[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City
of Easton as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted as Art. 735 of the 1965 Codified
Ordinances]
[Amended 2-24-1999 by Ord. No. 3666]
The owner and/or company in control of petroleum
and/or chemicals and/or hazardous materials and/or the common carrier
of any type whatsoever, including a pipeline carrying such products,
shall be liable to the City to control, extinguish and/or clean up
petroleum-type or chemical- or hazardous-material-type spills and/or
fires involving such chemicals or petroleum or hazardous materials
to which City of Easton fire units respond.
[Amended 2-24-1999 by Ord. No. 3666]
The owner and/or company in control of any petroleum
or chemicals or hazardous materials and/or the common carrier of such
petroleum or chemicals or hazardous materials, including any pipeline
as aforesaid, shall also be liable for the cost of any temporary storage
of chemicals or petroleum or hazardous materials and/or the cost of
disposing of same.
[Amended 2-24-1999 by Ord. No. 3666; 2-11-2009 by Ord. No. 5166]
Bills for the amount of the above-described
costs shall be forwarded by the Bureau of Fire to the Director of
Finance, who shall bill the above-described liable party. If payment
is not made in full within 30 days from the date of mailing of such
bill, the aforementioned City officer shall turn the matter over to
the City Solicitor for collection litigation as is necessary.
[Amended 8-12-1987 by Ord. No. 2903]
Any person failing to pay the bill submitted
to them by the City within 30 days shall, upon conviction thereof
in a summary proceeding before a Magisterial District Judge, be sentenced
to pay a fine of not less than $10 or more than $300, together with
costs of prosecution, and in default thereof, undergo imprisonment
in Northampton County Prison for not more than 30 days.
[Amended 8-12-1987 by Ord. No. 2903]
Imposition of the aforesaid fine and/or imprisonment,
however, shall not relieve any responsible person or corporation hereunder
from civil liability to the City as provided herein.
