The purpose of this article is to adopt regulations
and requirements to control littering in the Borough so as to protect
the public health, safety, and welfare and to prescribe penalties
for failure to comply with these regulations.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
LITTER
Garbage, refuse, and rubbish as defined herein, and all other
waste material that, if thrown or deposited as herein prohibited,
tends to create a danger to public health, safety, and welfare.
PUBLIC PLACE
All streets, sidewalks, boulevards, alleys, beaches, or other
public ways, and all public parks, squares, spaces, docks, grounds,
and buildings.
No person, while a driver or passenger in a
vehicle, shall throw or deposit litter in or upon any street or any
other public or private property.
Persons owning or operating cafes, restaurants, or other similar establishments in the Borough where smoking is prohibited shall provide and maintain, adjacent to the entrance to the cafe, restaurant or establishment, an approved or authorized container for the deposit of cigarette or cigar butts by patrons of the facility. Where a cafe or restaurant also provides outdoor dining facilities operating under a license issued by the Borough Clerk in accordance with Chapter
324, the owner or operator of the cafe or restaurant may be required, under the terms of the license, to provide and maintain additional containers for patrons using said outdoor dining facilities. Approved or authorized containers for cigarette or cigar butts shall be as defined in §
286-2.
The provisions of this article shall be enforced
by the Police Department and Code Enforcement Officer.
Any person(s) who is found in violation of the provisions of this article shall be subject to the penalties in Chapter
1, Article
II, General Penalty.