[Ord. 666, 6/8/1993, § 301]
1. The purposes of this Part are to:
A. Assure the adequate and proper collection, transportation and storage
of municipal waste which is generated or present within the boundaries
of this Borough.
B. Protect the public health, safety and welfare from the dangers involved
in the collection, transportation, processing, storage and disposal
of waste.
C. Implement the terms and accomplish the objectives of the Municipal
Solid Waste Management Plan and the Municipal Waste Flow Control Ordinance
adopted by the County of Beaver.
D. Comply with the requirements of the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling
and Waste Reduction Act (Act No. 1988-101).
[Ord. 666, 6/8/1993, § 302]
1. The provisions of this Part shall be interpreted according to the
following principles:
A. Words used in this Part which are not specifically defined in either §
20-303 or the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act shall have their common or ordinary meanings, as shown by a standard dictionary.
B. The various provisions of this Part shall be severable from each
other, so that if any provision is finally determined to be illegal
or invalid, the efficacy of the remaining provisions shall not be
impaired.
C. The terms and provisions of this Part are to be liberally construed,
so as to best achieve its purposes.
[Ord. 666, 6/8/1993, § 303]
1. As used in this Part, the following words and phrases shall have
the meanings specified:
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT
A property used for business, professional or industrial
activity including (but not limited to) retail stores, restaurants,
motor vehicle fuel or service stations, banks or other financial institutions,
funeral homes, professional offices, etc.
DER
The Department of Environmental Resources of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
INSTITUTIONAL ESTABLISHMENT
Any property used by a governmental agency or nonprofit organization
for activity which involves assembly of people including (but not
limited to) schools, churches, hospitals, nursing homes, etc.
MUNICIPAL WASTE
Any garbage, refuse, industrial lunchroom or office waste
and other material, including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained
gaseous material, resulting from operation of residential, municipal,
commercial or institutional establishments and from community activities
and any sludge not meeting the definition of residual or hazardous
waste in the Solid Waste Management Act (Act No. 97 of 1980, as amended)
from a municipal, commercial or institutional water treatment plant,
wastewater treatment plant or air pollution control facility. The
term does not include source-separated recyclable materials.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, institution,
cooperative enterprise, governmental unit or agency, or any other
legal entity whatsoever which is recognized by law as the subject
of rights and duties. In any provisions of this Part prescribing a
fine or imprisonment, the term "person" shall include the officers
and directors of any corporation or other legal entity having officers
and directors.
WASTE
Any garbage, refuse, industrial lunchroom or office waste
and other material, including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained
gaseous material, resulting from operation of residential, municipal,
commercial or institutional establishments and from community activities
and any sludge not meeting the definition of residual or hazardous
waste in the Solid Waste Management Act from a municipal, commercial
or institutional water supply treatment plant, wastewater treatment
plant or air pollution control facility. The term does not include
source-separated recyclable materials.
2. Any words or phrases used in this Part which are specifically defined
in the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act
shall have the same meaning as there ascribed.
[Ord. 666, 6/8/1993, § 304]
Any person who collects or transports waste within the Borough
shall have an appropriate license issued by the County.
[Ord. 666, 6/8/1993, § 305]
All municipal waste generated within the Borough (other than
materials covered by the Borough's recycling program) shall be
transported to and processed or disposed of at facilities designated
by the Borough through a waste disposal agreement, or at facilities
designated under the County's Municipal Solid Waste Management
Plan.
[Ord. 666, 6/8/1993, § 306]
1. No person other than the Borough shall use, or cause or permit the
use of, any property owned or occupied by that person within the Borough
as a new municipal waste processing or disposal facility without the
express written approval of the Borough, the County and DER.
2. The foregoing prohibition shall not interfere with the operation
of any existing facility; provided, that:
A. The owner/operator of the facility has an approved permit or has
submitted a permit application to DER prior to April 9, 1990.
B. The facility does not accept municipal waste from any sources within
the County other than those authorized by the facility's permit.
3. The above prohibition shall not apply to the operation of the Borough's
recycling program.
[Ord. 666, 6/8/1993, § 307]
1. Any conduct in violation of any provision of this Part shall be deemed
a public nuisance.
2. In case any such conduct occurs or is threatened, the Borough may
commence an action in equity for an injunction to abate or prevent
the nuisance.
[Ord. 666, 6/8/1993, § 308]
1. Offense Defined.
A. Any person who violates any provision of this Part shall be guilty
of a summary offense.
B. Each violation of any provision of this Part shall be deemed a separate
offense.
C. Each day a violation is continued shall be deemed a separate offense.
2. Penalties. A person convicted of an offense under Subsection
1 shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 plus all costs of prosecution, or in default of payment, to undergo imprisonment for not less than three nor more than 30 days.
[Ord. 666, 6/8/1993, § 309]
The remedies and penalties prescribed in this Part shall be
deemed concurrent, and the existence or exercise of any remedy shall
not preclude the Borough from pursuing another remedy under this Part
or otherwise provided by statute or common law.