[Adopted 10-27-2005 by Ord. No. 15-2005 (Ch. 110, Art. IV, of the 1990 Code)]
The purpose of this article is to establish
requirements for the proper handling of yard waste pursuant to a yard
waste collection program in the Borough of North Haledon 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.
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.
[Amended 8-19-2009 by Ord. No. 24-2009]
[Amended 8-19-2009 by Ord. No. 24-2009]
Sweeping, raking, blowing or otherwise placing
yard waste, not including grass clippings, at the curb or along the
street must be completed prior to a scheduled and announced collection,
which such collection shall be limited to the collection of leaves,
and shall not be placed closer than 10 feet from any storm drain inlet.
Placement of such yard waste at the curb or along the street 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 North Haledon Board of Health, Property Maintenance Officer
and/or Police Department.
