[Adopted 6-10-1982 as Section 2
of Ord. No. 1982-13]
[Amended 4-25-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-9]
A.
No person or persons shall dump, throw or deposit
any earth, building material, dirt, ashes, papers, advertising matter,
boxes, rubbish, junk, vehicle parts, rubber tires, appliances, furniture
or other household or commercial solid waste upon the streets, highways,
sidewalks, vacant lots or other places within the City of Margate
City, New Jersey, whether publicly or privately owned; provided, however,
that this section shall not apply to the placing of building materials
on the driveways of streets or highways when authorized by permit
therefor.
B.
Distribution of handbills. It is unlawful for any
person to place, to cause to be placed or to hire another person to
place any advertisement, handbill or unsolicited material of any kind
in or on any street, sidewalk, building, beach, vehicle or utility
pole within the City of Margate City.
A.
No person shall throw, put, place or suffer his servant
or employees to throw, put, place or deposit in or upon the Boardwalk
or any street, highway or sidewalk in said City or upon the grounds
within said City any dead animal, carrion, putrid meat, putrid fish,
entrails or offal of fish or other offensive, putrid or unwholesome
substances or any vegetable matter.
B.
It shall be the obligation of any person or persons,
corporation, partnership or sole proprietor who is the owner, lessee,
tenant, occupant or person in charge of any commercial or residential
property in the City of Margate City to keep clear of any debris,
trash, obstructions or nuisances of every kind the sidewalk, curb,
gutter, catch basins, backyards, courts and alleys which abut said
property.
[Amended 4-25-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-9]
[Added 4-25-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-9[1]]
No person or persons who are owners, tenants,
occupants or person in charge of any commercial or residential property
in the City of Margate City shall be permitted to sweep into or deposit
in any street, gutter, catch basin or other public place any accumulation
of litter from any public or private sidewalk, driveway or alley.
All litter sweepings from said places shall be collected and properly
containerized for disposal.
[Added 4-25-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-9]
A.
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.
B.
LITTER
As used in this section, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
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, an 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 packaging or construction material.
[Added 1-25-1988 by Ord. No. 1988-1; amended 4-25-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-9]
A.
No person
or persons shall dump, throw or deposit any earth, building material,
dirt, ashes, papers, advertising matter, boxes, rubbish or other articles
upon the streets, Boardwalk, highways, sidewalks or other places in
the City of Margate City, nor shall any person or persons deposit
any of the aforementioned items on any vacant lot within the City
of Margate City, New Jersey, whether publicly or privately owned;
provided, however, that this section shall not apply to the placing
of building materials on the driveways of streets or highways when
authorized by permit therefor, and no person shall distribute any
circulars or advertising matter within said City by placing on vehicles
or by throwing or depositing the same upon the porches or within the
yards.
B.
The penalty
for violation of this section shall be in the amount of $100.
[Added 4-17-2014 by Ord. No. 21-2014]
