[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Pennsauken
9-14-1988 by Ord. No. 88-37. Amendments noted where applicable.]
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 a litter receptacle.
B.
"Litter" means 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 or any 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,
but does not include the waste of the primary processes of mining or other
extraction processes, logging, sawmilling, farming or manufacturing.
A.
Litter receptacles and their servicing are required at
the following public places which exist in the municipality, including 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;
buildings held out for use by the public, including schools, government buildings
and railroad and bus stations; parks; drive-in restaurants; all street vendor
locations; self-service refreshment areas; construction sites; gasoline service
station islands; shopping centers; parking lots; campgrounds and trailer parks;
marinas, boat moorage and fueling stations; boat launching areas; public and
private piers operated for public use; beaches and bathing areas; and at special
events to which the public is invited, including sporting events, parades,
carnivals, circuses and festivals. 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.
B.
"Litter receptacle" means a container suitable for the
depositing of litter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discard or dump along any street
or road, on or off any right-of-way, any household or commercial solid waste,
rubbish, refuse, junk, vehicle or vehicle parts, rubber tires, appliances,
furniture or private property, except by written consent of the owner of said
property, in any place not specifically designated for the purpose of solid
waste storage or disposal.
It shall be unlawful for any residential property owner to store or
permit storage of any bulky household waste, including household appliances,
furniture and mattresses, in areas zoned residential, except in a fully enclosed
structure or during days designated for the collection of bulky items.
It shall be unlawful for any residential property owner to store or
permit the storage of tires in areas zoned residential, except in a fully
enclosed structure or on days designated for the collection of tires.
It shall be unlawful for any residential property owner to park or permit
the parking of any vehicle on his or her residential lawn.
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or permit the keeping on
streets, vacant lots and residential lawns except in a fully enclosed structure,
any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer which:
It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be driven, moved, stopped or
parked, on any highway unless such a vehicle is constructed or loaded to prevent
any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping therefrom.
Any person operating a vehicle from which any glass or objects have fallen
or escaped, which could cause an obstruction, damage a vehicle or otherwise
endanger travelers or public property, shall immediately cause the public
property to be cleaned of all glass or objects and shall pay for the costs
therefor.
It shall be unlawful for any owner, agent or contractor in charge of
a construction or demolition site to permit the accumulation of litter before,
during or after completion of any construction or demolition project It shall
be the duty of the owner, agent or contractor in charge of a construction
site to furnish containers adequate to accommodate flyable or nonflyable debris
or trash at areas convenient to construction areas and to maintain and empty
the receptacles in such a manner and with such a frequency as to prevent spillage
of refuse.
It shall be unlawful for any residential or commercial property owner
to permit open or overflowing waste disposal bins on his or her property.
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.
[Amended 3-26-1997 by Ord. No. 97-9; 12-30-2002
by Ord. No. 02-32]
Any violation of this chapter shall be subject to one or more of the
following: a fine not exceeding $1,250 or imprisonment in the county jail
for a term not exceeding 90 days, or a period of community service not exceeding
90 days. Each call to respond to any single location or if activities conducted
by any person six times or more during any period of six consecutive months
shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct violation thereof.
