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Borough of Wellsboro, PA
Tioga County
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[Ord. 498, 9/13/1982, Art. I]
The following words and terms as used in this Part shall have the meanings hereby ascribed thereto, unless the context clearly hereof indicates a different meaning:
ASHES
The residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke and other combustible materials.
COMBUSTIBLE REFUSE
Includes papers of all kinds, straw, excelsior, rags, rubber and such other refuse as may result from ordinary housekeeping or commercial pursuits and which may be burned by fire, excluding garbage.
GARBAGE
The animal or vegetable refuse from the preparation, cooking and/or consumption of foods.
INCOMBUSTIBLE REFUSE
All discarded articles or materials except sewage, liquid waste, garbage and combustible refuse.
PERSON
A natural person, firm, partnership, association or corporation.
REFUSE
Garbage, ashes or rubbish as herein defined.
RUBBISH
All waste materials not included in garbage and ashes, except building rubbish from building construction, industrial refuse, dead animals, abandoned large vehicles or other machinery or such other waste materials as are not commonly produced in most stores and institutions.
[Ord. 498, 9/13/1982, Art. II; as amended by A.O.]
1. 
After the effective date of this Part, garbage, rubbish and ashes accumulated in the Borough of Wellsboro shall be collected, transported and disposed of only by agents or employees of the Borough of Wellsboro or licensed contract haulers, except for such businesses and industries as the Borough Council, in its discretion, shall specifically license. This section shall not be construed to prohibit a resident from transporting his/her garbage.
2. 
Residents of the Borough of Wellsboro may transport and dispose of tree limbs, brush, shrub clippings, leaves and other similar natural vegetable matter at the Meade Street dump site, subject to such rules and regulations as the Borough Council and the Department of Environmental Protection may, from time to time, enact.
3. 
Residential garbage shall be collected weekly on the day of collection as established by the Borough.
4. 
Business garbage shall be collected weekly or as otherwise established by the Borough Council or its designated agent.
5. 
The Borough shall schedule two clean-up weeks, one in the Spring and one in the Fall, during which time there will be no additional charge leveled for pick-ups collected on the regularly scheduled collection day.
[Ord. 498, 9/13/1982, Art. III, as amended by Ord. 529, 12/30/1987, Art. III; by Ord. 661, 12/19/2011; and by A.O.]
1. 
Provisions for Residences.
A. 
Garbage, ashes and rubbish shall be placed in plastic garbage bags or such other containers which are acceptable to the Borough Council or its designated agent. Said garbage bags shall be of a minimum thickness of 2.5 mils/2-ply and of such a maximum capacity of 30 gallons. In any event, the garbage bags shall be of such capacity to provide for normal handling by one person. All garbage, before being placed m said garbage bags, shall have drained from it all free liquid.
B. 
It shall be the duty of the resident (unless specifically exempted by the Borough Council or its designated agent, due to health infirmities or such other reason as the Council, in its discretion, warrants exemption) to have refuse in garbage bags placed at curbside along the streets on the days of collection or at a satisfactory location to the Borough Council or its designated agent.
C. 
Each household shall be charged at a rate in an amount to be established from time by resolution of Borough Council.
2. 
Provisions for Businesses.
A. 
Any nonresidential property which consistently uses over four bags of garbage per week shall place said garbage, ashes and rubbish in a metal dumper container of 1/2 to three cubic yards capacity. Said metal dumper container shall be of a type approved by the Borough Council and/or its designated agent. Said metal dumper container shall be placed in a convenient place for ease of deposit of garbage or the collection thereof, said location to be satisfactory to the Borough Council or its designated agent.
B. 
Small businesses with low garbage volume may share the use of a metal dumper container whenever possible. Arrangements for joint use to be approved by the Borough Council or its designated agent. Charges for joint use shall be prorated as the joint users mutually agree.
C. 
Businesses shall be charged at rates in amounts as established from time to time by resolution of Borough Council.
D. 
Credit for tax shall be applied against all additional charges as follows, to wit: the credit shall be computed by multiplying the business's assessed real estate valuation by millage to be established by the Borough Council. Once weekly garbage collection fee shall be deducted from said tax credit. This credit shall be for the business actually served. If, in the event one assessed property contains more than one business, the tax credit shall be prorated.
E. 
Tax exempt properties shall be charged for all weekly garbage collections. Said tax exempt property, in any event, shall receive no tax credit nor an allowance for any free collection.
[Ord. 498, 9/13/1982, Art. IV]
1. 
Charges for collections shall be paid to the Borough of Wellsboro directly. Prompt payment for garbage collection service is expected. There shall be a penalty of 10% added to any garbage collection service bill which is not paid on or before the date on which it is due and payable.
2. 
Billings for garbage collection, as provided for herein, shall be made by the Borough in accordance with regulations as established by the Borough Council, and such bills shall be due and payable no later than 20 days from the date of billing.
3. 
All garbage collection charges and penalties thereon remaining unpaid after three months from the date on which they are due and payable shall be deemed to be delinquent for purposes of this chapter. Delinquent garbage collection service charges and penalties hereon shall be liens against the respective properties served and may be entered as liens against such properties in the Office of the Prothonotary of Tioga County and collected in the manner prescribed and provided for by law regarding municipal liens.
4. 
Usage charges for garbage collection shall be subject to the following monthly minimum charges:
[Added by Ord. 661, 12/19/2011[2]]
Description
Minimum Monthly Billing Period
Residential
$11.50
1S-4 Bags
$12.65
1S-1CY
$16.74
2 Apart
$18.52
4 Apart
$26.45
5 Apart
$37.03
1S-2YD
$23.05
1S-2YD (shared)
$18.44
4S-3YD (shared)
$25.94
1S-3YD (18.46)
$21.23
1S-3YD (40.09)
$46.11
1S-3YD (49.27)
$56.66
4S-3YD (53.45)
$61.47
4S-3YD (53.51)
$61.54
1S-6YD
$68.14
1S-2.5YD
$69.15
2P-3YD
$91.44
3S-2YD
$92.20
1S-3YD (100.22)
$115.26
2S-8YD (shared)
$110.97
2S-2.5YD
$138.30
3P-3YD (155.73)
$179.09
4P-2YD
$184.40
3Y-3PU
$276.59
3P-3YD (180.39)
$207.45
2P-5YD
$230.49
2P-6YD
$322.69
2S-3YD
$414.89
3YD-4P
$460.99
4S-6YD
$691.40
4S-9YD
$829.76
2S-8YD
$737.57
6S-3YD
$1,244.48
4S-3YD (26.59)
$30.58
1S-1.5YD
$34.56
6S-36YD
$660.60
6S-72YD
$1,172.41
3S-12YD
$234.09
3S-13YD
$248.30
3S-15YD
$276.74
3S-18YD
$319.39
1PU 3YD
$34.58
4YD 1 Pickup Weekly
$153.58
[2]
Editor's Note: This ordinance stated that it would be effective for the January 2012 billing period.
[1]
Editor's Note: The current rates are as set forth on the Comprehensive Fee Schedule as set from time to time by the Borough Council.
[Ord. 498, 9/13/1982, Art. V]
1. 
All refuse, whether residential or business, shall not be brought into the Borough of Wellsboro from municipalities outside the boundaries of the Borough.
2. 
All refuse, placed in plastic bags or in metal dumper containers, shall have been derived solely from within the Borough.
[Ord. 498, 9/13/1982, Art. VI; as amended by A.O.]
1. 
No person shall place any refuse in any street, alley or other public place within the Borough except in proper receptacles for collection as set forth herein or under express approval granted by the Borough Council.
2. 
Any unauthorized accumulation of refuse amounting to a public nuisance is hereby prohibited. Failure to remove same after two days written notification to the owner or occupier by the Borough Council or its representative thereof shall be a violation of this chapter and, in addition to the other penalties provided for herein, the Borough shall remove the refuse and the expenses thereof shall be collected from the owner or occupier in an amount equal to twice the cost of removal, such expense to be collected by action of law or by the filing of municipal lien.
3. 
It shall be the duty of the Borough of Wellsboro to enforce the provisions of this Part and to secure compliance herewith.
4. 
Any person violating any provision of this Part shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not to exceed $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues shall constitute a separate offense.
[Ord. 566, --/--/1994, § 1]
1. 
For the purpose of this Part, the following definitions are established:
COMBUSTIBLE REFUSE
All paper, straw, excelsior, rags, rubber, shoes and such other refuse as may result from ordinary housekeeping or commercials pursuits and which may be burned by fire.
GARBAGE
All table refuse, animal and vegetable matter, offal from meat, fish and fowls, vegetables and fruits and parts thereof and other articles and materials ordinarily used for food and which have become unfit for such use for which reason they are discarded.
INCOMBUSTIBLE REFUSE
All discarded articles or materials except sewage, liquid wastes, garbage and combustible refuse.
PERSON
Any person, association, partnership, corporation or firm.
REFUSE
All combustible refuse and incombustible refuse referred to collectively.
RUBBISH
All miscellaneous waste material not otherwise included herein such as ashes, tin cans, glass, pottery, prunings from vines and junk of all kinds resulting from the ordinary conduct of business or housekeeping.
2. 
In this Part, the singular shall include the plural, the plural shall include the singular and the masculine shall include the feminine and the neuter.
[Ord. 566, --/--/1994, § 2]
From and after the effective date of this Part and for reasons of health and sanitation, it shall be unlawful for any person to accumulate or permit to accumulate any garbage, refuse, combustible or incombustible refuse or rubbish.
[Ord. 566, --/--/1994, § 3; as amended by A.O.]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Part shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not to exceed $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues shall constitute a separate offense.