[Adopted 3-21-1974 (Ch.
99, Art. I, of the 1992 Code)]
The Borough Council of the Mount Wolf Borough, York County,
Pennsylvania, formally adopts, at this regular meeting of March 21,
1974, the York County Solid Waste Management Plan of December 1971,
as said plan may be amended or revised, as prepared by Gilbert Associates,
Inc., the county's consultant, and as required by the regulations
of the Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management Act, Act 241, dated July
31, 1968, and amendments thereto required by Act 187, dated January
12, 1970.
[Adopted 2-11-1975 by Ord. No. 180; amended in its entirety 4-14-1992 by Ord. No. 1992-01 (Ch. 99, Art. II, of the 1992 Code)]
[Amended 11-14-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-03; 8-12-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-03; 2-9-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-01]
A. Each premises or household unit within a premises or business entity,
club, organization or other occupants shall be charged a fee for the
collection of refuse for premises within the Borough of Mount Wolf,
York County, Pennsylvania. The amount and frequency of payment, including
late fees, interest, and collection costs shall be determined from
time to time as provided by any contract between the Borough and the
refuse collector selected by the Borough as an authorized collector.
B. The owner of each premises covered under the contract between the
Borough of Mount Wolf and an authorized collector shall be responsible
and liable for fees for refuse collection, transportation, and disposal
related to the premises.
C. Said collection fee may be abated by the Borough Council where deemed
appropriate.
D. It is the intention of this article that the number of collection
fees charged shall equal the number of household units residing within
the Borough of Mount Wolf, plus each business entity, club, organization
or other occupancy within the Borough of Mount Wolf, less any abatements
by Borough Council.
E. The fee charged by the contractor shall be established by a contract
to be entered into between the Borough of Mount Wolf and the contractor
pursuant to public bidding requirements. The Borough accepts no responsibility
whatsoever for the collection of the fee to be charged to the owner
of each dwelling unit. The contractor shall be solely responsible
for the collection of the fees. The fees shall be paid regardless
of the amount or type of waste and/or recyclables put out for collection.
F. If the owner of a premises covered by the municipal refuse collection
contract fails to timely pay charges or fees as required, the Borough
Solicitor is authorized, pursuant to the Pennsylvania Municipal Claims
Act, to enter a lien against the real estate upon which the
residential unit is situate in the amount of the fees and charges
or aggregate of fees and charges, plus penalties and costs of entry.
G. If the owner of a premises covered by the municipal refuse collection
contract fails to pay any charges or fees as required, the Borough
Solicitor or contracting collector is authorized to file a civil lawsuit
for the collection of fees, charges, penalties, interest and costs
of collection, including reasonable attorney's fees. From time
to time, the Borough Council may, by resolution, modify the hourly
rate for reasonable attorney's fees as provided in this subsection.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place any refuse for
collection unless such refuse has been created or produced by a premises
situate within Mount Wolf Borough.
Violation of any provision of this article by any person shall constitute a summary offense punishable as set forth in Chapter
1, Article
I, General Penalty, §
1-1 of this Code.