or allow to be placed any rubbish or garbage from the premises of
said user in any street, alley or public place or upon any private
property whether owned by such user or not, within the Township except
it be in proper containers for collection and/or disposal.
[Amended 5-11-1970]
No commercial or multifamily user shall allow
any rubbish and/or garbage to be littered around rubbish and garbage
containers or to allow the overflowing of rubbish and garbage from
rubbish and garbage containers. All rubbish and garbage containers
shall be maintained in good condition and shall be equipped with suitable,
tight-fitting covers which shall be maintained on said containers
while in use.
Any person who violates or permits a violation
of this article shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil
enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township before a Magisterial
District Judge, pay a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs,
including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by the Township in
the enforcement of this article. No judgment shall be imposed until
the date of the determination of the violation by the Magisterial
District Judge. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the
judgment, the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable
Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation exists shall constitute
a separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of
the Township are hereby authorized to seek equitable relief, including
injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.
