[Adopted 12-29-1986 by Ord. No. 185]
[Amended 12-28-1987 by Ord. No. 198; 12-27-1988 by Ord. No. 219; 12-26-1989 by Ord. No. 216; 12-27-1990 by Ord. No.
223; 12-30-2002 by Ord. No. 268; 12-27-2004 by Ord. No. 275; 1-2-2007 by Ord. No. 283; 2-6-2017 by Ord. No. 320]
A.
Removal from residential properties. The Borough of Silverdale shall
provide for the removal of garbage and other normal household refuse
from all private residential properties within the Borough, in return
for which there is hereby imposed upon every owner or tenant of a
residential dwelling within the Borough a quarterly charge of $70
to reimburse the Borough for the cost of provision of this service.
B.
Quarterly payments. Commencing January 7, 2017 solid waste collection
charges shall be paid quarterly, and quarterly billing for solid waste
collection shall be made by bills dated the first day of January,
April, July, and October of each year. All bills shall be due and
payable on their respective dates.
C.
Late payments. Quarterly charges for solid waste collection shall
be subject to a penalty of 10% if not paid within 30 days after the
date of the bill. If not paid within 90 days after becoming due, the
Borough shall have the right to cut off solid waste collection service
from the premises and not to restore the same until all delinquent
bills against the same shall have been paid.
D.
Liens on properties served. All solid waste collection charges, together
with all penalties thereon, not paid on or before 90 days from the
date of each bill shall be deemed to be delinquent. All delinquent
solid waste collection charges and all penalties thereof shall be
a lien on the property served and may be entered as a lien against
such property in the office of the Prothonotary of Bucks County and
shall be collected in the manner provided by law for filing and collection
of such liens.
[Amended 12-28-1987 by Ord. No. 198; 12-27-1988 by Ord. No.
210; 12-27-1990 by Ord. No. 223; 2-6-2017 by Ord. No. 320]
The quarterly payment shall be imposed against each dwelling
unit, and it shall be the responsibility of the property owner of
record to collect and pay said fee to the Borough in regards to any
apartment or other rented dwelling units upon his/her property.
The officers of the Borough are authorized to
establish billing and collection procedures to ensure the prompt implementation
of this article.
[Amended 2-6-2017 by Ord. No.
320]
The Borough Council may hereafter, by resolution, either increase
or decrease the quarterly payment for the removal of garbage and other
refuse materials within the Borough as appropriate.
