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(1) No person shall throw or deposit litter in any park, except in public receptacles, and in such a manner as to prevent the litter from being scattered or carried by the elements onto any part of the park, upon any street or other public place. Where public receptacles are not provided, all litter shall be carried from the park by the person responsible for its presence and properly disposed of elsewhere.
(1) No person shall deposit, dump or cause to be placed any litter, trash, garbage, municipal waste, recyclable materials, or debris on or at:
(a) any road, street, highway, alley, public park or plaza, other public place, railroad right-of-way or into the waters of the City, except in a clearly defined public trash receptacle;
(b) the private property of another person without the prior written consent of the owner of such location and all required licenses and permits;
(c) the person's own property without all required licenses and permits.
(2) A violation of subsection (1) that is also a violation of subsection (3) may be prosecuted as a violation of subsection (3).
(3) No owner or operator of a trash, garbage or debris collection vehicle, including private automobiles and small trucks, or any other type of vehicles used to collect or transport trash, garbage or debris, or an agent of any such owner or operator, shall knowingly deposit or cause to be deposited the vehicle's load or any part thereof in a manner that violates subsection (1) of this Section.
(4) The depositing or dumping of any single large item of debris, such as a tire, auto part, mattress, appliance or bag of debris or trash with a capacity of more than five (5) gallons shall be a separate offense under this Section.
\ (5) A person, including any business or agent of a business, who engages, through a contract, employment or other manner, another person to remove waste who causes or permits a violation of this Section 10-710 shall be liable for such violations of this section and shall be subject to all penalties applicable to such violation.
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(1) Before or during each fiscal year, the Managing Director may announce the availability of funds during such fiscal year to pay rewards to individuals who provide information that leads to a judicial determination that one or more individuals have violated the prohibition on short dumping set forth in subsection 10-710(2) of this Code, such as license plate information and make or model descriptions of any vehicle used in connection with such a violation.
(2) The amount of each particular award shall be in the discretion of the Managing Director or his or her designee, but in no event shall the total amount awarded in connection with any violation be less than five hundred dollars ($500).
(3) The Managing Director shall base his or her determination of the amount of any particular award on the following factors:
(a) the extent and significance of the violation of subsection 10-710(2), based on the quantity and type of materials dumped;
(b) the specificity and accuracy of the information provided;
(c) whether the information provided was unique or was information provided by other individuals; 190
(d) whether the individual provided a sworn statement or sworn testimony in connection with the investigation or any legal proceedings related to the determination of liability.
(4) No City employee with enforcement responsibility pursuant to Chapter 10-700 of the Code, nor any governmental employee who obtains information regarding short dumping during the course of his or her employment, shall be eligible to obtain any such award.
(5) The Managing Director may establish such administrative regulations as he or she deems necessary to implement the intent of this Section.
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| 189 | Added, Bill No. 070683 (approved November 29, 2007). |
| 190 | Amended, Bill No. 161105 (approved October 25, 2017). |
(1) Pursuant to the authority granted by Section 6105.2 of the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C.S. § 6105.2, the following blocks shall be designated as Litter Enforcement Corridors, including both sides of the designated blocks:
(a) 2900 Block of E. Tioga Street.
(b) 2900 Block of Ontario Street.
(c) 2900 Block of Kingston Street.
(d) 2900 Block of Venango Street.
(e) 3500 Block of Bath Street.
(f) 5300 and 5400 Blocks of Eadom Street.
(g) 3500 Block of E. Allen Street.
(h) 2800, 2900, and 3000 Blocks of E. Hedley Street.
(i) 4600 Block of Pearce Street.
(j) 2400 and 2500 Blocks of Orthodox Street.
(k) 5200 Block of Devereaux Street.
(l) 5200 Block of Robbins Street.
(m) Ogontz Avenue from Stenton Avenue to Cheltenham Avenue.
(n) Old York Road from Ruscomb Avenue to Tabor Avenue.
(o) Broad Street from Ruscomb Avenue to 66th Avenue.
(p) N. 5th Street from Somerville Avenue to Spencer Street.
(q) Mansfield Avenue from Washington Lane to Stenton Avenue.
(r) E. Tulpehocken Street from Stenton Avenue to Mansfield Avenue.
(s) Rodney Street from Walnut Lane to Wynsam Street.
(t) Olney Avenue from N. Fairhill Street to N. Lawrence Street.
(u) Tabor Avenue from N. Fairhill Street to N. Lawrence Street.
(v) Chew Avenue from N. Fairhill Street to N. Lawrence Street.
(w) Somerville Avenue from N. Fairhill Street to N. Lawrence Street.
(x) Devereaux Avenue from Algon Avenue to Summerdale Avenue.
(y) 100 Block of E. Champlost Street.
(z) Haines Street from 19th Street to 15th Street.
(aa) Woolston Avenue between E. Pastorius Street and E. Walnut Lane.
(bb) Tulpehocken Street between Mansfield Avenue and Stenton Avenue.
(cc) 900 Block of Spencer Street.
(dd) 1300 Block of Wagner Avenue.
(ee) 100 Block of W. Ashdale Street.
(ff) 5900 Block of Hammond Street.
(gg) Broad Street, from Washington Avenue to Oregon Avenue.
(hh) Area bounded by 24th Street, Washington Avenue, Grays Ferry Avenue, 26th Street, and Passyunk Avenue.
(ii) Grays Ferry Avenue, from 34th Street to Washington Avenue.
(jj) Washington Avenue, from Broad Street to Grays Ferry Avenue.
(kk) Point Breeze Avenue, from Federal Street to S. 24th Street.
(ll) Oregon Avenue, from Delaware Avenue to its terminus at Interstate 76.
(mm) Grays Avenue, from Lindbergh Boulevard to 58th Street.
(nn) Lindbergh Boulevard, from 65th Street to S. 84th Street.
(oo) S. 61st Street, from Passyunk Avenue to Woodland Avenue.
(pp) S. 63rd Street, from Lindbergh Boulevard to Woodland Avenue.
(qq) Chester Avenue, from Cobbs Creek Parkway to Cemetery Avenue.
(rr) South 70th Street, from Cobbs Creek Parkway to Lindbergh Boulevard.
(ss) Woodland Avenue, from 58th Street to Cobbs Creek Parkway.
(tt) Area bounded by Springfield Avenue, 58th Street, Woodland Avenue, Cemetery Avenue, S. 61st Street, and Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
(uu) Merion Avenue from Belmont Avenue to 52nd Street.
(vv) Bryn Mawr Avenue from Parkside Avenue to Wynnefield Avenue.
(ww) Port Royal Avenue from Nixon Street to Old Line Road.
(xx) Jefferson Street from 50th Street to its terminus.
(yy) 49th street from Jefferson Street to Parkside Avenue.
(zz) 3700 block of N. Germantown Avenue.
(aaa) 3600 block of N. Germantown Avenue.
(bbb) 3500 block of N. Germantown Avenue.
(ccc) 3400 Block of N. Germantown Avenue.
(ddd) 22nd Street from Diamond Street to N. College Avenue.
(eee) 2nd Street from Callowhill Street to Dock Street.
(fff) 33rd Street from Montgomery Avenue to Girard Avenue.
(ggg) 52nd from Avenue Of The Republic to Girard Avenue.
(hhh) 54th Street from City Avenue to Wynnefield Avenue.
(iii) 63rd Street from Haverford Avenue to Chestnut Street.
(jjj) 7th Street to Oregon Avenue to Washington Avenue.
(kkk) 9th Street from Catharine Street to Wharton Street.
(lll) Adams Avenue from Tabor Road to Roosevelt Boulevard.
(mmm) Broad Street from Pattison Avenue to Delaware Expy.
(nnn) Bustleton Avenue from Solly Avenue to Lansing Street.
(ooo) Cecil B Moore Avenue from 24th Street to 10th Street.
(ppp) Diamond Street from 23rd Street to 20th Street.
(qqq) Lehigh Avenue from 29th Street to Sedgley Avenue.
(rrr) Moyamensing Avenue from 18th Street to 12th Street.
(sss) Ridge Avenue from Lehigh Avenue to Fairmount Avenue.
(ttt) Roberts Avenue from Henry Avenue to Wayne Avenue.
(uuu) Sedgley Avenue from Ridge Avenue to 17th Street.
(vvv) Spring Garden Street from Broad Street to Delaware Expy.
(www) Tabor Road from Mayfair Street to Levick Street.
(xxx) 1800 Block to 2900 Block of E. Allegheny Avenue.
(yyy) 2200 Block to 3900 Block of Aramingo Avenue.
(zzz) 1900 Block to 2900 Black of Castor Avenue.
(aaaa) 500 Block to 1700 Block of Delaware Avenue.
(bbbb) 2400 Block to 3900 Block of Kensington Avenue.
(cccc) 1800 Block to 2700 Block of E. Lehigh Avenue.
(dddd) 1900 Block to 3800 Block of Richmond Street.
(eeee) Snyder Avenue from Delaware Avenue to Broad Street.
(ffff) Washington Avenue from Delaware Avenue to Broad Street.
(2) The Streets Department shall erect appropriate signage to give notice of the increased penalties for certain littering violations applicable on these designated blocks.
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(1) No person shall place or deposit any commercial or non-commercial handbill in or upon any vehicle; provided, that it shall not be unlawful for any person to distribute, without charge, a non-commercial handbill to any occupant of a vehicle who is willing to accept it.
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