[Adopted 12-13-1976 by Ord. No. 735 (Ch. 58, Art. I, of the 1980 Code
of Ordinances)]
Any person or persons placing garbage and/or trash of any kind
at the curbside for pick up by the designated Borough collector at
any time other than after 6:00 p.m. on the evening before the designated
collection day or days is in violation of this article.
[Amended 11-11-1992 by Ord. No. 826]
It shall be the duty of every resident, householder, tenant,
hotelkeeper, boardinghouse keeper, cafe owner or proprietor, nightclub
proprietor, retail dealer, restaurateur, and all parties within the
Borough of East Pittsburgh to provide or cause to be provided portable
containers for holding garbage; said containers are to be perfectly
watertight and so kept, with handles on the outside and provided with
a tightly fitted cover, which cover shall not be removed except when
absolutely necessary. The capacity of said containers shall be of
a capacity sufficient for the needs of the owner. Said containers
shall be placed at the curbside for pickup consistent with the garbage
collection. All such containers shall be returned by the garbage collector,
his agents or employees to the said place or places where found without
unnecessary delay, and no person except for such purposes authorized
shall in any manner interfere with such containers or the contents
thereof.
[Amended 4-14-1980 by Ord. No. 753; 11-11-1992 by Ord. No. 826]
Any person, firm, business, or corporation who violates any
provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced
to pay a fine of not more than $300 and/or to imprisonment for a term
not to exceed 90 days. Every day that a violation continues shall
constitute a separate offense.
