[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Township of Long Beach 8-2-1974 as § 3-1 of the 1974
Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
- GARBAGE
- Putrescible animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
- 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, animal or
fowl wastes or garden waste, newspaper, magazine, glass,metal, plastic
or paper containers or other packaging or construction materials.[Amended 9-16-1988 by Ord. No. 88-20C]
- PUBLIC PLACE
- All streets, sidewalks, boulevards, alleys, beaches or other public ways and all public parks, squares, spaces, docks, grounds and buildings.
- REFUSE
- All putrescible and nonputrescible solid waste (except body wastes), including garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead animals, abandoned automobiles and solid market and industrial waste.
- RUBBISH
- Nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible and noncombustible wastes, such as paper, wrappings, cigarettes, cardboard, tin cans, yard clippings, leaves, wood, glass, bedding, crockery and similar materials.
- VEHICLE
- Every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, including devices used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks.
[Amended 7-4-1980 by Ord. No. 80-23C; 9-16-1988 by Ord. No. 88-20C; 4-21-1995 by Ord. No. 95-11C; 10-7-2005 by Ord. No.
05-25C; 6-5-2017 by Ord. No. 17-19C]
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw,
drop, discard or otherwise place litter of any nature upon any public
or private property, other than in a litter receptacle. The intentional
release of balloons inflated with a gas that is lighter than air into
the atmosphere shall be prohibited in the Township.
[Amended 9-16-1988 by Ord. No. 88-20C]
A.
Litter receptacles and their servicing are required
at the following public places which exist in the municipality, including:
(1)
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.
(2)
Buildings held out for use by the public, including
schools, government buildings and parks.
(3)
Drive-in restaurants.
(4)
Self-service refreshment areas.
(5)
Construction sites.
(6)
Gasoline service station islands.
(7)
Shopping centers.
(8)
Parking lots.
(9)
Campgrounds and trailer parks.
(10)
Marinas, boat moorage and fueling stations.
(11)
Boat launching areas.
(12)
Public and private piers operated for public
use.
(13)
Beaches and bathing areas.
(14)
Special events to which the public is invited,
including sporting events, parades, carnivals, circuses and festivals.
B.
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.
[Added 4-21-1995 by Ord. No. 95-11C]
A.
The owner of the real property upon which improvements,
alterations, or remodeling are being made shall prevent any litter,
rubbish, construction waste materials from littering the construction
site or surrounding areas. The owner of the real property shall:
(1)
Provide sufficient private receptacles for the deposit
of litter, rubbish and construction materials in such a manner as
to prevent the litter, rubbish and construction waste materials from
being scattered, carried or deposited by the elements upon the construction
site, other private property, public property or waterways.
(2)
Maintain and have the receptacles emptied in such
a manner and with such frequency so as to prevent spillage of refuse.
All contained debris shall not be permitted to exceed the level of
the container or of the sidewalls of the container.
(3)
The owner of the property shall be solely responsible
to ensure the removal of all construction debris from the property
by private contract and shall not be commingled or placed for pickup
by the township sanitation contractor.
B.
Litter receptacle means a container suitable for the
depositing of litter.
[Amended 9-16-1988 by Ord. No. 88-20C]
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.
[Added 4-21-1995 by Ord. No. 95-11C]
A.
All construction sites shall have a debris container
which shall be constructed with four (4) sides made up of a solid-type
construction and shall not exceed four (4) feet in height, sixteen
(16) feet in length and eight (8) feet in width.
B.
Work shall not commence on any construction site,
residential or commercial until a debris container as hereinbefore
described has been provided on the construction site.
C.
Any property upon which construction, alteration,
addition or renovation is taking place without a dumpster shall be
issued a stop-work order immediately and shall not be permitted to
restart any work until a dumpster or debris container as hereinbefore
described is placed on the construction site.
No person while a driver or passenger in a vehicle
shall throw or deposit litter in or upon any public or private property.
No person shall bring, cart, remove, transport
or collect any litter from outside the township and bring it into
the township for the purpose of dumping or disposing thereof. No truck
or other vehicle containing litter which has been transported into
the township shall be parked or allowed to remain standing on any
street in the township or on any public property for a period in excess
of two (2) hours.
Advertisements, handbills, circulars and papers
may be distributed in the township only if they are so securely placed
at each dwelling that they will not be blown away by the wind; otherwise
no person shall place any advertisement, handbill, circular or paper
on or in any public street, sidewalk, building or vehicle within the
township.
[Added 9-16-1988 by Ord. No. 88-20C]
It shall be unlawful for any residential or
commercial property owner to permit open or overflowing waste disposal
bins on his or her property.
[Added 6-5-2017 by Ord.
No. 17-19C[1]]
It shall be unlawful to intentionally release balloons of any
type, inflated by helium or any lighter-than-air gas or gases, as
these materials may pose a danger and nuisance to the environment,
particularly to wildlife and marine animals.
[Added 7-18-1997 by Ord. No. 97-16C]
A violation of this chapter shall be punishable
as provided by N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.3.
