No person, as herein defined, shall place or
permit to be placed in any public or residential area, as herein defined,
in the Township of Bloomfield a construction dumpster or similar container
commonly used for the collection of building materials, except in
compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
DUMPSTER
A container or debris-transfer body commonly used for the
placing or collection of debris and building materials during construction
or renovation.
LICENSING OFFICE
The Community Development Department of the Township of Bloomfield.
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4)
A conveyance or system of conveyances (including roads with
drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters,
ditches, human-made channels, or storm drains) that is owned or operated
by the Township of Bloomfield or other public body, and is designed
and used for collecting and conveying stormwater.
[Added 9-20-2010 by Ord. No. 10-34]
PERSON
Includes any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company, organization or entity of any type.
PUBLIC AREA
Includes any street, sidewalk, highway, public lane, alley,
Township parking lot or other public place in the Township.
REFUSE CONTAINER
Any waste container that a person controls, whether owned,
leased, or operated, including dumpsters, trash cans, garbage pails,
and plastic trash bags.
[Added 9-20-2010 by Ord. No. 10-34]
RESIDENTIAL ZONE
Any residential zone, as defined in Chapter
315, Land Development and Zoning, of the Township Code of the Township of Bloomfield.
STORMWATER
Water resulting from precipitation (including rain and snow)
that runs off the land’s surface, is transmitted to the subsurface,
is captured by separate storm sewers or other sewerage or drainage
facilities, or is conveyed by snow removal equipment.
[Added 9-20-2010 by Ord. No. 10-34]
WATERS OF THE STATE
The ocean and its estuaries, all springs, streams and bodies
of surface water or groundwater, whether natural or artificial, within
the boundaries of the State of New Jersey or subject to its jurisdiction.
[Added 9-20-2010 by Ord. No. 10-34]
No person shall offer or provide a dumpster
for use or hire within the Township of Bloomfield without having first
registered with the Community Development Department.
No person shall place or utilize a dumpster
or permit a dumpster to be placed or utilized in the Township of Bloomfield
without first having obtained a permit therefor.
Each day that a dumpster is placed or utilized
in violation of the terms of this chapter shall constitute a separate
offense. Each offense hereunder shall be punishable by a minimum fine
of $50.