[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Eddystone as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Littering — See Ch. 183.
[Adopted 3-7-1938 by Ord. No. 301, approved 3-7-1938]
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to throw, cast,
drop, place or deposit, or cause to be thrown, cast, dropped, placed
or deposited, in or upon any of the streets, alleys, sidewalks or
other public places within the Borough or in or upon any porch, stoop,
piazza, step, doorknob or yard of any house or store along any of
the streets, sidewalks or alleys within the Borough or in any parked
automobile parked along any of the streets, sidewalks or alleys within
the Borough, any posters, circulars, bills, handbills, papers or other
advertising matter of any kind or description or any wastepaper, rubbish
or discarded articles of any kind; provided, however, that nothing
herein contained shall be held to apply to newspapers, advertisements,
handbills or circulars subscribed to by an inmate of the house at
which they are left or which are contained in any envelope addressed
to any inmate of the house at which they are left.
[Amended 2-17-1975 by Ord. No. 438; 1-9-1989 by Ord. No. 524, approved 1-9-1989]
Any person who shall be convicted of a violation of any of the
provisions of this article before any District Justice shall be sentenced
to pay a fine of not more than $600 and costs of prosecution and,
in default thereof, to imprisonment in the county jail for a term
not to exceed 30 days.
[Adopted 9-10-1973 by Ord. No. 426, approved 9-10-1973]
It is hereby unlawful for any person, individual, firm, corporation,
association, partnership and/or other legal entity to post, secure,
fasten and/or attach in any manner any printed, painted and/or written
sign, poster, showbill, placard, circular and/or advertisement of
any description whatsoever upon any pole (whether owned by a public
utility company or not), tree and/or any stationary object abutting
any public street, public thoroughfare and/or public way within the
Borough of Eddystone. Permitted exceptions to the aforesaid prohibition
shall be traffic control signs of any kind duly placed along any public
street, public thoroughfare and/or public way by the Borough of Eddystone
or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, judicial notices and/or public
notices from any governmental body or agency.
[Amended 2-17-1975 by Ord. No. 438; 1-9-1989 by Ord. No. 524, approved 1-9-1989]
Any person who shall be convicted of a violation of any of the
provisions of this article before any District Justice shall be sentenced
to pay a fine of not more than $600 and costs of prosecution and,
in default thereof, to imprisonment in the county jail for a term
not to exceed 30 days.
