Borough of Dumont, NJ
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2023-12-19
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 368 Solid Waste
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Article I Removal and Disposal of Leaves
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 6 Boards, Committees and Commissions
- Ch 9 Campaign and Political Party Reports
- Ch 11 Claims Approval
- Ch 13 Contracts and Services, Award of
- Ch 16 Court, Municipal
- Ch 21 Traffic and Parking
- Ch 25 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 28 Emergency Management Council
- Ch 31 Ethics
- Ch 36 Fire Department
- Ch 41 Health, Board of
- Ch 45 Length of Service Awards Program
- Ch 47 Mayor and Council
- Ch 52 Officers and Employees
- Ch 57 Payroll
- Ch 63 Pensions
- Ch 69 Personnel Policies
- Ch 75 Police Department
- Ch 81 Public Works, Department of
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 98 Affordable Housing
- Ch 102 Alarm Systems
- Ch 108 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 114 Amusements
- Ch 119 Animals
- Ch 125 Autobuses
- Ch 128 Bicycles
- Ch 132 Bill Posting
- Ch 139 Brush, Weeds and Debris
- Ch 148 Buildings, Dangerous and Unfit
- Ch 149 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 155 Car Washes
- Ch 161 Cell Phones
- Ch 167 Checks, Returned
- Ch 182 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 188 Contractors
- Ch 193 Laundromats
- Ch 196 Dumpsters
- Ch 203 Entertainment Licensing
- Ch 209 Fees
- Ch 213 Filming
- Ch 216 Fire Prevention
- Ch 222 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 228 Fuel Delivery, Emergency
- Ch 235 Hazardous Waste Cleanup
- Ch 245 Land Use Procedures
- Ch 250 Library
- Ch 256 Littering
- Ch 257 Memorial Benches and Trees
- Ch 270 Noise
- Ch 277 Outdoor Cafes
- Ch 283 Parks and Playgrounds
- Ch 289 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 295 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 300 Pesticides
- Ch 306 Property Maintenance
- Ch 317 Recreational Vehicles, Parking of
- Ch 322 Rent Control
- Ch 327 Sales, Special
- Ch 333 Secondhand Jewelry Dealers
- Ch 339 Sewers
- Ch 342 Sex Offenders
- Ch 344 Shade Trees
- Ch 345 Shopping Carts
- Ch 350 Signs
- Ch 355 Site Plan Review
- Ch 360 Smoking
- Ch 362 Soil Removal
- Ch 368 Solid Waste
- Ch 368 Art I Removal and Disposal of Leaves
- § 368-1 Definitions.
- § 368-2 General requirements.
- § 368-3 Authority to adopt rules and regulations.
- § 368-4 Prohibited activity.
- § 368-5 Alternate means of disposal.
- § 368-6 Enforcement.
- § 368-7 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 372 Storm Drains
- Ch 374 Stormwater Management and Control
- Ch 380 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 386 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 392 Swimming Pools
- Ch 404 Taxation
- Ch 409 Taxicabs
- Ch 416 Towing and Storage Services
- Ch 423 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 436 Vending Machines
- Ch 442 Wildlife Feeding
- Ch 455 Zoning
- Part III: Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 469 Administration
- Ch 474 Air Pollution
- Ch 480 Animals
- Ch 486 Dry-Cleaning Establishments
- Ch 491 Fees
- Ch 497 Garbage Collection
- Ch 514 Multiple-Family Housing Standards
- Ch 520 Nuisances
- Ch 526 Plumbing Standards
- Appendix
- Ch A546 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A547 Board of Health Rules and Regulations
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted by Ord. No. 1085 (Secs. 11-15 through 11-21 of the
1970 Revised Ordinances)]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Those materials naturally formed from trees and bushes that
are suitable for composting and/or mulching purposes.
All residential, commercial and institutional property owners
and/or occupants within the Borough of Dumont.
Includes all solid waste, garbage, leaves, refuse, trash,
etc., usually disposed of under the municipal garbage contract and
normally placed for curbside pickup at regular intervals by the contractor.
[Amended 6-16-2009 by Ord. No. 1385]
For the entire year, in each and every year,
it shall be mandatory for all persons, except those physically disabled,
who accumulate leaves, to separate all leaves from municipal solid
waste and to place them at curbside for collection in accordance with
the rules and regulations promulgated in accordance herewith.
[Amended 6-16-2009 by Ord. No. 1385]
The Superintendent of the Department of Public
Works is authorized to adopt rules and regulations for the curbside
collection of leaves. The rules and regulations shall include but
not be limited to the designation of scheduled times and locations
for the collection of the leaves and any rule or regulation reasonably
intended to carry out the purposes of this article.
Any person may choose to compost and/or mulch
their leaves on site for their personal horticultural benefit, provided
that such activity does not violate any health or safety code and
is in accordance with any rules and regulations adopted pursuant hereto.
This article shall be enforced by the Superintendent
of Public Works, the Board of Health, the Police Department and any
other employee or department of the Borough of Dumont as designated
by the Mayor and Council.
Any person who violates any provision of this
article or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant hereto shall,
upon conviction, be fined in an amount not to exceed $50, with each
violation constituting a distinct and separate offense.
