[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Manheim 11-29-2016 by Ord. No. 653;[1] amended in is entirety 7-26-2022 by Ord. No. 675. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also superseded former Ch. 184, comprised of Art. I, Service Charges, adopted 12-16-1986 by Ord. No. 497 (Ch. 20, Part 2, of the 1992 Code), as amended, and Art. II, Collection and Disposal, adopted 10-29-1991 by Ord. No. 521 (Ch. 20, Part 1, of the 1992 Code), as amended.
Any term, if not defined in this article, shall have the meaning as from time to time set forth in the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority (LCSWMA) Rules and Regulations. In addition, as used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
ACT 101
The Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act, Act of July 28, 1988, P.L. 528, No. 101, as now or hereafter amended.
ACT 97
The Solid Waste Management Act, Act of July 7, 1980, P.L. 380, No. 97, as now or hereafter amended.
ALUMINUM
All food and beverage cans made of the light-in-weight, ductile and malleable metallic substance or element commonly known as "aluminum." This description excludes aluminum foil, trays, plates and miscellaneous aluminum products.
BATTERY BAGS
Bags which LCSWMA makes available to generators of municipal waste and which shall be used as disposal containers for batteries which are generated in households.
COMMENCEMENT DATE
October 1, 1991, the date upon which the municipality's mandatory recycling program and the contract collection services began.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Events that are sponsored by public or private agencies or individuals, including, but not limited to, fairs, bazaars, socials, picnics and organized sporting events attended by 200 or more individuals per day.
CONTRACT
The agreement between the Borough of Manheim and a licensed hauler under which collection services are to be provided to units of occupancy for contract waste and for recyclable materials.
CONTRACT WASTE
Those portions of regulated municipal waste which are to be collected and disposed of under the contract. Contract waste consists exclusively of refuse and oversized refuse items.
CONTRACTOR
The person providing municipal contract waste and designated recyclable materials collection services under the municipal contract.
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD
Unbleached, unwaxed kraft paper that is formed into layers with a fluted medium and manufactured into shipping boxes and related products.
CURBSIDE
The correct location for the placement of refuse containers and recycling containers for the purpose of collection by the contractor, which shall be:
A. 
Adjacent to the residential unit; and
B. 
No more than five feet from the public street used by collection vehicles.
DESIGNATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Those source-separated recyclable materials designated in § 184-5 of this article.
EXISTING CONTRACT
Any contract for the storage, collection, transportation, processing or disposal of regulated municipal waste or recyclable materials generated or located within the municipality, which:
A. 
Was legally entered into prior to the effective date of this article; and
B. 
When entered into was legally enforceable.
EXTRA REFUSE CONTAINERS
Refuse containers which are in excess of the three refuse-containers-per-collection-site limit.
EXTRA SERVICE TAG
A label which must be affixed to tires, white goods, oversized refuse items, yard waste and extra refuse containers in order for such items to be collected by the contractor.
FACILITY
Any specific site designated by LCSWMA (or approved by LCSWMA) as the specific place or site to which solid waste or source separated recyclable materials, or any portion of solid waste or source separated recyclable materials, must or may be delivered; or in the absence of a specific site being designated by LCSWMA, any approved site for the delivery of any category of solid waste or source separated recyclable materials.
GENERATOR
A person who produces or creates any solid waste.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Garbage, refuse, sludge from an industrial or other wastewater treatment plant, sludge from a water supply treatment plant or air pollution control facility and other discarded material including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous material resulting from municipal, commercial, industrial, institutional, mining or agricultural operations, and from community activities, or a combination of these factors, which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics may:
A. 
Cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or morbidity in either an individual or the total population; or
B. 
Pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of or otherwise managed.
The term does not include a) coal refuse as defined in the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 U.S.C.A. §§ 30.51-30.62), b) treatment sludges from coal mine drainage treatment plants, disposal of which is being carried on under and in compliance with a valid permit issued under the Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. §§ 691.1691.1001), c) solid or dissolved material in domestic sewage, d) solid dissolved materials in irrigation return flows, e) industrial discharges which are point sources subject to permits under Section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1342), or f) source, special nuclear, or by-product material as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 2011-2394).
HIGH-GRADE OFFICE PAPER
All white paper, bond paper and computer paper used in commercial, institutional and municipal establishments and in residences.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
A portion of municipal waste that would be considered hazardous under Act 97 but for the fact that it is produced in quantities smaller than those regulated as hazardous waste under Act 97 and is generated by persons not otherwise covered as hazardous waste generators by Act 97. Household hazardous waste includes the following materials and other materials of a similar nature:
A. 
Anti-freeze;
B. 
Batteries;
C. 
Chlorinated hydrocarbons;
D. 
Fluorescent light bulbs and other mercury-containing devices;
E. 
Gasoline and kerosene;
F. 
Grease and rust solvents;
G. 
Oven, toilet and drain cleaners;
H. 
Paints, rust preventatives, stains and wood preservatives;
I. 
Pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, rodenticides, roach and ant killers;
J. 
Photographic and pool chemicals;
K. 
Thinners, solvents and furniture strippers;
L. 
Transmission and brake fluids;
M. 
Used oil or other hydrocarbon based lubricants; and
N. 
Wood, metal, rug and upholstery cleaners and polishes.
LCSWMA
Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority, a municipal authority organized and existing under the Municipal Authorities Act of 1945, as amended.
LCSWMA FACILITY
Any facility owned or operated by or on behalf of LCSWMA.
LICENSED HAULER
A person who is in possession of all pertinent permits and licenses which may be required by the municipality and LCSWMA for the collection, transportation, storage or disposal of solid waste or recyclable materials.
MANIFEST
A form supplied by LCSWMA to be completed and signed by each person who collects or transports solid waste or source separated recyclable materials and which specifies, inter alia, a) the source, type, quantity and delivery point for the solid waste or source separated recyclable materials, b) the applicable license number and c) other pertinent information.
MULTIOCCUPANCY PROPERTY
A property with five or more units of occupancy.
MUNICIPAL CONTRACT
The agreement between the municipality and a permitted collector under which collection services are to be provided for municipal contract waste and for designated recyclable materials.
MUNICIPAL CONTRACT WASTE
Those portions of regulated municipal waste which are to be collected and disposed of under the municipal contract. Municipal contract waste consists exclusively of refuse and oversized refuse items.
MUNICIPALITY
The Borough of Manheim.
MUNICIPALITY'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
The rules and regulations adopted and revised from time to time by the municipality which govern and pertain to the municipality's recycling program and the collection, storage or transportation of regulated municipal waste within the municipality.
NONPROCESSABLE WASTE
Nonprocessable waste is a portion of municipal waste consisting of materials which cannot be handled by LCSWMA's normal processing or disposal methods. Nonprocessable waste includes items greater than six feet in any dimension such as mattresses, large furniture and recreational vehicles. Nonprocessable waste (oversized) may consist of large auto parts, machines, and any other items deemed appropriate by LCSWMA.
NONRESIDENTIAL UNITS
All commercial, municipal and institutional establishments, all community activities and all farms, excluding residential units.
OPEN BURNING
A fire, the air contaminants from which are emitted directly into the outdoor atmosphere and not directed thereto through a flue.
OVERSIZED REFUSE ITEMS
Refuse which will not fit into refuse containers but which is not bulky waste, including small furniture, carpet, and the like, but excluding tires and white goods.
PERMITTED COLLECTOR
A person who is in possession of all pertinent permits and licenses which may be required by a) the municipality and b) LCSWMA, for the collection, storage or disposal of solid waste or recyclable materials.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, institution, cooperative enterprise, municipality, municipal authority, governmental entity or agency or any other legal entity whatsoever which is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties.
PLASTICS
Recyclable plastics consist of containers with a neck, which are primarily: #1 PETE (such as soda and water bottles) and #2 HDPE (such as milk, spring water, and detergent bottles).
PROPERTY
An individually deeded parcel with its own tax parcel ID number.
PUTRESCIBLE WASTE
A portion of municipal waste consisting of organic waste materials which due to biological decomposition are, or have a tendency to be, rotten, foul, or odorous, including dead animals and spoiled foods, but not including sludge.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Any material which would be regulated municipal waste but for source separation and which will be processed into raw materials or products which are beneficially reused.
RECYCLING
The separation, collection, recovery and sale or reuse of metals, glass, paper, yard waste, plastics and other materials which would otherwise be disposed of or processed as waste; or the mechanized separation and treatment of solid waste and creation and recovery of reusable materials or energy.
RECYCLING CONTAINER
For residential units, the term "recycling container" shall refer to a container purchased from the municipality or a container substantially consistent with and similar to such container. For multioccupancy units and nonresidential units, the term "recycling container" shall refer to a receptacle which is constructed of plastic, metal or fiberglass and has handles of adequate strength for lifting.
REFUSE
All regulated municipal waste, except the following categories of solid waste:
A. 
Construction/demolition waste.
B. 
Bulky waste.
C. 
Putrescible waste.
D. 
Uncompactible waste.
E. 
Special handling waste.
F. 
Household hazardous waste.
G. 
Source-separated recyclable materials.
H. 
Unacceptable waste.
I. 
Oversized refuse items.
REFUSE CONTAINER
A. 
A receptacle which is constructed of plastic, metal or fiberglass, having handles of adequate strength for lifting and having a tight-fitting lid capable of preventing entrance into the container by vectors; or
B. 
A polyethylene bag which:
(1) 
Is specifically designed for storage and collection;
(2) 
Is protected against animal damage and overloading so as to prevent littering or attraction of insects or rodents; and
(3) 
Has a holding strength capable of withstanding normal stresses until it is collected. With respect to residential units, the weight of a refuse container and is contents shall not exceed 30 pounds nor shall its capacity exceed 32 gallons.
REGULATED MUNICIPAL WASTE
Any solid waste generated or collected within the municipality which is garbage, refuse, industrial lunchroom or office waste and other material, including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous material, resulting from operation of residential, municipal, commercial or institutional establishments and from community activities, and any sludge which is not residual or hazardous waste from a municipal, commercial or institutional water supply treatment plant, wastewater treatment plant or air pollution control facility. The term does not include designated recyclable materials or unacceptable waste.
RESIDENTIAL UNIT
Any single-family detached or, semidetached dwelling, townhouse dwelling or a dwelling unit within a multiple-family dwelling.
RESIDUAL WASTE
Any garbage, refuse, other discarded material or other Waste, including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous materials resulting from industrial, mining and agricultural operations and any sludge from an industrial, mining or agricultural water supply treatment facility, wastewater treatment facility or air pollution control facility, provided that it is not hazardous. The term does not include a) coal refuse as defined in the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act[1] or b) treatment sludges from coal mine drainage treatment plants, disposal of which is being carried on under and in compliance with a valid permit issued under the Clean Streams Law.[2]
SCAVENGING
The uncontrolled or unauthorized removal of recyclable materials from the curbside.
SINGLE STREAM
A system where certain recyclable materials acceptable at a LCSWMA facility, consisting of corrugated cardboard, plastic bottles and jugs with a neck, metal food and beverage cans, and glass bottles and jars, as determined by LCSWMA's rules and regulations, are collected and processed together.
SOLID WASTE or WASTE
Any waste, including but not limited to municipal, residual, or hazardous wastes, including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous materials.
SOURCE-SEPARATE or SOURCE SEPARATION
The process of separating or the separation of recyclable materials from other solid waste at the location where generated for the purpose of recycling.
STEEL AND BIMETALLIC CANS
The ferrous metal food or beverage containers commonly known as "tin cans."
TIRES
Any pneumatic rubber automobile, truck, or farm implement tire.
UNACCEPTABLE WASTE
The following types of solid waste are unacceptable waste unless approved by LCSWMA on a case-by-case basis:
A. 
Chemotherapeutic waste;
B. 
Drums, barrels, buckets and paint cans unless lids have been removed and interiors are cleaned and free of any residue;
C. 
Explosives and ordnance materials;
D. 
Gas cylinders, unless empty and delivered separate from other solid waste;
E. 
Hazardous waste;
F. 
Infectious/pathological waste; and
G. 
Radioactive materials.
UNIT OF OCCUPANCY
Any private dwelling, store, apartment unit, theater, manufacturing plant, garage and any other building or part of a building not specifically mentioned to which the Borough of Manheim supplies water and sewer services and in or on which a meter for the measuring of the use of water and sewer therein is located whether or not each individual unit is metered. A building with eight apartments would be considered to have eight units of occupancy. A building with a retail store and two apartments would be considered to have three units of occupancy. A building with an office, a repair business, and two apartments would be considered to have four units of occupancy.
WHITE GOODS
A portion of regulated municipal waste consisting of large appliances, including the following: clothes washers, clothes dryers, dishwashers, freezers, refrigerators, stoves, ovens, hot water heaters, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, furnaces and electrical heaters.
YARD WASTE
All garden residues, grass clippings, shrubbery and tree prunings less than one-quarter-inch in diameter, and similar material, including leaves.
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Editor's Note: See 52 P.S. § 30.51 et seq.
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Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 691.1 et seq.
All persons and occupiers of units of occupancy within the municipality shall source-separate designated recyclable materials.
Each person who owns or occupies a unit of occupancy, multioccupancy property or nonresidential unit within the municipality shall ensure that regulated municipal waste and designated recyclable materials generated at such residential unit, multioccupancy property or nonresidential unit are:
A. 
Source-separated; and
B. 
Collected, transported and disposed of in accordance with this article, the municipality's policies and procedures, and the LCSWMA rules and regulations.
A. 
For properties with four or less residential units of occupancy and no nonresidential units of occupancy: Such properties will receive services under the municipality's municipal contract for municipal contract waste collection and disposal. Each person who owns or occupies a unit of occupancy shall prepare designated recyclable materials and contract waste for collection in accordance with the municipality's policies and procedures. With respect to regulated municipal waste which is not contract waste, persons who own or occupy such units of occupancy may elect to provide proper collection and transportation by either: themselves transporting such materials to a facility; or utilizing a licensed hauler to collect and transport such materials to a facility.
B. 
For properties with at least one nonresidential unit of occupancy, but that do not have more than four total units of occupancy (residential or nonresidential): Such properties will receive services under the municipality's municipal contract for municipal contract waste collection and disposal unless the owner of such property requests, in writing, approval to opt out of these services under the municipal contract, provided that all units of occupancy on said property shall be included in the request. Requests shall be made prior to October 1 of each year. Requests shall include documentation from the permitted collector contracted by the person requesting such approval that the permitted collector has been contracted by the person responsible for such property.
(1) 
For such properties which have been approved to not be part of the municipal contract: Each person who owns or occupies such a property shall provide proper collection and disposal for regulated municipal waste and designated recyclable materials by utilizing a permitted collector to collect and deliver such materials to a facility, and shall provide documentation from the selected permitted collector that the permitted collector has been contracted by the person responsible for such property. This documentation shall be submitted annually or at such time that a change in permitted collector occurs. Additionally, each such person shall provide recycling containers at easily accessible locations for source separation of designated recyclable materials; provide written instructions to all persons occupying each unit of occupancy to ensure that all designated recyclable materials are source separated, and; provide collection and delivery of source separated designated recyclable materials at a frequency of at least once per week. Frequencies of once per every two weeks may be approved by the Borough Manager if sufficient documentation is provided to demonstrate that such frequency will not create a nuisance, and such approval may be revoked at any time should conditions warrant.
(2) 
For such properties which will be a part of the municipal contract: Collection services for contract waste and for designated recyclable materials shall be provided to the units of occupancy by the contractor. Each person who owns or occupies a unit of occupancy shall prepare designated recyclable materials and contract waste for collection in accordance with the municipality's policies and procedures. With respect to regulated municipal waste which is not contract waste, persons who own or occupy units of occupancy may elect to provide proper collection and transportation by either themselves transporting such materials to a facility; or utilizing a licensed hauler to collect and transport such materials to a facility.
C. 
For properties defined herein as multioccupancy properties: Such properties will not receive services under the municipality's municipal contract for municipal contract waste collection and disposal. Each person who owns or occupies such a property shall provide proper collection and disposal for regulated municipal waste and designated recyclable materials by utilizing a permitted collector to collect and deliver such materials to a facility, and shall provide documentation from the selected permitted collector that the permitted collector has been contracted by the person responsible for such property. This documentation shall be submitted annually or at such time that a change in permitted collector occurs. Additionally, each such person shall provide recycling containers at easily accessible locations for source separation of designated recyclable materials; provide written instructions to all persons occupying each unit of occupancy to ensure that all designated recyclable materials are source separated; and provide collection and delivery of source separated designated recyclable materials at a frequency of at least once per week. Frequencies of once per every two weeks may be approved by the Borough Manager if sufficient documentation is provided to demonstrate that such frequency will not create a nuisance, and such approval may be revoked at any time should conditions warrant.
A. 
Each person who owns or occupies a residential unit shall source separate corrugated cardboard, plastic bottles and jugs with a neck, metal food and beverage cans, and glass bottles and jars for the purpose of single stream recycling. Yard waste, tires, and white goods must also be source separated for recycling and require separate collection and an additional service tag per the municipality's adopted fee schedule. Materials defined as recyclable materials are designated from time to time, per LCSWMA's rules and regulations.
B. 
Each person who owns or occupies a multioccupancy property shall source separate corrugated cardboard, plastic bottles and jugs with a neck, metal food and beverage cans, and glass bottles and jars for the purpose of single stream recycling. Yard waste, tires, and white goods must also be source separated for recycling and require separate collection and an additional service tag per the municipality's adopted fee schedule. Materials defined as recyclable materials are designated from time to time, per LCSWMA's rules and regulations.
C. 
Each person who owns or occupies a nonresidential unit shall source separate corrugated cardboard, plastic bottles and jugs with a neck, metal food and beverage cans, glass bottles and jars, high-grade office paper, and aluminum for the purpose of single stream recycling. Yard waste, tires, and white goods must also be source separated for recycling and may require separate collection and/or an additional service tag per the municipality's adopted fee schedule. Materials defined as recyclable materials are designated from time to time, per LCSWMA's rules and regulations.
A. 
With respect to municipal contract waste and designated recyclable materials, no person other than the contractor shall collect, transport, store, process or dispose of such contract waste. With respect to regulated municipal waste other than municipal contract waste which is generated at residential units of occupancy and regulated municipal waste or designated recyclable materials other than leaves, which are generated at multioccupancy properties or nonresidential units, no person other than a licensed hauler shall collect, transport, store, process or dispose of such waste. Each permitted collector that collects or transports regulated municipal waste or designated recyclable materials generated in any unit of occupancy shall complete monthly LCSWMA manifests reporting the amount of regulated municipal waste and designated recyclable material collected in the municipality.
B. 
No person who generates, owns or possesses designated recyclable materials or regulated municipal waste shall, by contract for collection services or otherwise, cause, permit or assist in the collection, transportation, storage, processing or disposal of such waste by any person other than: 1) the contractor, with respect to municipal contract waste or designated recyclable materials including leaves generated at units of occupancy; and 2) a permitted collector, with respect to regulated municipal waste other than municipal contract waste generated at residential units of occupancy and regulated municipal waste or designated recyclable materials other than leaves generated at multioccupancy properties or at nonresidential units.
C. 
No permitted collector who collects, transports or disposes of designated recyclable materials or regulated municipal waste shall, by municipal contract for such services or otherwise, cause, permit or assist in the storage, collection, transportation, processing or disposal of designated recyclable materials in a manner which treats such materials as regulated municipal waste or which is otherwise inconsistent with source separation or recycling. Any delivery of designated recyclable materials to the LCSWMA facility in accordance with the LCSWMA rules and regulations shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this section.
D. 
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 184-6A and B above, any person who occupies a unit of occupancy may transport to a facility the regulated municipal waste and designated recyclable materials which were generated at such person's residence.
E. 
All regulated municipal waste and designated recyclable materials generated or collected in the municipality shall be transported directly to a facility in accordance with the LCSWMA rules and regulations and without any intervening transfer, unloading, processing, sorting, salvaging, scavenging or reuse of any portion of any load of such regulated municipal waste and designated recyclable materials from the time of its collection until the time of its delivery to the facility.
F. 
Each permitted collector shall collect and deliver, separately to a LCSWMA facility battery drop-off location, all battery bags placed at curbside by residential units.
A. 
No person shall store, process or dispose of any regulated municipal waste or designated recyclable materials except at a facility. Notwithstanding the foregoing, yard waste may be composted in accordance with the municipality's guidelines on the property on which such waste was generated.
B. 
No person shall process or dispose of any regulated municipal waste or designated recyclable materials, including yard waste and leaves, through open burning.
A. 
Fees for services provided by the municipality shall be charged to the owners of all units of occupancy, as defined in this article, which will receive municipal contract services based on the provisions of § 184-4 and based on fees established from time to time by a resolution adopted by the Borough Council and published as part of the municipality's Schedule of Fees. The municipality's policies and procedures may provide for the amount of annual fees, dates fees are due, interest and penalties for late payments and provisions for municipal liens and attorney's fees for unpaid collection service fees.
B. 
If any service charge levied and assessed pursuant to this article shall not be paid when due, a penalty of up to 18% of the amount of the service charge due and unpaid shall be added thereto and collected. The penalty stated herein may be changed from time to time by a resolution of Borough Council and published as part of the municipality's Schedule of Fees.
From the time of placement for collection of any designated recyclable materials, all such designated recyclable materials shall be the property of the generator or permitted collector who has contracted to provide on-site collection, as provided in the municipal contract. It shall be a violation of this article for any person, other than such permitted collector, to collect or pickup, or cause to be collected or picked up, any such designated recyclable materials.
A. 
Nothing in this article shall be construed to impair the obligations of any existing contract.
B. 
No renewal or modification of any existing contract and no new contract for the storage, collection, transportation, processing or disposal of regulated municipal waste or designated recyclable materials shall be entered into after the effective date of this article unless such renewal or modification or new contract shall conform to the requirements of this article and the municipality's policies and procedures.
C. 
No contract which is entered into, renewed, extended, modified or assigned after the effective date of this article shall provide for collection services to be performed after the commencement date for contract waste or designated recyclable materials generated at residential units. This provision shall not apply to the contract between the municipality and the contractor. With respect to any contract which violates this article, such contract shall be deemed void, and the hauler that is a party to such contract:
(1) 
Shall reimburse to the applicable residential units any funds which have been paid for such on-site collection services; and
(2) 
Shall not collect or attempt to collect any funds from such on-site collection services.
The municipality shall have the power to issue the municipality's policies and procedures governing all matters set forth in this article and any other related matters be necessary or convenient by the municipality. The municipality's policies and procedures shall be effective when issued in writing and signed by the Manager of the municipality. The municipality shall have the power to establish record and reporting requirements, and standards and procedures for the issuance, administration and revocation of licenses, as deemed necessary, including without limitation, a) application procedures and standards and conditions for licenses, b) the fixing of a monetary bond, with or without surety, to secure the compliance by any permitted collector with any such requirements, standards or procedures, and c) any other matters deemed necessary or convenient by the municipality. In the event of suspension or revocation of any license which is issued by the municipality or LCSWMA, the person whose collection permit is suspended or revoked shall refund to each customer any prepaid fees.
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate or cause or permit or assist in the violation of any provision of this article or any provision of the municipality's policies and procedures. All unlawful conduct shall also constitute a public nuisance.
Any person violating any provision of this article or any provision of the municipality's policies and procedures shall, upon conviction thereof in a summary proceeding, be sentenced for each violation to pay a fine of not more than $1,000, court costs and, in default of the payment of such fine, costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the municipality in the enforcement proceedings to the extent allowed by law for the punishment of a summary offense. Each violation of any provision of this article or of any provision of the municipality's policies and procedures and each day that such a violation shall exist shall constitute a separate violation and offense.
For purposes of the obligations established by this article or the municipality's policies and procedures, and for purposes of any fine, penalty, imprisonment or other sanction, the terms "person," "residential unit," "multioccupancy property" and "nonresidential unit" shall:
A. 
Include officers and directors of any corporation or other legal entity having officers and directors; and
B. 
Refer to and impose joint and several liability upon both:
(1) 
The persons residing in or occupying any such residential multioccupancy or nonresidential units; and
(2) 
The owner, landlord, condominium owners' association and/or agent of an owner, landlord or condominium owners' association of such premises.
In addition to any other remedy provided in this article, the municipality may institute proceedings to restrain any violation of, or to require compliance with, this article and/or the municipality's policies and procedures.
The penalties and remedies set forth in this article are in addition to, not in lieu of, any fines, penalties or remedies provided in the municipality's policies and procedures. The existence or exercise of any remedy shall not prevent the municipality from exercising any other remedy provided under this article, the municipality's policies and procedures, or available at law or equity.