[Adopted 6-13-1974 by Ord. No. 1378]
For the purposes of this article, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this
section:
Includes but is not limited to mercantile and merchandising
establishments, offices, professional buildings, medical buildings
and hospitals, veterinarians' offices or hospitals, recreational buildings,
convalescent homes, churches, schools and colleges, institutions,
automobile parts and service stations, automotive sales both new and
used, commercial banks and banking institutions, service shops, tailor
shops, dry-cleaning establishments, laundromats, shoe repair shops,
mobile vending, landscape gardening, amusement parks and theaters,
lumberyards and cemeteries.
The Department of Public Works of Abington Township.
[Amended 1-8-2009 by Ord. No. 1973]
Properties that have a commercial business and a residence
at the same location, and the owner and operator of both the commercial
business and the residence are the same.
[Added 1-11-1990 by Ord. No. 1668]
Includes but is not limited to establishments producing and
manufacturing or processing products either in a finished or partly
finished condition, including fabrication and assembly.
All multifamily residential dwelling units or apartment dwelling
units exceeding four family units and all townhouse and condominium
complexes exceeding four family units. These units shall be considered
as a multiresidential dwelling units.
[Added 1-8-2009 by Ord. No. 1969]
Any individual, institution, public or private corporation,
partnership or other entity.
Land, buildings or other structures, vehicle parking areas,
storage areas or parts thereof upon or in which refuse is generated,
stored or accumulated.
Newspapers and clear, colorless glass bottles and containers.
Normal household refuse, including but not necessarily limited
to rubbish, garbage, discarded furniture and ashes; it shall not include
pathological products, human body waste, radioactive waste and other
materials specifically disapproved for transfer station and landfill
disposal by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources.
[Amended 9-13-1990 by Ord. No. 1683; 6-10-1993 by Ord. No.
1732]
All single-family dwelling units, multifamily or apartment
dwellings not exceeding four family units and all townhouse and condominium
complexes not exceeding four family units. Each unit shall be considered
as an individual dwelling unit.
[Added 2-9-1989 by Ord. No. 1648; amended 2-8-1990 by Ord. No.
1675]
Includes establishments for the display or sale of goods
or commodities to the public, including but not limited to restaurants,
eating and drinking establishments, food stores, variety stores and
chain stores.
Any person other than the Township or a duly authorized agent
collecting rubbish and trash placed at the collection point for Township
collection.
[Amended 6-8-1989 by Ord. No. 1659]
A.
The Department shall collect all refuse acceptable for collection from all single-family dwellings, all multifamily or apartment dwellings not exceeding four family units and all townhouse and condominium complexes not exceeding four family units, provided such waste is generated within the limits of the premises from which collected. The Department shall not provide refuse collection service for retail, commercial or industrial establishments, except as provided in Article V herein, or for multifamily or apartment dwellings, including townhouse and condominium complexes, exceeding four units.
B.
All refuse acceptable for collection and generated within Abington Township from retail, commercial or industrial establishments, except as provided in Article V of this chapter, or for all multifamily residential dwelling units or apartment dwelling units exceeding four family units and all townhouse and condominium complexes exceeding four family units shall be collected and removed by a private hauler which shall be permitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Waste shall be disposed of in accordance with the Solid Waste Management Act[1] and the Abington Township Municipal Waste Program.
[Added 1-8-2009 by Ord. No. 1969]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 6018.101
et seq.
A.
The owner, owner's agent or the occupant of any premises
within the Township shall be responsible for the sanitary condition
of the premises occupied by such person. It shall be unlawful for
any person to place, deposit or allow to be placed or deposited on
such person's premises any refuse except as designated by the terms
of this article.
B.
Any person responsible for refuse on premises not
served by the refuse collection system of the Township or responsible
for refuse not acceptable for collection by the Township shall make
arrangements for the collection and disposal of such refuse with a
refuse collector who holds a valid registration certificate issued
by the Department.
The Department shall provide for the separate
collection of recyclable material.
The Department is authorized and directed to
implement the provisions of this article and any regulations adopted
hereunder. The Department or its agent or employee shall have the
power to enter at reasonable times upon private or public property
for the purpose of inspecting and investigating conditions relating
to the enforcement of the provisions of this article.
Scavengers are prohibited from operating within
the Township.
In order to implement this article and to facilitate
the collection of refuse provided hereunder, the Board of Commissioners
is hereby authorized and directed to adopt such written rules and
regulations as may be necessary. A certified copy of all such regulations
as may be adopted shall be filed with the Township Secretary, and
such regulations shall be made available for inspection by the public.
Such regulations shall have the same force and effect as the provisions
of this article, and the penalty for violation thereof shall be the
same as the penalty for violation of the provisions of this article,
as hereinafter provided.
Any person violating any of the provisions of
this article shall, upon conviction thereof by any District Justice,
be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $300,
together with the costs of prosecution. Each day a violation exists
shall constitute a separate offense. In default of the payment of
any fine, the defendant may be sentenced and committed to the Township
lockup for a period not exceeding five days or the county jail for
a period not exceeding 30 days.
