1. Charges are hereby imposed upon and shall be collected from the owner of each improved tract of real estate situate within the Borough for the availability of the refuse collection service provided by the Borough in the amount as established from time to time, by resolution of Borough Council. [Ord. 2007-2]
2. Such charges shall be billed monthly for the current month. [Ord. 2007-2]
3. The amount of any bill not paid on or before the 25th day of the month in which the same is rendered shall be increased by 10 percent.
4. Every owner of each improved tract of real estate within the Borough shall provide the Borough with and thereafter shall keep the Borough advised of his correct address. Failure of any person to receive the bill for refuse collection charges shall not be considered an excuse for nonpayment nor shall the failure result in an extension of the period of time during which the bill shall be payable.
5. The charges imposed by this ordinance shall be a lien upon each improved tract of real estate and any such charges which are not paid within the period set forth in subsection .3, above, at the discretion of the Borough, shall be filed as a lien against the aforesaid property, which lien shall be filed in the office of the Prothonotary of York County, Pennsylvania, and shall be collected in the manner provided by law for the filing and collection of municipal claims.
(Ord. 1972-1, 8/7/1972; as added by Ord. 1974-1, 4/1/1974, §10; as amended by Ord. 1986-4, 10/6/1986, §1; and by Ord. 2007-2, 12/17/2007)