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Timestamp: 2018-08-18 22:39:17
Document Index: 556225950

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', '§ 225', 'art 1', '§ 225', 'art 2', '§ 4000', '§ 225']

Township of Connoquenessing, PA Solid Waste
Ch 225 Art I Dumping and Depositing of Refuse
§ 225-1 Definitions; word usage.
§ 225-2 Unlawful acts.
§ 225-3 Additional restrictions.
Ch 225 Art II Solid Waste Management and Recycling
§ 225-5 Short title.
§ 225-7 Storage of municipal waste prior to collection.
§ 225-8 Collection requirements.
§ 225-9 Collection and disposal charges.
§ 225-10 Separation and collection of recyclables.
§ 225-11 Ownership of recyclable materials.
§ 225-12 Enforcement; collection agreements.
§ 225-13 Administration and enforcement.
§ 225-14 Violations and penalties.
Nuisances — See Ch. 164.
Article I Dumping and Depositing of Refuse
Article II Solid Waste Management and Recycling
Article I: Dumping and Depositing of Refuse
[Adopted 4-21-1970 by Ord. No. 16 (Ch. 20, Part 1, of the 1997 Code of Ordinances)]
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes, except human body wastes, including garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead animals and solid market and industrial waste.[1]
Nonputrescible solid wastes (excluding ashes), consisting of both combustible and noncombustible wastes, such as paper, cardboard, tin cans, yard clippings, wood, glass, bedding, crockery, metals and similar materials.
The masculine shall include the feminine and the neuter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to accumulate or dump or otherwise deposit on public or private land within the territorial limits of Connoquenessing Township any ashes, garbage, rubbish or other refuse without the consent of the landowner.
It shall be unlawful for any person to accumulate or dump or otherwise deposit on public or private land within the territorial limits of Connoquenessing Township any ashes, garbage, rubbish or other refuse in such a manner as to affect the health, safety or general welfare of the citizens of Connoquenessing Township.
§ 225-3 Additional restrictions. [1]
In addition to the requirements of this article, owners and occupants of buildings and grounds shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 164, Nuisances, of the Code of the Township of Connoquenessing.
Article II: Solid Waste Management and Recycling
[Adopted 8-13-1996 by Ord. No. 56 (Ch. 20, Part 2, of the 1997 Code of Ordinances)]
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Township of Connoquenessing Municipal Solid Waste Management and Recycling Ordinance."
A person, firm, partnership, corporation or public agency authorized by the county and/or Township to collect municipal waste from residential, commercial, municipal and institutional establishments.
Empty food or beverage containers consisting of ferrous sides with aluminum top and bottom. A container is bimetallic if a magnet sticks to the sides, but not to the ends.
Large waste items including, but not limited to, appliances, auto parts, furniture, trees and branches or stumps, or other items too large for approved reusable or disposable waste containers.
Containerboard cartons, Kraft linerboard and shipping boxes with corrugated paper medium. This definition also includes Kraft (brown) paper bags.
Any metal or plastic bin or container which may be mechanically lifted and emptied into a collection vehicle.
Printing, writing and computer paper used in commercial, institutional and municipal establishments as well as residences. This definition includes white paper, white ledger, bond paper, colored ledger, computer printouts, computer tab cards and copy machine paper.
Any waste generated from products used in residential establishments that are toxic, corrosive, flammable or explosive.
Facilities engaged in manufacturing or processing including, but not limited to, factories, foundries, mills, processing plants, refineries and mining operations.
Facilities that house or serve groups of people including, but not limited to, hospitals, nursing homes, orphanages, day-care centers, schools and colleges.
Properties having four or more dwelling units per structure.[2]
Public facilities operated by the Township, a municipal authority and/or other governmental and quasi-governmental agencies.[3]
As defined in Section 103 of the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act, 53 P.S. § 4000.103.[4]
Township of Connoquenessing.
Materials generated by residential, commercial, municipal and institutional establishments for which recycling markets exist and for which there is a recycling agent. Recyclable materials may include clear glass, colored glass, aluminum, steel and bimetallic containers, high-grade office paper, newspapers, corrugated paper, plastics and any other item selected by the Township or county, or specified in amendments to Act 101.[5]
Any occupied single-family, duplex or multifamily dwelling of three units or less.[6]
Unauthorized or uncontrolled removal of solid waste materials placed for collection, i.e., removal from a solid waste processing or disposal facility.
All coated (tin, zinc, etc.) and other empty ferrous food and beverage containers. This definition also includes ferrous and alloyed ferrous scrap material derived from iron and stainless steel, and white goods (large appliances).
All municipal waste shall be enclosed in leakproof containers.
Reusable containers for residences shall have tight-fitting covers, have suitable lifting handles and shall have a capacity of not more than 30 gallons. If detachable containers are in use, the Township may waive these standards.
Containers shall be covered or sealed at all times and waste shall not protrude or extend above the top of the container.
The storage of all municipal waste from multifamily housing, commercial, institutional, and municipal establishments, and industrial lunchroom and office wastes shall comply with the regulations and standards set forth in this article. The type, size and placement of bulk containers for these establishments shall be determined by the waste generator and authorized collector, and are subject to approval by the Township.
All residential properties shall use an authorized collection service unless they prove to the Township that they have made alternative arrangements consistent with this article.
All multifamily housing, commercial, institutional and municipal establishments, and industrial establishments with office and lunchroom wastes shall use an authorized collection service of their choice.
All multifamily housing, commercial, municipal, institutional and industrial waste shall be collected at least once each week and more often if required in order to control health hazards, odors or unsightly conditions.
All authorized collectors operating within the Township shall comply with the Butler County Municipal Waste Management Ordinance regarding the transportation of waste to the county-designated disposal facilities.[1]
Persons in residential establishments shall separate recyclable materials from other waste. Recyclable materials shall be placed at the curbside. Recyclable materials shall be prepared for collection according to Township or county guidelines and shall be placed in containers provided by the Township or cut and baled, bundled, tied, stacked or packaged in compliance with the guidelines.
All containers provided to residential establishments by the Township for recyclable materials shall be the property of the Township and shall be used only for the storage and collection of recyclable materials. Any resident who moves shall be responsible for leaving the container within the residence or shall pay the replacement cost of said container.
An owner, landlord or agent of the owner or landlord of a multifamily housing property with four or more units shall comply with its recycling responsibilities by establishing a collection program for the tenants at each property. The collection system shall include suitable containers, provided by the owner, landlords or agent, for sorting and collection of recyclable materials. The container shall be placed in easily accessible locations and written instructions shall be provided to the tenants concerning use and availability of the collection system.[1]
Owners, landlords or agents of multifamily properties who are in compliance with this article shall not be liable for noncompliance by the occupants of their property.
Owners, landlords or agents of multifamily properties who have recyclable materials collected by a collection firm other than the Township or its designated collector(s) shall submit an annual report to the Township reporting the tonnage of materials recycled during the previous year.
Commercial, institutional, municipal establishments and community activities shall separate materials as may be designated by the Township, and shall store the recyclable materials until collection. These establishments may be exempted from this article if the establishments have otherwise provided for the recycling of materials specified by this article and provide documentation to the Township annually indicating the designated recyclable materials being recycled and indicating the tonnage of materials recycled during the previous year.
It shall be the responsibility of each establishment and community activity to submit an annual report to the Township reporting the tonnage of materials recycled during the previous year.
All recyclable materials, when placed at the curbside, become the property of the authorized collector, except as provided below:
Any person may donate or sell recyclable materials to individuals or organizations authorized by the Township. The recyclable materials shall be either delivered to the individual organization site or may be placed at the curb for collection by said individual or organization.
Any person who donates or sells recyclable materials shall not receive a discount in waste collection fees paid to their authorized collector.
§ 225-12 Enforcement; collection agreements. [1]
The Township may enter into an agreement with public or private agencies or firms to authorize said agencies or firms to collect all or part of municipal wastes and/or recyclable materials.
The municipal officials of the Township of Connoquenessing or their designated representatives shall be responsible for the enforcement of the provisions of this article. The Township officials are authorized by this article to enact reasonable rules and regulations for the operation of this article including, but not limited to:
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate the provisions of this article and its rules and regulations shall receive an official written warning of noncompliance for the first offense.
Thereafter, all such violations shall be subject to the penalties hereinafter provided.[1]
Any person firm, or corporation who shall violate any provision of this article, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a Magisterial District Judge in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $300 nor more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this article continues or each section of this article which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.[2]