[Adopted 3-22-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-10]
An article to establish a yard waste collection
and disposal program in the Borough of Palmyra 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 his 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 line, whether improved or
unimproved, and may comprise pavement, shoulders, gutters, curbs,
sidewalks, parking area, and other areas within the street lines.
Includes fallen leaves, branches cut or severed from trees
and/or any vegetation left for removal and excludes fallen trees,
tree stumps and grass clippings.
[Amended 11-13-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-37; 5-18-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-5]
[Amended 11-13-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-37; 3-18-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-45-18-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-5]
Sweeping, raking, blowing or otherwise placing yard waste that
is not containerized at the curb or along the street is only allowed
during the seven days prior to a scheduled and announced collection
and shall not be placed closer than 10 feet to any storm drain inlet.
Placement of such yard waste at the curb or along the street at any
other time or in any other manner is a violation of this article.
If such placement of yard waste occurs, the party responsible for
placement of the 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 Palmyra Police Department, Palmyra Board of Health, Burlington
County Board of Health or any employee of the Borough of Palmyra designated
by the Administrator.
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation
of the provisions of this article shall be subject to a fine not to
exceed $500.
