[Adopted by Ord. No. 1308 as Ch. 12.12 of the 1998 Code]
A. 
Damaging of streets by vehicle not having rubber-tired wheels or by other mechanism. The disturbing or tearing up of any Township street or public way by a vehicle not equipped with rubber-tired wheels or by the locking of wheels of any vehicle or attaching a drag or other mechanism to the same likely to cause injury to the Township street or public way is hereby prohibited.
B. 
Filling of gutters with dirt or other materials. The filling of gutters along any Township street or public way with dirt, fill, earth or other materials is hereby prohibited irrespective of the manner or distance by which said dirt, fill, earth or other material shall travel before reaching the Township street or public way.
C. 
Obstruction of drainage to any street by placing dirt or other materials thereon. The obstruction of drainage to any Township street or public way by the spilling, filling, flowing or throwing of stones, dirt, earth or other materials thereon is hereby prohibited.
D. 
Diversion of waters to or upon streets, gutters, etc. The diversion of surface or other waters to and upon the Township streets or public ways, drains, gutters and culverts is hereby prohibited.
E. 
Placing of dirt or other materials upon street. No person, firm or corporation shall place or cause or suffer to be placed any earth, dirt, stones or other foreign materials or articles upon any Township street or public way except in pursuance of approved construction or repair or other work being done pursuant to law.
F. 
Doing of any act which will result in accumulation of dirt or other materials upon street or gutter. No person, firm or corporation shall do or cause to be done any act, including the construction of building, grading, landscaping or otherwise, which shall cause or result in the accumulation of dirt, silt, earth or other materials upon any Township street or public way or in any storm drain, gutter or culvert.[1]
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Editor's Note: Original Section 12.12.020, Violations and penalties, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 3-23-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-11.
Any owner, developer or subdivider of property within the Township of Montville who for purposes of construction, development or soil removal transports soil to and from the property in question or during the process of site construction shall take the necessary measures to prevent the spilling or tracking of soil onto public streets entering and leading to the site. The owner, developer or subdivider shall be responsible for cleaning, sweeping and maintaining the streets when in the opinion of the Township Engineer the spilling or tracking of soil has created hazardous conditions for vehicular or pedestrian traffic or unsightly conditions. The owner, developer or subdivider, upon verbal or written notice from the Township Engineer, in the time period specified, shall take the necessary measures to eliminate the hazardous or unsightly conditions. If the owner, developer or subdivider shall fail to rectify the problem within the prescribed time period, then the Township Engineer shall direct the Department of Public Works to clean the street surface. The Township shall be reimbursed for any maintenance work at the rate of two times the prevailing Township rates for labor, plus costs for usage of necessary equipment. Should the owner, developer or subdivider not make prompt payment, the Township will utilize the cash portion of the performance guaranty for the subdivision or soil removal or place a lien against the property.
[Amended 2-28-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-09]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article shall be subject to such penalties as are provided for in Chapter 1, Article III, General Penalty.