[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Township of Haverford 3-10-1975 by Ord. No. 1596. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Township of Haverford Anti-Litter Ordinance."
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicate:
Any contrivance now known or hereafter invented, used or
designated for navigation or for flight in the air. The word "aircraft"
shall include helicopters and lighter-than-air dirigibles and balloons.
A litter storage and collection receptacle.
Any printed or written matter, any sample or device, dodger,
circular, leaflet, pamphlet, paper, booklet or any other printed or
otherwise reproduced original or copies of any matter of literature
which:
Advertises for sale any merchandise, produce,
commodity or thing;
Directs attention to any business or mercantile
or commercial establishment or other activity for the purpose of either
directly or indirectly promoting the interest thereof by sales;
Directs attention to or advertises any meeting,
theatrical performance, exhibition or event of any kind for which
an admission fee is charged for the purpose of private gain or profit;
but the terms of this clause shall not apply where an admission fee
is charged or a collection is taken up for the purpose of defraying
the expenses incident to such meeting, theatrical performance, exhibition
or event of any kind when either of the same is held, given or takes
place in connection with the dissemination of information which is
not restricted under the ordinary rules of decency, good morals, public
peace, safety and good order provided that nothing contained in this
clause shall be deemed to authorize the holding, giving or taking
place of any meeting, theatrical performance, exhibition or event
of any kind without a license where such license is or may be required
by any law of this commonwealth or under any ordinance of this Township;
or
While containing reading matter other than advertising
matter, is predominantly and essentially an advertisement and is distributed
or circulated for advertising purposes or for the private benefit
and gain of any person so engaged as advertiser or distributor.
Putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the
handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
Garbage, refuse and rubbish, as defined herein, and all other
waste material which, if thrown or deposited as herein prohibited,
tends to create a danger to public health, safety and welfare.
Any newspaper of general circulation as defined by general
law, any newspaper duly entered with the Postal Service Department
of the United States in accordance with federal statute or regulation
and any newspaper filed and recorded with any recording officer as
provided by general law and, in addition thereto, shall mean and include
any periodical or current magazine regularly published with not less
than four issues per year and sold to the public.
Any printed or written matter, any sample or device, dodger,
circular, leaflet, pamphlet, newspaper, magazine, paper booklet or
any other printed or otherwise reproduced original or copies of any
matter of literature not included in the aforesaid definitions of
a commercial handbill or newspaper.
A park, reservation, playground, beach, recreation center
or any other public area in the Township owned or used by the Township
and devoted to active or passive recreation.
Any person, firm, partnership, association, company or organization
of any kind.
Any dwelling, house, building or other structure designed
or used, either in whole or in part, for private residential purposes,
whether inhabited or temporarily or continuously uninhabited or vacant,
and shall include any yard, grounds, walk, driveway, porch, steps,
vestibule or mailbox belonging or appurtenant to such dwelling, house,
building or other structure.
Any and all streets, sidewalks, boulevards, alleys or other
public ways and any and all public parks, squares, spaces, grounds
and buildings.
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes, except body
wastes, including garbage, rubbish, trash, ashes, street cleanings,
dead animals, junk, abandoned automobiles and solid market and industrial
wastes.
Nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible
and noncombustible wastes, such as paper, wrappings, cigarettes, cardboard,
tin cans, wood, glass, bedding, crockery and similar materials.
The Township of Haverford.
Every device in, upon or by which any person or property
is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, including devices
used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
No person shall throw or deposit litter in or
upon any street, sidewalk or other public place within the Township,
except in public receptacles for collection.
Persons placing litter in public receptacles
or in authorized private receptacles shall do so in such a manner
as to prevent it from being carried or deposited by the elements upon
any street, sidewalk or other public place or upon private property.
No person shall sweep into or deposit in any
gutter, street or public place within the Township the accumulation
of litter from any building or lot or from any public or private sidewalk
or driveway. Persons owning or occupying property shall keep the sidewalk
in front of their premises free of litter.
No person owning or occupying a place of business
shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter, street or public place
within the Township the accumulation of litter from any building or
lot or from any public or private sidewalk or driveway. Persons owning
or occupying places of business within the Township shall keep the
sidewalk in front of their business premises free of litter.
No person, while a driver or passenger in a
vehicle, shall throw or deposit litter upon any street or other public
place within the Township or upon private property.
A.
No person shall drive or move any truck or other vehicle
within the Township unless such vehicle is equipped with covers or
is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any load, contents or litter
from being blown or deposited upon any street, alley or other public
place.
B.
No person shall drive or move any vehicle or truck
within the Township, the wheels or tires of which carry onto or deposit
in any street, alley or other public place mud, dirt, sticky substances,
litter or foreign matter of any kind.
[Added 9-13-1976 by Ord. No. 1647]
No person shall deposit, place, drain or otherwise
allow to be deposited, placed or drained on any part of the right-of-way
of any street any gasoline, oil, lubricant, solvent, viscous material
or other liquid, excluding air-conditioning condensation, associated
with or used in the operation and maintenance of any motor vehicle
or other piece of mechanical equipment.
No person shall throw or deposit litter in any
park within the Township, except in public receptacles and in such
manner that the litter will be prevented from being carried or deposited
by the elements upon any part of the park or upon any street or other
public place. Where public receptacles are not provided, all such
litter shall be carried away from the park by the person responsible
for its presence and properly disposed of elsewhere as provided herein.
A.
No person shall throw or deposit litter in any fountain,
pond, lake, stream, ditch, drainage system or watercourse traversing
public or private property within the Township.
B.
No person shall throw, put or place or cause to be
thrown, put or placed into any stream or ditch in the Township used
for drainage purposes any substance, matter or thing whatsoever whereby
the free unobstructed use of the stream may be in any way impeded
or interfered with or whereby the same may be rendered unsightly or
whereby the same may be polluted.
No person shall throw or deposit any commercial
or noncommercial handbill in or upon any vehicle in or upon any public
place; provided, however, that it shall not be unlawful on any sidewalk,
street or other public place within the Township for any person to
hand out or distribute, without charge to the receiver thereof, any
noncommercial handbill to any person willing to accept it. Recipients
of such items, however, shall not discard same except in conformity
with this chapter.
No person shall throw or deposit any commercial
or noncommercial handbill in or upon any vehicle; provided, however,
that it shall not be unlawful in any public place for a person to
hand out or distribute, without charge to the receiver thereof, a
noncommercial handbill to any occupant of a vehicle who is willing
to accept it. Recipients of such items, however, shall not discard
same except in conformity with this chapter.
No person shall throw or deposit any commercial
or noncommercial handbill in or upon any private premises which are
temporarily or continuously uninhabited or vacant.
[Amended 3-13-2017 by Ord. No. 2806]
A.
No person
shall throw, deposit or distribute any commercial or noncommercial
handbill, periodical or newspaper upon any premises if requested by
anyone thereon not to do so.
B.
With regard to handbills, periodicals or newspapers placed at or
near the front entrance to the property, a property owner or resident
who does not desire to have their right of privacy disturbed or to
have any such handbills left upon the premises shall place in a conspicuous
location near the front or main entrance of the premises a sign conspicuously
bearing the words "No Soliciting," "No Trespassing," "No Advertisements"
or a similar notice. Alternatively, persons requesting nondelivery
of a newspaper or periodical at or near the front entrance to the
property shall do so in writing by certified mail to facilitate proof
of notice under this section.
C.
With regard to handbills, periodicals or newspapers placed at or
near the driveway, sidewalk or curb of the property, a property owner
or resident who does not desire to have their right of privacy disturbed
or to have any such handbills left upon the premises shall place at
or near the driveway, sidewalk or curb of the property a sign conspicuously
bearing the words "No Soliciting," "No Trespassing," "No Advertisements"
or a similar notice. Alternatively, persons requesting nondelivery
of a newspaper or periodical at or near the front entrance to the
property shall do so in writing by certified mail to facilitate proof
of notice under this section.
No person in an aircraft shall throw out, drop
or deposit within the Township any litter, handbill or any other object.
No person shall post or affix any commercial
or political notice, poster or any other paper or device calculated
to attract the attention of the public to any lamppost, public utility
pole or shade tree or upon any public structure or building, except
as may be authorized or required by law.
No person shall throw or deposit litter on any
occupied private property within the Township, whether owned by such
person or not, except that the owner or person in control of private
property may maintain thereon private receptacles for collection in
such a manner that litter will be prevented from being carried or
deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk or other public
place or upon any private property.
The owner or person in control of any private
property, whether occupied or vacant, shall at all times maintain
the premises free of litter; provided, however, that this section
shall not prohibit the storage of litter in authorized private receptacles
for collection.
No person shall throw or deposit litter on any
open or vacant private property within the Township, whether owned
by such person or not.
[Amended 6-13-1988 by Ord. No. 2019; 3-12-2012 by Ord. No.
2660]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any
provision of this chapter shall, upon summary conviction before any
District Justice of the Peace, pay a fine not exceeding $1,000 and
costs of prosecution; and in default of one payment of the fine and
costs, the violator may be sentenced to the county jail for a term
of not more than 90 days. Each and every day in which any person,
firm or corporation shall be in violation of this chapter shall constitute
a separate offense.
[Added 6-14-1982 by Ord. No. 1841]
No person shall deposit, place, drop or otherwise
allow to be deposited, placed or dropped on any part of the right-of-way
of any street any construction materials, dirt, garbage, litter and
refuse from any vehicle whether being carried in the body of the vehicle
or on the wheels, chassis, engine or body of the vehicle.
[Added 6-14-1982 by Ord. No. 1841]
No person shall place, draw, paint or otherwise
allow to be placed, drawn or painted any figures, games or other configurations
on the right-of-way of any street.
