[Adopted 4-6-1953 (Ch. IX, Part 2, of the 1979 Code of Ordinances)]
[Amended 2-3-1969 by Ord. No. 348]
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm or corporation to discharge, maintain, accumulate, dump or unload or to permit or allow any person or persons, firm or corporation to discharge, maintain, accumulate, dump or unload garbage, refuse, rubbish or any waste material upon any public or private property, pavement, street, avenue or alley within the limits of the Borough of Mount Holly Springs, unless the same have been designated a Borough garbage or refuse dump by the Borough Council of Mount Holly Springs.
The provisions of §§ 437-11 and 437-12 of this article shall not apply to industrial plants who discharge waste, as therein prohibited, upon private property in said Borough, providing the industrial plant has a permit issued by the Borough Council of the Borough of Mount Holly Springs, in force at the time thereof. Industrial plants desiring to discharge waste as therein prohibited upon private property in said Borough shall apply for a permit to the Borough Council and shall submit written plans showing the proposed method and manner of processing and discharging, dumping or unloading said waste. Upon being satisfied that the execution of said plans will provide for the safe and sanitary discharge of waste, without danger to the health, comfort and well-being of the residents of said Borough, the Borough Council shall issue a permit to said plant authorizing the discharge of waste in accordance with said plans as submitted or corrected prior to issuance of a permit, for a period not exceeding one year from the issuance thereof. During the effective period of any permit, Borough Council may, after five days' written notice to the local manager or operator of said plant, and upon finding that said plans as approved were not followed, or were followed in a negligent or careless manner so as to defeat or avoid the purpose thereof, for a period of one week, revoke any permit so issued, and said revocation shall be effective immediately when made.
[Amended 6-7-1965 by Ord. No. 307; 9-11-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-06]
Any person, firm or corporation, violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $100 or more than $1,000 and costs of prosecution for every violation, and in default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment in the Cumberland County Prison for not more than 15 days. Each day's violation shall constitute a separate offense subject to the penalties aforesaid.
[Amended 2-3-1969 by Ord. No. 348]
The following words and terms as used in this article shall have the meanings ascribed thereto, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
GARBAGE
All table refuse, animal and vegetable matter, offal from meat, fish, fowls, vegetables and fruits and parts thereof and other articles and materials used for food and which have become unfit for such use or which are for any reason discarded.
REFUSE
All discarded articles or materials, combustible or incombustible, including, but not limited to, garbage, ashes and paper.
RUBBISH
All waste materials not included in garbage or refuse and including discarded materials from building, construction, reconstruction, abandoned or unused machinery, furniture or vehicles or parts thereof.