[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of East Cocalico 6-2-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-07.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
Any capitalized term, if not defined in this
chapter, shall have the meaning as from time to time set forth in
the LCSWMA Rules and Regulations which are incorporated into this
chapter by reference. In addition, as used in this chapter, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:
The Solid Waste Management Act, Act of July 7, 1980, P.L.
380, No. 97,[1] as now or hereafter amended.
The Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction
Act, Act of July 28, 1988, P.L. 528, No. 101,[2] as now or hereafter amended.
All food and beverage cans made of the light in weight, ductile
and malleable metallic substance or element commonly known as "aluminum."
This description excludes aluminum foil, trays, plates, and miscellaneous
aluminum products.
Bags which LCSWMA makes available to Generators of Municipal
Waste and which shall be used as disposal containers for batteries,
which are generated in households.
Designated Recyclable Materials:
Events that are sponsored by public or private agencies or
individuals, including, but not limited to, fairs, bazaars, socials,
picnics and organized sporting events attended by 200 or more individuals
per day.
The process by which solid organic waste is biologically
decomposed under controlled aerobic or anaerobic conditions to yield
a humus-like product.
A desktop or notebook computer. The term does not include
an automated typewriter, professional workstation, server, mobile
telephone, portable handheld calculator, portable digital assistant,
MP3 player or other similar device.
[Added 11-6-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-04]
Unbleached, unwaxed kraft paper that is formed into layers
with a fluted medium and manufactured into shipping boxes and related
products.
A desktop or notebook computer or computer monitor or peripheral,
marketed and intended for use by a consumer. The term does not include
a covered television device.
[Added 11-6-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-04]
A covered computer device and covered television device and
intended for use by a consumer. The term does not include:
[Added 11-6-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-04]
A device that is a part of a motor vehicle or any component
part of a motor vehicle assembled by or for a vehicle manufacturer
or franchised dealer, including replacement parts for use in a motor
vehicle;
A device that is functionally or physically a part of or connected
to or integrated within equipment or a system designed and intended
for use in an industrial, governmental, commercial, research and development
or medical setting, including, but not limited to, diagnostic, monitoring,
control or medical products as defined under the Federal Food Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (52 Stat. 1040, 21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.),
or equipment used for security, sensing, monitoring, antiterrorism,
emergency services purposes or equipment designed and intended primarily
for use by professional users;
A device that is contained within a clothes washer, clothes
dryer, refrigerator, refrigerator and freezer, microwave oven, conventional
oven or range, dishwasher, room air conditioner, dehumidifier, air
purifier or exercise equipment; or
An electronic device that contains a tuner that locks on
to a selected carrier frequency and is capable of receiving and displaying
television or video programming via broadcast, cable or satellite,
including, without limitation, any direct view or projection television
with a viewable screen of four inches or larger whose display technology
is based on cathode-ray tube, plasma, liquid crystal, digital light
processing, liquid crystal on silicon, silicon crystal reflective
display, light-emitting diode or similar technology marketed and intended
for use by a consumer primarily for personal purposes. The term does
not include a covered computer device or a mobile telephone.
[Added 11-6-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-04]
The correct location for the placement of Refuse Containers
and Recycling Containers for the purpose of collection by the Licensed
Hauler, which shall be:
A person who independently contracts with a Licensed Hauler
for the collection of Regulated Municipal Waste and Designated Recyclable
Materials.
Those Recyclable Materials designated in § 181-6 of this chapter for Source Separation.
Any contract for the storage, collection, transportation,
processing or disposal of Regulated Municipal Waste or Designated
Recyclable Materials generated or located within the Municipality
which:
Any specific site designated by LCSWMA (or approved by LCSWMA)
as the specific place or site to which Solid Waste or Source-Separated
Recyclable Materials, or any portion of Solid Waste or Source-Separated
Recyclable Materials, must or may be delivered; or in the absence
of a specific site being designated by LCSWMA, any approved site for
the delivery of any category of Solid Waste or Source-Separated Recyclable
Materials.
A tract of land containing 10 or more acres which is used
for agricultural purposes, which agricultural activities provide the
major and primary source of income to the residents of the tract.
A Person who produces or creates any Solid Waste.
Clear Glass consists only of clear food and beverage containers
made of glass, of one gallon or less capacity, and comprised of the
hard, brittle and transparent or partially transparent substance produced
by fusion of silica and silicates or sand containing soda and lime
and/or other chemicals and substances usually included in the manufacture
of glass.
Colored Glass consists only of green or brown food and beverage
containers made of glass, of one gallon or less capacity, and comprised
of the hard, brittle and transparent or partially transparent substance
produced by fusion of silica and silicates or sand containing soda
and lime and/or other chemicals and substances usually included in
the manufacture of glass.
Garbage, refuse, sludge from an industrial or other wastewater
treatment plant, sludge from a water supply treatment plant or air
pollution control facility and other discarded material including
solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous material resulting from
municipal, commercial, industrial, institutional, mining or agricultural
operations, and from community activities, or a combination of these
factors, which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical,
chemical or infectious characteristics may:
Cause or significantly contribute to an increase
in mortality or morbidity in either an individual or the total population;
or
Pose a substantial present or potential hazard
to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored,
transported, disposed of or otherwise managed. The term does not include:
Coal refuse as defined in the Coal Refuse Disposal
Control Act (52 U.S.C.A. §§ 30.51-30.62);
Treatment sludges from coal mine drainage treatment
plants, disposal of which is being carried on under and in compliance
with a valid permit issued under the Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. §§ 691.1-691.1001);
Solid or dissolved material in domestic sewage;
Solid dissolved materials in irrigation return
flows;
Industrial discharges which are point sources
subject to permits under Section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1342); or
Source, special nuclear, or by-product material
as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 2011-2394).
Desktop generated white paper limited to ledger, copy paper,
and computer printout (CPO).
A portion of Municipal Waste that would be considered hazardous
under Act 97 but for the fact that it is produced in quantities smaller
than those regulated as Hazardous Waste under Act 97 and is generated
by Persons not otherwise covered as Hazardous Waste Generators by
Act 97. Household Hazardous Waste includes the following materials
and other materials of a similar nature:
Antifreeze;
Batteries;
Chlorinated hydrocarbons;
Fluorescent light bulbs and other mercury-containing
devices;
Gasoline and kerosene;
Grease and rust solvents;
Oven, toilet and drain cleaners;
Paints, rust preventatives, stains and wood
preservatives;
Pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides,
rodenticides, roach and ant killers;
Photographic and pool chemicals;
Thinners, solvents and furniture strippers;
Transmission and brake fluids;
Used oil or other hydrocarbon-based lubricants;
and
Wood, metal, rug and upholstery cleaners and
polishes.
Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority, a municipal
authority organized and existing under the Municipality Authorities
Act of 1945, as amended.[3]
Any Facility owned or operated by or on behalf of LCSWMA.
A person who is in possession of all pertinent permits and
licenses which may be required by:
A form supplied by LCSWMA to be completed and signed by each
Person who collects Solid Waste or Source-Separated Recyclable Materials
and which specifies, inter alia:
A property which contains four or more Residential Units,
including, without limitation, apartment complexes, condominium complexes,
retirement homes and mobile home parks, excluding farms.
The Township of East Cocalico.
The rules and regulations adopted and revised from time to
time by the Municipality which govern and pertain to:
Paper which has been used for the production of daily, weekend
and special edition publications commonly known as newspapers.
All commercial, municipal and institutional establishments,
all Community Activities and all farms, excluding Residential Units
and Multifamily Units.
A fire, the air contaminants from which are emitted directly
into the outdoor atmosphere and not directed thereto through a flue.
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association,
institution, cooperative enterprise, municipality, municipal authority,
governmental entity or agency, or any other legal entity whatsoever
which is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties.
Recyclable Plastics are identified on the bottom of the container
and consist of two types of containers, namely, #1 PETE (such as soda
bottles) and #2 HDPE (such as milk, springwater, and detergent bottles).
Any materials which would be Regulated Municipal Waste but
for Source Separation and which will be processed into raw materials
or products or which are beneficially reused.
The separation, collection, recovery and sale or reuse of
metals, glass, paper, yard waste, plastics and other materials which
would otherwise be disposed of or processed as Solid Waste or the
mechanized separation and treatment of Solid Waste and Creation and
recovery of reusable materials.
For Residential Units, the term "Recycling Container" shall
refer to the container supplied by the Municipality. For Multifamily
Units and Nonresidential Units, the term "recycling container" shall
refer to a receptacle which is constructed of plastic, metal or fiberglass
and has adequate strength for lifting.
A container which is:
Any Solid Waste generated or collected within the Municipality
which is garbage, refuse, industrial lunchroom or office waste and
other material, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous
materials, resulting from operation of residential, municipal, commercial
or institutional establishments and from community activities and
any Sludge not meeting the definition of Residual or Hazardous Waste
from a municipal, commercial or institutional water supply treatment
plant, waste water treatment plant or air pollution control facility.
The term does not include Designated Recyclable Materials or Unacceptable
Waste.
Any single-family detached, semidetached or townhouse dwelling,
or a dwelling unit within a building containing three or few dwelling
units, excluding farms.
Any garbage, refuse, other discarded material or other Waste,
including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous materials
resulting from industrial, mining and agricultural operations and
any sludge from an industrial, mining or agricultural water supply
treatment facility, wastewater treatment facility or air pollution
control facility, provided that it is not hazardous. The term does
not include:
The removal of Designated Recyclable Materials in violation of § 181-10 of this chapter.
A system where Recyclable Materials, commonly fibers and
glass, metal and plastic containers, are collected and processed together.
Any waste, including but not limited to Municipal, Residual,
or Hazardous Wastes, including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained
gaseous materials.
The process of separating, or the separation of, Designated
Recyclable Materials from other Solid Waste at the location where
generated for the purpose of Recycling.
Any pneumatic rubber automobile, truck, or farm implement
tire.
The following types of Solid Waste are Unacceptable Waste
unless approved by LCSWMA on a case-by-case basis:
Chemotherapeutic waste;
Drums, barrels, buckets and paint cans unless
lids have been removed and interiors are cleaned and free of any residue;
Explosives and ordnance materials;
Gas cylinders, unless empty and delivered separate
from other Solid Waste;
Hazardous Waste;
Infectious/pathological waste; and
Radioactive materials.
A portion of Regulated Municipal Waste consisting of large
appliances, including the following: clothes washers, clothes dryers,
dishwashers, freezers, refrigerators, stoves, ovens, hot water heaters,
air conditioners, dehumidifiers, furnaces and electrical heaters.
All garden residues, leaves, shrubbery, tree trimmings, grass
clippings, and sod.
All Persons within the Municipality shall Source
Separate Designated Recyclable Materials generated by such Person
or generated within a Residential Unit, Multifamily Unit or Nonresidential
Unit occupied by such Person.
Each Person who owns or occupies a Residential
Unit, Multifamily Unit or Nonresidential Unit within the Municipality
shall ensure that Regulated Municipal Waste and Designated Recyclable
Materials generated at such Residential Unit, Multifamily Unit or
Nonresidential Unit are collected and disposed of in accordance with
this chapter, the Municipality's Policies and Procedures, and the
LCSWMA Rules and Regulations.
Each Person who owns or occupies a Residential
Unit shall provide proper collection and disposal of Regulated Municipal
Waste and Designated Recyclable Materials generated at such Residential
Units by either:
A.Â
Each Person who owns or occupies a Nonresidential
Unit or Multifamily Unit shall provide proper collection and disposal
of Regulated Municipal Waste and Designated Recyclable Materials by
utilizing a Licensed Hauler to deliver such Waste to a Facility.
B.Â
Each Person who owns a Multifamily Unit or Nonresidential
Unit shall:
(1)Â
Provide Recycling Containers at easily accessible
locations for Source Separation of Designated Recyclable Materials;
(2)Â
Provide written instructions to all Persons occupying
each Multifamily Unit and Nonresidential Unit to ensure that all Designated
Recyclable Materials are Source Separated; and
(3)Â
Provide collection and delivery to a Facility of Source-Separated
Designated Recyclable Materials at a frequency of not less than once
per month.
[Amended 11-6-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-04; 10-18-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-05]
A.Â
Each person who owns or occupies a Residential Unit shall Source
Separate those Recyclable Materials set forth on Appendix "A" which
is attached hereto and made a part hereof.[1] The Appendix setting forth Recyclable Materials are those currently being accepted by LCSWMA. In the event that the Recyclable Materials being accepted by LCSWMA are changed, Appendix "A" attached to this chapter shall likewise be changed to reflect the updated list of acceptable Recyclable Materials.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix "A" is included in an attachment
to this chapter titled "Designated Recyclable Materials."
B.Â
Each person who owns or occupies a Multifamily Unit shall Source
Separate those Recyclable Materials set forth on Appendix "B" which
is attached hereto and made a part hereof.[2] The Appendix setting forth Recyclable Materials are those currently being accepted by LCSWMA. In the event that the Recyclable Materials being accepted by LCSWMA are changed, Appendix 'B" attached to this chapter shall likewise be changed to reflect the updated list of acceptable Recyclable Materials .
[2]
Editor's Note: Appendix "B" is included in an attachment
to this chapter titled "Designated Recyclable Materials."
C.Â
Each person who owns a Nonresidential Unit shall Source Separate
those Recyclable Materials set forth on Appendix "C" which is attached
hereto and made a part hereof.[3] The Appendix setting forth Recyclable Materials are those currently being accepted by LCSWMA. In the event that the Recyclable Materials being accepted by LCSWMA are changed, Appendix ''C" attached to this chapter shall likewise be changed to reflect the updated list of acceptable Recyclable Materials.
[3]
Editor's Note: Appendix "C" is included in an attachment
to this chapter titled "Designated Recyclable Materials."
A.Â
Residential.
(1)Â
No person other than a Licensed Hauler shall collect
on-site Regulated Municipal Waste or Designated Recyclable Materials
generated in any Residential Unit, except that a Person may deliver
to a Facility such Waste or Designated Recyclable Materials which
were generated at such Person's residence.
(2)Â
Each Licensed Hauler who provides regularly scheduled
service for the collection of Regulated Municipal Waste from a Residential
Unit shall also collect Designated Recyclable Materials from such
Residential Unit. Each Licensed Hauler shall establish, and notify
each Customer, of procedures for the Source Separation, segregation
and packaging of Regulated Municipal Waste and Designated Recyclable
Materials. Such procedures shall permit commingling of all Aluminum,
Clear Glass, Colored Glass, Steel Cans, and Plastics, in a single
Recycling Container. Newsprint shall either be bagged or bundled in
accordance with instructions from the Licensed Hauler to the Customer.
Each Licensed Hauler shall schedule collections for Tires, White Goods,
and Yard Waste at least once annually and shall give Customers at
least thirty-day advance notice of the schedule for such collections.
(3)Â
Each Licensed Hauler shall complete monthly LCSWMA
manifests, as required, reporting the amount of Regulated Municipal
Waste and Designated Recyclable Materials collected in the Municipality.
Each Licensed Hauler shall submit copies of LCSWMA manifests to the
Municipality, upon request.
(4)Â
The scheduled collection of Regulated Municipal Waste
and Designated Recyclable Materials shall be as specified in the Municipality's
Policies and Procedures.
(5)Â
Recycling Containers for Residential Units will be
provided by the Municipality, which shall retain title to all such
Recycling Containers. Licensed Haulers shall distribute Recycling
Containers to all of their Residential Unit Customers in accordance
with guidelines to be established by the Municipality.
B.Â
Nonresidential and Multifamily Units.
(1)Â
No Person other than a Licensed Hauler shall collect
on-site Regulated Municipal Waste or Designated Recyclable Materials
generated in any Nonresidential or Multifamily Unit.
(2)Â
Each Licensed Hauler that collects on-site Designated
Recyclable Materials generated in any Nonresidential or Multifamily
Unit shall complete monthly LCSWMA Manifests, as required, reporting
the amount of Regulated Municipal Waste and Designated Recyclable
Materials collected in the Municipality.
C.Â
General.
(1)Â
All Regulated Municipal Waste and Designated Recyclable
Materials generated or collected in the Municipality shall be delivered
directly to a Facility in accordance with the LCSWMA Rules and Regulations
and without any intervening transfer, unloading, processing, sorting,
salvaging, scavenging, or reuse of any portion of any load of such
Regulated Municipal Waste and Designated Recyclable Materials from
the time of its collection until the time of its delivery to the Facility.
(2)Â
No Licensed Hauler who collects or disposes of Regulated Municipal Waste or Designated Recyclable Materials shall, by contract or otherwise, cause, permit or assist in the storage, collection, processing or disposal of Designated Recyclable Materials in a manner which treats such materials as Regulated Municipal Waste or which is otherwise inconsistent with Source Separation or Recycling. Any delivery of Designated Recyclable Materials to a LCSWMA Facility in accordance with the LCSWMA Rules and Regulations shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Subsection C(2).
(3)Â
Each Licensed Hauler shall give written notice to
each Customer of such Licensed Hauler's obligations under this chapter
and particularly the requirement to offer collection services for
Designated Recyclable Materials.
(4)Â
Each Licensed Hauler shall collect and deliver, separately
to a LCSWMA Facility battery drop-off location, all Battery Bags placed
at Curbside by Residential Units.
A.Â
All persons who desire to collect on-site, store,
process or dispose of Regulated Municipal Waste or Designated Recyclable
Materials within the Municipality shall obtain a Collection Permit
from the Municipality prior to performance of any such activities.
B.Â
Every person desiring a Collection Permit under this
chapter shall make application to the Municipality. Such application
shall include the name and address of the Person making application,
proof of a valid license issued by LCSWMA and the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, identification of other municipalities which have permitted
that Person, and whether any licenses have been revoked by LCSWMA
or any other municipality which requires permitting of haulers. (The
Municipality may establish an annual Collection Permit fee set by
ordinance or resolution.)
C.Â
Applicants for a Collection Permit to operate as a
Licensed Hauler within the Municipality shall demonstrate that:
(1)Â
A valid license has been issued by LCSWMA to the applicant.
(2)Â
Applicant's operation is in conformity in all respects
with the rules and regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection (PADEP), LCSWMA, and all Municipality ordinances and the
Municipality Policies and Procedures.
(3)Â
Regulated Municipal Waste and Designated Recyclable
Materials shall be suitably enclosed or covered so as to prevent roadside
littering, attraction of vectors, or the creation of other nuisances.
(4)Â
All disposal of Regulated Municipal Waste other than
Designated Recyclable Materials shall be at a Facility.
(5)Â
All Designated Recyclable Materials shall be recycled
and shall not be disposed of as Regulated Municipal Waste.
(6)Â
Insurance shall be obtained for the applicant's proposed
operation in the Municipality. A certificate of insurance demonstrating
limits as follows:
(7)Â
All equipment to be used has been properly licensed
and inspected, and all operators have valid operator's licenses for
the class of vehicle operated.
D.Â
All Municipality Collection Permits shall be issued
for a period of one year or longer. (There will be no proration of
collection permit fees in the event a permit is held for less than
a full year.) The Municipality's Policies and Procedures may designate
a sticker or other mechanism to be affixed to all collection equipment
in order to verify that the equipment is properly permitted.
E.Â
Collection Permits may be suspended or revoked by
the Municipality at any time for just cause. Just cause shall include,
but not be limited to, where the Licensed Hauler:
(1)Â
Fails to maintain a valid license issued by LCSWMA;
(2)Â
Violates any of the provisions of this chapter or
the Municipality's Policies and Procedures;
(3)Â
Improperly disposes of Designated Recyclable Materials
or Regulated Municipal Waste;
(4)Â
Scavenges;
(5)Â
Fails to perform in good faith all the covenants of
any agreement entered into with Municipality Customers or Other Customers.
F.Â
Any person who has been denied a Collection Permit
or whose Collection Permit has been suspended or revoked may appeal
the denial, suspension or revocation to the Municipality. Such appeal
shall be made in writing within 10 days after such decision has been
made. The appeal shall be verified by an affidavit and shall be filed
with the Municipality Secretary. The appellant or his representative
shall have the right to appear and be heard, if such right is requested
in the written appeal. The appeal shall be accompanied by the appeal
fee established by resolution or ordinance of the Municipality, and
no appeal shall be considered complete without the payment of the
appeal fee. A prompt decision on such appeal shall be made by the
Municipality.
G.Â
Collection Permits are not transferable to any other
Person.
A.Â
No Person shall store, process or dispose of any Regulated Municipal Waste or Designated Recyclable Materials except at a Facility. Notwithstanding the foregoing or § 181-6, Yard Waste may be composted to the extent and in the manner provided in the Municipality's Policies and Procedures on the property on which such Yard Waste was generated.
B.Â
No Person shall process or dispose of any Designated
Recyclable Materials through Open Burning.
From the time of placement for collection of
any Designated Recyclable Materials, all such Designated Recyclable
Materials shall be the property of the Generator or the Licensed Hauler
who has contracted to provide on-site collection. It shall be a violation
of this chapter for any Person, other than such Licensed Hauler, to
collect or pick up, or cause to be collected or picked up, any such
Designated Recyclable Materials.
A.Â
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to impair
the obligations of any Existing Contract.
B.Â
No renewal or modification of any Existing Contract,
and no new contract for the storage, on-site collection, processing
or disposal of Regulated Municipal Waste or Designated Recyclable
Materials, shall be entered into after the effective date of this
chapter unless such renewal or modification or new contract shall
conform to the requirements of this chapter and the Municipality's
Policies and Procedures.
C.Â
No contract which is entered into, renewed, extended, modified or assigned after the effective date of this § 181-11 shall provide for on-site collection services for Regulated Municipal Waste to be performed after the Commencement Date unless on-site collection services are also offered for Designated Recyclable Materials. With respect to any contract which violates this chapter, such contract shall be deemed void and the Licensed Hauler that is a party to such contract:
A.Â
The Municipality shall have the power to issue the
Municipality's Policies and Procedures governing all matters set forth
in this chapter and any other related matters deemed necessary or
convenient by the Municipality. The Municipality's Policies and Procedures
shall be effective when issued in writing and signed by an official
of the Municipality. The Municipality shall have the power to establish
record and reporting requirements, and standards and procedures for
the issuance, administration and revocation of licenses, as deemed
necessary, including, without limitation:
(1)Â
Application procedures, fees, standards and conditions
for license;
(2)Â
The fixing of a monetary bond, with or without surety,
to secure the compliance by any Licensed Hauler with any such requirements,
standards or procedures; and
(3)Â
Any other matters deemed necessary or convenient by
the Municipality.
B.Â
In the event of suspension or revocation of any license
which is issued by the Municipality or LCSWMA, the Person whose license
is suspended or revoked shall refund to each Customer any prepaid
fees.
It shall be unlawful for any Person to violate,
or cause or permit or assist in the violation of, any provision of
this chapter. All unlawful conduct shall also constitute a public
nuisance.
Any person who violates or permits a violation
of this chapter shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought
before a Magisterial District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of
Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable
by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, plus costs of
prosecution. In default of payment thereof, the defendant may be sentenced
to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion
thereof that such violation continues or is permitted to continue
shall constitute a separate offense, and each section of this chapter
that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense.
For purposes of the obligations established
by this chapter or the Municipality's Policies and Procedures, and
for purposes of any fine, penalty, imprisonment or other sanction,
the terms "Persons," "Residential Unit," "Multifamily Unit" and "Nonresidential
Unit" shall:
In addition to any other remedy provided in
this chapter, the Municipality may institute proceedings to restrain
any violation of, or to require compliance with, this chapter.
The existence or exercise of any remedy provided
by this chapter shall not prevent the Municipality from exercising
any other remedy available at law or equity.