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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 193', '§ 193', '§ 193', '§ 193', '§ 193', '§ 193', '§ 193', '§ 193', '§ 193', '§ 193', '§ 193', '§ 193', '§ 193', '§ 193', '§ 193', '§ 193', '§ 193', '§ 193', '§ 193', '§ 481', '§ 2', '§ 2301', '§ 193', '§ 193', '§ 193', '§ 193']

Township of Montgomery, PA Solid Waste Management
Township of Montgomery, PA
Ch 20 Industrial Development Authorities
Ch 21 Intergovernmental Cooperative Agreements
Ch 30 Recreation and Parks Board
Ch 46 Sewer Authority
Ch 77 Collection Bins
Ch 82 Contractors
Ch 86 Disturbing the Peace
Ch 107 Firearms and Hunting
Ch 128 Junk and Junk Dealers
Ch 159 Obscenity
Ch 174 Pool and Billiard Rooms
Ch 183 Sewage Disposal Systems
Ch 189 Shade Trees
Ch 193 Solid Waste Management
Ch 193 Art I Dumping, Storage and Burning
§ 193-1 Prohibited methods of disposal.
§ 193-2 Prohibition of open fires and burning; exception.
Ch 193 Art II Waste Collection and Recycling
§ 193-4 Title.
§ 193-5 Definitions and word usage.
§ 193-6 Legislative intent.
§ 193-7 Program responsibilities; rules and regulations.
§ 193-8 Municipal waste collector registration.
§ 193-9 Use of other collection agents; intergovernmental cooperation.
§ 193-10 Responsibilities of municipal waste collectors.
§ 193-11 Materials to be recycled.
§ 193-12 Program authority of NMCRC.
§ 193-13 Ownership of recyclable materials and municipal waste.
§ 193-14 Alternate recycling activities.
§ 193-15 Handling of leaf waste.
§ 193-16 Responsibilities of generator.
§ 193-17 Enforcement; violations and penalties.
§ 193-18 Construal.
§ 193-19 Modifications.
§ 193-20 Authorization to Execute IMA.
Ch 215 Temporary Retail Businesses
Ch 217 Tenant Lists
Ch 220 Towing Contractors
Ch A235 (Reserved)
Ch A236 Fees
Ch A237 Street Lighting
Ch A238 Water Districts
Ch D251 Disposition of Legislation
Ch D252 Contracts, Franchises and Agreements
Ch D253 Indebtedness
Ch D254 Street Acceptances and Improvements
Ch D255 Street Vacations
Ch D256 Subdivision Ordinances
Ch D257 Zoning Ordinances
Chapter 193: Solid Waste Management
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Montgomery as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Brush, grass and weeds — See Ch. 65.
Collection bins — See Ch. 77.
Hazardous substances — See Ch. 116.
Fees — See Ch. A236.
Chapter 193 : Solid Waste Management
Article I Dumping, Storage and Burning
Article II Waste Collection and Recycling
Article I: Dumping, Storage and Burning
[Adopted 12-11-2000 by Ord. No. 00-133[1]]
Editor's Note: This ordinance superseded former Art. I, Dumping, Storage and Burning, adopted 10-1-1962 by Ord. No. 1, as amended.
No person, partnership, association or corporation shall dump, store, or accumulate any rubbish, waste, garbage, ashes, paper, junk and discarded or refuse materials at or upon any public or private property (vacant or occupied), at or upon any watercourse, ravine, quarry, ditch or gutter or upon any highway, road, street, avenue, lane, alley or upon the ditch or gutter thereof or upon any sidewalk or footpath within the limits of the Township of Montgomery.
It shall be unlawful to burn, ignite, incinerate, maintain or permit to bury any materials whatsoever, of whatever nature, including solid waste, recyclable materials, leaves, grass, weeds, and hedge and tree trimmings.
[Amended 9-27-2010 by Ord. No. 10-244]
Exceptions to allow open fires and burning:
Burning shall be permitted for fire-fighting training by Township-designated fire-fighting organizations subsequent to the proper notification and approval of the Township Fire Marshal.
Burning shall be permitted for recreational and entertainment purposes, such as bonfires and camp fires, subsequent to proper notification and approval of the Township Fire Marshal.
When approved by a governmental agency only, burning is permitted for the prevention and control of disease or pests, for the conservation and management of unique and natural areas, to prevent or abate a fire hazard, or as a management technique for preventing wildfires, scientific research, or vegetation management.[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection B(4), regarding an exception to allow burning of vegetation on properties used primarily for agricultural purposes, and which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 9-27-2010 by Ord. No. 10-244.
Any person who shall violate or permit the violation of any provision of this article shall, upon conviction of a summary offense before a District Justice, be sentenced to pay a fine not to exceed $1,000 per violation with costs of prosecution, and, in default of the payment of such fines and costs, be sentenced to undergo imprisonment to the extent allowed by law for the punishment of summary criminal offenses. A separate offense under this article shall be deemed to occur for each day or portion thereof in which is a violation is found to exist or for each section of the article which is found to have been violated.[1]
Editor's Note: Section 4 of Ord. No. 00-133 provided as follows: “Montgomery Township and its agents, officials, and representatives, shall not, under any circumstances, be liable or responsible for damages caused to any person or property for the conduct of any burning activity in compliance or noncompliance with the terms and provisions hereof. The person, persons, company, or companies responsible for any such burning activity shall bear sole liability for damages caused as a result thereof.”
Article II: Waste Collection and Recycling
[Adopted 9-17-1990 by Ord. No. 115]
[Amended 7-9-2007 by Ord. No. 07-218]
NONCURBSIDE RESIDENT(S)
Residents of a multifamily residential unit where provision is made to collect and dispose of waste through collective dumpsters.
The legal entity established by and operating as agent for the municipalities hereunder who have delegated certain of their duties and powers respecting recycling, including but not limited to the development, implementation and enforcement of common recycling programs. Presently the NMCRC is comprised of Ambler Borough, Franconia Township, Hatfield Township, Hatfield Borough, Lower Gwynedd Township, Lower Salford Township, Montgomery Township, North Wales Borough, Souderton Borough, Telford Borough, and Towamencin Township and shall be deemed to include all new member municipalities and accepting member municipalities who have completed the withdrawal process.
The latest revision of the county-wide municipal waste management plan adopted by the county and approved by DEP, as such may hereinafter be supplemented, revised, amended or modified in compliance with the law.
Materials generated by a person or entity which can be separated from municipal waste and returned to commerce to be reused as a resource in the development of useful products. Materials which may be recycled include, but are not limited to, glass (clear, brown or green), aluminum, steel and bimetal cans, high-grade office paper, mixed paper, newspaper (including newspaper inserts, junk mail and telephone books), corrugated paper, magazines and other periodicals, plastic containers and other materials as may be designated from time to time as recyclable materials.
Twigs, shrub trimmings, small branches and like vegative matter.
The reduction of the amount of municipal waste and conservation of recyclable materials is an important public concern by reason of the growing problem of municipal waste disposal and its detrimental impact on the environment. It is the intent of this article to require, promote and regulate recycling activities in the municipality and to protect the health, safety and welfare of residents.
Licensing of the municipal waste collectors for recycling activities will be undertaken by the Township in conjunction with municipal waste collection and disposal licensing activities.
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B, concerning authorization of the Township to establish rules and regulations, as amended 6-22-1992 by Ord. No. 92-1, was repealed 7-9-2007 by Ord. No. 07-218.
The Township, in conjunction with the municipal waste collectors, shall be responsible for establishing an education program and together shall conduct and maintain a comprehensive public information program as follows:
The Township shall include articles and information on recycling requirements and activities within regular newsletters or mailings to residents and businesses in the community.
The Township shall, at least 30 days prior to the start of the recycling program and at least every six months thereafter, place one-fourth-page advertisements in newspapers of general circulation serving the Township of Montgomery outlining the requirements of this article and providing information relative to the recycling program operation.
The municipal waste collectors shall, at least 30 days prior to the start of the recycling program and at least every six months thereafter, deliver or include with their invoices sent to customers an information sheet on recycling. At the request of the municipal waste collectors, the Township will, as a service to the municipal waste collectors, provide facts relative to the requirements and operation of the recycling program that can be utilized in the aforementioned information sheet.[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsections D through I, concerning responsibility for weight and volume quantity data, recycling containers, compliance by persons or entities, compliance by municipal waste collectors, the posting of educational information, and exemptions, respectively, which immediately followed this subsection, were repealed 7-9-2007 by Ord. No. 07-218.
Every person or entity who desires to engage in or wishes to continue engaging in the municipal waste collector business with regard to any property in the Township shall be required to first register with the Township. Such registration shall be effective for a period of one year beginning January 1 of each calendar year. Every person or entity desiring or continuing to engage in the municipal waste collector business shall register with the Township on or before December 1 to qualify as a registered municipal waste collector on January 1 of the following year and shall complete any forms or application materials as requested by the Township. Those municipal waste collectors registering with the Township to collect municipal waste and recyclable materials during 1990 must register with the Township within 30 days of the effective date of this article, and said registration shall be valid through December 31, 1991.
The collection equipment and transportation vehicles used for the collection of municipal waste within the Township shall be of the closed body type with an automatic compactor unit, and said collection equipment and transportation vehicles shall be labeled to indicate the name of the municipal waste collector and shall further indicate that the vehicle is transporting municipal waste or recyclable materials. Said vehicles shall at all times be in good and proper mechanical condition and in compliance with the minimum safety and sanitary regulations of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. All such vehicles shall be specifically designed to prevent leakage of any liquid or fluids. Other type vehicles may be used only for the collection of recyclable materials and bulk items, provided that such items are separately collected in accordance with regulations established by the Montgomery Township Board of Supervisors by a resolution. The municipal waste and recyclables so collected shall be suitably enclosed or covered so as to prevent roadside littering, attraction of vermin or creation of other nuisances. The collection equipment and transportation vehicles shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition.
No person or entity shall be entitled to register with the Township as a municipal waste collector unless such person or entity can show certificates of insurance covering public liability for both bodily injury and property damage, owners' and contractors' protective insurance and automobile insurance with respect to personal injuries and property damage. Such insurance shall be in amounts that shall from time to time be set forth by the Board of Supervisors of Montgomery Township by regulations established by a resolution. Each and every policy of insurance herein mentioned which is required pursuant to the terms of this article shall carry with it an endorsement to the effect that the insurance carrier will transmit to the Township, by certified mail, written notice of any modifications, alterations or cancellation of any policy or policies or the terms thereof. The above-mentioned written notice shall be mailed to the Township at least 10 days prior to the effective date of any such modification, alteration or cancellation. Failure to maintain required insurance coverage shall result in cancellation or forfeiture of the collector's license.
Each municipal waste collector shall, on the first day of each calendar quarter, file a rate schedule with the Township showing the rates to be charged to its customers for the collection of municipal waste and recyclable materials. Such rate schedule shall not be changed by the municipal waste collector without first giving notice to the Township at least 30 days prior to the effective date of such change. Each municipal waste collector shall file a map with the Township on the first day of each calendar year or upon changes of its routes, showing the areas of the Township in which it operates and a timetable setting forth the days of collection. Collections of municipal waste and recyclable materials by municipal waste collectors shall take place at the times designated by resolution.
At the time of such registration, the municipal waste collector shall pay the Township a registration fee and a truck fee for each transportation vehicle that will be used in the Township to collect municipal waste or recyclable materials, which sum shall be used to offset the administrative and regulatory costs to the Township concerning municipal waste collection and recycling. The registration fee and the truck fee shall be set by resolution of the Montgomery Township Board of Supervisors from time to time.
Nothing in this article shall prohibit the Township from assigning a portion or all of its responsibilities under Act 101 and this article to another entity. Such assignment of responsibility will be accomplished in accordance with Section 304(c) of Act 101 and would require the Township to enter into a written agreement with the entity accepting such responsibilities. However, under no circumstances will the Township relinquish its right to select the methodology for conducting recycling; municipal waste collector subscription service to individual customers; franchising or bidding of municipal waste collector services on a partial or community-wide basis; or municipal waste collector services provided by a municipality.
Development and implementation of joint education programs, including the placement of newspaper ads, website pages and other appropriate media.
Editor's Note: Former 53 P.S. §§ 481 through 490 were repealed 12-19-1996 by P.L. 1158, No. 177, § 2(a), effective in 60 days. For subject matter of the repealed sections, see now 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 2301 et seq.
Findings under Intergovernmental Cooperation Act. As required by the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of July 12, 1972, P.L. 762, No. 180,[2] as amended, the following matters are specifically found and determined:
[Amended 12-17-2001 by Ord. No. 01-149; 7-9-2007 by Ord. No. 07-218]
Municipal waste collectors shall not collect refuse, recyclable materials or any other wastes between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Eastern standard time nor, when applicable, between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. daylight saving time. Failure to comply with this provision shall subject a municipal waste collector to enforcement by the individual municipality.
[Added 9-27-2010 by Ord. No. 10-244]
In accordance with the responsibilities in this article, the NMCRC is authorized to establish, by resolution, rules and regulations related to the administration of the recycling program and to administer and enforce against violations of all such rules and regulations. The NMCRC shall determine the recyclable materials to be separated by residents, noncurbside residents and businesses and collected by municipal waste collectors; however, this designation may be changed by the NMCRC from time to time. The municipality may require additional materials to be recycled, in which event such additional materials shall be deposited at drop off centers designated by the municipality, and the municipal waste collector will not be responsible for collecting such materials. Any additional requirements imposed by the municipality shall be consistent with and not interfere with the recycling program developed and implemented by the NMCRC. All commercial, industrial and institutional establishments shall also be required to separate the materials designated by the NMCRC for recycling.
In accordance with Section 1501(c)(1)(iii) of Act 101,[1] the NMCRC shall be authorized to exempt persons occupying commercial, institutional and industrial establishments from the requirements of this article if they have otherwise provided for the recycling of materials designated by this article and any subsequent resolutions. To be eligible for this exemption, the commercial, industrial or institutional waste generator must provide, on an annual basis, written documentation to the municipality and the NMCRC of the total quantity of each material recycled, in the form and by the Act as provided for in the NMCRC's rules and regulations. Exemptions shall be handled administratively by the NMCRC.
All recyclable materials and municipal waste placed at curbside for collection or in any container or dumpster designated for recyclable materials shall become the property of the municipal waste collector providing the service, except as outlined in § 193-14 of this article.
It shall be a violation of this article for any person or entity, other than the municipal waste collector providing the service, to collect or remove any of the recyclable materials from their designated collection location, except as outlined in § 193-14 of this article. Each unauthorized collection from one or more designated locations on one calendar day, in violation hereof, shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable as hereinafter provided.
[Amended 7-9-2007 by Ord. No. 07-218; 1-28-2008 by Ord. No. 07-229]
Each person or entity, unless exempted under § 193-16C of this article, who or which generates municipal waste and/or designated recyclable materials shall have such waste and recyclable materials collected by a municipal waste collector who is legally operating within the Township, and such collection shall be no less frequent than one time per week.
[Added 9-27-2010 by Ord. No. 10-244[1]]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also provided for the renumbering of former Subsections A through E as Subsections B through F, respectively.
The municipality hereby authorizes establishment of a program for curbside collection of leaf waste at least once during the Spring and at least once during the Fall of each year. In addition thereto, the leaf waste collection program shall be augmented by designation by the municipality of a DEP-permitted, dropoff compost facility for residents of the municipality to utilize as needed, which facility shall be open at least once per month for collection of leaf waste generated between scheduled curbside collections.
Leaf waste collection shall be conducted by the municipality or authorized private municipal waste collectors in accordance with regulations of DEP. All leaf waste shall be disposed of in a DEP-permitted compost facility in accordance with all applicable state guidelines.
All private municipal waste collectors shall provide the municipality and NMCRC with the name and address of the facility(ies) where the leaf waste will be disposed and report the quantity in tons or cubic yards. Leaf waste shall not be commingled with any other municipal solid waste. The disposal of leaf waste at a sanitary landfill, waste-to-energy facility or any other facility which is not a DEP-permitted composting facility is strictly prohibited.
The methodology for separating and collecting leaf waste shall be established and implemented by the municipality and imposed upon participating private waste collectors. The leaf waste collection guidelines set forth in this article are intended to be general in nature. The actual leaf waste collection and education program shall be established in more detail by the municipality pursuant to resolution and is subject to modification, as needed from time to time, provided that any modifications to the program comply with this article and the most recent regulations of DEP.
Owners, landlords or rental agents of any leased property, other than a single-family-occupied property, shall be responsible for publicly posting educational information provided by the NMCRC, municipality and/or municipal waste collectors; providing appropriate recyclable material collection containers; and providing for pickup of such containers in accordance with this article. Owners, landlords or rental agents of a single-family-occupied property may assign such responsibility to the tenant or lessee occupying the property through a lease or rental agreement or other written assignment.
All occupants of single-family homes, including townhomes and row homes where individual municipal waste collection occurs, shall maintain a separate container of the type specified or provided by the NMCRC or municipal waste collector to collect all designated recyclable materials in a commingled or modified commingled (e.g., different materials separated into paper bags and placed in the container) fashion, as established by the municipal waste collector, subject to the rules and regulations of the NMCRC No municipal waste or recyclable material container shall be placed at the curb or in the front yard of any resident's property except during the period beginning at 6:00 p.m. on the evening prior to the day of scheduled collection, and the empty container shall be removed by 11:59 p.m. on the day of scheduled collection. Enforcement of container rules for placement at curbside shall be the responsibility of the municipality. Newspapers may also be placed in paper bags (no plastic bags) or bundled and tied, both across and lengthwise, with rope or cord, and kept dry prior to collection and placed at curbside with the recycling container. No such municipal waste containers or recyclable material containers, including bundles of newspapers (other than containers supplied by municipal waste collectors), shall weigh more than 50 pounds.
Owners or landlords of any institutional, commercial, business or industrial establishment shall be required to meet the same requirements outlined in Subsection E, unless exempted under § 193-12C of this article or unless such responsibilities are specifically assigned, in writing, to the tenant or lessee of such property.
Any person or entity violating the provisions of this article pertaining to the separation of recyclable materials and leaf waste, collected within the boundaries of any municipality which is a member of the NMCRC, including commingling of recyclable materials and leaf waste by municipal waste by haulers and their employees, shall receive an official written warning sent certified mail, return receipt requested, from the NMCRC Solicitor and/or from the solicitor for the municipality in which the alleged violation occurred for the first offense. Thereafter, within two years from the date of the written warning for the first offense, any person or entity violating any of the provisions of this article pertaining to the separation of recyclable materials and leaf waste collected within the boundaries of any municipality which is a member of the NMCRC shall be subject to a criminal fine of not less than $2,500 per violation, plus damages, court costs and reasonable attorney's fees and imprisonment in the Montgomery County Correctional Facility to the extent allowed by law for the punishment of summary offenses. Enforcement of any such violations shall be by action commenced by the NMCRC and/or the municipality in which the alleged violation occurred before a District Justice in the same manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure.
No municipal waste collector shall knowingly collect municipal waste which contains recyclable materials or leaf waste. The municipal waste collector shall provide a person or entity violating the provisions contained herein with written notice for the first offense and also provide the NMCRC and the member municipality with the same written notice. Any municipal waste collector who shall knowingly violate the provisions of this subsection and collect municipal waste containing recyclable materials and leaf waste from a person or entity who or which has previously been notified by the NMCRC, municipality and/or a municipal waste collector of noncompliance shall receive an official warning from the member municipality and/or NMCRC for the first offense. The municipal waste collector, for subsequent offenses within a two-year period of the warning, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $1,500 per violation, plus damages, court costs and reasonable attorney's fees and imprisonment in the Montgomery County Correctional Facility to the extent allowed by law for the punishment of summary offenses. Enforcement of any such violation shall be by action commenced by the NMCRC and/or the municipality in which the alleged violation occurred before a District Justice in the same manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure.
Any person or entity who shall violate any provision of this article not covered in Subsection A or B above shall receive an official written warning sent certified mail, return receipt requested, from the NMCRC solicitor and/or from the solicitor for the municipality in which the alleged violation occurred for the first offense. Thereafter, within two years from the date of the written warning for the first offense, any person or entity violating any of the provisions of this article not otherwise covered in Subsection A or B shall, upon conviction, be subject to a criminal fine of not less than $500 per violation, plus damages, court costs and reasonable attorney's fees and imprisonment in the Montgomery County Correctional Facility to the extent allowed by law for the punishment of summary offenses. Enforcement of any such violations shall be by action commenced by the NMCRC and/or appropriate member municipality before a District Justice in the same manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure. Each day on which a violation of this article continues shall constitute a separate offense punishable by a like fine or penalty.
The NMCRC is authorized to establish, through its rules and regulations, procedures through which violations of this article and of the NMCRC's rules and regulations themselves may be determined and administrative sanctions therefor, including but not limited to imposition of monetary penalties.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the NMCRC's remedies, which shall include but not be limited to including the filing of actions at law or in equity seeking damages and/or injunctive relief.
This article shall be construed under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The Township may, from time to time, modify the regulations adopted in accordance with this article or make modifications to this article.
The Board of Supervisors hereby authorizes the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors to execute that certain intergovernmental agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A[1] between all the municipalities comprising the membership of the Northern Montgomery County Recycling Commission, which IMA sets forth the procedures and administration of the NMCRC.[2]
Editor's Note: A copy of said agreement is available in the Township offices.
Editor’s Note: Former Arts. III, Solid Waste Joint Cooperation, adopted 9-24-1990 by Ord. No. 117, as amended; IIIA, Hours of Collection, adopted 9-11-2000 by Ord. No. 00-127; and IV, Recycling, adopted 8-18-1991 by Ord. No. 121; and which immediately followed this section, were repealed 9-27-2010 by Ord. No. 10-244.