(A) All exclusions to this subchapter are as follows.
(1) Nothing contained herein shall prohibit a farmer from carrying out normal farming operations, including composting or spreading of manure of other farm-produced agricultural waste not otherwise prohibited or regulated for land applications. All such practices must be conducted in compliance with applicable township, state, and federal laws and regulations as may be in effect.
(2) Notwithstanding the terms of this subchapter, compost piles kept by occupants of a premises shall not violate the terms and conditions of this subchapter, provided that the materials in the compost piles do not generate any offensive odors and provided further that said compost piles are secure so that animals do not spread the materials from the compost piles around the premises.
(3) The provisions of this subchapter do not apply to anything but the storage and disposal of municipal solid waste and do not apply therefore to hazardous or residual waste as defined under 25 Pa. Code § 271.1 and its amendments. All hazardous or residual waste must be disposed of in compliance with applicable township, state, and federal laws and regulations as may be in effect.
(B) It is the determination of the enforcement agent of the township that the municipal waste on any premises in the township is accumulating as prohibited above even though the owner or occupant of the premises has a contract with a licensed hauler or is transporting the waste to a licensed disposal facility, the agent may require that the owner contract for more frequent collection by the hauler, ensure that collection is contracted for on a more frequent basis, or transports the waste or ensures that the waste is transported on a more frequent basis to a licensed disposal site.
(Ord. 2008-6, passed 11-18-2008)