Township of Lower, NJ
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2023-10-02
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 285 Dumping
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Administration of Government
- Ch 7 Traffic
- Ch 10 Illicit Connections
- Ch 14 Civil Service
- Ch 18 Claims, Payment of; Purchasing; Payroll
- Ch 25 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 33 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 39 Fire Department
- Ch 52 Local Assistance Board
- Ch 56 Local Defense/Emergency Management Council
- Ch 67 Municipal Utilities Authority
- Ch 73 Mutual Aid
- Ch 90 Police Department
- Ch 94 Political Fund-Raising
- Ch 95 Professional Service Contracts, Regulation of
- Ch 101 Records, Public Access to
- Ch 106 Recreation Advisory Board
- Ch 110 Recreational Activities, Promotion of
- Ch 115 Rescue Squads
- Ch 118 Retirement
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 148 Alarms, False
- Ch 153 Alarm Systems
- Ch 157 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 162 Amusement Devices and Games
- Ch 166 Animals
- Ch 167 Pet Waste
- Ch 178 Beaches
- Ch 185 Brush, Grass and Debris
- Ch 191 Builders and Contractors, Licensing of
- Ch 199 Buildings, Moving of
- Ch 206 Buildings, Unfit
- Ch 213 Campgrounds, Private
- Ch 221 Checks, Insufficient Funds for
- Ch 230 Conduct
- Ch 235 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 242 Construction Equipment and Sites
- Ch 247 Construction of Factories and Plants
- Ch 254 Construction Permits
- Ch 260 Curfew
- Ch 273 Drug Paraphernalia
- Ch 278 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 279 (Reserved)
- Ch 285 Dumping
- § 285-1 Unofficial waste disposal areas constitute nuisance.
- § 285-2 Dumping in undesignated areas prohibited; exception for farm operations.
- § 285-3 Violations and penalties.
- § 285-4 Reward for assisting in enforcement.
- § 285-5 Enforcement officials.
- Ch 291 Electrical Standards
- Ch 297 Excavations, Commercial
- Ch 302 Farm, Right to
- Ch 313 Fire Control Measures
- Ch 318 Fire Districts
- Ch 324 Fire-Fighting Equipment, Tampering With
- Ch 330 Fire Hydrants
- Ch 333 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 340 Fire Prevention
- Ch 345 Fire Zones, Lanes and Areas
- Ch 351 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 359 Garage and Other Sales
- Ch 374 Historic Preservation
- Ch 380 Housing Standards
- Ch 386 Ice Cream Vendors
- Ch 387 Hawkers and Peddlers
- Ch 392 Junkyards and Junk Dealers
- Ch 400 Land Development
- Ch 408 Landfills
- Ch 409 Dredge Materials
- Ch 413 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 419 Littering
- Ch 420 Yard Waste Collection Program
- Ch 427 Manufactured Homes
- Ch 432 Mercantile Licenses
- Ch 441 Noise
- Ch 448 Numbering of Buildings
- Ch 459 Parental Responsibility
- Ch 467 Parking, Handicapped
- Ch 475 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 486 Pornography
- Ch 493 Printed Matters, Unsolicited
- Ch 500 Property Maintenance
- Ch 512 Raffles and Bingo
- Ch 523 Rental Properties
- Ch 529 Secondhand Merchants and Dealers of Precious Metals
- Ch 535 (Reserved)
- Ch 541 Shopping Carts
- Ch 552 Smoking
- Ch 557 Soil Removal
- Ch 564 Solicitation
- Ch 570 Solid Waste
- Ch 571 Refuse Containers/Dumpsters
- Ch 575 Stormwater Management
- Ch 576 Improper Disposal of Waste
- Ch 577 Private Storm Drain Inlet Retrofitting
- Ch 583 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 591 Taxicabs and Limousines
- Ch 592 Taxation
- Ch 600 Towing and Storage
- Ch 607 Traffic Regulations in Semipublic and Private Areas
- Ch 612 Trailer Camps
- Ch 617 Trailers
- Ch 625 Transient Merchants
- Ch 633 Vehicles, Inoperable or Unlicensed
- Ch 640 Vehicles, Leasing of
- Ch 647 Vehicles, Unlicensed
- Ch 658 Water Charges, Unpaid
- Ch 660 Water Connections
- Ch 662 Water Conservation
- Ch 665 Weddings and Civil Unions
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Lower
by Ord. No. 89-21 (Sec. 3-26 of the 1975 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
The use or maintenance of any waste disposal area within the Township
of Lower other than those areas, if any, officially established by New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection permit or officially designated by
the Township of Lower shall constitute a detriment to the public health and
a nuisance.
[Amended by Ord. No. 91-29]
A.
No person, firm, or corporation, whether acting as contractor,
agent, employee, collector or owners, shall dump, deposit or dispose of any
garbage, animal matter, refuse, rubbish, debris, salvage or waste material
in or upon any lands anywhere within the Township of Lower other than the
designated and permitted areas.
B.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to hinder, impede
or prevent the ordinary and normal activities of a farm operation.
[Amended by Ord. No. 91-29]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this
chapter shall, upon trial and conviction, be subject to a fine of up to $1,000
for each and every violation, plus the cost of cleanup, or community service
work for a period of not less than 30 days but not to exceed 90 days, or imprisonment
for a term not to exceed 90 days, or any combination of these penalties. Each
day upon which a violation of this chapter shall continue to exist shall be
deemed a separate offense.
[Amended by Ord. No. 91-29]
Any person assisting in the conviction of a violator of this chapter
through the signing of a complaint, the giving of testimony in court, or other
significant assistance of the enforcement authorities thereof or who testifies
in court in an action against an alleged violator of this chapter resulting
in conviction shall receive a reward as determined by the Township Council
not to exceed 50% of the fine.
[Added by Ord. No. 91-29]
Any member of the Lower Township Police Department and the Township
Code Enforcement Officer or any other Township official that Council may designate
by amendment to this chapter are hereby empowered to enforce the provisions
of this chapter.
