[Adopted 1-24-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-2-1]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
The purpose of this article is to establish
a yard waste collection and disposal program; to prohibit feeding
of unconfined wildlife in any public park or other property owned
or operated by Hainesport Township; to prohibit spilling, dumping,
or disposal of materials other than stormwater to the municipal separate
storm sewer system operated by Hainesport Township; to prohibit illicit
connections to the municipal storm sewer system(s); to establish requirements
for the proper handling of yard waste so as to protect public health,
safety and welfare; and to prescribe penalties for the failure to
comply.
For the purpose of this article, the following
terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings
stated herein unless their use in the text of this chapter clearly
demonstrates a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context,
words used in the present tense include the future, words used in
the singular include the plural number. The word "shall" is always
mandatory and not merely directory.
The placement of yard waste in a trash can, bucket, bag,
or other vessel, such as to prevent the yard waste from spilling or
blowing out into the street and coming into contact with stormwater.
Waste and wastewater from humans or household operations.
To give, place, expose, deposit, distribute or scatter any
edible material with the intention of feeding, attracting or enticing
wildlife. Feeding does not include baiting in the legal taking of
fish and/or game.
Any physical or nonphysical connection that discharges domestic
sewage, noncontact cooling water, process wastewater, or other industrial
waste (other than stormwater) to the municipal separate storm sewer
system operated by Hainesport Township, unless that discharge is authorized
under an NJPDES permit other than the Tier A municipal stormwater
general permit (NJPDES Permit Number NJ0141852). Nonphysical connections
may include, but are not limited to, leaks, flows, or overflows into
the municipal separate storm sewer system.
Shall mean that the pet solid waste is removed at once, without
delay.
Nondomestic waste, including but not limited to those pollutants
regulated under Section 307(a), (b), or (c) of the Federal Clean Water
Act [33 U.S.C. § 1317 (a), (b), or (c)].
Any used or unconsumed substance or waste material which
has been discarded, whether made of aluminum, glass, plastic, rubber,
paper, 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 any flaming or glowing material or any garbage, trash,
refuse, debris, rubbish, grass clippings or other lawn or garden waste,
newspapers, 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.
A container suitable for the depositing of litter.
A conveyance or system of conveyances (including road with
drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters,
ditches, man-made channels, or storm drains) that is owned or operated
by the Township of Hainesport or other public body and is designed
and used for collecting and conveying stormwater.
A permit issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection to implement the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NJPDES) rules at N.J.A.C. 7:14A.
Water used to reduce temperature for the purpose of cooling.
Such waters do not come into direct contact with any raw material,
intermediate product (other than heat) or finished product. Noncontact
cooling water may, however, contain algaecides or biocides to control
fouling of equipment such as heat exchangers, and/or corrosion inhibitors.
Any person who shall possess, maintain, house or harbor any
pet or otherwise have custody of any pet, whether or not the owner
of such pet.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
A domesticated animal (other than a disability assistance
animal) kept for amusement or companionship.
Waste matter expelled from the bowels of the pet; excrement.
Any water which, during manufacturing or processing, comes
into direct contact with or results from the production or use of
any raw material, intermediate product, finish product, by-product
or waste product. Process wastewater includes, but is not limited
to, leachate and cooling water other than noncontact cooling water.
Placement in a designated waste receptacle, or other suitable
container, and discarded in a refuse container which is regularly
emptied by the municipality or some other refuse collector; or disposal
into a system designed to convey domestic sewage for proper treatment
and disposal.
Water resulting from precipitation (including rain and snow)
that runs off the land's surface, is transmitted to the subsurface,
is captured by separate storm sewers or other sewerage or drainage
facilities, or is conveyed by snow removal equipment.
Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway, viaduct, drive,
or other way, which is an existing state, county, or municipal roadway,
and includes the land between the street lines, whether improved or
unimproved, and may comprise pavement, shoulders, gutters, curbs,
sidewalks, parking areas, and other areas within the street lines.
All animals that are neither human nor domesticated.
Leaves and grass clippings.
A.
Yard waste collection. Sweeping, raking, blowing or otherwise placing
of yard waste that is not containerized at the curb or along the street
is only allowed during the three days prior to a scheduled and announced
collection, and yard waste shall not be placed closer than 10 feet
to any storm drain inlet. Yard waste may be piled or raked in rows
running parallel to the curb of the premises in question. The outward
edge of the rows shall not extend any further than three feet from
the nearest curbline and must not impede traffic on either the sidewalk
or in the street. Placement of such yard waste at the curb or along
the street at any other time or in any other manner is a violation
of this article. If such placement of yard waste occurs, the party
responsible for placement of the yard waste must remove the yard waste
from the street, or said party shall be deemed in violation of this
article.
[Amended 5-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-3; at time of adoption of Code (see
Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art II)]
B.
Wildlife feeding.
(1)
No person shall feed, in any public park or on any
other property owned or operated by the Hainesport Township, any wildlife,
excluding confined wildlife (for example, wildlife confined in zoos,
parks or rehabilitation centers, or unconfined wildlife at environmental
education centers).
(2)
Any person found to be in violation of this article
shall be ordered to cease the feeding immediately.
C.
Pet waste. Requirements for disposal: All pet owners
and keepers are required to immediately and properly dispose of their
pet's solid waste deposited on any property, public or private, not
owned or possessed by the person.
D.
Litter control. Prohibited acts and regulated activities:
(1)
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 than in a litter receptacle or, having done
so, to allow such litter to remain.
(2)
Whenever any litter is thrown or discarded, or allowed
to fall from a vehicle or boat in violation of this article, the operator
or owner, or both, of the motor vehicle or boat shall also be deemed
to have violated this article.
E.
Improper disposal of stormwater. The following actions shall constitute
a violation of this section:
[Amended 8-13-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-7]
(1)
Spilling, dumping, or disposal of materials other than stormwater
in the municipal storm sewer system.
(2)
Discharging stormwater across property lines and public sidewalk.
(3)
Extending a sump-pump hose, or other water-displacement hose, across
a public sidewalk.
(4)
Discharging water onto a public street more than six feet from the
curbline.
(5)
Cutting, breaking, or otherwise damaging the concrete and/or Belgian
block of a public street or sidewalk to facilitate water discharge
without a road-opening permit.
F.
Exceptions to prohibition:
(1)
Water line flushing and discharges from potable water
sources.
(2)
Uncontaminated groundwater (e.g., infiltration, crawl
space or basement sump pumps, foundation or footing drains, rising
groundwaters).
(3)
Air-conditioning condensate (excluding contact and
noncontact cooling water).
(4)
Irrigation water (including landscape and lawn watering
runoff).
(5)
Flows from springs, riparian habitats, and wetlands,
water reservoir discharges and diverted stream flows.
(6)
Residential car washing water, and residential swimming
pool discharges.
(7)
Sidewalk, driveway and street wash water.
(8)
Flows from firefighting activities.
(9)
Flows from rinsing of the following equipment with
clean water:
(a)
Beach maintenance equipment immediately following
their use for their intended purposes; and
(b)
Equipment used in the application of salt and
deicing material immediately following salt and deicing material applications.
Prior to rinsing with clean water, all residual salt and deicing materials
must be removed from equipment and vehicles to the maximum extent
practicable using dry cleaning methods (e.g., shoveling and sweeping).
Recovered materials are to be returned to storage for reuse or properly
discarded.
(c)
Rinsing of equipment, as noted in the above
situation, is limited to exterior, undercarriage, and exposed parts
and does not apply to engines or other enclosed machinery.
G.
Illicit connection. No person shall discharge or cause
to be discharged through an illicit connection to the municipal separate
storm sewer system operated by the Hainesport Township any domestic
sewage, noncontact cooling water, process wastewater, or other industrial
waste (other than stormwater).
H.
Containerized yard waste. Prohibited conduct: The
owner or occupant of any property, or any employee or contractor of
such owner or occupant engaged to provide lawn care or landscaping
services, shall not sweep, rake, blow or otherwise place yard waste,
unless the yard waste is containerized, in the street. If yard waste
that is not containerized is placed in the street, the party responsible
for placement of yard waste must remove the yard waste from the street
or said party shall be deemed in violation of this article.
The provisions of this article shall be enforced
by the Code Enforcement Officer of Hainesport Township, Township Administrator,
Township Engineer and Public Works Director in addition to any other
official designated by the Township Committee.
[Amended 5-23-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-5-4; 12-8-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-8]
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this article shall be subject to a penalty as specified in § 1-1 of the Township Code.
