[Adopted 12-10-1979 by Ord. No. 325]
A.
A charge per annum for the collection of refuse is hereby imposed
upon all dwelling units, businesses, educational, industrial and commercial
establishments within the Borough of Dallastown. The particular fee
as imposed and established will be set by resolution of the Borough
Council. The annual charge for the collection of refuse within the
Borough of Dallastown may be changed by Borough Council from time
to time by resolution.
[Amended 12-29-1982 by Ord. No. 354; 12-27-1984 by Ord. No. 368; 1-4-1988 by Ord. No. 389; 4-13-1998 by Ord. No. 432]
B.
Each room, group of rooms, building or other enclosures occupied
or intended for occupancy as separate living quarters by a family
or other group of persons living together or by a person living alone
shall constitute a dwelling unit.
C.
Said charge or fee shall be paid in equal quarterly installments.
D.
All bills with respect to said charges shall be rendered quarterly,
in advance, on the first day of January, April, July and October of
each year.
E.
Refuse charges shall be due and payable immediately after mailing or delivery of the bill therefor by or in behalf of Dallastown Borough to the person responsible for payment thereof. If refuse charges are paid within 30 days after the mailing date of the bill for the same, the face amount of the bill shall be payable. Refuse charges that remain unpaid after 30 days after the mailing date of the bill for the same shall bear interest at the rate of 10% per annum beginning on the 31st day following the mailing date of the bill for the same until paid in full, by Sheriff or otherwise. Additionally, refuse charges that remain unpaid after 30 days after the mailing date of the bill for the same shall incur a one-time penalty in the amount of 10% of the face amount of the bill for the same on the 31st day following the mailing date of the bill for the same. All court costs and expenses, together with reasonable attorney's fees, incurred in the enforcement, defense, collection or other action upon sewer rentals or charges shall be added to the same. All interest, penalties, costs, expenses, and attorney's fees shall be part of and added to the lien on the improved property receiving refuse collection as imposed by § 164-15G of this Article III. Payments made or mailed and postmarked on or before the last day of the period during which bills are payable at the face amount thereof shall constitute payment with such period. If the last day of such period shall fall on a legal holiday or on a Sunday, payment made on or mailed and postmarked on the next succeeding business day which is not a legal holiday shall constitute payment within such period.
[Amended 7-10-2000 by Ord. No. 456; 12-11-2023 by Ord. No. 599]
F.
Every owner of property shall provide this Borough with and thereafter
shall keep this Borough advised of his or her correct address. Failure
of any person to receive quarterly bills for refuse charges shall
not be considered an excuse for nonpayment nor shall such failure
result in an extension of the period of time during which said bills
shall be payable at the face amount thereof.
G.
Refuse charges imposed by this article shall be a lien on the property,
and any such refuse charges which are not paid within six months after
the beginning of each quarterly billing period shall be filed as a
lien against the property, which lien shall be filed in the office
of the Prothonotary of York County, Pennsylvania, and shall be collected
in the manner provided by law for the filing and collecting of municipal
claims.
I.
All persons, partnerships or corporations desiring refuse collection
in addition to that provided by Ordinance No. 276[2] shall make their own arrangements with an authorized refuse
collector and shall pay the expense thereof directly to said collector.
The Borough shall assume no liability whatsoever for such transactions.
