[Adopted 3-7-1973 by Ord. No. 10-1973 (Art. 925 of the 1979 Codified Ordinances)]
[Amended 6-23-2010 by Ord. No. 7-2010; 10-26-2016 by Ord. No. 20-2016]
Certain words as used in this article are defined as follows:
APARTMENT HOUSE OR COMPLEX
Means any building or buildings, or parts thereof, situate on a tract of ground owned by the same person, which is designed exclusively for more than two single-family living units each of which includes permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation.
ASHES
Means the residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke or other combustible materials which are used in the ordinary course of heating or cooking for domestic, or residential purposes. The term does not include any residue produced from the operation of any commercial or industrial business.
BOARDINGHOUSE
Means any building, or parts thereof, in which a room, without complete cooking facilities and/or toilet facilities therein, is let for residential purposes principally for nontransients. For the purpose of the fee imposed by this article, hereinafter, four rooms shall constitute a single-family living unit.
COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES AND CERTAIN OTHER NONRESIDENTIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
Means any nonresidential use by any person of any building, or parts thereof, and apartment buildings or complexes having three or more single family living units.
GARBAGE
Means any animal or vegetable waste of any kind resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking or consumption of any foodstuffs for domestic or residential eating purposes.
ILLEGAL DUMPING
Means depositing of solid waste at a location other than a legally accepted facility.
PERSON
Means any individual, organization, group, association, partnership, corporation, society or any combination thereof.
RECYCLABLE PAPER PRODUCTS
Means newspaper, magazines, telephone books, cardboard, or similar paper products.
REFUSE
Means ashes, garbage and rubbish.
RUBBISH
Means all waste materials from places of residence and includes bottles, paper, rags, old clothes, broken glass, tin cans, small branches from shrubs, vines, cut grass and leaves, etc., but does not include waste material from building or remodeling operations, waste materials from commercial or industrial businesses or waste materials which are not commonly produced in homes.
SOLID WASTE
Means all household trash other than recyclable paper products.
[Amended 6-23-2010 by Ord. No. 7-2010]
A. 
All refuse accumulated in the City from single-family dwellings, boarding homes and apartment buildings with up to two single-family dwellings shall be collected, conveyed and disposed of by the City through the Department of Streets and Public Improvements which has jurisdiction over and the care, control and supervision of the municipal collection of refuse within the City.
B. 
All commercial businesses and other nonresidential establishments shall provide for private collection of refuse and provide proof of the name and address of the person or firm providing the removal upon demand of the City.
[Amended 1-11-1996 by Ord. No. 6-1996; 6-23-2010 by Ord. No. 7-2010; 10-26-2016 by Ord. No. 20-2016; 12-22-2021 by Ord. No. 7-2021; 12-28-2022 by Ord. No. 12-2022; 4-26-2023 by Ord. No. 3-2023; 12-18-2024 by Ord. No. 16-2024]
A. 
Fees. The fee for the collection and disposal of ashes, garbage, rubbish and refuse placed for collection, pursuant to the provisions of this article, shall be as follows, beginning January 1, 2025.
(1) 
For all single-family dwellings, either owner occupied or renter occupied, the sum of $350 per year per single-family dwelling.
(2) 
For a boardinghouse and an apartment house or complex being collected by the City and not having its own private collection, the sum of $350 per year per single living unit.
(3) 
For residents who are 65 years of age or older and who are owners of a residence or whose spouse is 65 years of age or older and a member of the same residence, where the total household income does not exceed $15,000 a year, there shall be an exemption subject to regulations imposed by the Department of Streets and Public Improvements with approval of Council; this includes the Special Collection fee. Any and all exemptions sought hereunder must be made each and every year on written forms provided by the Department of Streets and Public Improvements and must be made no later than January 31 of the year following the year for which the exemption is sought.
(4) 
Any owner of any real estate subject to a fee for the collection and disposal of ashes, garbage and refuse placed for collection shall be entitled to an exemption from the payment of such fee if the real estate which he, she or they own has been vacant for the entire calendar year of the imposition of such fee. If any such property is occupied for part of the year and vacant for part of the same year, the owner thereof shall not be entitled to an exemption from the payment of such fee. Any and all exemptions sought hereunder shall be made each and every year on written forms provided by the Department of Streets and Public Improvements and shall be made no later than January 31 of the year following the year for which the exemption is sought.
B. 
If during the calendar year it is determined by the Director of the Department that collection of refuse from any single residence exceeds the maximum amount of refuse permitted to be collected from any single-family dwelling unit at any one time as set forth in this article of no more than three 65 gal trash cans, a second bill shall be forwarded in an amount for each additional unit or parts thereof over and above the maximum amount of refuse permitted to be collected from any single-family dwelling unit as aforesaid. However, the City will not collect refuse from any individual establishment on any collection day which exceeds three 65 gals trash cans with the exception of one bulk item per pick-up.
[Amended 6-23-2010 by Ord. No. 7-2010]
A. 
Any person who is aggrieved with any bill, decision or ruling involving any fee to be paid for the collection of refuse may appeal the bill, decision or ruling by submitting their grievances to the Director of the Department of Accounts and Finance in writing within 20 days from the date they received the bill, decision or ruling. The Director of the Department of Accounts and Finance shall schedule a hearing within 20 days of the receipt of the appeal. A decision shall be issued in writing within 20 days of the date of the hearing.
B. 
Any person aggrieved with any decision or ruling by any inspector of the Department of Streets and Public Improvements regarding any collection issue may appeal the decision or ruling by submitting their grievances to the Director of the Department of Streets and Public Improvements in writing within 20 days from the date they received the decision or ruling. The Director of the Department of Streets and Public Improvements shall schedule a hearing within 20 days of the receipt of the appeal. A decision shall be issued in writing within 20 days of the date of the hearing.
[Amended 6-23-2010 by Ord. No. 7-2010; 4-26-2023 by Ord. No. 3-2023]
A. 
All accounts shall be due and payable by the owner of the real estate as follows:
(1) 
2% discount if paid on or before April 30.
(2) 
Gross amount if paid on or before June 30.
(3) 
Gross amount plus 10% penalty if paid on or after July 1.
B. 
If payment is not made until July 1st, in addition to the 10% penalty, such delinquent taxpayer shall pay interest at the rate of 1/2% of the unpaid balance per month until paid in full.
C. 
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(1) 
It shall be the duty of the Department of Accounts and Finance, to notify such property owner of any unpaid rubbish fees as of July 1 of each year showing all unpaid fees, penalties and interest payments due at that time. The City shall have the following options relative to such rubbish fee delinquencies:
(a) 
To cease the collection of ashes, garbage, rubbish and refuse from the premises of any delinquent taxpayer, which service shall not be resumed until the delinquent taxpayer pays the fee in full or unless the City Council shall specifically direct otherwise.
(b) 
Lien the property in question for the total amount for the delinquency plus penalty, interest, attorney's fees and any other appropriate costs and charges connected therewith.
(c) 
To proceed for the collection of any unpaid fee plus penalty, interest, attorney's fees, and any other appropriate costs and charges connected therewith by an action in assumpsit or, at the election of the City, in any manner provided by law.
(2) 
None of the above options are exclusive, and the City can pursue any and/or all of the aforesaid options in the case of any delinquent taxpayer hereunder.
[Amended 4-18-1973 by Ord. No. 17-1973; 11-30-1988 by Ord. No. 13-1988; 5-23-1996 by Ord. No. 18-1996]
A. 
No person shall cast, place or deposit any refuse in any location or manner upon the property of another person or which violates any other provision of this article.
B. 
Each owner, tenant or occupant of every property within the City shall be responsible and liable for the immediate removal of all refuse cast, placed or deposited on such property or the sidewalk area, curb area or alleyway area abutting such property in violation of the provisions of this article or any other City ordinances.
C. 
Any owner, tenant or occupant of any property within the City that has been ordered to remove refuse from such property shall, upon request by the City, provide proof of the manner of disposal of said refuse, including the name and address of any person who provided the removal.
[Amended 4-26-2023 by Ord. No. 3-2023]
Ashes, garbage and rubbish shall be allowed to be placed and maintained in the same tied garbage bag as long as they are placed in the containers in strict compliance with the provisions of this article.
[Amended 4-26-2023 by Ord. No. 3-2023]
A. 
It shall be the duty of every owner of property and every person occupying any dwelling unit, premises or place of business within the City of Chester where municipal waste is produced and is accumulated, by his own expense and cost, to provide and keep at all times, a sufficient number of acceptable containers to hold all municipal wastes which may accumulate during the intervals between collection of such municipal waste by an authorized collector.
B. 
Refuse receptacles shall be sixty-five-gallon capacity rollout trash cans, plastic and have built-in wheels to make it easier to move the can when full.
(1) 
The containers shall be plainly and legibly marked with the participant's address and apartment number, if any,
(2) 
It shall be the duty of every owner of multifamily dwellings, rooming units, and any other residential units included in City collection, except owner-occupied single-family dwellings, to permanently post and maintain in each unit the trash and recycling procedures issued by the Department of Streets and Public Improvements.
No person shall use for the reception of refuse any receptacle having a capacity more than 26 gallons or 50 pounds, whichever is the lesser amount. Each receptacle shall be capable of being easily handled by one man.
[Amended 11-13-2019 by Ord. No. 8-2019; 4-26-2023 by Ord. No. 3-2023]
A. 
All garbage before being placed in containers for collection shall have all free liquids drained from it, be wrapped in paper and placed in a bag.
B. 
All rubbish shall be drained of liquids before being deposited for collection. All cans, bottles or other containers, which contain foodstuffs, shall be thoroughly rinsed and drained before being deposited for collection.
C. 
Newspapers, magazines or other periodicals shall be securely tied together in bundles of a size easily handled by one man and placed in a thirty-two-gallon recycling container.
D. 
All carton boxes, tree trimmings, hedge trimmings, clippings and other similar materials shall be cut to a length not to exceed three feet and shall be securely tied in bundles not more than 18 inches in diameter before being deposited for collection.
E. 
Any mattress and/or box spring placed along the curb, or the side of the street or alley, from which collection is to be made as directed by the Director of Streets and Public Improvements for collection shall be securely wrapped and bagged in such a manner as to prevent the spread of bedbugs. In the event any mattress or box spring is placed curbside in violation of this subsection, the City may refrain from collecting such item, and shall tag the item with notice of noncompliance and issue a violation ticket to the owner or occupant of the property.
F. 
Furthermore, plastic trash bags are not to be stored anywhere on the exterior of the property except in approved sixty-five-gallon containers prior to being placed at the point for collection, as described below.
G. 
Property owners of multifamily dwellings included in City Curbside Collection must provide a location on their property for the storage of trash and recycling in between collections. Storage must be in compliance with all City of Chester ordinances and must not create a public nuisance or vector control issues. Exceptions and alternate storage locations may be subject to review and approval by the Department of Streets and Public Improvements and Code Enforcement.
[Amended 10-26-2016 by Ord. No. 20-2016; 4-26-2023 by Ord. No. 3-2023]
A. 
All refuse receptacles shall be secured by a tight-fitting lid until after the refuse is collected as provided herein and until the receptacle is ready for reuse.
B. 
All refuse receptacles shall be kept as sanitary as possible in view of the use to which they are put, and shall be thoroughly cleansed by the person using the same after refuse is collected.
C. 
Every household within the City of Chester shall all have and maintain a minimum of one sixty-five-gallon and no more than two refuse receptacles which shall be provided by the owner, tenant, lessee or occupant of the premises from which the collection of refuse is to be made except as provided hereinafter. All refuse receptacles shall be maintained in good and usable condition. Any refuse receptacle that does not conform to the provisions of this article or that has any ragged or sharp edges or any other defect which may hamper or injure a person collecting the contents thereof shall be replaced immediately with a required refuse receptacle.
[Amended 10-26-2016 by Ord. No. 20-2016]
A. 
No large or abnormal metal, wooden or similar objects will be collected by the City in the course of the normal refuse collection. Each owner, tenant or occupant of every residential property in the City will have to call the Department of Streets and Public Improvements for the collection of such items, with a maximum limit of six items per call.
B. 
Each owner, tenant or occupant of every residential property in the City is permitted one initial call per year; for every call thereafter the City will impose a fee of $25 per call.
[Amended 4-26-2023 by Ord. No. 3-2023]
A. 
Refuse receptacles shall be placed for collection along the curb, or the side of the street or alley, from which collection is to be made. The owner or occupants of said entity may place out for collection City-approved receptacles in front of its said entity. It shall be a violation of this article to place, or cause to be placed, municipal waste generated at a different location at an entity included for City collection; this may constitute illegal dumping and a violation of the Anti-Litter Ordinance.
B. 
All refuse receptacles shall not be placed at the point of collection prior to 4:00 p.m. the day preceding collection and shall be removed from the point of collection by 6:00 p.m. on the day of collection.
C. 
All material shall be placed at the point of collection in a manner as not to result in spilled or scattered trash or litter on public or private property. All material placed out for collection shall be the responsibility of the property owner, responsible agent or occupant until it is collected by the Contractor.
D. 
No municipal waste may be set out at the point of collection or in the public right-of-way for collection by a privately contracted collector without written approval by the Department of Streets and Public Improvements.
[Amended 1-11-1996 by Ord. No. 6-1996; 6-23-2010 by Ord. No. 7-2010]
A. 
Refuse shall be collected once a week from all residences within the City as directed by the Director of Streets and Public Improvements in conformity with the provisions of this article.
B. 
No refuse nor other objects shall be collected from any commercial, industrial or nonresidential establishments.
C. 
No refuse or any other objects shall be collected from any residential units controlled or maintained by the Chester Housing Authority or the County of Delaware unless there is a written contract providing for collection of same.
[Amended 12-14-1977 by Ord. No. 27-1977; 4-26-2023 by Ord. No. 3-2023]
A. 
Not more than two sixty-five-gallon refuse receptacles, shall be placed at the point of collection by the occupants of any single-family residential unit. No plastic trash bags are permitted outside the sixty-five-gallon receptacles.
B. 
No more than two sixty-five-gallon refuse receptacles, shall be placed at the point of collection by the occupants of any boardinghouse, apartment house or complex single-family units which are entitled to Municipal refuse collection under the provisions of this article.
[Amended 4-26-2023 by Ord. No. 3-2023]
Most holidays there is no municipal refuse collections on any day listed as a legal holiday by Council resolution in any calendar year. Please refer to the City's mailed schedule and the City's website for your zone to determine holiday collection days.
The Director of Streets and Public Improvements may, from time to time, present to Council such suggested rules and regulations as he may deem necessary for the proper enforcement of the provisions of this article, provided that such rules and regulations shall not be in conflict with the provisions of this article. Council may by ordinance approve and adopt such rules and regulations or any part of them. Such rules and regulations when approved and adopted shall have the same force and effect as the provisions of this article, and the penalty for the violation thereof shall be the same as the penalty for violations of the provisions of this article.
[Amended 3-6-1985 by Ord. No. 6-1982; 7-31-2013 by Ord. No. 7-2013; 4-26-2023 by Ord. No. 3-2023]
A. 
There is hereby established a program for separate collection of recyclable items from the residences of the City for recycling purposes. The Director of the Department of Streets and Public Improvements is hereby authorized and directed to establish fees and to promulgate regulations as to the manner, days and times of such collections and the bundling, handling, location and time of placement of all materials for collection.
B. 
Clean and uncontaminated recyclable items shall be kept separate from and not mixed with regular refuse which is collected by the Department of Streets and Public Improvements. Recyclable items shall be considered clean and uncontaminated if they have not been exposed to foreign substances or conditions rendering them unsafe for recycling.
C. 
All tenants, occupants and owners of real property in the City who discard cartons, aluminum and metal cans, #1 and #2 plastic bottles and jugs (caps removed), newspapers, magazines, telephone books, brochures and inserts (no bags, do not tie and bundle), corrugated cardboard and paper bags (flattened), greeting cards, regular and junk mail, cardboard beverage carriers, glass bottles and jars, file folders, office paper, loose metal jar lids and steel bottle caps, paper towel rolls and paperback books or similar recyclable items shall prepare these items for collection by securely placing them in a receptacle provided by the City, and keeping such products dry until collection.
D. 
Recyclable items shall then be placed at the regular collection point for such real property for collection by the duly authorized employees, agents, or contractors of the City.
E. 
A person may wrap solid waste in used newspapers and discard same with regular solid waste even if such wrapping does not render the newspapers unusable for recycling.
F. 
Any resident may donate or sell recyclable items to any person, partnership or corporation whether operating for profit or not for profit. Such person, partnership, or corporation may not, however, under any circumstances pick up such products from the curbside within the City without permission of City Council.
G. 
From the time of placement at the curb by any resident of recyclable items for collection pursuant to the program established herein and the rules and regulations issued hereunder, such products shall become and be the property of the City of Chester, and it shall be a violation of this section for any person other than those authorized by Subsections D and F hereof to collect, pick up, or cause to be collected or pick up such products.
H. 
No person shall collect, remove or dispose of rubbish which consists of recyclable items combined with other form of solid waste except as provided for in Subsections E and F hereof.
[Amended 6-15-2017 by Ord. No. 2-2017; 4-26-2023 by Ord. No. 3-2023]
Upon violation of this article the City may take any of the following actions:
A. 
The Director of the Department of Streets or the Director of the Department of Public Safety or their duly authorized representatives or any Police officer may cause a printed ticket for such violation to be handed to the violator, left upon or affixed to the premises where such violation occurred, or mailed to the address of the property in question or the address to which tax bills are mailed for such property by certified mail. The ticket shall bear the date, the time and the nature of the violation, the fine prescribed therefor pursuant to Subsection A(2) below, and a reference to this chapter.
(1) 
Whoever receives such a ticket may within 10 days, admit the violation, waive a hearing and pay the fine in full satisfaction of such ticket. Payment shall be made as directed on the ticket and the violator shall be furnished with an official receipt therefor, which shall constitute an admission of the violation charged but shall not excuse a continuing violation.
(2) 
Ticketed penalties for violations shall be in the amount of $200 for general violations and $1,000 for illegal dumping, provided however, that the City Council may revise such ticket penalties amount by resolution from time to time.
(3) 
When a person has been notified in the manner set forth in this chapter and does not avail himself or herself of the penalty provision of Subsection A hereof, a citation or summons shall be issued for such violation. Upon conviction on such summons or citation before the Magisterial District Justice, such person shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $1,000 and costs, and in default of payment thereof, imprisonment for a period of not more than 30 days. If the person named in the citation or summons fails to appear on the date specified therein, a warrant may be issued for his or her arrest.
B. 
The Director of Streets and Public Improvements or the Director of the Department of Public Safety or their duly authorized representatives may cause the conditions in violation of this article to be removed or abated by employees of the City or by any independent contractor authorized by the City. Thereafter, the owners, tenant, occupant or agent of the property shall be liable for the cost of such removal or abatement, plus an administrative charge equal to 15% of such costs, in the manner of a municipal lien.
C. 
In addition to the penalty provided above, the City shall have all other remedies available at law and in equity.
[Added 4-26-2023 by Ord. No. 3-2023]
A. 
Private collection and disposal responsibility.
(1) 
General. It shall be the responsibility of the owners/operators of all commercial, industrial and institutional establishments, and multifamily dwellings not included in City Contractor service to provide, at their own expense, for the storage, collection and disposal of their own waste. Such storage, collection and disposal shall be carried out in such a manner as to avoid the creation of a public nuisance, including but not limited to noise disturbances, sanitation, littering, and vector control issues.
(2) 
Containers. Storage of municipal waste on all multifamily dwelling properties which are using private collection shall be in a bulk container, subject to approval by the Director of the Department of Streets or the Director of the Department of Public Safety or their duly authorized representatives, and as specified in Subsections B, C and D below. Storage of municipal waste on commercial, industrial and institutional properties shall be done in the same manner and kept in the same type of containers except where the accumulation for each commercial, industrial or institutional property precludes their use, in which case, such owner or occupant shall make special arrangements with the authorized collector for the storing of such additional quantities.
B. 
Collection.
(1) 
The owners/operators contracting for private collection shall provide an area on the property not within the public right-of-way which is sufficient for the placement of bulk containers of adequate size to store all municipal waste and recyclables generated on the property in one week.
(2) 
Such locations shall not interfere with public or private sidewalks, walkways, driveways, roads, streets, highways or entrances and exits of public or private buildings and be in compliance with all applicable laws.
(3) 
Municipal waste intended for collection by a private collector may not be set out at the curbline for collection without written approval by the Director of Streets and Public Improvements.
C. 
The special bulk containers shall have lids which must remain closed except when municipal waste is being removed from the container. The containers shall be kept clean and in good repair.
D. 
The owners/operators contracting for private collection shall:
(1) 
Provide bulk containers on the property for use for waste generated by employees of the commercial, industrial or institutional establishment and/or by the occupants of the dwelling units in the building.
(2) 
Provide collection for the bulk container(s) on a regular schedule by a licensed collector and in no event less than one time per week.
(3) 
Not allow the curbside storage or collection of municipal waste from the property.
(4) 
Meet the requirements of this article and Article III, Recycling.
(5) 
Provide all tenants with recycling bin, source-separated recycling collection, and recycling education.
E. 
Reporting responsibility. It shall be the responsibility of the owners/operators of all commercial, industrial or institutional establishments, and multifamily dwellings not included in City Contractor service, to annually submit, upon request to the Department of Streets and Public Improvements, evidence of a current agreement/contract with a licensed collector, including the collector's name, address, and telephone number. This information shall also include the days and times of collection. The Department of Streets and Public Improvements must be notified in writing within 10 days of such changes, said licensed collectors shall notify the Department of Streets and Public Improvements, on a form to be provided, when an agreement/contract for the collection and disposal of municipal waste has been terminated.
[Added 4-26-2023 by Ord. No. 3-2023]
A. 
Transportation.
(1) 
All collectors transporting municipal waste within the City of Chester shall prevent and remedy any spillage from their vehicles or containers used in the transport of such municipal waste.
(2) 
Such vehicles or containers shall not be overfilled, and shall be cleansed at sufficiently frequent intervals to prevent obnoxious odors or unhealthful conditions. They shall be so constructed, loaded and driven as to prevent any portion of the load from falling out upon the streets or highways. Open-truck bodies of such vehicles shall be covered and fastened with devices that will secure and contain the contents.
B. 
Removal by collectors. All collectors shall return the refuse receptacle or receptacles to the premises from which they have been removed. They shall also collect and remove all municipal waste which, by accident or otherwise, may have been put or fallen on the sidewalks, streets or highways immediately or within four hours notification by the Department of Streets and Public Improvements.
C. 
Mixing recyclable materials and municipal waste. It shall be a violation of this article for any Collector to mix or place any designated recyclable material or yard waste in with the collection of municipal waste.
[Added 4-26-2023 by Ord. No. 3-2023]
All municipal waste produced, collected, and transported from within the jurisdictional limits of the City of Chester shall be disposed of at licensed and approved disposal facilities in accordance with the Delaware County Waste Plan, and in compliance with all Department of Environmental Protection regulations and with any other applicable local, state or federal statute.
[Added 4-26-2023 by Ord. No. 3-2023]
A. 
Disposal of personal wastes. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prohibit any person not regularly engaged in the business of collecting municipal waste from hauling his own municipal waste on an irregular and unscheduled basis, to a state-permitted disposal facility.
B. 
Hazardous or residual wastes.
(1) 
The provisions of this article do not apply to anything but the storage, collection, transportation and disposal of municipal waste and do not apply, therefore, to hazardous or residual wastes as defined by the Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management Act.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 6018.101 et seq.
(2) 
It shall be a violation of this article for any entity included in City Curbside Collection to place any hazardous or household hazardous waste for collection by the authorized City Contractors.
[Added 4-26-2023 by Ord. No. 3-2023]
A. 
The provisions of this article shall be enforced by police officers or any other public officer authorized to enforce ordinances.
B. 
Any violation of the provisions of this article may be cause for a citation, a violation ticket and/or a notice of violation to be issued to the violator.
C. 
A notice of violation or violation ticket shall be served upon a violator by handing it to the violator, by handing it at the residence of the person to be served to an adult member of the household or other person in charge of the residence, by leaving or affixing the notice or violation ticket to the property where the violation exists, by handing it at any office or usual place of business of the violator, to his/her agent or to the person for the time being in charge thereof, or by mailing the notice to the violator's address of record.
D. 
Each day a violation continues or is permitted to continue may constitute a separate offense for which a separate fine may be imposed.
E. 
A public officer is authorized and empowered to cause a violation to be corrected.
F. 
If the City has affected the correction of the violation, the cost thereof may be charged to the owner of the property, tenant or offending party. The cost shall be determined by the Director of the Department of Streets and Public Improvements or designee in order that the City shall be compensated for both direct and indirect costs and expenses incurred.
[Added 4-26-2023 by Ord. No. 3-2023]
A. 
A person in receipt of a violation ticket may appeal to the Department of Streets and Public Improvements by filing a request within 10 days of receipt of the violation ticket.
B. 
A Hearing Officer, designated by the Director of the Department of Streets and Public Improvements, may uphold the appeal, deny the appeal or may modify the violation ticket and/or any associated costs, fines or penalty amounts.
[Added 4-26-2023 by Ord. No. 3-2023]
If any provision, paragraph, word, section or subsection of this article is invalidated by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions, paragraphs, words, sections, or subsection shall not be affected and shall remain in full force and effect.