(a) For reasons of public health and sanitation, no person, owner, occupant or lessee shall:
(1) Place any municipal solid waste or other material subject to decay, anywhere in the City except in a suitable container;
(2) Permit to remain any municipal solid waste or other material subject to decay, anywhere in the City except in accordance with Section 951.05;
(3) Cause or permit to remain, on private property or the adjoining public places such as sidewalks, curbs or streets, the unauthorized accumulation of dust, litter, yard waste, refuse, recyclables or large items;
(4) Cause or permit to remain, any municipal solid waste on a street, alley or other public place, or upon any private property within the limits of the City, unless it complies with Section 951.05;
(5) Deposit municipal solid waste in any stream or other body of water;
(6) Deposit or permit to fall from their person or vehicle any municipal solid waste or litter on any public places, street or alley in the City. This section shall not be construed to prohibit placing of refuse in a container complying with the provisions of this article preparatory to having such material collected and disposed of in the manner provided herein;
(7) Discharge wastes or waste waters other than storm or groundwater onto public streets or alleys;
(8) Dispose of any municipal solid waste anywhere in the City except at a lawfully established solid waste disposal facility, in full compliance with all applicable Federal, State and local laws;
(9) Allow municipal solid waste that has been scattered or spilled from refuse containers, bags or bundles from a cause or causes other than negligence of the contractor on any premises, private property or adjoining public places, such as curbs, sidewalks, streets and alleys. Failure by the owner of such property to remove any municipal solid waste promptly shall be deemed a violation of same;
(10) Allow any unauthorized accumulation of municipal solid waste on any premises, private property or adjoining public places, such as curbs, sidewalks, streets and alleys. Unauthorized accumulation is hereby declared to be a nuisance and is prohibited. Failure by the owner of such property to remove any existing accumulation of municipal solid waste promptly shall be deemed a violation of same;
(11) Permit refuse containers to remain on sidewalk between scheduled collections and fail to remove such containers within twenty-four hours after collection; or
(12) Allow accumulated municipal solid waste and large items at the designated pick-up point for collection prior to 5:00 p.m. the day before collection is scheduled or placed later than 6:00 a.m. the day of collection.
(13) Dispose of quantities, in excess of the average household, of cooking oil or grease from commercial food preparations other than by private arrangements with a waste oil vendor.
(14) Use refuse containers or bags in excess of 32 gallons or containers or bags that are not specifically sold for the purpose of refuse storage. Such containers may be removed and disposed of as illegally placed municipal solid waste and no refunds will be given.
(15) Ignite, conduct, cause, feed, permit or maintain any open burning or open fire for the destruction of solid waste, leaf and yard waste or recyclables designated in this article at any location within the City of York, Pennsylvania.
Open burning may be detrimental to the health, comfort, living conditions, welfare, and safety of the citizens of the City of York, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the City of York to safeguard our citizens from such air pollution.
Designated recyclables must be recycled, and trash must be disposed of properly at a licensed landfill or at a licensed waste incinerator facility. Licensed facilities have emission controls and burn at much higher temperatures.
Open burning and burn barrels are extremely hazardous as fires may get out of control resulting in property damage and potentially loss of lives. Additionally, burning at low temperatures may result in incomplete waste combustion and the formation of carcinogenic dioxins and furans, as well as other chemicals such as arsenic, formaldehyde and benzene.
Trash includes a lot of plastics, rubbers, inks and synthetic chemicals, all of which are dangerous when burned and released into the air.
(This section does not address recreational wood burning in firepits. Consult the International Fire Code adopted by the City of York for more regulations).
(b) For reasons of efficient solid waste management, no person, corporation, City contractor or private refuse hauler shall:
(1) Bring municipal solid waste generated outside the City limits into the City for collection under any City contracts; or
(2) Mix municipal solid waste generated outside the City limits with any wastes collected under any City contracts.
(Ord. 6-2020. Passed 3-17-20.)