[Amended 7-2-1958 by Ord. No. 402; 3-23-1959 by Ord. No. 428]
It shall be unlawful for the owner of property to use or allow
same to be used for the disposal of garbage and/or rubbish as a disposal
area or dump without first having obtained a license for same from
the Board of Commissioners of the Township. The application for such
permission must be in writing, stating types of refuse to be collected
and location of proposed dump and defining method of disposal of garbage
and/or rubbish. The fee for said license shall be $700 per annum,
payable by January 15 of each calendar year, and an additional fee
of 6% of gross dumping charges, to cover expenses of supervision of
said operation, which latter fee is to be payable quarterly by the
15th day of January, April, July and October. All licenses shall be
issued for the calendar year, or such portion thereof, as shall remain
after the beginning of any calendar year.
From and after the passage of this article burning of garbage
and/or rubbish by persons maintaining garbage and/or rubbish disposal
areas or dumps on private property within the Township shall be unlawful.
[Amended 11-16-1987 by Ord. No. 857; 8-15-1988 by Ord. No. 867]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine of not more than $1,000 and/or to imprisonment for a term not
to exceed 30 days. Every day that a violation of this article continues
shall constitute a separate offense.