The Borough of Media has determined that because of financial and practical considerations, they cannot collect any refuse deposited in dumpsters or any similar containers requiring the use of special handling devices.
[Added 4-19-2007 by Ord. No. 1026]
A. 
Where any apartment house or multifamily dwelling is designed for and is to be built to contain six or more family dwelling units, the building shall have dumpsters in place for their own removal of trash, rubbish and refuse.
B. 
In determining the number of family units in any apartment house or multifamily dwelling, the Building Officer or Building Inspector shall count the number of connections or lines installed for kitchen facilities.
The collection of all ashes, garbage and household rubbish and bulky waste from residences and small-commercial establishments in the Borough shall be by the municipal collection service, except as herein provided, in accordance with the following:
A. 
All refuse shall be prepared for collection in strict conformity with Article III of this Part and deposited for collection in accordance with collection standards as adopted by the Borough from time to time.
B. 
It shall be unlawful to place any material for the municipal collection service in unauthorized containers, torn bags or bundles not securely tied. Collection personnel may refuse to collect improperly prepared material and may give notice of such by affixing a tag to the container or material citing the violation. Failure to comply after first notice may result in prosecution under Article VIII, herein.
C. 
Except when specifically authorized by the Borough, containers shall be placed for collection at ground level on the property, just inside the curb or street line, so as to not block the sidewalk, or at another place easily accessible or convenient for collection.
D. 
Routes of collection will be along streets, alleys and rights-of-way as from time to time established by the Borough. Routes and pickup points will be determined on the basis of the most efficient routing of collection equipment.
E. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit for collection any refuse or heavy trash item not produced at the address from which collection is made or to bring any refuse or heavy trash into the Borough or from one address to another in the Borough for the purpose of taking advantage of the collection service. It shall also be unlawful for any resident to deposit refuse or heavy trash items for professional or business enterprise engaged in by the resident.
F. 
It shall be unlawful to store or place for residential collection with household rubbish any of the materials defined as "noncollectible waste."
G. 
Each residential unit shall be entitled to one free heavy trash pickup per calendar year. Additional heavy trash pickups are subject to a fee of $30 per pickup. Each pickup is limited to five items, with no more than two large appliances. Additional large appliances will be subject to an additional fee of $15 per large appliance. Any appliance containing freon shall be subject to an additional fee of $15 per appliance.
[Amended 2-18-2010 by Ord. No. 1071]
H. 
Refuse shall not be placed at collection points earlier than 6:00 p.m. on the day prior to scheduled collection. Empty refuse containers or recycling containers shall be removed from the collection points prior to 9:00 p.m. on the day of collection. In no event shall Borough disposal bags or recycling containers remain at curbside for more than 27 hours.
It shall be the responsibility of the owner or occupant of all industrial and large-commercial properties to dispose of all refuse produced by an industrial or commercial process by contracting for the collection, conveyance and disposal of such refuse with his own vehicles or contracting for the collection, conveyance and disposal with the municipal collection service, if available; provided, however, that all such collections must be in accord with the other conditions of this Part. For purposes of this Part all residential buildings with five or more dwelling units shall be treated as large-commercial properties.
All waste materials resulting from building or structure alteration, repair, construction or demolition shall be removed by and at the expense of the owner of the premises upon which such waste was produced.
No collector may store, hold, keep or otherwise accumulate waste within the Borough for any period of time beyond the normal hours of collection on the day of collection.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to collect, convey over any street in the Borough or dispose of any refuse accumulated in the Borough in any manner not authorized by this Part.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to place any refuse in any street or other public place or upon private property, whether owned by that person or not, within the Borough, except in proper receptacles for collection. No person shall throw or deposit any refuse into any stream or other body of water.
C. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to allow accumulation of refuse on any premises in the Borough other than for the purpose of collection in a manner provided by this Part. Any unauthorized accumulation of refuse on any premises is declared to be a nuisance and is prohibited. Failure to remove any unauthorized accumulation of refuse within seven days of notice to either the occupant or owner shall be deemed a violation of this Part.
D. 
It shall be unlawful for any person other than the occupant of the premises on which refuse receptacles are stored, or the collector contracted for under § 241-7, to remove the covers of any refuse receptacle or to remove the refuse stored in any of those containers.
E. 
Outdoor burning of garbage, rubbish and refuse.
(1) 
Burning of refuse in the streets of the Borough of Media shall be strictly prohibited.
(2) 
Burning of garbage, animal waste, volatile petroleum products, combustible materials or containers shall be strictly prohibited in the Borough of Media.
(3) 
No person, business, government agency (local and/or state) shall cause, allow, permit or maintain any outdoor fire and/or bonfire of leaves, and/or tree branches, and/or yard trimmings or rubbish fire on a street or on private property, whether in connection with any building operation or in an open dump or otherwise.
[Amended 12-19-2002 by Ord. No. 961]
F. 
Dumping.
(1) 
Dumping restrictions. No person shall dump any garbage or refuse upon any street, highway or public right-of-way or upon any lot, property or premises in the Borough of Media.
(2) 
Storage of certain materials or items restricted. It shall be unlawful to keep or store any building, construction, electrical, plumbing or hardware supplies, materials or fixtures or machine parts or supplies upon or in any portion or part of a lot or property within the business-zoned districts, including lots or property upon which business is operated or maintained as a nonconforming use in the Borough of Media, except in a building or in a completely enclosed and roofed-over area free from public view, or for longer than 48 hours or unless the same are being used for and in current construction, repair or renovation of the property or a building thereon and such construction, repair or renovation is in progress and being completed within a reasonable time for such work. Any person who is in control of a business property, as herein defined, as owner, occupier, tenant or manager who stores or keeps any of the above-enumerated items, supplies, materials, parts or fixtures contrary to the provisions hereof shall be in violation of this article.