[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the City
of Bordentown 8-8-1988 by Ord. No. 1988-10. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any used or unconsumed substance or waste material which
has been discarded, whether made of aluminum, glass, plastic, rubber,
paper or other natural or synthetic material, or any combination thereof,
including but not limited to any bottle, jar or can or any top, cap
or detachable tab of any bottle, jar or can, any unlighted cigarette,
cigar, match or any flaming or glowing material or any garbage, trash,
refuse, debris, rubbish, grass clippings or other lawn or garden waste,
newspaper, magazines, glass, metal, plastic or paper containers or
other packaging or construction material, but does not include the
waste of the primary processes of mining or other extraction processes,
logging, sawmilling, farming or manufacturing.
A container suitable for the depositing of litter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, drop, discard
or otherwise place litter of any nature upon any public or private
property, other than a litter receptacle.
Litter receptacles and their servicing are required at the following
public places which exist in the municipality, including sidewalks
used by pedestrians in active retail commercially zoned areas, such
that at a minimum there shall be no single linear 1/4 mile without
a receptacle; buildings held out for use by the public, including
schools, government buildings and railroad and bus stations; parks;
drive-in restaurants; all street vendor locations; self-service refreshment
areas; construction sites; gasoline service station islands; shopping
centers; parking lots; campgrounds and trailer parks; marinas, boat
moorage and fueling stations; boat launching areas; public and private
piers operated for public use; beaches and bathing areas; and at special
events to which the public is invited, including sporting events,
parades, carnivals, circuses and festivals. The proprietors of these
places or the sponsors of these events shall be responsible for providing
and servicing the receptacles such that adequate containerization
is available.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discard or dump along
any street or road, on or off any right-of-way, any household or commercial
solid waste, rubbish, refuse, junk, vehicle or vehicle parts, rubber
tires, appliances or furniture, or on private property, except by
written consent of the owner of said property, in any place not specifically
designated for the purpose of solid waste storage or disposal.
It shall be unlawful for any residential property owner to store
or permit storage of any bulky household waste, including household
appliances, furniture and mattresses, in areas zoned residential,
except in a fully enclosed structure or during days designated for
the collection of bulky items.
It shall be unlawful for any residential property owner to store
or permit the storage of tires in areas zoned residential, except
in a fully enclosed structure or on days designated for the collection
of tires.
It shall be unlawful for any residential property owner to park
or permit the parking of any vehicle on his or her residential lawn.
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or permit the keeping
on streets, vacant lots and residential lawns, except in a fully enclosed
structure, any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer which:
A.
It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be driven, moved, stopped
or parked on any highway unless such a vehicle is constructed or loaded
to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise
escaping therefrom.
B.
Any person operating a vehicle from which any glass or objects have
fallen or escaped, which could cause an obstruction, damage a vehicle
or otherwise endanger travelers or public property, shall immediately
cause the public property to be cleaned of all glass or objects and
shall pay the costs thereof.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any owner, agent or contractor in charge
of a construction or demolition site to permit the accumulation of
litter before, during or after completion of any construction or demolition
project.
B.
It shall be the duty of the owner, agent or contractor in charge
of a construction site to furnish containers adequate to accommodate
flyable or nonflyable debris or trash at areas convenient to construction
areas and to maintain and empty the receptacles in such a manner and
with such a frequency as to prevent spillage of refuse.
It shall be the duty of the owner, lessee, tenant, occupant
or person in charge of any structure to keep and cause to be kept
the sidewalk and curb abutting the building or structure free from
obstruction or nuisances of every kind and to keep sidewalks, areaways,
backyards, courts and alleys free from litter and other offensive
material. No person shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter, street,
catch basin or other public place any accumulation of litter from
any public or private sidewalk or driveway. Every person who owns
or occupies property shall keep the sidewalk in front of his or her
premises free of litter. All sweepings shall be collected and properly
containerized for disposal.
Any person who violates, aids a violation or aids, abets or assists in the violation of any provision of this chapter or who owns a building from which a violation of this chapter has occurred or who shall fail to comply with any provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, for each and every violation, be punishable as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article I, Violations and Penalties.