[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Teterboro 12-28-2005 by Ord. No. 479. Amendments noted where applicable.]
An ordinance to establish requirements for the proper handling
of yard waste in the Borough of Teterboro so as to protect public
health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for the failure
to comply.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms, phrases,
words and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein
unless their use in the text of this chapter 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.
The owner or occupant of any property, or any employee or contractor
of such owner or occupant engaged to provide lawn care or landscaping
services, shall not sweep, rake, blow or otherwise place yard waste,
unless the yard waste is containerized, in the street. If yard waste
that is not containerized is placed in the street, the party responsible
for placement of yard waste must remove the yard waste from the street
or said party shall be deemed in violation of this chapter.
The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by the Certified
Public Works Manager or his designee.
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions
of this chapter shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000.
Each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase of this
chapter is declared to be an independent section, subsection, sentence,
clause and phrase, and the finding or holding of any such portion
of this chapter to be unconstitutional, void, or ineffective for any
cause, or reason, shall not affect any other portion of this chapter.
All other ordinances of the Borough, or parts thereof, which
are in conflict with this chapter are hereby repealed to the extent
of such conflict.
This chapter shall be in full force and effect from and after
its adoption and any publication as may be required by law.
