For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall
have the meanings ascribed to them as follows:
DUMPING
Depositing, or suffering to be deposited, any discarded, unwanted
or rejected materials or accumulation thereof of any kind, including but not
limited to garbage, rubbish, refuse, waste building materials, appliances,
furniture, inoperable vehicles or parts thereof.
INOPERABLE VEHICLE
Any vehicle no longer intended for or in condition for use upon the
public highways.
LITTER
Any item of unwanted or carelessly discarded material, including
but not limited to refuse, garbage, rubbish, trash, loose handbills, advertisements
or other substances.
PERSON
Any person or persons, partnership, association, company, firm or
corporation.
No person shall use or permit the use of any public or private property
within the Borough for dumping or as a sanitary landfill, except that the
Council may, upon request and in its discretion, authorize the dumping for
landfill purposes of noncombustible building material, such as stone, brick,
mortar, concrete and other rubble, which are relatively free of combustible
or organic wastes.
The Council hereby declares that any property which contains an accumulation
of litter or a dump of prohibited materials constitutes a nuisance.
The Mayor is hereby authorized to serve notice in writing to the property
owner thereof to abate the same or otherwise effect compliance within seven
days after issuance of such notice. In the event of noncompliance within the
time stated, the Borough may enter the premises and remove the same or otherwise
effect compliance. The cost thereof, together with any additional payment
authorized by law, may be collected by the Borough from such person in the
manner provided by law.