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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 47', '§ 47', '§ 58', '§ 47', '§ 47', '§ 47']

Borough of East Greenville, PA GARBAGE AND REFUSE DISPOSAL
FRAUD INVESTIGATION AND REPORTING POLICY
PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS, AUTHORITY OVER
POLICE PROTECTION, INTERLOCAL
Collection by borough; exception.
Authorization to contract; contractual obligations.
Supervision of collection.
§ 47-4.1
Containers for collection.
§ 47-4.2
Collection schedule.
Use of collection service required.
Disposal of excess quantities; unauthorized methods of disposal.
Hauling refuse collected outside borough.
Disposal within borough prohibited.
Ownership of refuse.
Accumulation, storage and burning restrictions.
Fee for permit to burn.
Permitted burning without license.
Expenses of collection.
Fees; penalties for nonpayment.
PARADES AND MOTORCADES
POLES, LICENSING OF
Ch A098
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of East Greenville 6-6-1966 by Ord. No. 8-66. Amendments
Nuisances — See Ch 56.
Chapter 47: GARBAGE AND REFUSE DISPOSAL
[Amended 9-5-1989 by Ord. No. 11-89]
The following words, as used in this chapter,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except in
those instances where the context clearly indicates otherwise:
An individual combustible or noncombustible article which
the owner or occupier of a unit seeks to dispose of and which, because
of size or weight, is not amenable to containment in a thirty-three-gallon
clear plastic bag as provided by the Borough. Such shall include discarded
furniture, small household appliances and fixtures, but shall specifically
exclude tires and white goods. The size and weight of bulk items subject
to collection shall be limited to those that reasonably can be lifted
by two persons.[Added 6-7-1999 by Ord. No. 99-3]
The animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
An individual, corporation, partnership or any other group
acting as a unit.
Garbage and rubbish, as herein defined.
Combustible and noncombustible waste materials, except garbage, and the term shall include the residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke and other combustible materials, paper, rags, cartons, boxes, wood, excelsior, rubber, leather, tree branches, yard trimmings, tin cans, metals, mineral matter, grass, crockery and dust and other similar materials. Wood, as that word is defined in § 58-1 of this Code, shall not be considered to be rubbish.[Amended 9-8-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-06]
One household, one apartment, business establishment or location
entitled to the collection and disposal services authorized by this
chapter or subsequent amendments thereto.[Amended 12-27-1990 by Ord. No. 90-19; 3-4-1991 by Ord. No.
91-2; 6-7-1999 by Ord. No. 99-3]
[Amended 12-27-1990 by Ord. No. 90-19; 3-4-1991 by Ord. No.
All refuse accumulated in the Borough of East
Greenville shall be collected, conveyed and disposed of by the Borough
of East Greenville. The person or persons owning or occupying a unit
whose accumulated refuse at each time of collection exceeds four bags,
with a total weight of 50 pounds per bag and/or one bulk item shall
personally or by arrangement with the person or firm holding the then-current
contract with the Borough of East Greenville to perform such services
within the Borough collect, convey and dispose of such excess refuse
in accordance with all regulations for collection, conveyance and
disposal prescribed in this chapter or made by the Borough Council.
Only the refuse deposited in the clear plastic thirty-three-gallon
bags which shall be provided by the Borough of East Greenville and
bulk items identified by an attached, Borough-issued sticker will
be collected, conveyed and disposed of by the Borough of East Greenville.
Borough Council is authorized hereby to contract
for the performance of the service provided by this chapter and to
award a contract therefor from time to time for such periods of time
as shall be determined by Borough Council. Such contract shall require
the contractor to assume all responsibility for the collection of
refuse in the Borough of East Greenville in accordance with the provisions
of this chapter and all regulations, orders and specifications provided
under the authority thereof, and to convey, dump and dispose in a
lawful manner all such refuse beyond and outside the boundaries of
the Borough of East Greenville in a lawful place, and to fix and regulate,
in a manner not inconsistent with the terms of this chapter, the manner,
method and time of collecting and conveying refuse, the type of equipment
required for the purpose and the price to be paid for the performance
of said contract and the time or times for the payment thereof.
[Amended 9-5-1989 by Ord. No. 89-11]
The collection of refuse in the Borough of East
Greenville and the disposal thereof shall be under the supervision
of the Borough Council. The Borough Council shall have authority to
make regulations concerning the hours and days of collection and such
other matters pertaining to the collection and disposal as it may
deem advisable and to change and modify the same after notice as required
by law, provided that such regulations are not contrary to the provisions
hereof. An aggrieved person shall have the right to appeal against
any regulations or order made by the Borough Council to the Borough
Council, and the latter may confirm, modify or revoke any such regulations
or order; provided, however, that no such appeal to the Borough Council
shall be permitted as to any regulation contained in this chapter.
[Added 3-4-1991 by Ord. No. 91-2; amended 6-7-1999 by Ord. No.
99-3]
Every premises from which refuse is collected
and removed shall use a clear plastic thirty-three-gallon bag as provided
by the Borough of East Greenville. Under this exclusive bag-removal
system only refuse deposited in the aforesaid bags and bulk items
tagged with bulk item stickers also provided by the Borough of East
Greenville will be accepted by the trash collection contractor. Bags
and bulk item stickers may be purchased at Mohr's Store, Fourth and
Main Streets; Baumans Paint Store, 114 Main Street; or First Union
Bank, Fourth and Washington Streets, or at such other or additional
locations as the Borough Council may from time to time designate by
resolution, and at a cost of $1.75 per bag and $2.00 per sticker or
at such cost as the Borough Council may from time to time designate
[Added 7-7-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-6]
Persons owning residential buildings that contain
in excess of three units may, at the discretion of the Borough Council,
be required to provide for the residents of their building a dumpster
or similar contrivance as approved by the Code Enforcement Officer,
situate at the property's normal collection site, into which the residents
may deposit their accumulated refuse, contained in the aforedescribed
Borough of East Greenville plastic bags.
[Amended 12-27-1990 by Ord. No. 90-19]
The Borough Council is authorized to arrange
date schedules for the collection of refuse in the various categories
and sections of the borough and shall give public notice thereof.
Such schedules shall provide for a single collection for each and
every week throughout the year. No collection shall be made on Sundays
or on any of the following holidays: New Year's Day, Good Friday,
Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
All collections shall be scheduled and shall be made in conformity
with such schedule between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., provided
that collections may be made after 1:00 p.m. to complete a day's schedule
when unusual conditions or emergencies reasonably justify a time extension
for a particular day, unless a different time shall be specified by
the Borough Council, in which event the latter determined time shall
be controlling. In the instance that a scheduled day of collection
shall fall upon one of the herein specified holidays, then collection
shall occur on the following day during the normal collection hours
as herein set forth.
[Amended 6-7-1999 by Ord. No. 99-3]
All persons within the Borough of East Greenville
shall dispose of refuse by the municipal collection service only,
and no person shall transport or dispose of refuse by any means not
approved by this chapter.
[Amended 9-5-1989 by Ord. No. 89-11; 6-7-1999 by Ord. No.
Persons having refuse in excess of that which
fills four collectible thirty-three-gallon Borough-issued bags to
a weight of 50 pounds per bag and/or who have more than one bulk item
they seek to dispose of at a given collection time shall dispose of
such excess refuse promptly and in accordance with the provisions
of this chapter and regulations adopted thereunder, personally or
by arrangement with the person or firm holding the then-current contract
with the Borough of East Greenville to perform such services within
the Borough. The making of a contract or arrangement for the collection,
conveyance and disposal of refuse from any location within the Borough
with any unauthorized person or firm shall constitute a separate and
distinct violation of this chapter by each party thereto, and each
shall be subject to the penalties hereinafter provided.
The Borough Council is authorized to make regulations
concerning the hauling of refuse collected outside the Borough of
East Greenville over the streets of the Borough of East Greenville.
No refuse shall be hauled over the streets of
the Borough of East Greenville except in a watertight vehicle provided
with a tight cover so as to prevent offensive odors from escaping
therefrom and refuse from being blown, dropped or spilled therefrom.
No refuse shall be dumped or disposed of within
the limits of the Borough of East Greenville.
Ownership of refuse set out for collection shall
be vested in the Borough of East Greenville until such time as the
same shall be collected from the containers into the vehicle of the
contractor, at which time it shall become the property of the contractor.
On and after the date of the award of a contract for collection service pursuant to the authority contained in § 47-3 hereof it shall be unlawful:
A. For any person to collect, convey over any of the
streets or alleys of the Borough of East Greenville or dispose of
any refuse accumulated in said borough in any manner not approved
of in this chapter or subsequent regulations.
B. For any person to place any refuse in any street,
alley or other public place or upon private property, whether owned
by such person or not, within the borough, except in proper receptacles
for collection. No person shall throw or deposit any refuse in any
stream or other body of water.
C. For any person to allow any accumulation of refuse
on any premises in the Borough of East Greenville other than for the
purpose of collection in the manner provided by this chapter or by
special regulation of Borough Council. Any unauthorized accumulation
of refuse on any premises is hereby declared to be a nuisance and
is prohibited. Failure to remove an unauthorized accumulation of refuse
within 15 days of notice to either the occupant or the owner shall
be deemed a separate violation of this chapter by either or both of
D. For any person, other than the occupants of the premises
on which refuse receptacles are stored or the collector, to remove
the covers of any of the refuse receptacles or to remove the refuse
stored in such containers.
E. To place in any containers provided for regular collection
any highly flammable or explosive refuse or any wearing apparel, bedding
or refuse from premises where highly infectious or contagious diseases
F. For any person to burn any refuse outside of any building.[Amended 11-7-1966 by Ord. No. 9-66; 9-5-1989 by Ord. No.
11-89]
G. For any person to burn any refuse within the Borough
of East Greenville except upon a showing of undue hardship, if found
to exist by a determination of the Borough Fire Marshal, and upon
a written permit to do so approved by the Borough Fire Marshal. Such
burning shall be permitted only in accordance with the provisions
and conditions set forth upon such permit and only by means of incineration
inside a building and under conditions that are safe and free from
hazards of fire to such building and surrounding buildings. The emission
of any smoke, fumes or odors resulting from such burning shall be
sufficient cause for revocation forthwith of such permit. Burning
conducted contrary to the terms and conditions of such permit or in
an unsafe manner or so as to emit smoke, fumes or odors shall be deemed
to be a separate violation of this chapter.[Added 11-7-1966 by Ord. No. 9-66; amended 9-5-1989 by Ord. No.
H. For any person to place for collection refuse in containers
other than the clear plastic thirty-three-gallon bags provided by
the Borough for such purpose.[Added 9-5-1989 by Ord. No. 89-11; amended 6-7-1999 by Ord. No.
I. For any person to place any refuse for collection
in any street, alley or other public place or private property, whether
owned by such person or not, within the borough more than 12 hours
prior to the scheduled collection time.[Added 9-5-1989 by Ord. No. 11-89]
[Added 11-7-1966 by Ord. No. 9-66]
Every applicant for a permit to burn, as provided by § 47-12G, and for every renewal thereof, shall pay an application fee of $100 to the Borough Treasurer for inspection and policing thereof, any balance thereof to go into the general funds of the borough.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to
prevent the burning at practice drills of such articles and at such
locations as may be approved by the Mayor if such burning shall be
done in the presence and under the direct supervision of the Fire
Chief of the East Greenville Fire Company.
A. The Borough will pay from its general revenues as
set aside in its budget the expenses incident to collection of a maximum
of four clear plastic thirty-three-gallon bags as provided by the
Borough of East Greenville, each with a total weight of no more than
50 pounds and one bulk item tagged with a bulk item sticker as provided
by the Borough at each collection time from every residence and place
of business. Excess bags of refuse and bulk items may be collected
by special arrangement between the owner or occupier of property upon
which such refuse accumulates and the person or firm holding the then-current
contract with the Borough of East Greenville to perform such services.
The owner or occupier of the property from which such excess refuse
is collected shall be solely responsible for payment of the person
or firm that collects the excess refuse from the unit in his possession.
The hauler holding the then-current contract for collection, conveyance
and disposal of refuse in the Borough of East Greenville shall not
look to the Borough for compensation in the collection of excess refuse
from the owner or occupier of a unit upon which such refuse has accumulated.
For collection of excess refuse the person or firm holding the municipal
contract shall charge the rate charged the Borough for collection
of the first four bags and one bulk item.
B. It shall be unlawful to charge any business or industry
for any collection rates proportionately in excess of the rates in
effect for the first four bags and bulk item collected at any location.
[Amended 12-7-1987 by Ord. No. 10-87; 9-5-1989 by Ord. No.
11-89; 2-1-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-02
Except for the provisions provided for in § 47-17, any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days, or both, at the discretion of the Court.
[Added 2-1-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-02]
A. The fees
for the collection or disposal of refuse and penalties for late payment
shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Borough
Council of the Borough of East Greenville; public notice of the fee
schedule shall thereupon be made. The initial fees are set as follows:
of the tax year 2010, a yearly fee per dwelling unit of $113 shall
be due, payable on or before March 1. If paid after March 1, the per-dwelling-unit
fee due shall be $135.
addition, the cost per East Greenville Borough garbage bag shall be
modified to $1 per bag.
section shall be effective 30 days after being adopted.
B. All bills
for the collection and disposal of refuse shall be rendered annually
and shall thereupon be immediately due and payable. All bills shall
be payable to the Borough Secretary. Payments representing collection
costs for January through December shall be subject to a per-dwelling-unit
penalty if not paid on or before March 1. Accounts not paid within
60 days of March 1 shall be referred to the Borough Solicitor with
instructions to proceed for the collection of such unpaid charges,
together with all penalties thereon, and the same shall be collected
by an action of assumpsit in the name of the Borough against the owner
of the property charged or by a lien filed in the nature of a municipal
lien against the subject property or in any other manner provided
by the law for the collection of a municipal lien.