[Ord. 125-1969, 3/3/1969, § 1; as amended by Ord. No. 02-2022, 2/7/2022]
It shall be illegal for any person to cause, allow or permit
the spilling or depositing of dirt, mud, brush, yard waste rubbish
or any other item from a loaded vehicle or trailer upon any street,
highway, alley or right-of-way of the Township.
[Ord. 125-1969, 3/3/1969, § 2; as amended by Ord. No. 02-2022, 2/7/2022]
It shall be illegal for any owner or occupant of a private property
to cause, allow or permit the depositing of dirt, mud, brush, leaves,
yard waste, rubbish or any other waste item onto any street, highway,
alley or right-of-way of the Township from any property owned or occupied.
[Ord. 125-1969, 3/3/1969, § 3; as amended by Ord. No. 02-2022, 2/7/2022]
In the event any person responsible for the spilling or tracking
or deposit of any material upon the streets, highways, alleys or rights-
of-way of the Township is unknown, then the owner of said vehicle
or trailer or property shall be deemed the responsible party and shall
be liable to the penalty hereinafter enumerated.
[Ord. 125-1969, 3/3/1969, § 4; as amended by Ord. No. 02-2022, 2/7/2022]
Upon notice from the designated official of the Township, the
responsible party or the owner of any vehicle, trailer or property
spilling or tracking or depositing any material upon any highway,
street, alley or right-of-way of the Township shall have six hours
to remove or clean up the material so spilled, tracked or deposited
onto the areas above mentioned, restoring them to their original condition
and, in default thereof, shall suffer the hereinafter named penalties.
[Ord. 125-1969, 3/3/1969, § 5; as amended by Ord. No. 02-2022, 2/7/2022]
In the event the person responsible or the owner of any vehicle,
trailer or property spilling, tracking or depositing material or debris
upon the streets refuses or neglects after notice by the designated
official of the Township to remove or clean up the said material,
said material may be removed or cleaned up by the Township and the
costs or charges for removing or cleaning up of the dirt, mud, debris,
brush, yard waste or other materials shall be charged directly to
the responsible party or the owner of the vehicle, trailer or property
under the provisions of this Part. The payment of any costs or charges
for the removing or cleaning up as authorized by this Part shall,
unless such payments hall have been made under protest, be final and
conclusive and shall constitute a waiver of any right to recover the
money so paid.
[Ord. 125-1969, 3/3/1969, § 6; as amended by Ord. No. 02-2022, 2/7/2022]
In the event that any removing or cleaning charge imposed shall
be paid under protest, the offender shall be entitled to a hearing
before a magistrate or a court of record having jurisdiction, in which
case such defendant shall be proceeded against and shall receive such
notice as is required by law in other cases of summary offenses and
shall have the same rights to appeal and waiver of hearing.
[Ord. 125-1969, 3/3/1969, § 7; as amended by Ord.
09-00, 10/2/2000; and by Ord. No.
02-2022, 2/7/2022]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provisions
of this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before
a district justice in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary
offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall
be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and,
in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part constitutes
or each section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated
shall constitute a separate offense.
