[Adopted 5-28-2003 by Ord. No. 1840]
The following words, when used in this article,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except in
those instances where the context clearly indicates otherwise.
The residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke and other
combustible materials for the purposes of heating and cooking. It
shall not include the cinders produced in steam-generating plants.
All refuse generated from sources within Ridley Township
which are not included in the definitions of residential or residential/commercial
solid waste.
The animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking and consumption of foods. It shall not include
more than a minimum amount of free liquids. It shall not include food-processing
waste from canneries, packing plants or similar industries, nor large
quantities of condemned food products.
A natural person, firm, association, corporation or housing
authority.
Garbage, ashes and rubbish as herein defined.
Refuse generated from individually owned townhouses and condominiums
or a building or group of buildings having a common ownership and
containing or comprising multiple-family dwelling units of seven or
more units.
Refuse generated from single-family dwelling units, including
individually owned townhouses and condominiums, or generated from
a building or group of buildings having a common ownership and containing
multiple-family dwelling units not exceeding six units in number.
All waste materials not included in garbage and ashes, except
building rubbish from building construction or reconstruction, street
refuse, industrial refuse, dead animals, abandoned machinery or vehicles
or parts thereof and such other waste materials as are not commonly
produced in homes, stores and institutions.
A.
All ashes and rubbish accumulated in any single-family or two-family house, apartment or condominium consisting of six or fewer units or dwellings in the Township of Ridley shall be collected, conveyed and disposed of by the Township, and the cost of such service shall be paid for as provided in the schedule of fees set forth in § 253-46 hereof by the person owning the building or buildings from which the ashes and rubbish have been accumulated.
B.
All garbage accumulated in any single-family or two-family
house, apartment or condominium consisting of six or fewer units or
dwellings in the Township of Ridley shall be collected, conveyed and
disposed of by the Township.
C.
It shall be unlawful for any person to collect and
dispose of any refuse within the Township of Ridley except as provided
in this article.
D.
By reason of the great amount of refuse being accumulated
by shopping centers, supermarkets, manufacturing plants, hotels, restaurants
and apartments or condominiums consisting of more than six units,
the collection of which would unduly burden the facilities of the
Township, all shopping centers, supermarkets, manufacturing plants,
hotels, restaurants and apartment or condominiums consisting of more
than six units shall dispose of their own refuse in watertight vehicles
provided with tight covers and so operated as to prevent offensive
odors escaping therefrom and refuse from being blown, dropped or spilled.
It shall be unlawful for any such shopping centers, supermarkets,
hotels, restaurants and apartments or condominiums consisting of more
than six units to dispose of any such refuse within the Township of
Ridley.
E.
By reason of the great expense imposed by Delaware
County on disposal of commercial solid waste, the collection of which
would unduly burden the facilities and financial resources of the
Township, all commercial establishments shall dispose of their own
refuse in watertight vehicles provided with tight covers and so operated
as to prevent offensive odors escaping therefrom and refuse from being
blown, dropped or spilled. It shall be unlawful for any such commercial
unit to dispose of any such refuse within the Township of Ridley.
F.
Within 30 days of the effective date of this article, all owners and tenants in possession of commercial or industrial property within the Township and generating commercial solid waste, as that term is defined in § 253-42 of the Code, shall notify the Township Manager, in writing, of the name and address of the commercial trash collector responsible for the collection and removal of their commercial solid waste.
A.
Separation of refuse. Garbage, ashes and rubbish shall
each be placed in separate containers.
B.
Preparation of refuse.
(1)
All garbage, before being placed in garbage cans for
collections, shall be drained of all free liquids and may be wrapped
in paper.
(2)
All rubbish shall be drained of liquid before being
deposited for collection.
(3)
All cans and bottles which have contained food shall
be thoroughly rinsed and drained before being deposited for collection.
(4)
Tree trimmings, hedge clippings and similar material
shall be cut to a length not to exceed two feet and securely tied
in bundles not more than two feet thick before being deposited for
collection.
C.
Refuse containers.
(1)
Garbage.
(a)
Garbage receptacles shall be made of metal and
must be watertight and shall be provided with a tight-fitting cover.
(b)
In all single-family or two-family dwellings,
no garbage receptacle shall have a capacity of more than 20 gallons.
(c)
In all multiple dwellings, apartments or condominiums
consisting of six or fewer units and jointly owned buildings that
house more than two families, each garbage receptacle shall be of
sufficient capacity to service not less than three nor more than eight
families and of a type commonly known as a "dumpster," the specification
of which is on file in the office of the Township Secretary.
(d)
All receptacles shall be kept in a sanitary
condition, in view of their use, and shall be thoroughly cleansed
by the occupant or janitor of the premises within three hours after
the garbage is removed by the collector.
(3)
Rubbish. All rubbish receptacles shall be of such
type as shall securely contain their contents.
(4)
All refuse receptacles shall be maintained in good
condition and shall not have ragged or sharp edges. Refusal to comply
with this provision will result in refusal to collect the refuse.
(5)
The Secretary of the Township is hereby directed to send a copy of this Subsection C by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to each owner of multiple dwellings, apartment houses, condominiums and jointly owned buildings that house more than two families; the copy of this Subsection C being notice to comply with the provisions hereof within 30 days.
(6)
All cans, containers, receptacles and dumpsters used for commercial solid waste shall have a permanent label affixed thereto with the words "commercial waste" printed on said label. The Township shall provide said labels to all owners and tenants in possession of commercial and industrial property generating commercial solid waste, as that term is defined by § 253-42 of the Code.
D.
Storage of refuse.
(1)
No person shall place any refuse in any street or
highway, alley or other public place or upon any private property,
whether owned by such person or not, within the Township, except that
the same shall be in receptacles, as above defined, for collection,
or except by an express approval granted by the Board of Township
Commissioners. As to the requirements for refuse containers commonly
known as "dumpsters," it shall be mandatory that dumpsters by placed
in an enclosed area and surrounded by either a cyclone fence with
plastic slats or, in the alternative, a wall consisting of a minimum
of eight-inch block and/or masonry construction at a height of not
less than six feet and not more than eight feet, with walls enclosing
three sides of the dumpster, with a gate being placed on the front
portion of the fence or wall of a type and size which shall allow
for the movement of dumpsters in and out of the enclosed area for
loading and unloading. All dumpsters shall be located at least three
feet from any property line and shall not encroach within the area
known as the "front building line."
(2)
Any unauthorized accumulation of refuse is deemed
to be a nuisance and is hereby prohibited. Failure to remove any existing
accumulation of refuse within five days of written notice of said
accumulation of refuse shall be deemed a violation of the provisions
of this article. In addition, the Township shall have the power and
authority to collect said refuse and remove it, in default of which
the Township may cause the same to be done and collect the cost thereof,
together with a penalty of 10% of said costs, in the manner provided
by law for the collection of municipal claims or by action of assumpsit
without the filing of a municipal claim.
(3)
It shall be unlawful for any person, other than the
occupants of the premises upon which the refuse receptacles are stored
or the collector, to remove covers or any of the contents of refuse
receptacles.
E.
Points of collection. Refuse receptacles shall be
placed for collection at ground level on the property, not within
the right-of-way of a street, highway or alley, and accessible to
and not more than 10 feet from the side of the highway, street or
alley from which collection is made, provided that receptacles may
be placed for collection at other than ground level and at a distance
of more that 10 feet when approved by the Health and Sanitation Committee
of the Township Commissioners and upon an additional payment for the
extra service, such charge to be agreed upon by the said Committee
and the landowner. All such payments must be made by check, made payable
to the Township of Ridley.
A.
Frequency of collection. Refuse shall be collected
at least once a week. Stores, shopping centers, supermarkets, manufacturing
plants, hotels, restaurants and apartments or condominiums consisting
of more than six units, which are required to dispose of their refuse,
must dispose of the same at least once a week and, where necessary
to protect the public health and safety, the Health and Sanitation
Committee of the Township may require that more frequent collections
be made.
B.
Limitation of quantity.
(1)
It is the intent of this article that the reasonable
accumulation of refuse of each family for the collection period will
be collected at the standard charge. The Health and Sanitation Committee
of the Township may refuse to collect unreasonable accumulations of
refuse, or in its discretion, may make additional charges for such
amounts.
(2)
It is the intent of this article that stores, shopping
centers, supermarkets, manufacturing plants, hotels, restaurants and
apartments or condominiums consisting of more than six units shall
privately contract for the collection of and have collected their
accumulation of refuse at reasonable times so that there shall not
be an undue or unreasonable amount accumulated prior to collection.
C.
Special refuse problems.
(1)
Contagious-disease refuse. The removal of wearing
apparel, bedding or other refuse from homes or other places where
highly infectious or contagious diseases have prevailed should be
performed under the supervision and direction of the Health Officer.
Such refuse shall not be placed in containers for regular collection.
(2)
Flammable or other explosive refuse. Highly flammable
or other explosive materials should not be placed in containers for
regular collection but shall be disposed of as directed by the Chairman
of the Health and Sanitation Committee, at the expense of the owner
or possessor thereof.
(3)
All garbage receptacles shall have prominently displayed
thereon the occupant's or owner's house address, including apartment
numbers and/or letters of the premises upon which the refuse receptacles
are stored.
(4)
It shall be unlawful for the owner or occupant of
any premises within the Township of Ridley to leave garbage receptacles
at the points of collection as defined herein in excess of 12 hours
before or after the refuse has been collected. Where it is impossible
to determine to a certainty the start of the twelve-hour period prior
to collection, such period is deemed to begin at 6:00 p.m. local time
on the day before the date of pickup. Where it is impossible to determine
to a certainty the end of the twelve-hour period after collection,
such period is deemed to end at 12:00 midnight local time on the date
of pickup.
(5)
In all multiple dwellings, apartment houses, condominiums
and jointly owned buildings that consist of more than three units,
each premises must have a storage facility adjacent to the building
to store the refuse receptacles, and such refuse receptacles must
be stored therein when not at the point of collection.
(7)
Broken glass, syringes, needles and other sharp objects
must be disposed of in suitable closed containers before being placed
in normal trash in order to prevent exposure to the general public
and the trash collectors in particular.
[Added 4-25-2007 by Ord. No. 1920]
A.
The basic fee for the collection and disposal of ashes,
garbage and rubbish shall be determined as provided by the Annual
Budget Ordinance adopted by the Board of Township Commissioners. If
such fee shall remain unpaid by the first day of June of any year,
a penalty of 10% shall be added to the face amount of such fee. Each
month thereafter, lawful interest in the amount of 10% per annum shall
be added to the face amount of the fee. In the event that the fee
shall not be paid within six months from the date that the same is
payable, the fee, penalty and interest shall constitute a lien against
the property charged, and the amount thereof may be recovered by due
process of law in all respects to the recovery of municipal liens.
B.
The owner of record of a residence building, or lessee
of the residence building who is obligated by the lease agreement
to pay the refuse collection charge, and who is a person over 65 years
of age and/or a widowed person who qualified for the Pennsylvania
Property Tax Refund for the previous year may request a refund of
$25 for the year 2006 and annually thereafter, unless otherwise determined.
The proof of approved qualification by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
must be submitted at the time of refund application.
[Added 12-27-2005 by Ord. No. 1895]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any
provision of this article shall, upon summary conviction before any
District Justice, pay a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $1,000
and the costs of prosecution. In default of the fine and costs, the
violator may be sentenced to the county jail for a term of not more
that 30 days. Each and every day in which a person, firm or corporation
shall be in violation of this article shall constitute a separate
offense.
