[Adopted 10-26-1970 by Ord. No. 70-21]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The residue from the burning of solid fuels and other combustible
materials in homes, stores, institutions and commercial establishments.
Includes, but is not limited to, any endeavor normally of
a profit-seeking nature.
[Added 7-9-1979 by Ord. No. 79-8]
Includes offal and refuse of animal and vegetable matter,
excluding liquids, which has been used or was intended for use as
food for man or beast, including condemned foods, spoiled meat, fish,
fowl, vegetables, fruits, birds, small dead animals and oyster and
clam shells, also excrement and offal of pets if separately and securely
wrapped.
Includes Christmas trees, small branches of trees two inches
or less in diameter, hedge, bush and vine trimmings, stalks of vegetable
and flower plants, grass in any form, weeds, dirt, small stones and
similar material usually found in residential yards, except leaves
in bulk.
Includes bulk quantities of ashes, rubbish and other solid
waste products resulting from industrial processes and manufacturing
operations, including printing plants.
Includes solid wastes consisting primarily of garbage, rubbish,
ashes and garden refuse and solid commercial wastes, but excluding
industrial wastes and trash.
Includes a partnership or a corporation.
Includes waste products generally found in and about residences
and places of business, such as paper, rags, wooden boxes, crates,
cans, bottles, crockery, metals, stones, plaster, dirt and waste materials,
but excluding appliances, furniture, equipment and fixtures and other
wastes which cannot be fitted readily into the standard ash can or
tied into bundles of three feet maximum dimension.
Includes garbage, ashes, rubbish and other solid waste products
generally found around stores and business establishments.
Includes bric-a-brac, household furnishings, fixtures and
appliances, household equipment, doors, screens, bicycles, playground
equipment and apparatus of all kinds and any other rubbish which has
been delivered by local residents from their homes to the Borough
compactor.
[Amended 7-9-1979 by Ord. No. 79-8]
Every owner, householder, tenant, lessee or
occupant of any and every building in the Borough of Park Ridge shall
be required to do the following:
A.
To provide and at all times hereafter to keep on the
premises at least one receptacle of the size and type prescribed by
the Mayor and Council, which shall not hold over 60 pounds in garbage
and trash.
B.
To locate containers for pickup at ground level and
not within the confines of any building in order that ready access
is provided for the Borough Scavenger.
C.
To maintain all materials ready for pickup in a neat,
orderly manner, properly wrapped, packed and drained.
D.
To dispose of materials which are not the responsibility
of the Borough by virtue of the existing scavenger contract or other
system in effect for the removal of garbage and trash.
[Added 3-15-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-05]
No person shall use a litter receptacle placed on the streets
and roads by the Borough of Park Ridge for deposit of household or
commercial garbage, rubbish and trash.
[Amended 7-9-1979 by Ord. No. 79-8]
A.
A compactor shall be operated by the Borough of Park
Ridge for the exclusive use of residents of the Borough of Park Ridge.
No resident shall be permitted to dispose of garbage, stone, dirt,
newspaper, magazines or any material in excess of four feet in any
dimension.
B.
The compactor shall not be used for the disposal of
any solid commercial waste or for any commercial purpose.
C.
No vehicle in excess of 7,500 pounds' gross vehicle
weight shall be used to deposit materials in or transport materials
to the compactor.
D.
The hours and conditions of operation of the compactor
shall be prescribed by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Park
Ridge. Use of the compactor during hours other than the hours set
shall be strictly prohibited and shall subject the violator to the
penalty provided in this article.
[Amended 7-9-1979 by Ord. No. 79-8]
Special collections, such as cleanup week, may
be provided by the Borough of Park Ridge through its scavenger contract.
In addition thereto, certain articles not required to be removed by
the Borough Scavenger may be removed by the Borough Scavenger upon
the payment of certain scheduled fees in the manner prescribed by
the Mayor and Council, who shall approve the rates to be charged therefor
by the Borough Scavenger. These fees shall be paid directly to the
Borough Scavenger and shall not be considered revenue by the Borough.
Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit any person from
arranging with a private scavenger or independent contractor for the
removal of any articles not required to be removed by the Borough
Scavenger, provided that the same does not involve the use of the
Borough compactor.
The Mayor and Council of the Borough of Park
Ridge shall provide, by promulgation of rules and regulations, more
detailed limitations or restrictions on the removal of garbage, trash
and similar materials covered by this chapter and shall, upon the
entering of a new contract for scavenger service, distribute copies
of said rules and regulations to all prospective users of said service.
It shall be unlawful for any person to burn
or bury any garbage or rubbish upon any premises within the Borough
of Park Ridge. No person shall permit or allow garbage or rubbish
to accumulate on his premises for a period of more than four days.
It shall also be unlawful for any person to place any ashes, garbage
or rubbish upon any premises or upon any street or upon a public place
within the limits of the Borough of Park Ridge.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed
to affect, alter, change or modify any rules, regulations or ordinances
of the Board of Health,[1] with the exception that the licensing of the Borough Scavenger
shall be done by the Mayor and Council.
[1]
Editor's Note: For legislation adopted by
the Board of Health, consult Part III of this Code.
[Amended 7-8-1974 by Ord. No. 74-16]
Any person violating any of the provisions of
this article shall, upon conviction thereof, pay a penalty of not
exceeding $500 or be imprisoned for a period not exceeding 90 days,
or both.
