[Adopted 10-21-1987; amended in its entirety 8-4-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-09]
Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following terms, whenever
used in this article, shall respectively be deemed to mean:
CONSTRUCTION TRAILER
A wheel-based, non-self-propelled flatbed or container used
primarily for the transportation and/or storage of construction material
and equipment. A box container which has been temporarily or permanently
removed from a chassis or truck bed shall not be considered a trailer.
[Amended 11-22-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-21]
DUMPSTER
A rigid container designed and used for the temporary storage
and routine disposal of building-generated solid waste and construction-related
materials, which unit is placed on a construction site for the sole
use of the property owners or contractor during construction, demolition,
and/or remodeling of a building.
[Amended 11-22-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-21]
PORTABLE STORAGE UNIT (PSU)
A transportable unit designed and used for temporary storage
of household goods, personal items, construction materials and supplies,
and other such material, which unit is placed on a construction site
for the sole use of the property owner or contractor on a regulated
basis.
TEMPORARY STORAGE FACILITY
Consists of a nontransportable, site-constructed, normally
wood-sided facility to temporarily house construction debris and material
for eventual transfer to a dumpster or construction trailer.
The fee payable for permits issued under this article shall
be $100 for each portable storage unit/dumpster/temporary construction
container for a period of 30 days. The permit may be renewed for an
additional 30 days for a fee of $50.
[Amended 11-22-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-21]
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article
shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000,
and each violation of any of the provisions of this article and each
day the same is violated shall be deemed and taken to be a separate
and distinct offense.
[Adopted 6-15-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-05]
The purpose of this article is to require dumpsters and other
refuse containers that are outdoors or exposed to stormwater to be
covered at all times and to prohibit the spilling, dumping, leaking,
or otherwise discharge of liquids, semi-liquids or solids from the
containers to the municipal separate storm sewer system operated by
the Borough of Longport and/or the waters of the state 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.
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4)
A conveyance or system of conveyances (including roads with
drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters,
ditches, man-made channels, or storm drains) that is owned or operated
by the Borough of Longport or other public body, and is designed and
used for collecting and conveying stormwater.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
REFUSE CONTAINER
Any waste container that a person controls, whether owned,
leased or operated, including dumpsters, temporary storage facilities,
trash cans, garbage pails, and plastic trash bags.
[Amended 11-22-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-21]
STORMWATER
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 sewage or drainage facilities,
or is conveyed by snow-removal equipment.
WATERS OF THE STATE
The ocean and its estuaries, all springs, streams and bodies
of surface water or groundwater, whether natural or artificial, within
the boundaries of the State of New Jersey or subject to its jurisdiction.
Exceptions are as follows:
B. Litter receptacles (other than dumpsters or other bulk containers).
C. Individual homeowner trash and recycling containers.
D. Refuse containers at facilities authorized to discharge stormwater
under a valid NJPDES permit.
E. Large bulky items (e.g., furniture, white goods) placed curbside
for pickup.
[Amended 6-22-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-12]
This chapter shall be enforced by the Longport Police Department
and/or the Borough of Longport Construction Official, or his/her designee.
[Amended 11-22-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-21]
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article
shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000,
and each violation of any of the provisions of this article and each
day the same is violated shall be deemed and taken to be a separate
and distinct offense.