[Adopted 7-14-2016 by Ord. No. 1014]
To set forth fees and a time limit for the placement of dumpsters
and storage containers on the streets and alleys of the Borough of
Charleroi.
[Amended 12-14-2022 by Ord. No. 1039]
A. To the extent that any provisions of Chapter
142 of the Codified Ordinances of the Borough of Charleroi conflict, Chapter
142 adopts the Uniform Construction Code, Chapter
142 and the Uniform Construction Code shall prevail.
B. If any person, firm or corporation is using a dumpster or storage
container on the streets or alleys of the Borough, that person, firm
or corporation must obtain a permit designating the location of the
dumpster or storage container, and estimated length of time for which
the dumpster or storage container will be located within the Borough,
which will be determined by the Code Enforcement Officer, Regional
Chief of Police, Borough Manager, or their designee, at a fee of $15
per day, for the first five days, and $25 per day, each day, thereafter.
[Amended 12-14-2022 by Ord. No. 1039]
A. The provisions of this article shall be enforced by the Code Enforcement
Officer, police officers or any other public officer authorized to
enforce ordinances.
B. Any violation of the provisions of this article may be cause for
a citation, ticket, or other combination thereof to be issued to the
violator.
Any citation shall be served upon the violator by handing it
to the violator, by handing it at the residence of the person to be
served to an adult member of the household or other person in charge
of the residence; by leaving or affixing the notice or violation ticket
to the property where the violation exists; by handing it at any office
or usual place of business of the violator, to his/her agent or to
the person for the time being in charge thereof or by mailing the
notice to the violator's address of record.
Each day a violation continues or is permitted to continue may
constitute a separate offense for which a separate fine may be imposed.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall fail, neglect, or refuse to comply with any of the terms or provisions of this article, or of any regulation or requirement pursuant hereto and authorized hereby shall, upon conviction before the Magisterial District Judge, be subject to the penalties set forth in Chapter
1, Article
II, §
1-4A, General Penalty, of the Code of the Borough of Charleroi.
All relevant ordinances, regulations, and policies of the Borough
of Charleroi, Pennsylvania, not amended shall remain in full force
and effect.
This article shall be effective immediately upon enactment or
as soon thereafter as the applicable laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
allow.