[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.