[Adopted 9-9-2004 by Ord. No. 24-2004]
It is the intention of the Township Committee,
the governing body of the Township of Hanover, to adopt an ordinance
establishing requirements for the proper collection and disposal of
containerized yard waste in the Township of Hanover so as to protect
the 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 article clearly
demonstrates a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context,
words used in the present tense include the future, words used in
the plural number include the singular number, and words used in the
singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always
construed as mandatory and not permissive in nature.
The placement of yard waste in a strong, watertight plastic
or metal receptacle not exceeding 32 gallons equipped with proper
handles and tight-fitting covers. Such receptacles shall be tightly
covered, and the weight thereof, including the contents, shall not
exceed 50 pounds in weight, in order to prevent the yard waste from
spilling or blowing out into the street and coming into contact with
stormwater.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction. This definition includes the owners/contractors of lawn
care or landscaping service, including their employees, performing
lawn care and maintenance services on behalf of the owner or occupant
of any property located within the Township of Hanover.
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.
Grass clippings, hedge or hedge clippings, shrubbery, shrubbery
clippings, tree cuttings or other similar vegetative material. This
definition does not include leaves.
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 Township Police Department and Building Department property
maintenance officers.
Any person, firm or corporation convicted of
violating the provisions of this article shall be subject to one or
more of the following penalties: to a fine not exceeding $1,000; imprisonment
up to 90 days; or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days.
Each and every day a violation occurs shall be deemed a separate and
distinct violation.
