[Adopted 6-7-1988 by Ord. No. 7-88 (Ch.
81 of the 1974 Code)]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
All individuals, partnerships, corporations, owners, tenants,
lessees, occupants, associations and organizations residing, owning
or operating, managing, leasing or occupying any premises or business,
commercial or industrial, within the Borough of Totowa.
Consists solely of leaves for purposes of this article.
On and after the effective date of this article,
it shall be mandatory for all persons, except the handicapped or disabled,
to separate yard waste from all other solid waste produced in or disposed
of by such residential or nonresidential purposes. Yard waste shall
be bagged.
On the dates set forth in the regulations promulgated
hereunder, said bags shall be placed at curbside for collection by
the Borough municipal trucks or by such agents for certain designated
firms specifically authorized by the Borough to make such collections.
From the time of placement at the curb by any
person of yard waste for collection by the Borough of Totowa in accordance
with the terms hereof, such material shall be and become the property
of the Borough of Totowa or its authorizing agent, and it shall be
a violation of the chapter for any person not expressly authorized
by the Borough to collect or pick up or cause to be picked up any
such yard waste. Each collection and violation hereof from one or
more residences shall constitute the separate and distinct offense
punishable as hereinafter provided.
The Department of Public Works is hereby authorized
and directed to enforce this article and to establish a reasonable
schedule or regulations as to the manner, days and times for the collection
of yard waste in accordance with the terms of this article.
Except as otherwise permitted, it shall be unlawful
for any person unauthorized by the Borough of Totowa to collect, pick
up or cause to be collected or picked up the yard waste. Each collection
or pickup shall constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable
as herein provided. A violation of or negligent failure to comply
with the provisions of this article may be punishable by a fine of
$25 for the first offense, which may be paid in writing, and for all
other offenses by a fine not to exceed $200 per violation. There shall
not be any enforcement of this article until six months after the
effective date of this article.
Yard wastes shall be stored in a location designated
by and monitored by the Department of Public Works. Residents of the
Borough of Totowa may avail themselves of this compost material at
their convenience in whatever quantities they desire. Transportation
of this compost from the site will be the resident's responsibility.
The penalties for failure to comply with the
provisions of this article, both separation and collection, will commence
six months after the effective date of this article. During the six-month
period, every effort will be made to acquaint all affected residents
of the need for and the requirements of the legislation; further,
new residents to the municipality will be informed of the provisions
of this article by the Department of Public Works at the time of issuance
of a certificate of occupancy on their dwelling.
