City of Easton, PA
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2023-11-13
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The Code
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 475 Sewers
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Article III Storm Sewer System: Prohibited Wastes
- The Charter
- Ch C Home Rule Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 12 Authorities, Municipal
- Ch 17 Bonds
- Ch 23 Civil Service Board
- Ch 28 Code Board of Appeal
- Ch 34 Contracts and Agreements
- Ch 39 Council Rules and Regulations
- Ch 45 Departments
- Ch 50 Electronic Signatures
- Ch 52 Environmental Advisory Council
- Ch 54 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 56 Finance
- Ch 61 Fire Department
- Ch 73 Health, Board of
- Ch 79 (Reserved)
- Ch 92 Map, Official City Street
- Ch 98 Officers and Employees
- Ch 103 (Reserved)
- Ch 110 Pensions
- Ch 114 Personnel
- Ch 119 Planning Commission
- Ch 123 Police Department
- Ch 131 Real Estate Registry
- Ch 135 Records, Public
- Ch 139 Recreation Board
- Ch 152 Vacant Property Review Committee
- Ch 157 Water Authority
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 180 Alarms and Alarm Systems
- Ch 185 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 189 Animals
- Ch 194 Auctions and Auctioneers
- Ch 222 Buyer Notification
- Ch 245 Construction
- Ch 250 Construction Sites and Protection of Structures
- Ch 281 False Reports to Police
- Ch 285 Fees
- Ch 294 Fire Insurance Escrow Fund
- Ch 295 Fire Safety Inspection
- Ch 296 Fireworks
- Ch 298 Floodplain Management
- Ch 307 Graffiti
- Ch 311 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 318 Historic Preservation
- Ch 324 Horse Stables; Rental and Carriage Horses
- Ch 337 Lead Exposure
- Ch 350 Markets, Public
- Ch 354 (Reserved)
- Ch 365 Moving of Goods
- Ch 369 Municipal Claims and Liens
- Ch 372 Newsracks
- Ch 376 Noise
- Ch 399 Parking Permits
- Ch 404 Parks
- Ch 410 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 415 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 422 Contractor Licenses
- Ch 427 Police Services Cost Recovery
- Ch 435 Property Maintenance and Housing Standards
- Ch 444 Public Health Standards
- Ch 456 Rental Property
- Ch 468 Scaffolding
- Ch 475 Sewers
- Ch 475 Art III Storm Sewer System: Prohibited Wastes
- § 475-24 Definitions.
- § 475-25 Prohibited wastes in storm sewers.
- § 475-26 Nuisance; abatement.
- § 475-27 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 491 Smoking
- Ch 500 Solid Waste; Recycling
- Ch 507 Stormwater Management
- Ch 515 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 520 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 526 Tattooing, Body Piercing and Body Art
- Ch 531 Tax Abatements
- Ch 535 Taxation
- Ch 539 (Reserved)
- Ch 545 Towing
- Ch 554 Trees, Shade
- Ch 560 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 565 Vehicles, Seizure of
- Ch 572 Water
- Ch 580 Weapons
- Ch 595 Zoning
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 5-25-1957 by Ord. No. 1523 (Art.
927 of the 1965 Codified Ordinances)]
The following words and terms, as used in this
article, shall be construed or defined as follows, unless the context
clearly indicates otherwise:
Refers to any liquid, gaseous or solid substance resulting
from any manufacturing or industrial processes.
Includes individuals or natural persons, artificial persons
existing only in contemplation of law, and is construed to include
associations, partnerships, limited partnerships, joint-stock companies
and corporations.
Refers to the present storm sewer system of the City and
any additions or extensions that may hereafter be made thereto by
the City.
No person shall discharge or permit to be discharged
into the storm sewers or the storm sewer system of the City, or any
part thereof, oils, tar, grease, gasoline, benzine or other combustible
gases and liquids, offal, industrial waste or insoluble solids or
substances which, in the opinion of the City Chemist, would impair,
impede, adversely affect, interfere with or endanger the sewer system
or any part thereof, in any manner whatsoever, or the functioning
thereof.
The violation of the provisions of this article
is declared to be a public nuisance, which nuisance the Board of Health
is authorized and directed to abate in the manner provided by law.
[Amended 10-22-1964 by Ord. No. 1842]
Any person violating any of the provisions of
this article, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $300 and,
in default of payment of fine and costs, imprisoned not more than
90 days.
