[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Borough of Collingswood as indicated in article histories.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Air pollution — See Ch.
89.
Alcoholic beverages, open containers — See Ch.
93.
Amusements — See Ch.
101.
Brush, grass and weeds — See. Ch.
113.
Canvassing and soliciting — See Ch.
123.
Public health nuisances — See Ch.
211.
Property maintenance — See Ch.
227.
Solid waste — See Ch.
261.
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch.
265.
Abandoned vehicles — See Ch.
285.
[Adopted 8-16-1971 by Ord. No. 662 as
Ch. 48 of the 1971 Code; amended in its entirety 8-15-1994 by Ord. No.
1058]
No person or persons shall distribute, cast
or place or cause to be distributed, cast or placed in or along any
of the streets or highways or on any of the sidewalks or footways
or in any vestibule or yard or upon any porch or in any store, dwelling
house or other building any paper, circular, advertisements, handbill,
wastepaper or fruit skin, provided that nothing herein contained shall
be held to prohibit the regular distribution of newspapers or circulars
by duly licensed persons.
Any person or persons violating any of the provisions
of this article shall, on conviction thereof, be subject to a fine
not exceeding $1,000 or confinement in the county jail for a period
not exceeding 90 days or a period of community service for not more
than 90 days, or any combination thereof, for each offense.
[Adopted 5-16-1988 by Ord. No. 922]
[Amended 9-7-2004 by Ord. No. 1349]
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, drop,
discard or otherwise place any litter of any nature upon public or
private property other that in a litter receptacle, or having done
so, to allow such litter to remain.
B. Any litter thrown or discarded or allowed to fall
from a vehicle or boat shall also be deemed to have violated this
article.
As used in this Article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
LITTER
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 of any bottle, jar or can, any unlighted cigarette,
cigar, match or 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.
Litter receptacles and their servicing are required
at the following public places which exist in the municipality, including
sidewalks used by pedestrians in active retail commercially zoned
areas, such that, at a minimum, there shall be no single linear quarter-mile
without a receptacle; buildings held out for use by the public, including
schools, government buildings and parks; construction sites; gasoline
service stations; parking lots; and at special events to which the
public is invited, including sporting events, parades, carnivals,
circuses and festivals. The proprietors of these places or the sponsors
of these events shall be responsible for providing and servicing the
receptacles such that adequate containerization is available.
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.
[Amended 11-3-2008 by Ord. No. 1454; 3-2-2009 by Ord. No. 1459; 12-6-2010 by Ord. No. 1488]
It shall be unlawful for any residential or
commercial 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.
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 vehicle on his or her residential
lawn.
It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be driven,
moved, stopped or parked on any highway unless such vehicle is constructed
or loaded to prevent any of its load from dropping, shifting, 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.
It shall be unlawful for any owner, agent or
contractor in charge of a construction or demolition site to permit
the accumulation of litter before, during or after completion of any
construction or demolition project. It shall be the duty of the owner,
agent or contractor in charge of a construction site to furnish containers
adequate to accommodate flyable or nonflyable debris or trash at areas
convenient to construction areas and to maintain and empty the receptacles
in such a manner and with such a frequency as to prevent spillage
of refuse.
It shall be unlawful for any residential or
commercial property owner to permit open or overflowing waste disposal
bins on his or her property.
It shall be the duty of the owner, lessee, tenant,
occupant or person in charge of any structure to keep and cause to
be kept the sidewalk and curb abutting the building or structure free
from obstruction or nuisances of every kind and to keep sidewalks,
areaways, backyards, courts and alleys free from litter and other
offensive material. No person shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter,
street, catch basin or other public place any accumulation of litter
from any public or private sidewalk or driveway. Every person who
owns or occupies property shall keep the sidewalk in front of his
or her premises free of litter. All sweepings shall be collected and
properly containerized for disposal.
[Amended 8-15-1994 by Ord. No. 1058]
Any person, firm or corporation who or which
shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon trial and
conviction, be subject to a fine of up to $1,000, imprisonment for
not more than 90 days or a period of community service for not more
than 90 days, or any combination thereof. Each day upon which a violation
of this article shall continue to exist shall be deemed a separate
offense.