As used in this chapter, 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 any 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 package or construction material, but does not
include the waste of the primary processes of mining or other extraction processes,
logging, sawmilling, farming or manufacturing.
PUBLIC PLACE
Includes sidewalks used by pedestrians in active retail commercially
zoned areas, buildings held out for use by the public, including schools,
government buildings and railroad and bus stations, parks, drive-in restaurants,
all street vendor locations, self-service refreshment areas, construction
sites, gasoline service station islands, shopping centers, parking lots and
special events to which the public is invited, including sporting events,
parades, carnivals, circuses and festivals.
No person shall throw or deposit litter in any park within this Township
except in public receptacles and in such manner that the litter will be prevented
from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any part of the park
or upon any street or other public place. Where public receptacles are not
provided, all such litter shall be carried away from the park by the person
responsible for its presence and properly disposed of elsewhere.
No person, while a driver or passenger in a vehicle, shall throw or
deposit litter upon any public place, street, highway, private premises or
commercial place.
In areas zoned residential, it shall be unlawful to store:
A. Any bulky household items such as appliances, furniture
or mattresses, except in a fully enclosed structure;
B. Tires, except in a fully enclosed structure; and
C. To park any motor vehicles on residential lawns.
Anyone failing to obey this chapter may be given notice to clean up
the area and, in the event that it is not done to the satisfaction of the
Township authority within a period of 10 days, then the cleanup work shall
be done by the Township with the cost thereof charged to the property owners
and made a lien against the premises upon which this is done.
Any person, corporation or entity that violates any portion of this chapter or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, whether or not such person, corporation or entity has received any notice whatsoever from the Township, shall, upon conviction thereof, be deemed to be guilty of a Class C violation punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II. In addition, in the event the offense is one that arises from a construction project, the Zoning Officer is hereby authorized to issue a stop-work notice to the contractor until said condition is corrected.