The purpose of this article is to protect the health, safety and welfare
of the citizens of the Borough of Carteret.
No person shall cast, throw, discharge, dump or store or cause or permit
to be cast, thrown, discharged or stored upon any public street, highway,
public place, gutter, alley, sidewalk or sidewalk area or upon any public
or private property any oils, chemicals or other noisome, unsightly, obnoxious
or odoriferous substances or any garbage, refuse or rubbish as defined by
this article, except as hereinafter provided.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
COLLECTION, REGULAR
The municipal removal of garbage, refuse and rubbish as defined in
this article on a minimum of a twice-per-week basis as designated by collection
route by and through the executive order of the Mayor.
CONTAINER, DUMPSTER
A watertight, insect- and rodentproof receptacle constructed of metal
with proper fitting covers equipped for handling by motorized equipment and
cleaned and sanitized after use. Each receptacle must be approved by the Division
of Sanitation to ensure its compatibility with municipal collection vehicles.
Dumpsters with wheels shall not be permitted.
CONTAINER, METAL
A metal receptacle with handles, having a tightly fitting cover,
which shall not exceed a capacity of twenty (20) gallons and shall have been
originally designed and manufactured for the purpose of retaining garbage.
CONTAINER, PLASTIC
A plastic receptacle, with handles and a tight-fitting cover, which
shall not exceed a capacity of thirty-two (32) gallons.
CONTAINER, PLASTIC BAG
A flexible plastic sack of a minimum of three (3) mils thickness
and so constructed to be capable of being tied or fastened at the top so as
to prevent spillage and/or leakage of its contents.
GARBAGE
The animal or vegetable solids resulting from the handling, preparation,
cooking and/or consumption of foods, including spoiled and condemned foods.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Materials requiring special handling techniques due to the potential
dangers caused by their inherent toxicity, breakage, consumption and/or illegal
use, i.e., paints, chemicals, hydrocarbons and/or their derivatives, refuse
pharmaceuticals and discarded syringes, radioactive materials, cathode ray
tubes, fluorescent bulbs, etc. This list may be expanded as required by executive
order of the Mayor.
PERSON
The owner, agent, lessee, tenant and/or occupant of every premises
upon which municipal collection of garbage, refuse and rubbish occurs.
REFUSE
Cans, glasses, bottles, crockery, household sweepings, shells, utensils
and other items of a similar facsimile, usually of a noncombustible nature.
RUBBISH
Paper, cardboard, excelsior, straw, boxes, crates, garden and lawn
clippings and materials of a similar facsimile, usually of a combustible nature.
SPECIAL HANDLING
The municipal removal of large and bulky items, i.e., appliances,
furniture, etc., as established by the executive order of the Mayor.
USE, BUSINESS
Retail sales establishments serving the general public.
USE, COMMERCIAL
Wholesale, service, establishment, general and professional offices,
etc., and similar uses of a nonretail nature.
USE, INDUSTRIAL
Those establishments involved in the manufacture or fabrication of
a finished product from raw materials. It is noted that industrial establishments,
as a rule, are not serviced by municipal collection of the Borough of Carteret.
USE, MULTIFAMILY
Residential dwellings containing four (4) or more dwelling units.
USE, SINGLE-FAMILY
A residential dwelling of one (1), two (2) or three (3) dwelling
units located in one (1) building.
The Mayor, by executive order, is hereby vested with the power, and
it shall be his duty, to establish proper and reasonable rules and regulations
governing the collection of garbage, refuse, rubbish and special collections
not inconsistent with the provisions of this article and to fix the time for
such collections and to change the time thereof whenever, in his judgment,
such change is necessary to serve the interests of health, safety or of the
public welfare.
The Departments of Public Works and/or Streets and Roads and the Board
of Health shall be responsible for the enforcement of this article.
[Amended 4-19-1990 by Ord.
No. 90-16]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalties set forth in §
1-17 of this Code.