[Adopted 12-31-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-37 as
§ 19-6.10 of the 2001 Code]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any material such as lumber, brick, plaster, gutters, roofing
shingles or other substances accumulated as a result of repairs or
additions to or the demolition of existing structures, or construction
of new structures.
[Added 8-19-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-25]
Large single items such as, but not limited to, furniture,
mattresses, box springs, household articles of an unwieldy nature,
containers and other such waste usually disposed of by households.
[Added 8-19-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-25]
A collection of normally loose items that are tied with twine.
A bundle shall not measure more than four feet in length and shall
not exceed 50 pounds in weight. Bundles shall be placed for municipal
collection so as to be conveniently handled by one person.
[Added 8-19-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-25]
The refuse or residue of animal or vegetable matter that
has been used as food and all refuse, animal or vegetable matter,
including carcasses and parts of dead animals. It shall include fowl,
manure, decayed vegetables fruit, or any condemned food.
Any waste building materials and/or debris resulting from
construction, remodeling, repair or demolition operations performed
by a resident.
[Added 8-19-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-25]
The collection of garbage, rubbish, nonrecyclable paper,
home repair debris, and trade wastes by or on behalf of the Township
from residential properties.
[Added 9-21-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-05; amended 8-19-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-25]
Shredded paper, coated paper, and cardboard.
[Amended 8-19-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-25]
All miscellaneous matter and bulk items, such as rags, old
clothes, shoes, broken glass, leather, carpets, crockery, rubber,
cut grass, or lumber.
[Amended 8-19-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-25]
All materials resulting from any home-based business, trade,
or industry.
[Amended 9-21-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-25]
[Amended 8-19-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-25]
A.
Highways; private and public property. No person shall
deposit or throw garbage, rubbish, nonrecyclable paper, home repair
debris, or trade waste on or along any public or private highway,
road, or street within the Township or on any public or private property.[1]
B.
Streams or bodies of water. No person shall deposit
or throw garbage, rubbish, nonrecyclable paper, home repair debris,or
trade waste in any lake, stream, or body of water within the Township.
[Amended 6-19-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-18; 8-19-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-25]
Garbage, rubbish, nonrecylable paper, home repair
debris, and trade wastes may be placed out for municipal collection
after sunset of the day before collection and must be removed from
the curbside by 9:00 p.m. of the day of collection in accordance with
the rules and regulations of the Township.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See also Arts. I and II of
this chapter.
[Added 9-21-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-25; amended 8-19-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-25]
A.
No more than five bags or approved containers, in accordance with § 187-13, or any combination thereof, containing garbage, rubbish, nonrecyclable paper, and trade wastes shall be placed out for any one municipal collection.
B.
No more
than two bulk items shall be placed out for any one municipal collection.
No bulk item shall be of a weight or be of a size greater than can
be safely handled by two persons.
C.
No more than two tied bundles or two containers, each weighing no more than 50 pounds, of home repair debris shall be placed out for any one municipal collection, which items shall be included within the limitation set forth in Subsection A above. All nails, tacks, staples or similar hazards not removed from home repair debris shall be bent over and flattened so as to reduce the risk of injury.
D.
Any garbage, rubbish, nonrecyclable paper, home repair debris, or trade wastes not placed curbside in a proper manner and/or removed within the time limit set forth in § 220-15 shall, in its sole discretion, be removed by the Township in the interests of public health and safety, and the Township shall bill the owner of said property in the actual amount to remove the garbage, rubbish, nonrecyclable paper, home repair debris, or trade wastes, in an amount not to exceed $500. Failure of the owner of said property to pay said bill may result in a lien being placed upon the property.
The deposit of lawful materials in any lawfully
operated sanitary landfill or incinerator is permitted.
