No person shall sweep, throw, deposit or dump litter in or upon any occupied, open or vacant property, whether owned by such person or not, or in or upon any street, sidewalk, park or other public place, or any stream or other body of water within the Borough except in public receptacles or in authorized private receptacles for collection. Persons placing litter in public receptacles or in authorized private receptacles shall do so in such a manner as to prevent it from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk or other public place, or upon private property.
[Added 8-11-1987 by Ord. No. 87-16]
[Amended 10-26-1993 by Ord. No. 93-32]
No person, including merchants owning or occupying a place of business, shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter, street or other public place within the Borough the accumulation of litter from any building or lot or from any public or private sidewalk or driveway. Persons owning or occupying property shall keep the sidewalk in front of their premises free of litter. All litter sweepings must be collected and properly containerized for disposal.
[Added 10-26-1993 by Ord. No. 93-32]
No residential, commercial, industrial or other private property owner shall permit open or overflowing waste disposal bins on the property of said owner.
[Added 10-26-1993 by Ord. No. 93-32]
No person shall drive, move, stop or park any vehicle on any public roadway unless such vehicle is constructed, covered or loaded to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping therefrom. Any person operating a vehicle from which any materials which constitute litter, or which could cause an obstruction, or damage a vehicle or otherwise endanger travelers or public property, shall immediately cause the litter to be collected, remove the obstruction, and immediately clean all affected property and pay the cost therefor.
[Added 10-26-1993 by Ord. No. 93-32]
No owner, agent or contractor in charge of a construction or demolition site shall permit the accumulation of litter before, during, or immediately following completion of any construction or demolition project. Such owner, agent or contractor in charge shall furnish containers adequate to accommodate flyable or nonflyable debris or trash at areas convenient to construction or demolition sites and shall maintain and empty the receptacles in such manner and with such frequency as to prevent spillage of refuse.
Any person who shall drive or move any truck or other vehicle within the Borough, the wheels or tires of which carry onto or deposit in any street, alley or other public place any mud, dirt, sticky substances, litter or other foreign matter of any kind shall clean up and remove same within 24 hours.
No person shall bring, cart, remove, transport, or collect any litter from outside the Borough or into the Borough for the purpose of dumping or disposing thereof. No truck or other vehicle containing litter which has been transported into the Borough shall be parked or allowed to remain standing on any street in the Borough or on any public property for a period in excess of two hours.
[Amended 9-22-1987 by Ord. No. 87-25; 10-10-2024 by Ord. No. 24-27]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to deliver or deposit, or for any person, firm or corporation to cause the delivery or deposit of, any unsolicited advertising circulars, newspapers and other like-printed material to or upon any private premises within the Town, except in accordance with the terms hereof. For the purposes of this section, "unsolicited" shall mean unsolicited advertising circulars, newspapers and other like-printed material which has not been ordered, subscribed to or requested by the recipient.
B.
Such unsolicited advertising circulars, newspapers and other like-printed material shall be placed on the ground or floor at the place where the premises receives its mail or within a three-foot radius of that point. The unsolicited advertising circulars, newspapers and other like-printed material shall clearly state the contact person and telephone number to whom notice may be given, requesting that such delivery of the unsolicited advertising circulars, newspapers and other like-printed material be ceased or canceled.
C.
There shall be no intentional delivery of any such unsolicited printed material to the premises after the owner or tenant of such premises has notified the contact person, referred to in Subsection B hereof, that such delivery shall cease or be suspended for a stated period of time. For the purposes of condominiums or other common properties, notification must come from the individual unit owner or tenant.
D.
Violations and penalties.