[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Wyckoff 9-20-2005 by Ord. No. 1514. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to establish
a yard waste collection and disposal program in the Township of Wyckoff,
so as to protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe
penalties for the failure to comply.
A.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms,
phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings stated
herein unless their use the text of this chapter clearly demonstrates
a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words
used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural
number include the singular number, and words used in the singular
number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory
and not merely directory.
B.
CONTAINERIZED
PERSON
STREET
YARD WASTE
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
The placement of yard waste in a trash can, bucket, paper
or plastic bag, or other vessel excluding landscaper barrels or metal
or plastic drums not to exceed 50 pounds, such as to prevent the yard
waste from spilling or blowing out into the street and coming into
contact with the stormwater.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway, viaduct, drive,
or other way, which is an existing state, County or municipal roadway,
and includes the land between the street lines, whether improved or
unimproved, and may comprise pavement, shoulders, gutters, curbs,
sidewalks, parking areas, and other areas within the street lines.
Leaves, grass clippings, and branches.
[Amended 3-15-2011 by Ord. No. 1638]
A.
Leaves. During the Wyckoff leaf collection periods,
sweeping, raking, blowing or otherwise accumulating leaves for collection
that are not containerized at the curb shall not be placed in the
paved portion of the roadway nor closer than 10 feet to any storm
drain inlet but may be placed in the grass portion of the unpaved
right-of-way. If such placement of leaves occurs within 10 feet of
any storm drain inlet or in the roadway, the property owner shall
be responsible for the prompt removal of leaves from the street or
from any drain inlet encroachment, or said property owner shall be
deemed in violation of this chapter.
B.
[1]Branches. Branches shall only be tied in three-foot lengths
or containerized and placed at the curb no sooner than 6:00 p.m. of
the night preceding the scheduled and announced collection. They shall
also not be placed closer than 10 feet from any storm inlet. Placement
of branches at the curb or along the street at any other time or in
any other manner is a violation of this chapter. If such placement
of branches occurs, the property owner shall be responsible for the
prompt removal of branches from the street, or such property owner
shall be deemed in violation of this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B, regarding grass clippings,
was repealed 12-5-2018 by Ord. No. 1870. This ordinance also renumbered
former Subsection C as Subsection B.
[Amended 3-15-2011 by Ord. No. 1638]
The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced
by the Wyckoff Police Department, the Township Engineer, the Public
Works Manager or other Code Officials of the Township of Wyckoff or
contracted by the Township of Wyckoff.
[Amended 3-15-2011 by Ord. No. 1638]
Any person(s) who is (are) found to be in violation
of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a fine of $100
for the first offense and up to $2,000 for a second and each subsequent
offense.
Each section, subsection, sentence, clause and
phrase of this chapter is declared to be an independent section, subsection,
sentence, clause and phrase, and the finding or holding of any such
portion of this chapter to be unconstitutional, void or ineffective
for any cause, or reason, shall not affect any other portion of this
chapter.
