[Adopted 10-11-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-42]
The purpose of this article is to establish
requirements for the proper handling of yard waste in Township of
Hillsborough, 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 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
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.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
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.
Leaves and grass clippings.
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 Health Officer of the Township of Hillsborough. The Police
Department will enforce and forward to the Health Department during
normal business hours.
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation
of the provisions of this article shall be subject to, after being
duly notified, imprisonment in the Somerset County Jail or in any
place provided by the Township of the detention of prisoners, for
any term not exceeding 90 days; or by a fine not exceeding $1,250;
or by a period of community service not exceeding 90 days.
Each section, subsection, sentence, clause and
phrase of this article is declared to be an independent section, subsection,
sentence, clause and phrase, and the finding or holding of any such
portion of this article to be unconstitutional, void or ineffective
for any cause or reason shall not affect any other portion of this
article.
This article shall be in full force and effect
from and after its adoption and any publication as may be required
by law.
