[Adopted 3-5-1980 by Ord. No. 513 (Ch. 20, Part 1, of the
1987 Code of Ordinances)]
This article shall be known as the "Collingdale Borough Refuse
Collection and Disposal Ordinance."
The following words, when used in this article, shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in this section, except in those instances
where the context clearly indicates otherwise:
All waste materials not considered "rubbish" under this article,
including but not limited to refrigerators, stoves, freezers, building
materials and items in excess of 50 pounds.
The animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking and consumption of foods. It shall not include
more than a minimum amount of free liquids. It shall not include food-processing
waste from canneries, packing plants or similar industries, nor large
quantities of condemned food products.
Thirty gallons in volume or 50 pounds in weight.
Two refuse cans (totalling 60 gallons in volume or 100 pounds
in weight) in a single collection day. Any part of a unit shall be
considered a full unit.
A natural person, firm, association, corporation or housing
authority.
"Garbage" and "rubbish," as herein defined.
All waste materials, except building construction or reconstruction,
street refuse, industrial refuse, dead animals, machinery or vehicles
or parts thereof, or such other waste materials as are not commonly
produced in homes, stores and institutions.
For the purposes of this article, properties shall be divided
into four classes:
A.
Residential. A property designed for and occupied exclusively as
a home or residence.
B.
Multiple dwellings. A property used as a dwelling house for several
families, each family separate and apart from the other.
C.
Commercial. A property used for the conduct of business or service.
D.
Industrial. A property used for assembling, fabricating, finishing,
manufacturing or processing operations.
A.
Multiple dwellings may place, for collection by the Borough, one
unit of refuse for the first dwelling plus one unit of refuse for
each additional dwelling.
B.
Commercial. By reason of the great amount of refuse being accumulated
by commercial establishments, the collection of which would unduly
burden the facilities of the Borough, all commercial establishments
shall be limited to 10 units of refuse.
(1)
The number of refuse units for commercial establishments shall be
determined by the Highway and Sanitation Committee of the Council.
(2)
The number of refuse units shall be determined by the following formula:
(a)
An average shall be taken for a one-month period to determine
the amount of refuse for that period. This shall be divided by the
number of collection days in that month to establish the units of
refuse. The decision of the Highway and Sanitation Committee may be
appealed to the Borough Council.
C.
Industrial establishments shall dispose of their own refuse.
D.
All refuse shall be kept in watertight vehicles provided with tight
covers and so operated as to prevent offensive odors escaping therefrom
and refuse from being blown, dropped or spilled.
E.
It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of any refuse within
the Borough of Collingdale.
A.
No person shall place any refuse in any street or highway, alley
or other public place, nor upon any private property, whether owned
by such person or not, within the Borough, except that the same be
in receptacles for collection. No person shall throw or deposit any
refuse in any stream or body of water.
B.
Any unauthorized accumulation of refuse is hereby deemed to be a
nuisance and is hereby prohibited. Failure to remove any existing
accumulation of refuse within 30 days after the effective date of
this article shall be deemed a violation of the provisions hereof.
C.
It shall be unlawful for any person, other than the occupants of
the premises upon which the refuse receptacles are stored or the collector,
to remove covers or any of the contents of refuse receptacles.
A.
Refuse shall be collected at least twice a week. Commercial and industrial
establishments which are required to dispose of their refuse must
dispose of the same at least twice a week, and where necessary to
protect the public health and safety, the Board of Health of the Borough
may require that more frequent collections be made.
B.
It is the intent of this article that the reasonable accumulation
of residential and multiple dwelling refuse for the collection period
will be collected for standard charges.
C.
It is the intent of this article that commercial establishments with units or refuse in excess of those set forth in § 495-4B shall privately contract for and have their accumulation of refuse collected at reasonable times so as to protect the public health and safety.
D.
Contagious disease refuse. The removal of wearing apparel, bedding
or other refuse from homes or any other places where highly infectious
or contagious diseases have prevailed shall be performed under the
supervision and direction of the Health Officer. Such refuse shall
not be placed in containers for regular collections.
E.
Highly inflammable, explosive and poisonous materials shall not be
placed in containers for regular collection but shall be disposed
of as directed by the Chairman of the Highway and Sanitation Committee
at the expense of the owner or possessor thereof.
F.
Refuse for collection shall be placed at ground level and not more
than three feet distant from the side of the street or highway or
alley from which collection is made.
[Amended 3-2-1981 by Ord. No. 518; 6-7-1982 by Ord. No. 529; 2-7-1983 by Ord. No. 535; 2-4-1985 by Ord. 550; 12-18-1985 by Ord. 559; 2-2-1987 by Ord. No.
564; 12-21-1987 by Ord. No. 570; 1-9-1989 by Ord. No. 575; 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 577; 12-17-1990 by Ord. No. 580; 1-4-1993 by Ord. No.
591; 12-16-1993 by Ord. No. 597; 12-5-1994 by Ord. No. 602; 1-3-2006 by Ord. No. 645; 1-2-2007 by Ord. No. 654; 12-15-2014 by Ord. No. 699]
A.
Subject to the limitations set forth in this article, the following
annual fees shall be charged for the collection of refuse by the Borough
of Collingdale.
[Amended 12-1-2008 by Ord. No. 664; 12-7-2009 by Ord. No. 670; 12-20-2010 by Ord. No. 674; 12-3-2012 by Ord. No. 688; 12-2-2013 by Ord. No. 693; 12-21-2015 by Ord. No. 707; 12-19-2016 by Ord. No. 714; 12-18-2017 by Ord. No. 716; 12-17-2018 by Ord. No. 722]
(1)
Residential: $225.
(2)
Multiple dwellings: for each dwelling unit, $205.
(3)
Commercial: $575 per refuse unit, not to exceed 10 refuse units.
(4)
Commercial plus a residence: $575 per refuse unit, not to exceed
10 refuse units; for each dwelling unit: $225.
(5)
Commercial plus multiple dwelling units: $575 per refuse unit, not
to exceed 10 refuse units; for each dwelling unit: $225.
(6)
Bulk trash: as listed in Resolution 2006-02, which is subject to
change from time to time at the pleasure of Borough Council.
B.
All accounts shall be due and payable by the owner of the real estate,
and if the same be unpaid within 60 days from the time of delivery
of said bills, said account shall be considered delinquent and service
of collection of said refuse shall be stopped without further notice
and a five-percent penalty shall be added to the amount then due for
payment, together with interest thereon at the rate of 10% of the
date of the bill. The Borough's Secretary and/or Manager shall
certify to the person in charge of directing the collections that
service on such delinquent accounts shall cease. Service shall be
resumed thereafter only on payment of the annual collection charge,
unless the Borough Council specifically directs otherwise. The stoppage
of service hereinbefore authorized for nonpayment of collection charges
shall be in addition to the right of the Borough in the first calendar
year after bills are rendered to certify any unpaid bills to the Borough
Solicitor, who shall file a lien or liens for the same in the Office
of Judicial Support in the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County,
Pennsylvania; and such lien(s), together with interest and penalty,
shall be filed and collected in accordance with the law or in any
other manner deemed appropriate by the Borough Manager.
[Amended 7-5-2011 by Ord. No. 677]
A.
Residential. Property owners living on the premises who are 62 years
of age or older, with an income of $4,200 or less, will be exempted
from the fee upon certification of their qualifications to the Borough.
B.
Multiple dwellings and commercial properties shall be exempted from
the service fee upon showing proof of private collection.
[Amended 10-5-1987 by Ord. No. 568; 11-10-2003 by Ord. No. 638]
The following are requirements and prohibited acts pertaining
to the deposit and collection of trash, rubbish and other waste materials:
A.
That any person, firm or corporation setting out or causing to be
set out any garbage or rubbish, including but not limited to any paper,
glass, metal, wood, ashes, tin cans and/or any other type of refuse,
shall place the same in such containers as more specifically described
herein so as to prevent any part thereof from being blown or scattered
about.
B.
That it is and shall be unlawful to throw or cause to be thrown upon
or on the land of another any garbage or any rubbish, including, but
not limited to, any paper, glass, metal, wood, ashes, tin cans and/or
any other type or refuse.
C.
That no person, firm or corporation shall place upon the cartway
or footway of any highway or in any public driveway any garbage or
rubbish of any type or receptacles containing the same to be collected
by the Borough or any other collector authorized by the Borough or
at the side or rear of any property other than that occupied by the
person, firm or corporation placing out such material for collection
unless the consent of the owner or occupant of such property shall
be first obtained.
D.
Presentation of refuse for collection.
(1)
That all rubbish and garbage may be combined, but all rubbish of
any type and all garbage shall be placed in metal or plastic waterproof
containers of a size of not more than 30 gallons' capacity.
(2)
That any newspapers, cardboard or loose wood placed for collection
be tied in bundles.
(3)
That tree trimmings, branches and limbs must be tied securely together
and must not be of a length of more than four feet nor of a diameter
of more than four feet.
(4)
That all garbage placed in a receptacle for collection must, prior
to deposit in said receptacle, be wrapped and packaged in paper in
a manner secure enough to prevent spillage from the paper.
(5)
That no container or bundle as described herein shall weigh in excess
of 50 pounds.
E.
No person, firm or corporation shall place any garbage, rubbish or
other refuse for collection prior to 6:00 p.m. of the day immediately
preceding same collection, and empty containers must be removed the
same day of collection. All containers must be returned to the rear
of the house, no containers may be stored beyond the front building
line.
F.
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall, upon
conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more then $25 and costs,
provided that it shall be the duty of the police officers and of code
enforcement personnel of the Borough to report to the appropriate
official all violations of any provisions of this article, indicating
in each case the section violated, the location where the violation
took place and any other facts that might be necessary in order to
secure a clear understanding of the circumstances attending the violation.
The police officer or code enforcement officer making the report shall
also attach to or place upon every dwelling a notice stating that
the owner was in violation of this article. The notice shall contain
instructions to the owner or resident of the dwelling that he or she
report to Borough Hall/Police Headquarters and pay the sum of $25
within 14 days after the time of the notice.
[Amended 10-2-2006 by Ord. No. 651]
(1)
However, if said sum is not paid within 14 days as provided herein,
an additional administrative penalty of $10 must be paid.
(2)
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article and who
fails to make payment within 14 days of said notice, upon conviction
thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more then $300 and/or
to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a
violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
