[Adopted 5-24-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-08]
The purpose of this article is to establish a yard waste collection
and disposal program in the Borough of Kenilworth, 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.
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.
Sweeping, raking, blowing or otherwise placing yard waste that
is not containerized at the curb or along the street is only allowed
during the seven days prior to a scheduled and announced collection,
and it shall not be placed closer than 10 feet to any storm drain
inlet. 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 Police
Department, Department of Public Works, Board of Health and code enforcement
officers of the Borough of Kenilworth.
