[Ord. 287, 1/11/1971, § 1; as amended by Ord. 416,
4/22/1991]
A house, apartment, room or set of rooms incorporating domestic
sanitary plumbing and cooking facilities.
Excluding recyclables, all scrap paper, cardboard, cloth,
bottles, cans, containers, garbage and such other waste material of
similar character as is produced by and is the result of the domestic
activity of residential property use but not including discarded furniture,
appliances and building materials.
[Ord. 287, 1/11/1971, § 2; as last amended by Ord. No. 598, 12/27/2018]
Beginning with the calendar year 2019 and for each year thereafter,
there is hereby imposed as an annual charge the sum of $200 upon the
owner of each dwelling unit being used for residential purposes, for
the collection of refuse, whether or not such owners choose to utilize
the services provided by the Borough of East Lansdowne.
[Ord. 287, 1/11/1971, § 3]
The annual charge may be fixed in different amounts from year
to year by the Borough Council.
[Ord. 287, 1/11/1971, § 4]
All funds received as a result of said annual charge shall be
kept in a separate account known as the Refuse Fund.
[Ord. 287, 1/11/1971, § 5]
All refuse shall be prepared and collected in accordance with
rules and regulations which the Borough Council may from time to time
adopt.
[Ord. 287, 1/11/1971; as amended by Ord. 370, 2/11/1985]
The bills for the refuse removal shall be included on and made
a part of the notices of Borough real estate tax issued by the Tax
Collector. The charge shall be due for the face amount thereof thereafter
until four months have expired from the date of said bill and thereafter
a penalty of 10% shall be payable in addition to the amount of said
bill. Any and all bills which have not been paid at the expiration
of one year from the date thereof, shall be certified to the Borough
Solicitor, who may proceed to collect such delinquent charges, together
with penalties, costs, lawful interest accrued thereon and reasonable
attorney's fees, by action at law.
