It is hereby declared and found that litter carelessly deposited in the Borough is the cause of civic disgrace; that litter is a health, fire and safety hazard and a pollutant; that an all-out litter-control campaign can result in substantial savings to taxpayers of the Borough; that litter is a matter affecting the public interest and consequently should be subject to supervision and administrative control for the purpose of safeguarding the public health, safety and general welfare of the people of the Borough.
A. BOROUGH COMMERCIAL PLACE GARBAGE HANDBILL(1) (2) (3) (4) LITTER NEWSPAPER NONCOMMERCIAL HANDBILL PARK PERSON PRIVATE PREMISES PUBLIC PLACE REFUSE RUBBISH VEHICLE
Terms defined. As used in this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings indicated:
The Borough of Milford in the County of Pike, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Any store or building or group thereof, including shopping centers, shopping plazas and other similar places, wherein mercantile activities and services are offered to the public, and includes all parking areas thereat.
Putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
Any printed or written matter, any sample or device, circular, leaflet, pamphlet, paper, booklet or any other printed or otherwise reproduced original or copy of any matter of literature which:
Advertises for sale any merchandise, product, commodity or thing.
Directs attention to any business or mercantile or commercial establishment or other activity for the purpose of either directly or indirectly promoting the interest thereof by sales.
Directs attention to or advertises any meeting, theatrical performance, exhibition or event of any kind for which an admission fee is charged for the purpose of private gain or profit.
While containing reading matter other than advertising matter, is predominantly and essentially an advertisement and is distributed or circulated for advertising purposes or for the private benefit and gain of any person so engaged as advertiser or distributor.
Garbage, refuse and rubbish, as defined herein, and all other waste material which, if thrown or deposited as herein prohibited, tends to create a danger to public health, safety and welfare or creates unsightliness.
Any newspaper of general circulation, as defined by law; any newspaper duly entered with the Post Office Department of the United States in accordance with federal statute or regulation; and any newspaper filed and recorded with any recording officer, as provided by law. In addition thereto, "newspaper" shall mean and include any periodical or current magazine regularly published with not less than four issues per year and sold to the public.
Any printed or written matter, any sample or device, circular, leaflet, pamphlet, newspaper, magazine, paper, booklet or any other printed or otherwise reproduced original, or original or copies of any matter of literature not included in the aforesaid definitions of "handbill" and "newspaper." This definition shall include advertising or other printed material distributed in connection with any political campaign.
A park, reservation, playground, beach, recreation center or any other public area in the Borough, owned or used by the Borough and devoted to active or passive recreation.
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind.[1]
Any dwelling, house, building or other structure designed or used, either wholly or in part, for private residential purposes, whether inhabited or temporarily or continuously uninhabited or vacant, and includes any yard, grounds, walk, driveway, porch, steps, vestibule or mailbox belonging or appurtenant to such dwelling house, building or other structure.
Any and all streets, sidewalks, boulevards, alleys or other public ways, and any and all public parks, squares, spaces, grounds and buildings.
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes (except body wastes), including garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead animals, abandoned automobiles and solid market and industrial wastes.
Nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible and noncombustible wastes, such as yard clippings, leaves, wood, glass, bedding, crockery and similar materials.
Every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, including devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
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Word usage. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural number include the singular number and words used in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.