[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township
of Bethlehem 9-17-2018 by Ord.
No. 11-18. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any individual, partnership, firm, association, corporation
or any entity of any nature whatsoever.
The Township of Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
Any waste paper, ashes, grass, grass clippings, trimmings,
advertising circulars, samples, fruit peelings, cans, dirt, rubbish,
waste, garbage or refuse.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to throw, discharge,
dump, deposit, place or leave or cause to be thrown, discharged, dumped,
deposited, placed or left on any of the streets, roadways, thoroughfares,
alleys, sidewalks, footpaths, vacant lots, front yards, or porches,
or in or on the ground of public parks, playgrounds, recreation areas,
public buildings, streams or banks of such streams, any trash.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter,
upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding,
shall pay a fine of not less than $300 and not more than $1,000, plus
all court costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred
by the Township in the enforcement of this chapter. No judgment shall
be imposed until the date of the determination of the violation by
the District Justice and/or court. If the defendant neither pays nor
timely appeals the judgment, the Township may enforce the judgment
pursuant to the applicable rules of civil procedure. Each day a violation
exists shall constitute a separate offense. Further, the appropriate
officers or agents of the Township are hereby authorized to seek equitable
relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.
If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter is
held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction,
then said holding shall in no way affect or impair any of the remaining
portions of this chapter. It is hereby declared to be the intention
of the Township Board of Commissioners that this chapter would have
been adopted if such illegal, invalid or unconstitutional provisions
had not been included herein.
