[Adopted 4-26-1965 (Ch. 82, Part 2, Art. XII, of the 1966 Code)]
No person shall operate or cause any vehicle, apparatus or equipment of any kind or character whatever to be operated upon any of the public streets within the Borough of Raritan in the County of Somerset in any manner which will cause or result in mud, earth, gravel, sand, stone or any other substance or material being deposited or distributed upon the surface of any such street, whether from the body, wheels, treads or any other part of any such vehicle, apparatus or equipment.
[Added 3-14-2006 by Ord. No. 06-04]
A. 
No person shall park or leave unattended any waste or refuse container, commonly known as a "roll-off dumpster" or "roll-off container," on or along any public road, street, highway or other thoroughfare, whether same be controlled by the State of New Jersey, County of Somerset or Borough of Raritan, within the Borough of Raritan without the written consent of the appropriate municipal, county or state authority having jurisdiction over the street, road, highway or public thoroughfare. Any consent obtained shall be valid and remain in effect for a period of not more than 30 days, but may be renewed by the appropriate official upon application.
B. 
To warn the operators of vehicles of the presence of a traffic hazard requiring the exercise of unusual care, any roll-off dumpster or roll-off container parked on or along any street, road, highway or public thoroughfare shall be equipped with and display markers consisting of all yellow reflective diamond-shaped panels having a minimum size of 18 inches by 18 inches. These panels shall be mounted at the edge of the dumpster or container at both ends nearest the path of passing vehicles and facing the direction of oncoming traffic. These dumpsters shall have a minimum mounting height of three feet from the bottom of the panels to the surface of the roadway.
Any person, corporation or other organization who shall violate or cause to be violated any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to imprisonment in the Somerset County Jail, or in any place provided by the Borough of Raritan for the detention of prisoners, for a term not exceeding 90 days or to a fine not exceeding $200, or both. The court before which any person, corporation or other organization is convicted of violating any of the provisions of this article shall have the power to impose any fine or term of imprisonment not exceeding the maximum fixed in this article.
Any person convicted of the violation of any of the provisions of this article may, in the discretion of the court by which he was convicted and in default of the payment of any fine imposed therefor, be imprisoned in said county jail or place of detention provided by the Borough of Raritan for any term not exceeding 90 days.
This article shall take effect immediately upon its adoption and publication as required by law.