[Adopted 3-21-1967 by Ord. No. 264, approved 3-30-1967 (Ch. 64, Art.
I, of the 1977 Code); amended in its entirety at time of adoption
of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
COLLECTOR
A person engaged in the collection, removal, hauling or conveying
of refuse, through or within the Borough of Athens, as a commercial
enterprise.
PERSON
Includes a natural person, association, partnership, firm
or corporation, their agents and employees.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Includes the following: plastic milk containers, glass food
and beverage containers, aluminum beverage cans, newsprint, New York
State returnable bottles and cans, automotive batteries, scrap metals
and waste oil.
RECYCLER
A person engaged in the collection, removal, hauling or conveying
of recyclable material, through or within the Borough of Athens, as
a commercial.
REFUSE
Includes the following:
A.
All table refuse, discarded animal and vegetable
matter and offal from meat, fish, fruit or fowl, and parts thereof.
B.
Ashes, discarded paper, cardboard, glass material,
bottles, tin cans or containers of any kind.
C.
Combustible or noncombustible solid waste or
discarded material generally.
No refuse may be brought into Athens Borough
for the purpose of disposal within Athens Borough.
Any person who violates or permits a violation
of this article shall, upon being found liable therefor, pay a fine
of not more than $600, plus court costs and reasonable attorneys'
fees incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings. If the
penalty is not paid, the Borough shall initiate a civil action for
collection in accordance with the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure.
Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense, and
each section of this article that is violated shall also constitute
a separate offense. In addition to or in lieu of enforcement under
this section, the Borough may enforce this article in equity in the
Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County.
[Adopted 8-12-1968 by Ord. No. 269, approved 8-15-1968 (Ch. 64, Art.
II, of the 1977 Code)]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
PERSON
Includes a natural person, corporation, association or partnership.
REFUSE
Garbage, rubbish, ashes, animal or vegetable waste, dead
animals or other similar discarded material.
[Amended 2-14-1977 by Ord. No. 321, approved 2-14-1977]
A. No person shall
keep or suffer to remain upon his or her premises or on any private
property subject to his or her possession or control any garbage,
putrid matter or other offensive or unwholesome matter, or place the
same upon any lot or piece of ground within the Borough of Athens;
provided, however, that storage of garbage in sealed containers without
offensive odor for a period not exceeding 10 days while awaiting collection
by a licensed refuse collector shall be permissible.
B. Exceptions and
exemptions. The provisions of this article shall not apply to a nonprofit
organization that is collecting recyclable materials for purposes
of resale to provide moneys for the nonprofit organization. Said nonprofit
organization shall not be required to obtain insurance.
[Added 5-14-1990 by Ord. No. 420, approved 5-14-1990]
[Amended 2-14-1977 by Ord. No. 321, approved 2-14-1977; 5-14-1990 by Ord. No.
420, approved 5-14-1990; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch.
1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who violates or permits a violation
of this article shall, upon being found liable therefor, pay a fine
of not less than $50 nor more than $600, plus court costs and reasonable
attorneys' fees incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings.
If the penalty is not paid, the Borough shall initiate a civil action
for collection in accordance with the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil
Procedure. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate
offense, and each section of this article that is violated shall also
constitute a separate offense. In addition to or in lieu of enforcement
under this section, the Borough may enforce this article in equity
in the Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County.