Borough of Upland, PA Article I Collection Fees

[Adopted 12-9-1986 by Ord. No. 9-1986]

§ 155-1 Fee established.

[Amended 12-13-1988 by Ord. No. 10-1988; 12-10-1996 by Ord. No. 9-1996]

There shall be imposed each year a fee as set from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council per unit for the collection and disposal of ashes, garbage, rubbish and refuse within the Borough of Upland.

§ 155-2 Collection of fees; nonpayment.

All accounts shall be due and payable as provided for by the Borough Council, and if the same is unpaid within 60 days from the time of the delivery of said bill, said account shall be considered delinquent and the service of collection of said ashes, garbage, rubbish and refuse shall be stopped without further notice. It shall be the duty of the Borough Tax Collector, who bills for the collection of ashes, garbage, rubbish and refuse to forthwith notify the Borough Secretary of any unpaid fees, and 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 annul collection charge, unless the Borough Council of the Borough of Upland shall specifically direct 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.

§ 155-3 Exemptions.

The Borough Council hereby reserves the right to exempt any person or persons from the payment of the aforesaid taxes and/or fees upon said person or persons proving to the Borough Council that he, she or they are suffering from such a severe economic hardship that the payment of said tax and/or fee will only further increase said economic hardship to said person or persons.

§ 155-4 Designation of collection days.

The Borough Council or its agent is empowered to designate the day(s) of the month on which recyclables shall be collected, removed and disposed of from a particular area.

§ 155-5 Violations and penalties.

[Amended 7-12-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]

Any person, firm or corporation who violates or neglects to comply with any provision of this article or any regulation promulgated pursuant thereto shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine not to exceed $600, except that the maximum fine for failure to comply with this article shall not exceed $10 for the first offense or $5 for any succeeding offense. No enforcement of this article shall be made until two months from the effective date hereof.

§ 155-6 Exceptions.

Any resident may donate or sell used newspapers to any person, partnership or corporation, whether operating for profit or not for profit. Said person, partnership or corporation may not, however, under any circumstances pick up said used newspapers from the curbside in the Borough of Upland.