[Adopted 6-27-1988 by Ord. No. 8-88]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Refuse of animal and vegetable foodstuffs and all putrescible
matter of any kind incident to the ordinary conduct of a household,
including Christmas trees.
All items deemed by Council or by state statute that must
be recycled and not disposed of as refuse.
[Added 4-13-2009 by Ord. No. 3-09]
All household waste and refuse usually accumulating in and
about a household.
[Amended 4-13-2009 by Ord. No. 3-09]
[Amended 4-13-2009 by Ord. No. 3-09[1]]
Residential units from which the Borough of
Hampton collects garbage, refuse or trash may, without charge, put
out up to two twenty-gallon containers or bags or one thirty-two-gallon
containers or bag, or any combination thereof that does not exceed
40 gallons, for collection. No single container placed out for collection
shall exceed 32 gallons in capacity or 50 pounds in weight. The total
number of containers or bags placed out for collection shall not exceed
six (not including cleanup-day items).
[Amended 12-9-1991 by Ord. No. 15-91; 4-13-2009 by Ord. No.
3-09]
Residents of the Borough of Hampton who have
their garbage, refuse and trash collected by the Borough may purchase
stickers from the Borough Clerk authorizing pickup of additional containers
or bags. The charge per sticker shall be at $1.75 per each 25 pounds,
and may be changed thereafter by resolution of the Borough Council
of the Borough of Hampton.
[Added 11-27-2000 by Ord. No. 16-00;
amended 3-24-2003 by Ord. No. 3-03; 8-28-2006 by Ord. No. 11-06; 8-11-2008 by Ord. No.
6-08]
Dumpsters may be made available to residents
by prior arrangements with the Municipal Clerk for a rental fee from
$125 to $500 to be determined by resolution upon passage of this ordinance[1] and then annually at the Borough's reorganization meeting,
per load for a six-cubic-yard dumpster, payable in advance, for disposal
of up to six cubic yards of construction or demolition materials from
home renovation, remodeling or reconstruction, or for bulky household
items. Under no circumstances shall such volume of materials be placed
for pickup by the Borough Sanitation Department in other than a Borough
dumpster paid for in advance to the Municipal Clerk.
[1]
Editor's Note: "This ordinance" refers to
Ord. No. 6-08.
The stickers may be placed on the contents of
containers or on suitable plastic bags. The stickers shall be firmly
affixed to the contents of the container or on the bag and prominently
displayed so that the scavenger may readily see it. Stickers will
be collected by the scavenger and may not be reused. Any containers
or bags in excess of three placed out by the resident for collection
will not be picked up by the scavenger without a sticker for each
container or bag.
A.
Cleanup items that do not fit into authorized containers
or bags may be placed at curbside for pickup on days authorized by
the Borough as "cleanup days." Each cleanup item requires a cleanup
pay sticker. The charge for cleanup items (in the judgment of the
scavenger) will be as follows:
|
Weight
(pounds)
|
Charge
| |
|---|---|---|
|
25 to 100
|
$10
| |
|
100 to 300
|
$20
|
B.
No item in excess of 300 pounds will be accepted for
collection. If there is a question as to the weight of an item or
whether the item has the correct sticker, the scavenger will not pick
up the item. Residents dissatisfied with such a decision may appeal
to the Public Works Director, whose decision shall be final as to
the weight or sticker required.
[Amended 11-9-1992 by Ord. No. 14-92]
C.
Cleanup items shall not exceed two per week.
D.
During cleanup day collections, residents shall not
put out for collection trees, tree stumps, stones, earth or industrial
wastes, scrapped auto parts or vehicles, demolition and/or building
materials, garbage in liquid form, paper not used for wrapping garbage
or tree branches.
No person shall take, remove or deface the sticker
of another without the permission of the owner of the sticker.
The Mayor and Council may, by resolution, establish
additional rules and regulations for the collection of garbage, refuse
and trash and the sticker program.
[Amended 11-9-1992 by Ord. No. 14-92[1]]
Any person violating or failing to comply with
any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof,
be subject to a fine of not more than $2,000, be imprisoned in the
county jail for a term not to exceed 90 days and/or serve a period
of community service not exceeding 90 days.
