[Adopted 12-30-1970 by Ord. No. 721, approved 12-30-1970; last reenacted 12-27-1977 by Ord. No.
807, approved 12-27-1977]
The following words, when used in this article,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except in
those instances where the context clearly indicates otherwise:
The animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking and consumption of foods. It shall not include
more than a minimum amount of free liquids. It shall not include food-processing
waste from canneries, packing plants or similar industries nor large
quantities of condemned food products.
Thirty gallons in volume or 50 pounds in weight.
Means two refuse cans (60 gallons in volume or 100 pounds
in weight) in a single collection day. Any part of a unit shall be
considered a full unit.
A natural person, firm, association, corporation or housing
authority.
Garbage and rubbish as herein defined.
All waste materials except building rubbish from building
construction, street refuse, industrial refuse, dead animals, machinery
or vehicles or parts thereof or such other waste materials as are
not commonly produced in homes, stores and institutions.
For the purposes of this article, properties
shall be divided into four classes:
A.
Residential: a property designed for and occupied
exclusively as a home or residence.
B.
Multiple dwellings: a property used as a dwelling
house or unit for several families, each family separate and apart
from the other.
C.
Commercial: a property used for the conduct of business
or service.
D.
Industrial: a property used for assembling, fabricating,
finishing, manufacturing or processing operations.
A.
Multiple dwellings may place for collection by the
Borough one unit of refuse for the first dwelling plus one unit of
refuse for each additional dwelling.
B.
Commercial or industrial establishments. By reason
of the great amount of refuse being accumulated by commercial or industrial
establishments, the collection of which would unduly burden the facilities
of the Borough, all commercial or industrial establishments shall
be limited to five units of refuse.
[Amended 12-27-1973 by Ord. No. 764]
(1)
The number of refuse units for commercial or industrial
establishments shall be determined by the Sewers and Health Committee
of Council.
(2)
The number of refuse units shall be determined by
the following formula: An average shall be taken for a one-month period
to determine the amount of refuse. The decision of the Sewers and
Health Committee may be appealed to the Borough Council.
(3)
The Sewers and Health Committee shall have the authority
to require industrial properties to dispose of their own refuse.
C.
All refuse shall be kept in watertight containers
provided with tight covers and so covered at all times as to prevent
offensive odors from escaping therefrom and refuse from being blown,
dropped or spilled.
D.
It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of
any refuse within the Borough of Glenolden.
A.
No person shall place any refuse in any street or
highway, alley or other public place nor upon any private property,
whether owned by such person or not, within the Borough, except that
the same be in receptacles for collection. No person shall throw or
deposit any refuse in any stream or body of water.
B.
Any unauthorized accumulation of refuse is hereby
deemed to be a nuisance and is hereby prohibited. Failure to remove
any existing accumulation of refuse within 30 days after the effective
date of this article shall be deemed a violation of the revisions
hereof.
C.
It shall be unlawful for any person, other than the
occupants of the premises upon which the refuse receptacles are stored
or the collector, to remove covers or any of the contents of refuse
receptacles.
A.
Refuse shall be collected at least twice a week. Commercial
and industrial establishments which are required to dispose of their
refuse must dispose of the same at least twice a week, and where necessary
to protect the public health and safety, the Board of Health of the
Borough may require that more frequent collections be made.
B.
It is the intent of this article that the reasonable
accumulation of residential and multiple dwelling refuse for the collection
period will be collected at standard charges.
C.
It is the intent of this article that commercial or industrial establishments with units of refuse in excess of those set forth in § 86-3B shall privately contract for and have their accumulation of refuse collected at reasonable times so as to protect the public health and safety.
D.
Contagious disease refuse. The removal of wearing
apparel, bedding or other refuse from homes or other places where
highly infectious or contagious diseases have prevailed shall be performed
under the supervision and direction of the Health Officer. Such refuse
shall not be placed in containers for regular collections.
E.
Highly flammable, explosive and poisonous materials
shall not be placed in containers for regular collection, but shall
be disposed of as directed by the Chairman of the Sewers and Health
Committee at the expense of the owner or possessor thereof.
F.
Refuse for collection shall be placed at ground level
and not more than three feet distant from the side of the street or
highway or alley from which collection is made.
[Amended 12-27-1973 by Ord. No. 764]
A.
Subject to the limitations set forth in this article,
the Borough of Glenolden shall charge the following annual fees for
the collection of refuse:
[Last amended 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 2155,
approved 12-19-2023]
B.
All the accounts shall be due and payable by the owner
of the real estate, and if the same be unpaid within 60 days from
the time of the delivery of said bills, the said account shall be
considered delinquent and service of collection of said refuse shall
be stopped without further notice and a ten-percent penalty shall
then be added to the amount then due for late payment and an additional
charge of 1/2% per month interest shall be added for each additional
month of delinquency until the same shall be paid in full. The Borough
Secretary shall certify to the person in charge of directing the collections
that service on such delinquent accounts shall cease. Service shall
be resumed thereafter only on payment of the annual collection charge,
unless the Borough Council specifically directs otherwise. The stoppage
of service hereinbefore authorized for nonpayment of collection charges
shall be in addition to the right of the Borough to proceed for the
collection of such unpaid charges by an action in assumpsit or, at
the election of the Borough, in any other manner provided by law.
[Amended 6-12-1975 by Ord. No. 779]
A.
Multiple dwellings and commercial and industrial properties
shall be exempted from the service fee upon showing proof of private
collection.
B.
Residential property owners living on the premises
who are 62 years of age or older, with an annual income of $3,600
or less, shall be exempt from the service fee upon certification of
their qualifications to the Borough.
[Added 5-11-1972 by Ord. No. 740, approved 5-11-1972]
[Added 5-11-1972 by Ord. No. 740, approved 5-11-1972]
Any person violating any of the provisions of
this article shall, upon conviction thereof in a summary proceeding
before a District Justice, be subject to the following penalties,
together with the costs of prosecution, and in default of payment
thereof, shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than 10 days:
