Rubbish and garbage containers shall be provided
by commercial and multifamily users. The rubbish and garbage containers
shall be in good condition and of sufficient capacity and material
to contain all rubbish and garbage on the premises of said multifamily
user and commercial user.
No commercial or multifamily user shall place
or allow to be placed any rubbish or garbage from the premises of
said user in any street, alley or public place or upon any private
property whether owned by such user or not, within the Township except
it be in proper containers for collection and/or disposal.
[Amended 5-11-1970]
No commercial or multifamily user shall allow
any rubbish and/or garbage to be littered around rubbish and garbage
containers or to allow the overflowing of rubbish and garbage from
rubbish and garbage containers. All rubbish and garbage containers
shall be maintained in good condition and shall be equipped with suitable,
tight-fitting covers which shall be maintained on said containers
while in use.
Any person who violates or permits a violation
of this article shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil
enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township before a Magisterial
District Judge, pay a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs,
including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by the Township in
the enforcement of this article. No judgment shall be imposed until
the date of the determination of the violation by the Magisterial
District Judge. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the
judgment, the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable
Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation exists shall constitute
a separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of
the Township are hereby authorized to seek equitable relief, including
injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.