[Adopted 2-11-2008 by Ord. No. 654; amended
in its entirety 9-10-2018 by Ord.
No. 803]
The short title of this article shall be the "Yard Waste and
Recycling Collection Facility Ordinance," and the same may be cited
in that manner. The purpose of this article is for the Township of
Exeter to provide collection facilities to the residents of the Township,
as well as other municipalities as approved by the Board of Supervisors,
for yard waste, commingled materials and mixed paper material, and
regulate the use of such facilities.
[Amended 9-10-2018 by Ord. No. 805]
Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following words and phrases
shall be construed throughout this article to have the meanings herein
indicated:
A computerized card used to operate the gate at the yard
residuals collection facility.
The Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction
Act, Act of July 28, 1988, P.L. 528,[1] as now or hereafter amended.
A Township-designated facility for the collection of yard
residuals and/or recyclable materials.
Any individual, company, or entity skilled in the development
and decorative planting of gardens and grounds, and/or any individual,
company, or entity offering or performing services relative to the
maintenance of yards or grounds in exchange for money or other consideration.
Plastic containers marked with a recycling symbol between
1 and 7; clear/green/brown bottles and jars without lids; and aluminum,
tin and bimetallic cans.
Any individual, company, or entity that undertakes, offers
to undertake, or agrees to perform maintenance, improvement, new construction,
remediation, or renovation services with regard to commercial, residential,
industrial, or public buildings, structure, and/or other improvements.
The term includes subcontractors or independent contractors.
Any individual, company or entity in the business of mowing
grass or lawns in exchange for money or other consideration.
Leaves, garden residues, shrubbery and tree trimmings, and
similar material, but not including grass.
Newsprint, magazines, junk mail, office paper, wrapping paper,
phone books, catalogues, paperback books, paper bags, paper food boxes,
gift boxes and cardboard cut into pieces no longer than 24 inches.
Materials that have been set apart from refuse so that they
can be recycled, including aluminum, cardboard, food and drink cans,
food and beverage cartons (tetrapak type containers), mixed paper
materials, and plastic bottles. This term does not include construction,
renovation, and demolition wastes, municipal, solid, residual, municipal,
or hazardous waste.
The Township of Exeter, Berks County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Leaves, grass clippings, garden residue, tree trimmings,
chipped shrubbery and other vegetative material.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 4000.101 et seq.
The Township hereby designates the Trout Run Depository to provide
for the collection of yard waste and household recycling material.
A.
Use of the collection facilities shall be by the following regulations:
[Amended 9-10-2018 by Ord. No. 804]
(1)
An access card must be obtained from the municipal office to enter
and use the collection facility. A driver's license (or, in the case
of a nonresident landowner, a tax bill) must be presented at time
of card issuance. The charge for the access card is $10 and may be
amended from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
(2)
One card is issued per household. Access cards may not be given to
anyone outside of the household to which it was issued. Lost or damaged
cards must be reported to the Township office. Replacement cards will
be issued at the issuance fee established.
(3)
All yard waste, recyclable materials, and mixed paper material shall
be deposited directly into an area indicated by signage or into appropriate
dumpsters, if provided.
(4)
Yard waste hauled to the site in plastic bags must be emptied at
an area indicated by signage or emptied into appropriate dumpsters,
if provided. No plastic bags are to be left at the site. Biodegradable
paper bags can be placed directly into dumpsters or in an area indicated
by signs.
(5)
Only yard waste, recyclable materials, and mixed paper materials
shall be accepted at the collection facility. The collection facility
does not accept construction, renovation, and demolition wastes, municipal,
solid, residual, or hazardous waste, garbage or other refuse, sod,
dirt, stones, broken concrete, bricks, or other masonry, trees, landscape
logs, railroad ties, stumps, metal of any kind, or other similar waste
materials.
(6)
Only residents and businesses of the Township of Exeter and Borough
of St. Lawrence may use the collection facility.
(7)
Commercial landscapers, lawn mowing companies, contractors, and other
similar entities are prohibited from using the collection facility.
(8)
Only Class I, II, and III vehicles may access the collection facility,
except that dual rear-wheel pickup trucks are permitted to the extent
that they otherwise do not qualify as Class III vehicles. Class IV
vehicles and above, including, without limitation, work and dump trucks,
stake body trucks, panels, and other similar vehicles, are strictly
prohibited. For purposes of this section, "classes" of vehicles shall
be those as set forth in Appendix C (Vehicle Types) of the National
Highway Administration's annual Traffic Monitoring Guide, as may be
amended from time to time. Dump trailers, if used by commercial landscapers,
lawn mowing companies, and/or contractors, are strictly prohibited.
(9)
Hours of operation of the collection facility shall be 7:00 a.m.
through 8:00 p.m., April 1 through October 31; and 7:00 a.m. through
6:00 p.m., November 1 through March 31.
B.
The Township shall have the power to adopt additional rules and regulations
relating to this article and to the use of the collection facility.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this article shall, upon conviction, be subject to a penalty of
not less than $100 nor more than $600, plus costs of prosecution.
Each day of a violation shall constitute a separate offense.
The provisions of this article are severable. If any provision
of this article or its application to any person or circumstance within
the Township is held invalid, said invalidity shall not affect any
other provision or application of this article which can be given
effect.
