Township of Ridley, PA Article II Commercial Trash Collectors

[Adopted 2-20-1985 by Ord. No. 1582]

§ 253-7 Permit required.

No commercial trash collector shall operate within the Township without first receiving a permit for commercial trash collection from the Township Manager.

§ 253-8 Application; fees.

[Amended 10-25-2000 by Ord. No. 1808]

Said permit shall be issued upon completion of an application form and upon payment of the permit fee in the sum as set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Commissioners. Application forms may be obtained from the Township Manager. The permit fee for any permits issued after the 31st day of July of any calendar year shall be in the sum as set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Commissioners.

§ 253-9 Required information; insurance.

An application for a commercial trash collection permit shall not be considered complete until the applicant provides the Township Manager with a written list of all his commercial customers within the Township and an insurance certificate showing liability insurance coverage on all his vehicles with minimum limits of $100,000 and $300,000 for both property damage and personal injury.

§ 253-10 Expiration of permits.

All commercial trash collection permits shall become null and void on the 31st day of December of each year.

§ 253-11 List of permits to be kept.

The Township Manager shall keep a list of all the commercial trash collection permits issued each year and shall deliver a copy of said list to the Police Department of the Township of Ridley to aid in the enforcement of this article.

§ 253-12 Warning citation.

Any person, firm or corporation which shall operate as a commercial trash collector within the Township and without a commercial collection permit as provided for in this article shall be issued a warning citation for the first offense. Any further offenses by the same person, firm or corporation shall be punished in accordance with § 253-13.

§ 253-13 Violations and penalties.

[Amended 11-16-1988 by Ord. No. 1639; 10-25-2000 by Ord. No. 1808]

Any person, firm or corporation violating any provisions in this article shall, upon summary conviction before any District Justice, pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, and costs of prosecution, and in default of payment of fine and costs, the violator may be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 30 days. Each and every day which any person, firm or corporation shall be in violation of this article shall constitute a separate offense.