§ 14-4.3 Owners and Occupants Required to Provide Private Garbage Removal.

[Ord. 3/10/27, S3; Ord. #1155, S1; Ord. #1181, S1]

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a.     It shall be the duty of the owner, operator, or occupant of all residential uses and business or commercial premises where garbage accumulates to the extent of more than six (6) thirty (30) gallon cans per week per residential unit or per each other business or commercial use on the premises to remove all garbage generated by the said uses at the expense of the owners, operators, or occupants of the premises. All owners, operators, and occupants who violate this provision are subject to forfeiting the right to municipal garbage pick-ups, in accordance with the provisions of subsection 14-4.10.

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b.     The borough is not obligated to pick up garbage or recyclable materials in excess of the amount set forth in subsection 14-4.3a or garbage collected in dumpsters or other similar large containers, other than suitable containers weighing less than seventy (70) pounds each when full. It shall be the duty of all owners, operators, and occupants of all premises to remove and dispose of, at their own expense, all dumpsters or other similar large containers exceeding the weight limit set forth herein.

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c.     Owners, operators, or occupants of residential, business, or commercial premises shall not deposit garbage accumulated on or in the said premises in borough litter and/or borough garbage containers located anywhere in the borough.

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Please refer to the full regulations and requirements in the Ordinance found here​​​