The purpose of this article is to establish a yard waste collection and disposal program in the Town of Phillipsburg, so as to protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
[Adopted 10-18-2005 by Ord. No. O:2005-40]
A. CONTAINERIZED PERSON STREET YARD WASTE
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:
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 this 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 lines, whether improved or unimproved, and may comprise pavement, shoulders, gutters, curbs, sidewalks, parking areas, and other areas within the street lines.
Leaves and grass clippings.
B.
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.
[Amended 3-26-2025 by Ord. No. O:2025-04]
A.
No person shall sweep, rake, blow, or otherwise place yard waste into the street unless it is for a scheduled collection.
B.
For non-containerized (loose) yard waste collection when such service is provided the Town or third party: Placement of loose yard waste must be at least 10 feet away from any storm drain inlet and no sooner than seven days prior to a scheduled and announced collection.
C.
For containerized yard waste collection when such service is provided the Town or third party: Yard waste shall be placed in an appropriate container at the curb or along the street for collection.
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 the Department of Municipal Services, Housing Inspectors and Police Department.