Township of Abington, PA
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2023-06-08
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 92 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
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Article III Dumping
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 6 Bond of Treasurer
- Ch 7 Code Appeals, Board of
- Ch 8 Economic Development Committee
- Ch 10 Environmental Advisory Council
- Ch 12 Fire Department
- Ch 14 Fire Police Force
- Ch 19 Meetings
- Ch 24 Officers and Employees
- Ch 28 (Reserved)
- Ch 31 Planning Commission
- Ch 34 Police Department
- Ch 36 Records
- Ch 38 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 41 School Crossing Guards; Parking Enforcement Officers
- Ch 42 Shade Tree Commission
- Ch 44 Social Security
- Ch 49 Vacant Property Review Board
- Ch 50 Wards
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 56 Alarm Systems
- Ch 57 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 58 Animals
- Ch 62 Building Construction
- Ch 63 Contractor Registration
- Ch 64 Contractor Anti-Discrimination
- Ch 65 Burning
- Ch 67 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 70 Drainage
- Ch 72 Drug Paraphernalia
- Ch 73 Dumpsters and Portable Storage Units
- Ch 74 Emergencies, Public
- Ch 75 Industrial Accidents
- Ch 79 Fees
- Ch 80 (Reserved)
- Ch 83 Firearms and Other Weapons
- Ch 85 Fire Prevention
- Ch 88 Food Handling Establishments
- Ch 92 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
- Ch 92 Art III Dumping
- § 92-15 Dumping of garbage or rubbish prohibited.
- § 92-16 Maintenance of premises.
- § 92-17 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 95 Graffiti
- Ch 98 Housing Standards
- Ch 99 Human Relations
- Ch 103 Condominiums
- Ch 104 Loitering
- Ch 105 Massage Establishments
- Ch 105A Newspapers and Newsracks
- Ch 106 Noise
- Ch 108 Nuisances
- Ch 111 Numbering of Buildings
- Ch 115 Parks, Playgrounds and School District Grounds
- Ch 118 Peddling, Soliciting and Canvassing
- Ch 121 Plumbing
- Ch 122 Water Conservation
- Ch 123 Property Sales, Construction or Alteration
- Ch 124 Property, Township
- Ch 125 Real Estate Registry
- Ch 126 Real Estate Registry: Vacant Properties
- Ch 127 Recycling
- Ch 128 Refrigerators, Abandoned
- Ch 132 Sewers and Sewage
- Ch 133 (Reserved)
- Ch 135 Smoking in Public Places
- Ch 137 Snow and Ice Removal
- Ch 140 Sound Equipment
- Ch 142 Stormwater Management
- Ch 143 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 146 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 149 Swimming Pools
- Ch 152 Taxation
- Ch 154 Telecommunications
- Ch 155 Traffic Control
- Ch 156 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 157 Vehicles, Parking of
- Ch 158 Vehicles, Recreational
- Ch 158A Vehicles, Storage of
- Ch 159 Water
- Ch 160 Towing
- Ch 162 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A167 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A168 Electric Franchise
- Ch A169 (Reserved)
- Ch A170 Telephone Franchise
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 4-9-1959 by Ord. No. 946]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation or any agent thereof to place, throw or maintain in or
near any public highway or other public place or on any lot or piece
of ground within the Township of Abington, any liquid or solid vegetable
or animal matter, any trash or rubbish or any other thing that will
endanger the peace, comfort, safety or health of the public, or to
contribute thereto by any act or failure to act.
It shall likewise be unlawful to keep or suffer
to remain on any premises within the Township of Abington any garbage,
decayed or offensive or unwholesome matter of any kind or any trash
or rubbish.
For each and every violation of the provisions
of this article, the person violating the same shall be liable, upon
conviction thereof, to a fine not exceeding $50, to be collected as
fines and penalties are collectible by law. A new and separate offense
shall be deemed to have been committed for each day that said violation
exists. In default of payment of any fine or penalty imposed hereunder,
said violator shall undergo imprisonment for not more than five days.
