[Ord. 1240-00, 6/12/2000, § 111]
Municipal waste shall be collected at least once a week throughout the year for every residential and commercial customer. Commercial customers and special events coordinators must arrange with the Borough collector for additional pickups as necessary to keep the containers emptied and clean to avoid the accumulation of refuse on the property. The Code Enforcement Officer shall be authorized to order additional pickups in his/her sole discretion to ensure compliance with § 20-106 of this Part, at the expense of the customer.
[Ord. 1240-00, 6/12/2000, § 112]
Municipal waste shall be collected from premises between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., except as otherwise provided hereinafter.
[Ord. 1240-00, 6/12/2000, § 113]
The containers shall be emptied in a cleanly manner so as not to foul the surrounding premises or any Borough street or alley or to allow scattering of waste by the wind.
[Ord. 1240-00, 6/12/2000, § 114; as amended by Ord. 1360-09, 3/9/2009, § 1]
A. 
It shall be mandatory for every dwelling, dwelling unit, commercial establishment and institutional establishment within the Borough to have its municipal waste collected in accordance with the schedule set forth in § 20-111 of this Part. Said municipal waste collection shall be completed by the Borough collector unless otherwise authorized by the Borough, and the customer (residential, commercial or industrial) shall be responsible for the payment of all costs and fees of said collection in accordance with this Part. It shall be mandatory for every commercial establishment within the Borough to have its municipal waste collected at least once per week, or more often if necessary, in accordance with the schedule set forth in § 20-111.
B. 
Any person who does not contract with the Borough collector for municipal waste collection and disposal from a property within the Borough shall keep and maintain records of municipal waste collection and disposal from such property for a minimum period of two years in order to confirm compliance with the provisions of this Part.
[Ord. 1240-00, 6/12/2000, § 115]
It shall be unlawful for any person other than the Borough collector, unless otherwise authorized by the Borough, to collect and haul municipal waste within or from the Borough. No person may contract with any hauler of municipal waste unless such hauler is authorized to collect municipal waste within the Borough pursuant to this Part.
[Ord. 1240-00, 6/12/2000, § 116]
1. 
Fees for Residential Customers.
A. 
The fees for collection and disposal of municipal waste and collection of recyclable materials from residential customers shall be at such rates as established by the Borough Council.
B. 
The fees set forth herein shall be billed and collected by the Borough collector. Such fees shall be billed not less often than quarterly. The fee for municipal waste disposal shall be the responsibility of the dwelling unit owner; and, in the event of a transfer of ownership, all unsettled charges shall become the responsibility of the new owner.
C. 
Any dwelling unit which is totally unoccupied and which generates no municipal waste or recycled materials for an entire quarter shall be exonerated from the charges herein levied. Such exoneration shall be made only after the owner has filed an affidavit certifying to such vacancy on a form provided by the Borough. No such exoneration shall be made on the basis of vacancies of less than or other than full quarters.
2. 
Fees for Commercial Customers.
A. 
The fees for collection and disposal of municipal waste from commercial customers shall be at a rate as established by the Borough Council.
B. 
The fees set for collection of municipal waste of commercial customers shall be paid by the owner, tenant, lessee or occupant of the premises no less often than monthly. Said fees are the ultimate responsibility of the owner of the property. Should the property change ownership, unsettled charges shall become the responsibility of the new owner.
[Ord. 1240-00, 6/12/2000, § 117]
The Borough collector shall be licensed as a municipal waste hauler by the County of Adams prior to engaging in the collection of municipal waste in the Borough. The Borough collector shall provide the Borough a copy of its Adams County municipal waste-hauling license.