[Adopted 7-29-1971 by Ord. No. 2-1971 (Ch. 20, Part 1, of the 1985 Code
of Ordinances)]
[Amended 12-5-1983 by Ord. No. 2-83]
The following terms, whenever used in this article, have the
meaning indicated in this section, except where the context indicates
a clearly different meaning:
The residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke, or other
combustible material.
Large items of refuse, including but not limited to appliances,
furniture, large auto parts, trees, branches and stumps.
Compacted refuse completely enclosed by cover material.
Discarded building materials which are combustible.
All solid waste emanating from establishments engaged in
business. This category includes but is not limited to solid waste
originating in stores, markets, office buildings, restaurants, shopping
centers and theatres.
The decomposition of solid waste material of organic composition
through chemical and biological processes usually resulting in a plant
food or soil conditioner.
Waste building materials and rubble resulting from construction,
remodeling, repair and demolition operations on houses, commercial
buildings, other structures and pavements.
Solid waste, comprised of garbage or rubbish, which normally
originates in the residential private household or apartment house.
Solid waste resulting from animal, grain, fruit, or vegetable
matter used or intended for use as food.
Water in the ground that is in the zone of saturation.
Solid waste with certain inherent dangers. This category
includes but is not limited to chemicals, acids, explosives, pathological
wastes and radioactive materials.
The process of burning combustible solid waste to an inoffensive
gas and inert residue.
All solid and liquid wastes resulting from manufacturing
and industrial processes, including but not limited to the by-product
and/or result of sewage, sanitary, water purification and/or similar
processes such as those carried on in factories, processing plants,
refineries, slaughter houses, steel mills, water treatment plants,
sewage sanitation plants, and other related activities. Additionally,
said term shall specifically include, in addition to the above and
the reasonable extension thereto, any and all waste which is produced
or otherwise results from any process or activity wherein by-products
and/or water or liquids used to operate or in said process must be
treated and/or disposed of.
All solid waste emanating from institutions such as hospitals,
nursing homes, orphanages, schools and universities.
Liquid wastes which result and discharge from the deposition
of solid wastes in landfill areas.
A natural person, corporation, municipality, partnership,
association, institution, cooperative enterprise or legal entity.
A tract or parcel of land with or without habitable buildings.
All solid waste, excluding ashes and garbage, consisting
of, but not limited to, rubbish, paper, cardboard, tin cans, yard
clippings, wood, glass, bedding, crockery, metals and street cleanings.
Body wastes and hazardous materials shall not be included within this
definition.
The controlled removal of reusable materials from solid wastes.
A method of disposing of solid wastes on or in ground by
compaction and covering with soil and appropriate materials approved
by the Board of Supervisors of Robinson Township, without creating
fires, nuisances or hazards to public health and safety.
The uncontrolled removal of usable materials.
All or parts of combinations of ashes, garbage, refuse, hazardous
material, combustible demolition materials and industrial wastes.
The entire process or any part of storage, collection, transportation,
processing and disposal of solid wastes by any person engaging in
such process as a business or any municipality, county or any combination
thereof.
The duly elected Supervisors of Robinson Township.
Any body of water whose top surface is exposed to the atmosphere
including flowing bodies as well as natural or man-made ponds and
lakes.
An approved site and facilities for the transfer, temporary
storage and necessary processing of solid wastes from collection vehicles
to transporting vehicle, railway cars, barges or other vessels to
a disposal site in a manner approved by the Board of Supervisors of
Robinson Township.
Transfer stations shall be prohibited within the Township. No person shall be permitted to operate a solid waste management system or sanitary landfill in Robinson Township nor shall any sanitary landfill or solid waste management system be established or operated within the Township unless located in zones approved by and in conformance with the requirements of Chapter 420, Zoning. From and after the effective date of this article, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate a sanitary landfill or solid waste management system except those sanitary landfills or solid waste management systems not in operation, and which have been duly licensed by the Township of Robinson and by the Health Department of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
No person shall be permitted to deposit in any sanitary landfill
or solid waste management system any of the following:
A.
Permits shall be required of any person, municipality, county or
authority proposing to use or continue to use their land or the land
of any other person, municipality, county or authority as a solid
waste processing or disposal area of a solid waste management system
or sanitary landfill, provided that this provision shall not prohibit
the use of solid wastes in normal farming operations or in the processing
or manufacturing of other products in a manner that will not create
a public nuisance or adversely affect the public health.
B.
Application for a permit to operate a solid waste processing or disposal
facility or area shall be made to the Supervisors on an application
form provided by the Township.
The application form for a permit to operate a solid waste processing
or disposal facility, sanitary landfill or solid waste management
system shall require such information as the Supervisors deem necessary
and shall contain or be accompanied by the following information and
data:
A.
Design requirements.
(1)
All solid waste processing or disposal facility or area operations,
sanitary landfills or solid waste management systems shall be designed
in accordance with the requirements of this article by a registered
professional engineer and shall bear the signature and seal of the
registered professional engineer.
(3)
Topographic maps should be submitted in triplicate (three copies)
and shall be drawn to the scale of 200 feet to the one inch or larger
and shall contain five-foot contour intervals. Topographic maps shall
include as a minimum the following information:
(4)
Plans submitted shall indicate suitable provisions to prevent water
pollution.
(5)
Such further information as may be required to insure that the proposed
solid waste processing or disposal facility complies with this article
shall also accompany the permit application.
(6)
A permit from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental
Protection, and from the County of Washington for the operation of
a solid waste management system or sanitary landfill.
B.
When the Supervisors have found an application incomplete, the applicant
shall be notified, in writing, within 30 days.
C.
Upon the approval of such application by the Supervisors, they may
issue a permit to the applicant, provided the Supervisors find the
following:
(1)
The solid waste management system or sanitary landfill complies with
the standards contained in this article and other applicable rules
and regulations of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the County
of Washington.
(2)
The applicant has paid a license fee of $500 which is due within
10 days after notification of approval of the application.
D.
In the event a permit is denied, the Supervisors shall give prompt
written notice to the applicant.
E.
The permit shall be posted in a conspicuous place at the principal
business site of the licensee.
F.
The permit is nontransferable.
G.
The owner or operator shall promptly notify the Supervisors of any
transfer, sale or change in the status of the operation covered by
this article.
H.
A permit issued under this article shall expire on the 31st day of
December. Permits shall be renewable annually, in the same manner
and upon payment of the same annual fee.
I.
Permits may be revoked by the Supervisors at such times when provisions
of these rules and regulations are not adhered to.
[Amended 12-4-1978 by Ord. No. 2-78]
A.
In order to carry out the purpose and provisions of this article,
the Supervisors or their duly authorized agents or representative,
upon showing proper identification of office, may enter and inspect
any property, records and equipment at all reasonable times and in
an emergency at any time. The owner, operator, employee or any persons
having custody or control of such property, records or equipment shall
give the Supervisors or their duly authorized agents or representatives
free access for the purpose of such inspection.
B.
It shall be the duty of the Supervisors or such other person or Township
official as may be named for this purpose by the Supervisors to make
or cause to be made an annual inspection of all sanitary landfills,
solid waste management systems, vehicles and other equipment used
in any or all of the above-named disposal systems maintained by any
person whatsoever in Robinson Township. At the same time, the Supervisors
or their duly authorized agents or representatives may make or cause
to be made biannually, or as often as necessary, inspections of the
books, records and weigh stations of any and all sanitary landfills
or solid waste management systems.
C.
The Supervisors or other person appointed to make the inspections designated and enumerated in § 358-6 shall make a report, in writing, to the Supervisors at its next regular monthly meeting, and the report shall include the number of tons of refuse and/or waste that have been deposited in the sanitary landfill or solid waste management system.
D.
For the purpose of defraying the expense of inspection aforesaid,
and other expenses, and for purposes of arriving at a contract price
as between the Township and organizations or persons desiring to dispose
of refuse and/or waste and/or other material permitted by this article,
the Township Supervisors shall, within their discretion and in accordance
with the law, set fees and contract amounts and cause the same to
be inserted in contracts with the person or organization desiring
to dispose of landfill.
E.
On or before the fifth day of each and every month, it shall be the
duty of the owner, operator, lessee or other person in possession
or control of any solid waste management system or sanitary landfill
to supply to the Township of Robinson a statement setting forth the
number of tons of refuse and/or waste deposited as well as the number
of vehicles which made deposits of refuse and/or waste.
F.
The Township Secretary shall prepare a statement in accordance with
the foregoing sections and shall forward such statement to any person,
owner, operator or lessee maintaining and/or operating a sanitary
landfill or solid waste management system.
Whenever the Supervisors determine that an emergency exists
which necessitates immediate action to protect the public health,
safety or welfare, they shall issue a written order reciting the existence
of the emergency and requiring corrective action necessary to meet
the emergency. Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, this
order shall be effective upon service and shall be complied with immediately.
The Supervisors, in the enforcement of the standards contained
in this article, shall adopt by reference all applicable laws, regulations
and standards of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which are incorporated
herein by reference thereto as though herein fully set forth. These
laws and regulations, with current amendments, applicable to solid
waste management systems and sanitary landfills shall be used by the
Supervisors in the exercise of their office.
It shall be unlawful for any person to install, construct, extensively
alter or operate any solid waste management system, sanitary landfill,
incinerator, composting process or any approved method for the disposal
of solid wastes unless such person has complied with the requirements
and standards contained in this article and the rules and regulations
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose or cause the
disposal of solid waste upon any public or private property or into
the waters of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Robinson Township
except in an approved manner as provided by this article. This section
shall not be construed to prohibit the disposal of domestic garbage
or refuse from private residences or other facilities by private or
municipal garbage grinders which does not create an odor, public health
hazard or nuisance.
Planning, design and operation of any solid waste processing
or disposal facility or area of a solid waste management system, including
but not limited to sanitary landfills, incinerators, compost plants,
and the solid waste salvage operations, shall be in accordance with
the standards adopted by the Board of Supervisors in this article.
The Supervisors, upon their own recommendation, may from time to time
revise such standards as they deem necessary to prevent nuisances
and pollution of the air, land or waters of Robinson Township. Such
standards and revisions shall include procedures to insure suitability
of the site and proper operation of the sanitary landfill, incinerator,
compost plant, solid waste salvage operation or other solid waste
processing or disposal operation. No person shall operate such solid
waste processing or disposal area or a solid waste management system
which is not in compliance with these standards.
A.
All areas of all solid waste management systems including all processing
and disposal facilities shall be operated in such a manner so as to
prevent public health hazards and environmental pollution. Standards
which must be complied with by all processing and disposal facilities
shall include the following:
(1)
Access roads. All-weather access roads, negotiable by loaded collection
vehicles, shall be provided to the entrance of the site or facility
where a public road does not exist. The minimum width for two-way
traffic shall be 25 feet or, for one-way traffic, separate roads with
a minimum of 15 feet shall be available.
(2)
Measuring facilities. Provisions shall be made for measuring and
weighing all solid waste delivered to the site.
(3)
Communications.
(a)
Telephone or radio communications shall be available at the
site on a twenty-four-hour basis.
(b)
The operator and/or owner of the sanitary landfill shall provide
telephone numbers of at least four persons who are authorized to act
for and on behalf of any person, owner or operator with the Township
Secretary and the Township Police Department.
(4)
Fire protection.
(5)
Limited access.
(a)
Access to the site shall be limited to those times when an attendant
is on duty.
(b)
Hours of operation and other limitations shall be prominently
displayed at the entrance.
(c)
A locked gate or barrier and fencing as approved by the Supervisors
shall be erected to block access to the site during times when an
attendant is not on duty.
(d)
Hours of operation may be prescribed by the Supervisors.
(e)
Access by unauthorized vehicles or persons shall be prohibited.
(6)
Unloading. Unloading of solid wastes shall be controlled for proper
operation.
(8)
Vector control. Vector control procedures shall be carried out when
necessary to prevent health hazards or nuisances.
(9)
Accident prevention and safety.
(a)
An operational safety program shall be conducted for all personnel.
(b)
A first-aid kit, equipped with sterile bandages, antiseptic
solutions, tourniquets, splints and other necessary supplies shall
be at the site.
(c)
A minimum of one employee trained in the application of principals
of first aid shall be at the site at all times during periods of operation.
(11)
Operational records and plan execution.
(a)
Daily operational records shall be maintained.
(b)
A daily written log which lists the types and quantities of
solid waste received shall be maintained by the site operator.
(c)
Operational plans and specifications and the daily log entries
shall be made available to the Supervisors or their duly authorized
agents or representatives during routine inspections of the operation
to determine compliance with the pertinent rules, regulations and
standards.
B.
Equipment standards.
(1)
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate vehicles used for
the transportation of solid waste unless this equipment is constructed
of metal, is easily cleanable and shall be cleaned at sufficient frequency
to prevent public health hazards and be maintained in good repair.
(2)
It shall be unlawful for any person to utilize equipment for covering
and compacting solid wastes unless such equipment be provided in duplicate,
or the operator shall provide proof acceptable to the Supervisors
that standby equipment can be provided at the site within 12 hours
after on-site equipment becomes inoperative, or that repairs can be
made within 12 hours.
(3)
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a solid waste management
system without providing a building on the site for routine operational
maintenance of equipment and for the prompt repair or replacement
of equipment.
C.
Specific standards. It shall be unlawful for any person to install,
construct, extensively alter or operate any solid waste management
system, sanitary landfill, incinerator, composting process or any
other approved method for the disposal of solid waste unless such
person has complied with the following specific requirements and standards:
(1)
Design requirements.
(a)
Topographic maps of proposed fill and adjacent area.
(b)
Information on topographic map shall include as a minimum the
following:
[1]
Borrow areas.
[2]
Typical cross sections of lifts, dimensions and elevations of
the base lifts.
[3]
Grades required for proper drainage of lifts.
[4]
Location of public and private water supplies, wells, springs,
streams, swamps or other bodies of water within 1/4 mile of the proposed
landfill site property lines.
(c)
Certain factors may serve to limit normal sanitary landfill
operations, and information pertaining to these factors must be included
as follows:
[1]
Location of underground and surface mines within 1/4 mile of
the proposed landfill site property lines and maps showing the extent
of deep mine workings, elevation of the mine pool and location of
mine pool discharges.
[2]
Location of gas and oil wells.
[3]
Location of high-tension power line rights-of-way.
[4]
Location of fuel transmission pipeline rights-of-way.
(2)
Soil and geological characteristics. A complete soils, geologic and
groundwater report of the characteristics of the proposed site shall
be included. This report shall be based on a geological investigation
and on a published standard soil survey or equivalent data and shall
encompass the following criteria:
(a)
Sufficient borings or wells shall be drilled to determine the
soil, geology and groundwater conditions. These may be supplemented
by excavations where appropriate. A minimum of one well boring or
excavation per acre shall be required.
(b)
Borings or wells shall be drilled five feet into the groundwater
or bedrock or 20 feet below the base of the proposed landfill, whichever
is shallower.
(c)
One boring or well must be drilled near the point of highest
elevation 10 feet into the groundwater.
(d)
A minimum of one groundwater quality monitoring well shall be
drilled in each dominant direction of groundwater movement. Location
of monitoring well(s) must be approved in advance of drilling by groundwater
geologist.
(3)
Characteristics of cover materials.
(a)
Cover material shall have medium to moderately coarse texture
and shall be of such character that it compacts well, does not crack
excessively when dry and is relatively free of decomposable materials
and large objects.
(b)
Specific types of soil and other materials are unsuitable and
shall not be used as cover material except as approved by the Supervisors.
Included in the unsuitable categories are:
(4)
Cover material availability.
(a)
The depth of soil and ripable rock at the site suitable for
cover must be consistent with design requirements of the sanitary
landfill.
(b)
Where cover material is limited in quantity or is not available
on the site, design and operational plans must include a description
of source of cover material, indicating such things as soil types,
volumes to be used, transport methods and contract arrangements, to
receive approval by the Supervisors.
(5)
Prevention of groundwater pollution.
(a)
To assure that there is no risk of free flow to groundwater,
sites with less than six feet of fine soil over limestone or other
fissured rocks or coarse sand and gravel will be considered unsuitable.
(b)
A site with six or more feet of fine soil over limestone or
other fissured rocks or coarse sand and gravel will be considered
unsuitable.
(c)
Depth to the seasonal high-water table must be greater than
six feet from the bottom of the lowest refuse lift. The depth must
be increased by at least six feet for each additional lift depending
on the character of the earth material.
(d)
The site shall not have a flooding hazard of greater frequency
than once in 50 years.
(e)
The site must be designed and operated in a manner which will
manage surface water percolation.
(f)
Direct fill into water or floodplain shall not be permitted.
(g)
Sites not meeting the above specifications for the prevention
of groundwater pollution may be utilized if leachate collection and
treatment facilities are approved by the Bureau of Sanitary Engineering,
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and by the Township
Supervisors.
(6)
Equipment requirements. Equipment provided for operation of the sanitary
landfill shall be adequate in size and performance capability to continuously
conduct the landfill in accordance with these standards. The type
and size of equipment necessary for the landfill operation shall be
based on competent engineering experience.
(7)
Access roads.
(a)
Access roads to the entrance of the landfill shall be paved
or surfaced with such materials as asphalt, gravel, or cinders and
shall be provided with a base capable of withstanding anticipated
load limits.
(b)
An all-weather access road, negotiable by loaded collection
vehicles, shall be provided from the entrance gate of the landfill
to the unloading area unless provisions are made for an alternate
disposal site with all-weather access roads to the unloading area
to be used during periods of inclement weather.
(c)
All-weather access roads to the unloading area shall meet the
requirements set forth herein.
(8)
Measuring facilities.
(a)
All solid waste shall be weighed on permanently installed or
portable truck scales which are to be checked biannually for accuracy.
(b)
Methods other than weighing for measuring solid waste delivered
to sanitary landfills serving less than 25,000 people or landfills
used exclusively by industrial, commercial and agricultural establishments
will be reviewed by the Supervisors on their merits.
(9)
Unloading.
(a)
Unloading areas shall be specified and restricted to within
30 feet of the working face and shall permit collection vehicles to
unload promptly.
(b)
An attendant shall direct vehicles to the unloading area or
clearly marked signs shall be located prominently along the landfill
road up to the unloading area.
(10)
Size of the working face.
(11)
Blowing litter control.
(a)
Portable fencing constructed of wire mesh, snow fencing or other
suitable material shall be used to control blowing litter.
(b)
Litter control fences shall be located in the immediate operating
area, approximately 50 to 75 feet downwind from the working face.
(c)
When the nature of the refuse or excessive winds require additional
litter control measures, water shall be applied to dampen the refuse
as soon as it is emptied from collection vehicles.
(d)
The entire landfill shall be policed daily to collect litter
from fences, roadways, and tree line barriers.
(e)
All collected litter shall be incorporated into refuse cells.
(12)
Spreading and compacting of refuse. All refuse shall be spread
and compacted in shallow layers, not exceeding a depth of two feet.
Repeated passages of landfill equipment over refuse deposited on the
working face shall be utilized for such spreading and compacting.
(13)
Thickness of cells. Individual cells shall be no greater than
eight feet thick to minimize settlement, surface cracking and odor
release from the fill.
(15)
Intermediate cover. An intermediate layer of cover material compacted to a minimum uniform depth of one foot and having the characteristics as specified in § 358-12C(3) of these standards, shall be placed on complete lifts in areas where there is clear intention to place another lift on top within one year.
(16)
Final cover.
(a)
A final layer of cover material compacted to a minimum uniform depth of two feet and having the characteristics as specified in § 358-12C(3) of these standards shall be placed over the entire surface of each portion of the final lift.
(b)
The final cover layer shall be complete within one week after
placement of refuse in the final lift.
(17)
Equipment. To provide for occurrences of major equipment breakdown,
standby equipment of suitable capacity shall be available to the site.
(18)
Sewage solids, liquids and other hazardous waste.
(a)
The disposal of sewage solids, liquids and other hazardous waste
material in a sanitary landfill shall not be permitted.
(b)
All materials of a hazardous nature, including, but not limited
to, oil sludges, dye concentrates, pathological and biological wastes,
radioactive material, waste chemicals and explosives, shall not be
disposed of in the sanitary landfill without first complying with
criteria established by the Supervisors.
(19)
Large or bulky waste.
(a)
Bulky waste shall be incorporated into the sanitary landfill
in daily cells, if equipment is large enough to facilitate compaction.
(b)
Landfills being operated with light equipment shall provide
special areas on the site for incorporation of large bulky items.
(c)
All bulky wastes incorporated in special areas shall be compacted
and covered within one week.
(20)
Burning. Open burning of solid wastes shall not be allowed at
the sanitary landfill.
(21)
(22)
Rodent control. Provisions as approved by the Supervisors and
the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection must be made
to prevent rodents from occupying the sanitary landfill or solid waste
management system, and no rodents shall be permitted to escape into
abutting areas surrounding the sanitary landfill.
(23)
Placement of groundwater. The deposit of refuse where continuous
or intermittent contact occurs between refuse and the groundwater
table is prohibited, except under unusual conditions approved by the
Supervisors and the Department of Environmental Protection.
(24)
Drainage of surface water.
(a)
Provisions must be made to manage surface water at the sanitary
landfill site.
(b)
The grading of the final surface of the fill area must provide
a slope of at least 1%.
(c)
To prevent erosion, grading of the final surface of area shall
not exceed a slope of 15%. Any deviation must be approved by the Supervisors.
(25)
Final grading.
(a)
Completed portions of the landfill shall be graded as specified in § 358-12C(24)(b) and (c) within two weeks of completion.
(b)
Final soil cover shall be capable of supporting vegetation.
Weather permitting, seeding to promote stabilization of the cover
material shall be done within 48 hours after final grading.
(26)
Operational records and plan executions.
(a)
To assure that proper construction of the landfill is carried
out according to operational plans and to provide for the most efficient
utilization of the completed site, daily operational records shall
be maintained.
(b)
Operational records shall consist of a written log maintained
by the sanitary landfill supervisor and shall include the following
information:
In the event of the failure to comply with an order issued pursuant
to any section or subsection of this article, the Supervisors may
institute appropriate actions or proceedings in the name of the Township
of Robinson at law or in equity to restrain, correct or abate the
violation of any order of this article, or they may cause this order
to be carried out at the expense of the Township. The Township may
recover the amount of the expense by action at law or in equity as
the case may be.
A.
Whenever the Supervisors determine that there has been a violation
of any provision of this article or any applicable laws and regulations
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, they shall give notice of the
violation in the manner provided in this section to the person responsible
for compliance under this article.
C.
The notice shall be served upon the person responsible:
(1)
By handing a copy to him/her personally or by handing a copy to the
persons designated by law to receive such notices; or if service cannot
be accomplished in this manner;
(2)
By sending a copy to his last-known address by certified mail, or
registered mail, postage prepaid, accompanied with a request for a
return receipt if service cannot be accomplished in this manner;
(3)
By posting a copy in a conspicuous place in or about the premises.
Any person aggrieved by any action of the Supervisors may request
and shall be granted a hearing as follows:
A.
The person aggrieved shall notify the Supervisors of Robinson Township,
in writing, of his request for a hearing.
B.
Within 30 days after receipt of this written request for a hearing,
the Supervisors shall give notice to the person aggrieved as to the
time and place of the hearing and the person aggrieved shall have
an opportunity to present evidence of his compliance with this article.
C.
After hearing, the Supervisors shall within 30 days issue a permit,
if the aggrieved person submits sufficient evidence of compliance
with this article. In the event that the person aggrieved fails to
show evidence that this article has been complied with, the Board
of Supervisors shall notify the person aggrieved that he continues
in violation of the article, giving notice of the specific provisions
of this article that are in violation and that the operations must
cease and desist or that the violation must be abated or corrected
within the time prescribed by the Board of Supervisors.
It shall be unlawful for any person to transport solid waste
in a vehicle that is not currently under valid permit by the Supervisors.
Application for the permit shall be made on forms provided by the
Supervisors by any person intending to engage in the transportation
of solid waste for each vehicle used for this purpose. Upon approval
of such application, the Supervisors shall issue a permit to the applicant,
provided the Supervisors find that:
A.
The transportation vehicle complies with the standards contained
in this part and other applicable rules and regulations and laws of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
B.
Each transportation permittee shall file monthly with the Supervisors
a statement listing the number of loads of solid waste handled each
day, setting forth the sources from which it was obtained, the weight
or volume and the place of disposal or incineration of each load.
C.
From and after the effective date of this article, it shall be unlawful
for any person to operate a garbage collection business or to transport,
haul or otherwise dispose of garbage in Robinson Township through
the use of a vehicle without first having obtained a permit for each
vehicle and to pay to the Township of Robinson an annual permit fee
of $10 for each vehicle in use in the collection, transporting or
otherwise disposing of rubbish, garbage or refuse as defined in this
article. On payment of the license fee for each vehicle aforesaid,
the Township of Robinson shall issue a license to each vehicle.
No person other than those licensed by the Supervisors of Robinson
Township shall be permitted to operate, maintain, control or otherwise
use a sanitary landfill or solid waste management system for the purpose
of collecting any of the enumerated articles set forth in this article
and disposing of them in such system without first having attained
the license from the Supervisors of Robinson Township.
The sanitary landfill or solid waste management system for the
receipt of garbage, rubbish, waste material and other articles mentioned
in the definitions hereinabove set forth shall be subject to inspection
by the Supervisors on a regular monthly basis or at such other times
as the Supervisors deem it necessary to make inspections, or upon
proper complaints made to the Supervisors from the Township officials
or from citizens of the Township with respect to the condition of
the sanitary landfill or solid waste management system. Notices of
violation shall be as hereinabove set forth.
[Amended 9-9-1985 by Ord.
No. 1-85; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1,
General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this article
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 article that is violated shall also
constitute a separate offense.
