[Adopted 7-12-2018 by Ord. No. 467]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
From any structure, a point at the side of a Township- or
state-maintained roadway abutting the property, or from a structure
abutting a private roadway, a point at the side of the private roadway,
provided the owner has issued a waiver for collection vehicles to
travel along the roadway for collection.
Leaves, branches and brush, and natural Christmas trees.
Yard waste does not include grass clippings, flowers, loose soils,
sod, food waste, plastics and synthetic fibers, lumber, wood or tree
limbs over four inches in diameter or noxious weeds.
A.
All residents of Patterson Township and all commercial, industrial,
and educational establishments located in Patterson Township shall
separate all yard waste from municipal solid waste and recyclables.
B.
Branches and brush shall be tied in bundles not to exceed two feet
by two feet by four inches and left at curbside from May through September
on such dates as are announced by the Township from time to time.
C.
Leaves shall be left at curbside during the months of October and
November on such dates as are announced by the Township from time
to time.
D.
Christmas trees shall be left at curbside during the month of January
on such dates as are announced by the Township from time to time .
Commercial, industrial, and educational establishments within
Patterson Township shall be exempt from the requirements of this article
if they provide for composting of yard waste by some means other than
the Patterson Township curbside collection. To be eligible for this
exemption, the commercial, industrial or educational establishment
must provide an annual report to Patterson Township, on a form provided
by the Township, of the total number of tons composted by the establishment.
Nothing contained herein shall prohibit a commercial landscaping
company or tree service from removing yard waste, for the purpose
of composting, from the properties which it services.
Any person found in violation of this article shall, after receiving
one warning, be subject to a summary offense and a fine to be set
by the District Court of not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution,
and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment
in the county jail for a period not to exceed 30 days.
