A.
When not inconsistent with the context of this chapter,
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 include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory
and not merely directory.
B.
GARBAGE
LITTER
PERSON
PRIVATE PREMISES
PUBLIC PLACE
REFUSE
RUBBISH
SPECIAL MATERIALS
TRASH
VEHICLE
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
Putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the
handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
Any used or unconsumed substance or waste material which
has been discarded, whether made of aluminum, glass, plastic, rubber,
paper or other natural or synthetic material, or any combination thereof,
including, but not limited to, any bottle, jar or can, or any top,
cap or detachable tab, or any unlighted cigarette, cigar, match or
any flaming or glowing material or any garbage, trash, refuse, debris,
rubbish, grass clippings or other lawn or garden waste, newspaper,
magazines, glass, metal, plastic or paper containers or other packaging
or construction material, but does not include the waste of the primary
processes of mining or other extraction processes, logging, sawmilling,
farming or manufacturing.
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company or organization of any kind.
Any vacant lot or tract of land or spaces not in the public
domain but privately owned by one or more persons, and any fountain,
pool, lake, stream or body of water located within any tract or parcel
of land privately owned or any dwelling house, building or other structure
designed or used either wholly or in part for private residential
purposes, whether uninhabited or temporarily or continuously inhabited
or vacant, and shall include, but not be limited to, any yard, ground,
walk, driveway, porch, steps, vestibule or mailbox belonging or appurtenant
to such dwelling house, building or other structure.
Any and all streets, sidewalks, boulevards, alleys or other
public ways and any and all public parks, squares, spaces, grounds,
buildings or conservation areas.
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes (except body
wastes), including garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead
animals, abandoned or junk automobiles and solid market and industrial
wastes.
Nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible
and noncombustible wastes, such as paper, wrappings, cigarettes, cardboard,
tin cans, yard clippings, wood, glass, bedding, crockery and similar
materials.
Bulky materials or other solid wastes, such as broken concrete,
sod, dirt and building materials, that can be collected by a standard
collection vehicle.
Ashes, glass, cans, bottles and all other discarded articles,
commonly known as "debris" or "refuse" which can be enclosed in containers
of 55 gallons in capacity.
Every device in, upon or by which any person or property
is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, including devices
used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
No person shall throw or deposit litter in or
upon any street, sidewalk or other public places within this municipality
except in public receptacles or in authorized private receptacles
for collection.
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Editor's Note: Former § 128-3, Use of litter receptacles,
was repealed 12-16-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-6. See now Arts. II and III
of this chapter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discard
or dump along any street or road, on or off any right-of-way, any
household or commercial solid waste, rubbish, refuse, junk, vehicle
or vehicle parts, rubber tires, appliances, furniture, or private
property, except by written consent of the owner of said property,
in any place not specifically designated for the purpose of solid
waste storage or disposal.
No person shall throw or deposit litter on any
open, occupied or vacant private property within the Township, whether
owned by such person or not. The owner or person in control of any
private property shall at all times maintain the premises free of
litter and maintain authorized receptacles for collection in such
a manner that litter will be prevented from being carried or deposited
by the elements upon any street, sidewalk or other public place or
upon any private property.
No person shall sweep into or deposit in any
gutter, street or other public place within this municipality the
accumulation of litter from any building or lot or from any public
or private sidewalk or driveway. Persons owning or occupying property
shall keep the sidewalks in front of their premises free of litter.
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Editor's Note: Former § 128-7, Responsibility of
business owners, was repealed 12-16-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-6. See now
Arts. II and III of this chapter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to dump
rubbish upon any public property of the Township or to trespass upon
the property of another and deposit rubbish thereon. No person, while
a driver or passenger in a vehicle, shall throw or deposit litter
on any public place within the Township or on private property except
in officially designated dumping areas.
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Editor's Note: Former § 128-9, Placement of litter
in receptacles, was repealed 12-16-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-6. See now
Arts. II and III of this chapter.
It shall be unlawful for any residential property
owner to store or permit storage of any bulky household waste, including
household appliances, furniture and mattresses, in areas zoned residential,
except in a fully enclosed structure or during days designated for
the collection of bulky items.
It shall be unlawful for any residential property
owner to store or permit the storage of tires in areas zoned residential,
except in a fully enclosed structure or on days designated for the
collection of tires.
It shall be unlawful for any residential property
owner to park or permit the parking of any unregistered vehicle on
his or her residential lawn.
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep
or permit the keeping on streets, vacant lots, and residential lawns
except in a fully enclosed structure, any motor vehicle, trailer or
semitrailer which is missing tires, wheels, engine or any essential
parts; or which displays extensive body damage or deterioration; or
which does not display a current, valid state license; or which is
wrecked, disassembled or partially disassembled.
It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be driven,
moved, stopped or parked on any highway unless such a vehicle is constructed
or loaded to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking
or otherwise escaping therefrom. Any person operating a vehicle from
which any glass or objects have fallen or escaped, which could cause
an obstruction, damage a vehicle, or otherwise endanger travelers
or public property, shall immediately cause the public property to
be cleaned of all glass or objects and shall pay the costs therefor.
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Editor's Note: Former § 128-15, Construction sites,
was repealed 12-16-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-6. See now Arts. II and III
of this chapter.
It shall be unlawful for any residential or
commercial property owner to permit open or overflowing waste disposal
bins on his or her property.
The owner, agent, lessee, tenant, occupant or
other person who manages or controls a building or lot shall be jointly
or severally responsible for keeping the sidewalk, flagging, curbstone
and the air shafts, all areaways, backyards, courts, parking lots
and alleys free from litter.
A.
No trash, brush or garbage shall be transported on
any public street in the Township unless it is carried in a covered,
leakproof vehicle. No collector or person shall collect, deposit or
transport any type of refuse within the Township except in closed
truck bodies or truck bodies covered with a tarpaulin which is properly
anchored. All vehicles, as used, shall at all times be subject to
inspection and approval by the Health Officer, the custodian of the
municipal disposal area or their representatives and shall be kept
and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition and in good working
order. These vehicles shall be loaded in such fashion that no part
of the contents shall fall, leak or spill therefrom. Each such vehicle
shall be adequately and tightly covered as may be directed by the
Board of Health.
B.
All refuse or other materials collected, deposited
or transported within the Township which shall spill or fall while
being carried or conveyed to a truck or other collection vehicle or
container or while being loaded in or transported by any such truck,
vehicle or other container shall immediately be removed and broom-cleaned
so as to leave the premises or street in a clean condition.
No person shall cast or place or cause to be
cast or placed any advertisement, handbill, circular or paper on any
public street, on sidewalks, into any vestibules or yards, on porches
of any dwelling house or other buildings or into any vehicle while
on the public highways or on private property within the Township,
except that this section shall not apply to newspapers and addressed
envelopes delivered to subscribers and addressees. Advertisements,
handbills, circulars and papers may be distributed in the Township,
provided that they are securely placed at each dwelling so as not
to be blown away by the wind.
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Editor's Note: Former § 128-20, Violations and penalties,
was repealed 12-16-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-6. See now Arts. II and III
of this chapter.
Any person supplying information to this municipality
which leads to the conviction of any person for the violation of this
chapter or any section thereof shall be entitled to an award in the
amount of $50 to be paid by the Treasurer upon receipt of voucher
accompanied by sufficient documentation to substantiate the applicant's
entitlement to the reward.
Refuse shall be disposed of only through the
use of sanitary landfills which are established, conducted, operated
and maintained in accordance with standards established by the State
Department of Health and/or the use of incinerators which are constructed,
operated and maintained in accordance with standards established by
the State Department of Health and code or regulation of the New Jersey
Air Pollution Control Commission, or other methods of disposal as
may be permitted by code or regulation of that Commission.
A.
All refuse or other materials collected, deposited
or transported within the Township which shall spill or fall while
being carried or conveyed to a truck or other collection vehicle or
container or while being loaded in or transported by any such truck,
vehicle or other container shall be immediately removed and broom-cleaned
by the conveyer or transporter so as to leave the premises or street
in a clean condition.
B.
In the event that the Township has to clean up the
premises or street, the person or persons found to be responsible
for creating said spill shall be assessed by the Township accordingly.
A.
No person shall bring, cart, remove, transport or
collect any solid waste, whether garbage, paper, ashes, rubbish, waste
materials, construction debris, bulk item, hazardous waste or trade
waste, from outside this municipality or into this municipality for
purpose of dumping or disposing thereof.
B.
No person shall bring, cart, remove, transport or
collect any trade waste, waste materials, construction debris, hazardous
waste or bulk items from a nonresidential user and place the same
for collection with the solid waste of a residential user; and in
these locations where residential and nonresidential users are located
on the same premises, the solid waste shall be disposed of separately
and in accordance with this chapter.
C.
Any exceptions or waivers requested under this subsection
must be granted in advance by the Township Committee.