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Borough of Stroudsburg, PA
Monroe County
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[Ord. No. 599, 12/19/1983]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation or any agent thereof to place, throw, store, accumulate or maintain, or cause to be placed, thrown, stored, accumulated or maintained any used cans, papers, paper boxes, used lumber, rubbish, debris, animal matter, garbage, empty bottles or other containers upon any property within the Borough of Stroudsburg or on or near any alley, highway or stream located in said Borough.
[Ord. No. 599, 12/19/1983]
1. 
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Part 5 shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $300, together with costs of prosecution, or, to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days.
2. 
Notice and Payment of Violation. Upon the discovery of any violation under the terms of this Part, the municipality shall, through its authorized agents, give notice to the owner of a violation hereunder, either by personal delivery to such owner, by United States mail directed to the last-known address of such person or persons, as shown in the real estate registry records of the municipality, or by leaving the same on the premises where such violation occurs.
[Added by Ord. 1034, 7/18/2017]
3. 
If such person shall, within seven days after the delivery, mailing or leaving of such notice, pay to the Treasurer of the municipality the sum of $25 for the violation, the same will constitute full satisfaction for the violation noted in said notice. If two or more violations are issued for the same property during a calendar year, the second and subsequent violations' payment shall increase an additional $25 per subsequent violation to a maximum of $300. The failure of such person to make payment, as aforesaid, within seven days shall render such owner subject to the penalties as provided hereinabove.
[Added by Ord. 1034, 7/18/2017]