[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Clearfield 7-7-1983 by Ord. No. 1121[1] (Ch. 32A of the 1966 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
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Editor's Note: The first two paragraphs of this ordinance, which preceded the ordaining clause, provided as follows: "
No person shall throw or deposit litter on any occupied private property or commercial place within the Borough, whether owned by such person or not, except that the owner or person in control of such private property or commercial place may maintain authorized private receptacles for collection in such manner that litter will be prevented from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any street or other public place or upon any private property.
"The owner or person in control of any private property shall at all times maintain the premises free from litter; provided, however, that this section shall not prohibit the storage of litter in authorized private receptacles for collection and removal of same in such manner that same shall not be unsightly and detrimental to the surrounding neighborhood."
As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
ABANDONED
Any item resting for seven days or more and which is inoperable, without current registration plates, certificate or inspection or in such a condition as to be unusable.
APPLIANCE
A stove, refrigerator, television, furnace, water heater, fuel tank, water softener, washer, dryer or mangle, household article used to perform any necessary work in a household or any article used in business to increase production or to speed, ease or eliminate work.
BOAT
Any vessel capable of transporting a person on any river, stream, creek, lake or ocean.
DISCARDED
Any item resting for seven days or more with no known or apparent owner.
HOUSEHOLD FURNISHING
All items normally found and used in a home.
JUNKED
Items sold or to be sold for scrap, being stripped or being used or sold for parts.
PERSON
A natural person, the members of an unincorporated association, all of the partners of a partnership and the officers and board of directors of a corporation.
TRAILER
A wheeled device used as a means of carrying, hauling or conveying any vehicle, person, animal, object or boat.
VEHICLES
An automobile, motorcycle, motorbike, minibike, bicycle, go-cart, truck or other wheeled means of conveyance, motorized or self-propelled.
It shall be unlawful for any person to accumulate or store any junked, abandoned or discarded vehicle, trailer, boat, appliance or household furnishing on private or public property within the Borough of Clearfield.
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Any person, upon summary conviction of violation of § 328-2 of this chapter, shall, for the first offense, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $50 and cost of prosecution and, for every subsequent offense, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $75 nor more than $100 and costs and, in default in payment of a fine and costs assessed under this section, shall undergo imprisonment for not less than five days nor more than 30 days. Each day the person is in violation of § 328-2 of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense.
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All prosecutions for violation of this chapter shall be brought in the name of the Borough of Clearfield before the Magisterial District Judge having jurisdiction in the Borough, and shall be commenced by information and warrant, citation or complaint and summons and shall be directed to and be served by a police officer or other proper person designated by the Council. Warrants shall be returnable forthwith, and, upon such return, like proceedings shall be had as in case of summary convictions.
The provisions of this chapter are severable, and if any word, clause, sentence, section or provision of this chapter is declared unconstitutional, the remaining words, clauses, sentences, sections and provisions shall not be impaired thereby.