From and after the date of enactment hereof, disposal of leaf waste shall be mandatory and in accordance with this article. All persons in the Borough shall separate all leaf waste from all other MSW, recyclables and riffraff produced at their dwellings, establishments or unimproved land and shall store such leaf waste for collection. All owners or occupiers of dwelling units, mixed use, commercial, industrial or institutional establishments and owners of unimproved land shall dispose of such leaf waste at the facility designated by resolution of the Bath Borough Council from time to time, or place such leaf waste streetside on collection dates designated by the Borough in containers which are acceptable to the Borough's leaf collection contractor. Prior to January 31 of each year or within 10 days after acquiring or occupying a dwelling unit, mixed use, commercial, industrial or institutional establishment or acquiring unimproved land located within the Borough, as the case may be, the occupant or owner thereof shall apply for and obtain a leaf waste disposal permit issued by the Borough by applying for said permit at the Borough Office and paying the fee required by §
535-27 herein. Nothing herein shall preclude on-site leaf waste containment and composting, so long as it does not create odors or attract or harbor vermin.
Designated leaf waste shall consist of those items listed in
the definition hereof. The designated list may be amended from time
to time by resolution of the Bath Borough Council.
All designated leaf waste shall, from the time of disposal at
the facility designated by the Borough by Resolution, become the property
of said facility or, from time of pickup by the Borough, become the
property of the Borough.
It is the intent of this article that the reasonable accumulation
of leaf waste of each person covered by this article may be disposed
of at the facility designated by resolution of the Bath Borough Council
for the standard charge established from time to time by resolution
by Bath Borough Council. The facility designated by resolution of
the Bath Borough Council and the Borough may refuse to collect unreasonable
amounts of leaf waste or may make any additional charge for excessive
amounts disposed of at the facility designated by resolution of the
Bath Borough Council or placed for collection streetside on collection
dates designated by the Borough.
The Bath Borough Council shall, from time to time, by resolution,
establish, a schedule of fees for the collection and disposal of leaf
waste, and amend said schedule from time to time, by resolution, as
the need for amendment may arise. The proceeds of said fee may be
applied toward the general fund. The Bath Borough Council may also
establish a schedule of fees for special collections and disposal
of leaf waste.