[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the Borough of Sharon
Hill 2-10-1953 by Ord. No. 768 (Ch. 72 of the 1972 Code). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
It is hereby declared unlawful for any person to dump, place
or deposit any loose papers, rubbish or waste matter in or upon any
public highway of this Borough, and any such material falling from
any conveyance upon any public highway of this Borough is hereby declared
a violation of this chapter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to dump, place or deposit
any paper, rubbish, ashes, empty cans or other waste material on any
private property in this Borough without the express permission of
the owner of such property, or to dump, place or deposit any such
waste material on any property not designated by the owner as a public
dump for which a license shall have been obtained as hereinafter provided.
It shall hereafter be unlawful for any property owner to use
any private property in this Borough for the purpose of a public dump,
or to permit the same to be used by others for dumping purposes, unless
and until such property owner shall have made application to the Borough
Council for a permit to maintain a public dump, which application
shall state fully and accurately the applicant's title to the
said property and the exact location and size thereof, and shall stipulate
that no portion of this said property within an area or distance of
100 feet from any public road shall be used for such dump and that
no combustible material shall be dumped upon any part of said property.
Upon approval of such application by the Highway Committee, a permit
shall be issued without any license fee being paid therefor, which
permit shall be limited to one year and shall be subject to revocation
at any time in the event that any dumping shall be done upon the said
property within the restricted area of 100 feet from any public road
or that combustible material shall be dumped upon any part of the
said property.
It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit any combustible
material on or to start any fire on or in the immediate proximity
of any dumping place of this Borough.
[Amended 12-28-1972 by Ord. No. 1019; 7-14-1988 by Ord. No. 1180]
Any person who shall be convicted of a violation of any of the
provisions of this chapter before any Magisterial District Judge shall
be sentenced to pay a maximum fine as provided from time to time by
state statute, together with costs of prosecution, or to imprisonment
in the county jail for a term not to exceed 30 days, or both.
