City of Harrisburg, PA
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2023-07-05
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Title 9: Public Works
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Part 3 (9-300), Refuse and Disposal
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Chapter 9-309 Prohibited Acts and Violations
- Title 1: Legislative Code
- Part 1 (1-100)
- Ch 1-101 Council
- Ch 1-102 City Clerk
- Part 2 (1-200)
- Ch 1-201 Ordinances and Resolutions
- Part 3 (1-300)
- Ch 1-301 Codified Ordinances
- Ch 1-302 Glossary of Terms
- Ch 1-303 Adoption of Code
- Title 2: Administrative Code
- Part 1 (2-100), Elected Officials
- Ch 2-101 Mayor
- Ch 2-102 Mayor's Office of Equal Economic Opportunity
- Ch 2-103 City Controller
- Ch 2-105 City Treasurer
- Ch 2-106 Property Insurance
- Part 3 (2-300), Administrative Offices
- Ch 2-301 Departments and Bureaus Generally
- Ch 2-303 City Solicitor
- Ch 2-305 City Engineer; Real Estate Registry
- Ch 2-307 Department of Administration
- Ch 2-309 Department of Public Safety - Bureau of Police
- Ch 2-310 Department of Public Safety - Bureau of Fire
- Ch 2-311 Department of Public Works
- Ch 2-313 Department of Building and Housing Development
- Ch 2-315 Department of Parks, Recreation and Enrichment
- Ch 2-317 Department of Incineration and Steam Generation
- Part 5 (2-500), Boards, Commissions, Authorities
- Ch 2-501 Boards, Commissions and Authorities
- Ch 2-503 Youth Commission
- Ch 2-505 Cable Television Regulation
- Ch 2-507 Audit Committee
- Ch 2-509 Environmental Advisory Council
- Ch 2-511 Harrisburg Land Bank
- Ch 2-513 Civil Service Board
- Ch 2-515 Citizens Law Enforcement Committee
- Part 7 (2-700), Employment and Benefits
- Ch 2-701 Compensation of Elected Officials
- Ch 2-703 Employment Generally
- Ch 2-705 Non-Uniformed Municipal Employees Retirement System
- Ch 2-707 Police Retirement System
- Ch 2-709 Firefighter Retirement System
- Ch 2-711 (Reserved)
- Ch 2-713 Other Post Employment Benefits Trust Fund
- Part 9 (2-900), Minority Participation in City Contracts
- Ch 2-901 Minority Participation in City Contracts
- Ch 2-903 Affirmative Action Cooperation Plan
- Title 3: Public Safety
- Subtitle: Traffic Code
- Part 1 (3-100), Administration
- Ch 3-101 Short Title and Definitions
- Ch 3-103 Traffic Division
- Ch 3-105 Traffic Engineer
- Ch 3-107 Temporary Traffic Regulations
- Ch 3-109 Traffic Control Maps and File
- Ch 3-111 Bicycle Registration
- Ch 3-113 Enforcement
- Part 3 (3-120), Traffic Regulations
- Ch 3-121 Operation of Vehicles
- Ch 3-123 Pedestrians and Passengers
- Ch 3-125 Cruising
- Part 5 (3-130), Stopping, Standing and Parking
- Ch 3-131 Stopping and Parking Generally
- Ch 3-133 Parking Meters
- Ch 3-135 Removal and Impounding of Motor Vehicles
- Ch 3-137 City Island Parking Facility
- Ch 3-139 Residential Parking Permits
- Ch 3-141 Disabled Parking in Residential Neighborhoods
- Ch 3-143 Booting Vehicles
- Ch 3-145 Diesel-Powered Motor Vehicles
- Subtitle: General Offenses
- Part 1 (3-300), Administration
- Ch 3-301 Citizen Complaints
- Part 3 (3-330), General Offenses
- Ch 3-331 Parental Responsibility - Neglect of Minor Children
- Ch 3-333 Curfew
- Ch 3-335 Skateboards, Roller-Skating and Similar Devices
- Ch 3-337 Loitering; Controlled Substances
- Ch 3-339 Malicious Loitering or Prowling
- Ch 3-341 Disturbing the Peace
- Ch 3-343 Noise Control and Abatement
- Ch 3-345 Weapons and Explosives
- Ch 3-347 Malt and Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 3-349 Byob Clubs
- Ch 3-351 Property Protection
- Ch 3-353 False Reports to Public Safety Agencies
- Ch 3-355 State of Emergency
- Ch 3-357 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 3-359 Pawnbrokers, Secondhand Dealers and Transient Merchants
- Ch 3-361 Advertising and Posting Signs
- Ch 3-363 Tall Grass and Weeds
- Ch 3-365 Accumulation of Refuse
- Ch 3-367 Panhandling and Solicitation
- Ch 3-369 Limitations on Public Gambling
- Ch 3-371 Interference With Access to Health Care Facilities
- Ch 3-373 Possession and Use of Marijuana and Marijuana Paraphernalia
- Ch 3-399 Penalty
- Subtitle: Animal Control Law
- Part 1 (3-500), Animal Control and Responsibility
- Ch 3-501 Animal Control
- Ch 3-503 Ownership, Care and Possession of Cats
- Ch 3-505 Ownership, Care and Possession of Animals
- Ch 3-507 Kennels and Catteries
- Ch 3-509 Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Animals and Fowl
- Ch 3-511 Wild Animals
- Ch 3-513 Dangerous Animals
- Ch 3-515 Ownership and Possession of Dogs
- Subtitle: Fire Laws
- Part 1 (3-700), Fire Laws
- Ch 3-701 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 3-703 Oil or Kerosene Home Heating Devices
- Subtitle: Fire Prevention
- Part 1 (3-900), Fire Prevention
- Ch 3-901 Fire Code
- Ch 3-903 Fire Occupancy Classification and Occupancy Loads
- Ch 3-905 Residential (Domestic) Sprinklers
- Title 4: Human Relations and Discrimination
- Part 1 (4-100)
- Ch 4-101 Legislative Findings and Declaration of Policy
- Ch 4-103 Harrisburg Human Relations Commission
- Ch 4-105 Unlawful Practices
- Ch 4-107 Procedures
- Ch 4-109 Enforcement and Judicial Review
- Ch 4-111 Additional Jurisdiction
- Ch 4-113 Authorization to Receive Donations
- Ch 4-115 Penalty
- Part 2 (4-200), Life Partnership Registry
- Ch 4-201 General
- Ch 4-203 Declaration, Modification and Termination
- Ch 4-205 Rights
- Title 5: Licensing and Taxation Code
- Part 1 (5-100), Administration
- Ch 5-101 License and Tax Appeal Board
- Ch 5-103 Assessments
- Part 3 (5-300), Business Licensing and Regulations
- Ch 5-301 Closing-Out, Damaged Goods and Defunct Business Sales
- Ch 5-303 Transient Merchants
- Ch 5-305 General License Tax
- Ch 5-307 Motor Buses
- Ch 5-309 Fuel Tax
- Ch 5-311 Utility Poles
- Ch 5-313 Liquor Licenses
- Part 5 (5-500), Real Estate Taxes
- Ch 5-501 Property Tax
- Ch 5-503 Tax Abatement and Exemptions
- Ch 5-505 Tax Increment Financing
- Part 7 (5-700), Other Taxes
- Ch 5-701 Real Estate Transfer Tax
- Ch 5-703 Parking Tax
- Ch 5-705 Local Services Tax
- Ch 5-707 Earned Income Tax
- Ch 5-709 Amusement Tax
- Ch 5-711 Mechanical Amusement Devices
- Ch 5-713 Jukebox License Tax
- Ch 5-715 Business Privilege and Mercantile Tax
- Ch 5-717 Enforcement and Penalties
- Title 6: Public Health Code
- Part 1 (6-100), Administration
- Ch 6-101 Board of Health
- Ch 6-103 Enforcement and Penalty
- Part 3 (6-300), Health and Sanitation Regulations
- Ch 6-301 Requirements for Premises
- Ch 6-303 Water and Sewer Connections
- Ch 6-305 Vacant Lots
- Ch 6-307 Littering on Public and Private Property
- Ch 6-309 Garbage, Rubbish and Ashes
- Ch 6-311 Public Health Nuisances
- Ch 6-313 Miscellaneous Health Hazards
- Ch 6-315 Animals and Animal Diseases; Rendering
- Ch 6-317 Public Toilet Facilities and Comfort Stations
- Ch 6-319 Public Drinking Fountains
- Ch 6-321 Public Swimming Pools and Bathing Beaches
- Ch 6-323 Abandoned Iceboxes/Refrigerators
- Ch 6-325 Lead Paint
- Ch 6-327 Animal Bites
- Ch 6-329 Tattoo and Body Piercing Establishments
- Ch 6-331 Smoke-Free Air Law
- Part 5 (6-500), Food Establishments; Eating and Drinking Establishments
- Ch 6-501 Food Inspection
- Ch 6-503 Food Code
- Ch 6-505 Food Sales by Street Vendors
- Title 7: Planning and Zoning Code
- Part 1 (7-100), Authority; Title; Planning
- Ch 7-101 Authority and Title
- Ch 7-103 Planning Commission
- Part 3 (7-300), Zoning Code
- Ch 7-301 Title, Purpose, and Community Development Objectives
- Ch 7-303 Administration & Enforcement
- Ch 7-305 Designation of Zoning Districts
- Ch 7-307 Development Standards
- Ch 7-309 Specific Criteria
- Ch 7-313 Airport Zoning Overlay District
- Ch 7-315 Floodplain Overlay District
- Ch 7-317 Historic Overlay Districts
- Ch 7-319 Architectural Conservation Overlay District
- Ch 7-321 Nonconforming Uses, Structures, and Lots
- Ch 7-323 Special Exceptions and Variances
- Ch 7-325 Signs
- Ch 7-327 Off-Street Parking and Loading
- Ch 7-331 Environmental Performance Standards
- Ch 7-333 Definitions
- Part 5 (7-500), Subdivision Regulations
- Ch 7-501 Purpose, Authority and Jurisdiction
- Ch 7-503 Plan Requirements; Processing Procedures
- Ch 7-505 Subdivision and Land Development Plans
- Ch 7-507 Design Standards
- Ch 7-509 Floodplain Provisions
- Ch 7-511 Improvements and Construction Requirements
- Ch 7-513 Traffic Impact Assessment
- Ch 7-515 Improvement Construction Assurances
- Ch 7-517 Mobile Home Parks
- Part 7 (7-700), Execution of Legislation
- Ch 7-701 Enforcement and Penalties
- Part 9 (7-900), Easements
- Ch 7-901 Easement in Public Right-Of-Way
- Title 8: Building and Housing Development Code
- Part 1 (8-100), Standards Adopted
- Ch 8-101 Building Code
- Ch 8-103 Electrical Code
- Ch 8-105 Plumbing Code
- Ch 8-107 Property Maintenance Code
- Ch 8-109 Mechanical Code
- Ch 8-111 Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings
- Ch 8-113 Fuel Gas Code
- Ch 8-115 Existing Building Code
- Ch 8-117 Uniform Construction Code
- Part 3 (8-300), Local Provisions
- Ch 8-301 Emergency Orders and Appeals
- Ch 8-303 Filling Station Location and Construction
- Ch 8-305 Floodplain Notification; Certificate for Nonresidential Property
- Ch 8-307 Floodplain Notification; Certificate for Residential Property
- Ch 8-309 Temporary Disposal and Storage Unit Regulations
- Part 5 (8-500), Housing Standards
- Ch 8-501 Appeals Board and Procedure
- Ch 8-503 Dwelling Unit Occupancy
- Ch 8-505 Rooming Houses
- Ch 8-507 Rent Withholding
- Ch 8-509 Buyer Notification Program
- Ch 8-511 Residential Rental Unit Registration Program
- Part 7 (8-700), Urban Programs
- Ch 8-701 Homesteading Program; Property Reinvestment Board
- Ch 8-703 Community Development Block Grant Program
- Title 9: Public Works
- Part 1 (9-100), Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 9-101 Street Improvements and Assessments
- Ch 9-103 Street Cuts and Excavations
- Ch 9-105 Abandoned Utility Facilities
- Ch 9-107 Sidewalk Construction and Maintenance
- Ch 9-109 Curbing Removal or Grade Change
- Ch 9-111 Snow Equipment Rental
- Ch 9-113 Setting of Crane in Public Right-Of-Way
- Ch 9-115 City Rights-Of-Way
- Ch 9-117 Street Vacations
- Part 3 (9-300), Refuse and Disposal
- Ch 9-301 Municipal Waste, Recycling and Composting: General Provisions
- Ch 9-303 Municipal Waste
- Ch 9-305 Recycling
- Ch 9-307 Composting
- Ch 9-309 Prohibited Acts and Violations
- § 9-309.1 General provisions.
- § 9-309.2 Illegal dumping.
- § 9-309.3 Improper waste disposal.
- § 9-309.4 Excessive accumulation.
- § 9-309.5 Failure to source-separate.
- § 9-309.6 Sidewalk or street obstruction.
- § 9-309.7 Failure to comply.
- § 9-309.8 Interference with enforcement.
- § 9-309.9 Failure to register as a hauler.
- Ch 9-311 Enforcement and Penalties
- Part 5 (9-500), Sewers and Sewerage
- Ch 9-501 Wastewater Regulations
- Ch 9-503 Sanitary Sewer Rentals
- Ch 9-505 Sewer Maintenance Charge
- Ch 9-507 Sewer Connections Inside City
- Ch 9-509 Sewer Connections Outside City
- Ch 9-511 Enforcement and Penalty
- Part 7 (9-700), Water Supply
- Ch 9-701 Water Service Regulations
- Part 9 (9-900), Stormwater Management
- Ch 9-901 General Provisions
- Ch 9-903 Stormwater Management
- Ch 9-905 Erosion and Sediment (E&S) Standards
- Ch 9-907 Design Criteria
- Ch 9-909 Swm Site Plan and Report
- Ch 9-911 Easements
- Ch 9-913 Prohibitions
- Ch 9-915 Fees and Expenses
- Ch 9-917 Maintenance Responsibilities
- Ch 9-919 Inspections
- Ch 9-921 Enforcement and Penalties
- Apx A Operation and Maintenance Agreement
- Apx B Low Impact Development Practices
- Apx C Stormwater Management Design Criteria
- Title 10: Parks, Recreation and Enrichment
- Part 1 (10-100), Shade Trees
- Ch 10-101 Shade Trees
- Part 3 (10-300), Parks
- Ch 10-301 Parks
- Ch 10-303 City Island
- Title 11: Blight Remediation
- Part 1 (11-100), Foreclosure Property Registry and Maintenance
- Ch 11-101 Foreclosure Property Registry and Maintenance
- Ch 11-103 Property Maintenance Inspector
- Part 5 (11-500), Enforcement
- Ch 11-501 Fines
- Title 12: Affordable Housing
- Part 1 (12-100), Affordable Housing Programs
- Ch 12-100 Affordable Housing Programs
- Ch 12-101 Affordable Housing Certification
- Appendix: Administrative Fees
- Ch APP Appendix - Administrative Fees
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Harrisburg 7-3-2018 by Ord. No. 5-2018.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 12-17-2019 by Ord. No. 7-2019]
Any and all acts prohibited by this chapter shall constitute a violation of the Municipal Waste, Recycling, and Composting Code subject to the enforcement and penalties prescribed in Chapter 9-311. Penalties for Category 1 violations of this chapter are found in § 9-311.4B. Penalties for Category 2 violations of this chapter are found in § 9-311.4C.. Sanitation issues involving parks shall be handled in the manner described in Chapter 10-301 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Harrisburg. Nothing set forth in the Municipal Waste, Recycling, and Composting Code shall limit the pursuit of other appropriate actions or proceedings at law or in equity available to the City.
No person shall throw, drop, deposit or dump within City limits any waste on public or private property that is not licensed through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to receive municipal waste. No person shall throw, drop, deposit or otherwise disburse any municipal waste in any stream or other body of water in the City. A violation of this provision shall constitute a Category 1 violation; an offense subject to a nontraffic summary citation and penalty pursuant to § 9-311.4B.
Under no circumstances shall construction and demolition waste, hazardous waste, electronic waste, or tires be placed in municipal waste receptacles for regular municipal waste collection. A person may not use another person's receptacles without permission, or place refuse in front of a premises other than the building in which he resides or works. A violation of this provision involving construction and demolition waste or hazardous waste shall constitute a Category 1 violation; an offense subject to a nontraffic summary citation and penalty pursuant to § 9-311.4B. A violation of this provision involving electronic waste or tires shall constitute a Category 2 violation; an offense subject to a nontraffic summary citation and penalty pursuant to § 9-311.4C. Municipal waste which is not bagged and placed in the cart shall constitute a Category 2 violation; an offense subject to a nontraffic summary citation and penalty pursuant to § 9-311.4C.
It shall be unlawful for any person to accumulate any waste in the City in quantities which exceed those which can be regularly and conveniently collected as provided by the promulgated rules and regulations. A violation of this provision shall constitute a Category 2 violation; an offense subject to a nontraffic summary citation and penalty pursuant to § 9-311.4C. Accumulations of waste over 1,000 pounds shall constitute a Category 1 violation; an offense subject to a nontraffic summary citation and penalty pursuant to § 9-311.4B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to source-separate materials by placing or causing to be placed any material other than a designated material in a receptacle. Under no circumstances shall unacceptable or prohibited materials be placed in a municipal waste or recycling receptacle for collection. A violation of this provision shall constitute a Category 2 violation; an offense subject to a nontraffic summary citation and penalty pursuant to § 9-311.4C.
It shall be unlawful to obstruct any sidewalk or street with any refuse or waste receptacle. All sidewalk areas and streets must be kept free from obstructions that could impede pedestrian or vehicle traffic. A violation of this provision shall constitute a Category 2 violation; an offense subject to a nontraffic summary citation and penalty pursuant to § 9-311.4C.
Failure to comply with any requirement or provision of the Municipal Waste, Recycling, and Composting Code or its related rules and regulations shall constitute a violation of the Municipal Waste, Recycling, and Composting Code and be subject to enforcement and penalties, and is in violation of this provision and shall constitute a Category 2 violation; an offense subject to a nontraffic summary citation and penalty pursuant to § 9-311.4C.
Any person hindering, obstructing, preventing, or interfering with the City or its personnel or permitted contractor(s) in the performance of any duty under this code or in the enforcement of this chapter is in violation of this provision and shall constitute a Category 2 violation; an offense subject to a nontraffic summary citation and penalty pursuant to § 9-311.4C.
All haulers of municipal waste must apply for, receive, and properly display a decal or other identifying label from the City showing that they are registered to dump municipal waste at the Susquehanna Resource Management Complex. All haulers must also obtain a mercantile license from the City of Harrisburg. Failure to register to dump within the City limits shall constitute a Category 1 violation; an offense subject to a nontraffic citation and penalty pursuant to § 9-311.4B. Failure to register to obtain a mercantile license shall constitute a Category 2 violation; an offense subject to a nontraffic citation and penalty pursuant to § 9-311.4C.
