[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Greenville as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 9-13-1977 by Ord. No. 1054 (Ch. 7, Part 2, of the
2006 Code of Ordinances)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any person, who, or which as owner, lessee or other possessor
of one or more vehicles, directs and controls the transportation of
hazardous substances either for his or its own account or for hire.
Any person who drives any vehicle laden with hazardous substances
or who is on duty although not driving at the time.
Any flammable liquid, flammable solid, oxidizing substance,
corrosive liquid, compressed gas, poisonous substance, radioactive
substance, explosive or other substance so defined by the Hazardous
Substance Transportation Board created by the Act No. 323, approved
November1965, P.L. 657, as amended.
Any natural person, firm, association, copartnership, joint
venture or corporation.
It shall be unlawful for any person or any driver to park or
for any carrier to permit the parking of any vehicle containing a
hazardous substance within the Borough of Greenville without the prior
approval of the Fire Chief of the Borough of Greenville.
Any person, driver or carrier violating the provisions of this
article shall be guilty of a summary offense and shall be subject
to a fine of $300 and, in default thereof, to imprisonment for a period
of time not to exceed 30 days.
[Adopted 8-13-2002 by Ord. No. 1396 (Ch. 1, Part 14, of the
2006 Code of Ordinances)]
The Council of the Borough of Greenville hereby authorizes the
recovery of cost of said materials from any actor necessitating the
dispensing thereof as follows:
A.
Any person, group, agency, corporation or other entity whose actions
or inactions result in an incident during which materials described
herewith must be deployed, shall be responsible for all reasonable
cost incurred for the replacement of any materials used or expended
in the abatement or control of said incident.
B.
Any agency, group, municipality, state or federal licensed fire department
which requests the Greenville Borough to provide said materials for
use outside of the Borough of Greenville shall be responsible for
the replacement cost of any materials used or expended by said agency,
group, municipality, a state or federal licensed fire department.
The Borough of Greenville or its duly appointed agent shall
have the authority to bill a neighboring municipality for utilization
of said firefighting foam and/or hazardous materials abatement material,
when dispensing thereof has been requested by said municipality, regardless
of the cause of said dispensing.
The Borough of Greenville or its duly appointed agent shall
have the authority to bill any individual, partnership, corporation
(profit or nonprofit), municipal subdivision or state or federal licensed
fire department for the cost of said materials.
The Council of the Borough of Greenville hereby authorizes the
recovery of administrative costs of replacing said materials from
any actor necessitating the dispensing thereof.
