[Ord. 245, 11/16/1988, § 201]
Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following words and phrases
shall, for the purpose of this Part, have the meaning hereby ascribed
thereto:
Any person licensed pursuant to this Part to collect, remove,
transport and dispose of solid waste from any structure or use other
than a dwelling structure, including more than four dwelling units,
whether said person has a franchise or contract with Richland Township
or not.
The person under franchise or contract with the Township
for the collection, removal, transportation and disposal of solid
waste from dwelling structures within the Township.
The unit characterized for occupancy as a residence by a
family unit and having both kitchen facilities and sanitary facilities.
All single-family dwellings, duplexes and other residential
structures containing at least one dwelling unit and no more than
four dwelling units.
Garbage, rubbish, plant matter and household refuse.
[Ord. 245, 11/16/1988, § 202]
No person shall keep, bury or suffer to remain on any property,
public or private, any solid waste or dump the same upon any lot or
piece of ground within the Township or upon the shores or into the
waters of any stream or body of water, or into any sewer, inlet or
upon any sidewalk or street within the Township.
[Ord. 245, 11/16/1988, § 203; as amended by Ord.
373, 9/5/2001]
1.
All solid waste originating from dwelling structures in the Township
shall be collected, removed, transported and disposed of solely by
the authorized residential solid waste collector.
2.
All persons residing in dwelling structures in the Township shall
contract with the authorized residential solid waste collector for
the collection, removal, transportation and disposal of all solid
waste from such dwelling structures.
[Ord. 245, 11/16/1988, § 204]
All solid waste originating from nonresidential structures and
uses other than dwelling structures shall be collected, removed, transported
and disposed of by an authorized nonresidential solid waste collector.
[Ord. 245, 11/16/1988, § 205]
Persons shall place solid waste for collection, removal, transportation
and disposal in the location and manner and at the times specified
pursuant to the applicable contract between the Township and the authorized
residential solid waste collector or pursuant to the applicable license
granted by the Township to an authorized nonresidential solid waste
collector.
[Ord. 245, 11/16/1988]
No person, other than the authorized residential solid waste
collector, shall engage in the business of collecting, removing, transporting
or disposing of solid waste in the Township without first having obtained
a license as an authorized nonresidential solid waste collector from
the Township.
[Ord. 245, 11/16/1988, § 207]
1.
Any person desiring the license required hereby shall first present
a written application to the Township on the form prescribed therefore,
stating the type of solid waste to be collected, the manner of collection
and the place and method of disposal.
2.
No licensee shall make any change in the arrangements for disposal
without first receiving the approval of the Township.
3.
All licenses shall be issued by the Township Secretary upon review
of the application. Any denial of license by said Secretary may be
appealed, within 30 days of such denial for a hearing before the Board
of Supervisors.
[Ord. 245, 11/16/1988, § 208; as amended by Ord.
278, 9/18/1991]
The yearly fee for the license required hereby shall be in an
amount as established from time to time by resolution. All licenses
shall expire on May 31 of each year. The license fee shall not be
prorated for any portion of the license year.
[Ord. 245, 11/16/1988, § 209]
No license required hereby shall be granted if the place and
method of disposal of solid waste do not conform to the requirements
of this Part, or to the laws of any other governmental body wherein
disposal is to be made. No person shall be licensed unless he has
adequate equipment and personnel in accordance with the regulations
in effect to perform the intended services so as to assure cleanliness
and sanitation during the entire process of collection, removal, transportation
and disposal of solid waste.
[Ord. 245, 11/16/1988, § 210]
1.
The Township Secretary, upon the approval of the Board of Supervisors,
in order to protect the health and safety of the people of the Township,
is hereby authorized and directed to make such regulations as to the
collection, removal, transportation and disposal of solid waste within
the Township as are necessary for such purposes of this Chapter. Such
regulations may be changed or amended by the Secretary upon the approval
of the Board from time to time.
2.
No person shall violate any such regulations.
[Ord. 245, 11/16/1988, § 211]
Nothing in this Part shall be construed to prevent or prohibit
any person engaged in the business of farming from maintaining a manure
pile upon which may be thrown garbage, or from disposing of any rubbish
on land occupied by him, as long as a nuisance does not result therefrom.
Nothing in this Chapter shall prevent any person from building or
maintaining a compost pile as long as a nuisance does not result therefrom.
[Ord. 245, 11/16/1988, § 212]
The Board of Supervisors is hereby authorized to revoke any
license required hereby upon violation by the licensee of any of the
provisions of this Part, or of any regulation established in this
Part, after affording the licensee a hearing on the issue.
[Ord. 245, 11/16/1988, § 213]
All waste and/or containers for waste shall be placed in the
road right-of-way nearest to the resident's property entrance no sooner
than 24 hours prior to a scheduled pick-up and such containers must
be removed within 12 hours of said pick-up.
[Ord. 245, 11/16/1988; as added by Ord. 285, 3/18/1992; and
as amended by Ord. 358, 9/1/1999]
All collections shall be accomplished by the solid waste collectors
between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., any day of the week.
[Ord. 245, 11/16/1988; as added by Ord. 285, 3/18/1992]
All solid waste collected within the Township shall ultimately
be disposed only at a landfill cited in the Allegheny County Solid
Waste Plan - 1990 or on subsequent revisions thereto.
[Ord. 245, 11/16/1988, § 214; as amended by Ord.
285, 3/18/1992]
The provisions of this Chapter may be enforced by the Township
Secretary, Zoning Officer or Assistant Zoning Officer of the Township.
Said officials of the Township may serve upon any person violating
any provision hereof, by regular, prepaid U.S. Mail, a notice of violation.
Any person receiving such a notice of violation may, within five days
of the date of such notice, pay the Township Treasurer a fine in the
amount of $50 in which event, no formal proceedings will be commenced.
Each violation or each day a violation continues shall constitute
a separate offense.
[Ord. 245, 11/16/1988, § 215; as amended by Ord.
278, 9/18/1991; by Ord. 285, 3/18/1992; by Ord. 325, 7/3/1996; by
Ord. 336, 2/5/1997; and at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. AO)]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this Part
shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial
District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of
not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution. In default of payment
thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation
continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate
offense, and each section of this Part that is violated shall also
constitute a separate offense.
