[Adopted 6-4-1957 by Ord. No. 32]
It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person,
association, firm or corporation to keep or permit to remain upon
his, her or its premises or on any private property any garbage, refuse
or other offensive or unwholesome matter, unless it is stored in covered
containers and in such limited quantities and for such limited periods
of time as shall ensure that no annoyance, nuisance or health hazard
shall be created or maintained thereby.
It shall be unlawful, except for such temporary
storage as is herein specifically authorized, to keep, have, maintain,
store upon or allow to exist in any manner whatsoever any garbage
upon any lot of ground within the limits of the Borough or upon the
shores or margin of any stream or body of water or upon any street
or sidewalk in the Borough.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to use or permit to be used any spot or place within the
Borough as a public or private dump for garbage, refuse or rubbish.
[Amended 11-15-1983 by Ord. No. 152]
Any person and any officer of any firm or corporation
violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction
thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not exceeding $300 for each
offense, with respect to each day's noncompliance, and, in default
of payment thereof, shall be imprisoned in the Lancaster County Prison
for not exceeding 30 days; provided, however, that if the Magisterial
District Judge determines that the defendant is without the financial
means to pay the fines and costs immediately or in a single remittance,
such defendant shall be permitted to pay the fines or costs in installments
and over such periods of time as the Magisterial District Judge deems
to be just.
