As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
BUSINESS
Any person or persons, corporation, partnership or other
entity engaged in the buying, selling, storing, transferring, transporting
and/or manufacturing of properties, merchandise, chemicals, fuels,
waste products or any other goods or services for compensation.
DANGEROUS INCIDENT
Any incident which creates a dangerous condition requiring
immediate and emergency action in order to prevent injury to persons
or damage to property, which necessitates either or both of the responses
set forth hereinbelow:
A.
The intervention of the Lansdale Borough Police Department or
any of the emergency agencies or services which may service Lansdale
Borough, including, but not limited to, fire companies or rescue squads
operating in Lansdale Borough.
B.
The need for cleanup and/or abatement measures to be performed
by Borough employees or the need for any responsive action resulting
in expense to the Borough.
HAZARDOUS ACCIDENT
Any incident that occurs from the storage, transportation,
use and/or manufacturing of any substance potentially dangerous to
the public health and welfare at large which necessitates either or
both of the responses set forth hereinbelow:
A.
The intervention of the Lansdale Borough Police Department or
any of the emergency agencies or services which may service Lansdale
Borough, including, but not limited to, fire companies or rescue squads
operating in Lansdale Borough.
B.
The need for cleanup and/or abatement measures to be performed
by Borough employees or the need for any responsive action resulting
in expense to the Borough.
PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE
Bridges, state highways, Borough streets, any navigable waterways
or other roadways or watercourses owned by a governmental unit or
other privately owned street, parking lot or accessway to which the
public has access.