[Adopted 6-16-1975 by Ord. No. 10-1975]
It shall be unlawful for the occupant of any
dwelling house, store or other building to place or cause or suffer
to be placed upon any street, sidewalk, gutter, areaway or public
place any ashes, rubbish, offal or garbage except in compliance with
the provisions of this article.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The residue from the burning of coal or other fuel and shall
include accumulations of dirt or floor sweepings made up mostly of
noncombustible materials.
Trash receptacle or container supplied by the Borough or
purchased in accordance with the procedures as provided in this article
and which contains a serial number which corresponds with the property
address from which ashes, refuse, garbage and offal is collected.
[Added 10-3-2005 by Ord. No. 25-2005]
The refuse of animal or vegetable matter which has been intended
to be used for man or beast.
Combustible debris, such as paper, cardboard, rags, mattresses,
discarded wearing apparel, furniture, carpets, rubber and, when tied
in bundles, grass cuttings, plant trimmings and leaves. It shall also
include bottles, broken glass, crockery, tin cans and scrap metal.
It shall not include earth, sand, lumber, brick, brickbats, stone,
plaster or debris of a similar substance that accumulates incidental
to building construction, nor shall it include trade wastes.
It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized person
to remove garbage, offal, swill or other like substance from the streets
or sidewalks of the Borough.
[Admended 10-5-1987 by Ord. No. 8-1987; 5-18-1992 by Ord. No.
10-1992; 10-3-2005 by Ord. No. 25-2005]
The following regulations shall govern the collection
and removal of ashes, refuse, garbage and offal:
A.
The occupant of any dwelling house, store or other
building shall place the materials described in this article for collection
in an appropriate place on the curb in front of such dwelling house,
store or other building after separation in appropriate separate carts.
The owner of the said dwelling house, store or other building shall
be jointly and concurrently responsible for the compliance with the
terms of this article by all occupants of the same.
B.
Carts shall be supplied by the Borough of Tuckerton
in the manner as provided herein and shall be the only container(s)
or receptacle(s) used for the collection and removal of ashes, refuse,
garbage and offal.
C.
Each residence or household shall be issued one cart
of either thirty-five-gallon, sixty-five-gallon or ninety-five-gallon
capacity. Additional carts may be purchased from the Borough, subject
to availability, in accordance with the provisions as established
herein, subject to a limit of three carts per household or residence.
Homeowners shall be responsible for the replacement of lost or damaged
carts. Carts may be purchased from the Construction Office in accordance
with a fee schedule established by resolution of the governing body.
D.
Each cart shall remain the property of the Borough
of Tuckerton and shall remain located at the property for which it
has been issued even after change of ownership.
E.
No cart shall be issued to an address that is under
construction or demolition until a certificate of occupancy is issued
by the Construction Official.
F.
A resale or rental changeover certificate of occupancy
will not be issued until the issuing authority has confirmation that
a Borough-issued cart is on the premises.
H.
All carts must be placed at curbside for collection
prior to 7:00 a.m., local time, of the day said materials are to be
collected in the particular district.
I.
All carts must be placed at curbside in accordance
with the manufacturer's instructions or specifications which shall
be included with the issuance of every cart.
J.
When the specified collection day falls on a holiday,
collection will be the following day.
K.
All carts must be removed from the curb within 24
hours after collection.
L.
Any household materials described in this article
for collection not placed in a cart issued in accordance with this
article will not be picked up for collection.
M.
Grass clippings may be placed in Borough-issued carts.
Grass clippings may not be disposed of in plastic bags or in containers
other than Borough-issued carts.
N.
Carts shall not be placed in curbside storage cribs,
bins or other storage facility but placed at curbside in a manner
so as not to interfere with the operation of the automated waste collection
system.
O.
Each cart shall contain a serial number issued by
the Borough which corresponds to the address of the property from
which refuse, garbage and offal is to be collected. No other writings,
markings, stickers or inscriptions of any kind shall be permitted
on Borough-issued carts.
The Sanitation Committee shall determine the
days of the week when collections shall be made and public notice
shall be given to the Borough residents.
[Amended 10-5-1987 by Ord. No. 8-1987]
Any person violating any provision of this article
shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not exceeding
$1,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both,
in the discretion of the court Each and every day that such violation
shall continue shall be a further and separate offense under the terms
of this article, subject to the penalties herein prescribed.
