[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Dormont 11-3-1958 by Ord. No. 963. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Solid waste — See Ch. 177.
From and after the passage and effective date of this chapter,
it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation
to place or throw or cause to be placed or thrown any garbage, bottles,
cans, rubbish, wire, glass, cardboard, wood cartons, boxes, wastepaper
or debris upon the highways, streets, alleys, ways, lanes and sidewalks
of the Borough of Dormont.
[Amended 8-1-1994 by Ord. No. 1433[1]]
Any person, firm, association or corporation who violates or
permits a violation of this chapter shall, upon conviction in a summary
proceeding under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be
guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of not
more than $1,000, plus court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees
incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings. Upon judgment
against any person by summary conviction, or by proceedings by summons
on default of the payment of the fine or penalty imposed and the costs,
the defendant may be sentenced and committed to the Borough correctional
facility for a period not exceeding 10 days or to the county correctional
facility for a period not exceeding 30 days. Each day that such violation
exists shall constitute a separate offense, and each section of this
chapter that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense.
In addition to or in lieu of enforcement under this section, the Borough
may enforce this chapter in equity in the Court of Common Pleas of
Allegheny County. In the case of firms, associations or corporations,
the penalty may be imposed upon the partners or members thereof, and
in the case of corporations, upon the officers thereof.
