[Adopted 5-11-1964 by Ord. No. 687 (Ch. 672 of the 1982 Code)]
A.Â
OCCUPANT
PERSON
WATERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
As used in this article, unless otherwise expressly stated, the following
terms shall have the meaning indicated:
A tenant, lessee, agent, holder or squatter.
A person, copartnership, association or private corporation.
Any and all streams, creeks, rivulets, lakes, dammed water,
ponds, springs and all other bodies of surface and underground water,
or parts thereof, whether natural or artificial, within or on the
boundaries of the Borough.
B.Â
Words and phrases used in the singular include the plural, and vice
versa, and the present tense includes the future.
A.Â
No person shall dump or cause to be dumped, deposit or cause to be
deposited, or throw or cause to be thrown any rubbish, waste material,
paper, cardboard, dead animal, garbage, ashes, trash, or any combination
of the same, upon any private or public property, road or sidewalk,
or in or upon any appurtenance thereto, or in any waters of the commonwealth
located in the Borough, or permit the same to accumulate thereon or
therein.
B.Â
No person shall dump or cause to be dumped or deposit or cause to
be deposited decaying matter; cuttings from trees, bushes or grass;
stones or rocks; or any combination of the same, upon any property
in the Borough when the same is left in such a manner as to constitute
a health hazard because of being a breeding place for infestation
or because of the danger created to children who may be attracted
to play in the area.
Whenever the authorities of the Borough determine that a violation of § 248-7 has been committed, they shall give notice to the owner or occupant of the property, by registered or certified mail to his or her last known address, to remove the debris within five days after service of such notice. If after such five days the debris has not been removed, the authorities are hereby authorized to remove the debris and to proceed against the owner or occupant for the cost of such removal. Such remedy shall be in addition to the penalty provided in § 248-10.
No part of this article shall be construed as prohibiting the filling of property pursuant to Chapter 181, Grading and Excavation, of this Code; the use of fertilizers, peat moss, topsoil or other materials customarily used in cultivating gardens and lawns; the use of slag, red dog, crushed stone or other similar materials on private driveways or roadways in the Borough; or the depositing by a resident of the Borough of rubbish, trash or other refuse for collection.
