[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Borough of
Red Bank as Ch. BH:XIII of the 1989 Borough Health Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
A.
Dumping prohibited. No rubbish, garbage or refuse of any kind shall
be dumped in any alley, street, lot or lands within the Borough.
B.
Ashes; yard maintenance. No ash heaps controlled by a private party
shall contain anything other than clean ashes; also all yards and
lots shall be kept clean from garbage and rubbish within the Borough,
except such garbage and rubbish may be placed in containers as described
in the Sanitary Code of the Borough.
A.
Requirements.
(1)
All garbage and offal which shall accumulate anywhere in the Borough
or which is stored, kept or retained therein, shall be kept in watertight
receptacles. Receptacles must be kept in good repair and be tightly
covered with closely fitting covers. The capacity of the receptacles
shall not be less than five gallons; receptacles shall have handles.
The owner of each of the garbage receptacles shall cause the same
to be kept clean, and no rainwater nor any other fluid shall be allowed
to enter the garbage receptacles.
(2)
Garbage, decayed or green vegetables, decayed or green fruit or refuse
matter of any kind, sort or description, which shall be upon public
or private property shall be placed in watertight receptacles, such
receptacles to have a tight cover on top.
B.
Emptying of contents. Every receptacle from which garbage is removed
by any licensed collector shall be wholly and entirely emptied of
its contents, and none of the contents shall be permitted to fall
upon the ground.
[Added by Ord. No. 6/27/77]
All dumpsters or containers containing garbage, refuse, debris
or other similar matter shall be placed or located at the rear of
any building in all zones in the Borough except as provided for in
Chapter 15, Article 3[1] for regular municipal collection. Application to locate
dumpsters or containers in a different location may be made to the
Borough Building Department and upon approval of the Board of Health.
[1]
Editor's Note: So in original.
No person shall collect, transport or carry or cause to be transported
or carried through the streets of the Borough of Red Bank any garbage
or offal, nor any decomposing, solid or fluid substance whatsoever,
except in conformity with the requirements of a written permit or
license therefor first received from the Board of Health.
[Amended 10-12-1989]
A.
Requirements. All vehicles used for transporting garbage and offal
shall be supplied with a box or body which is watertight, or receptacles
that are watertight. The box or receptacle shall be tightly covered,
and the covers shall be kept closed at all times except when garbage
is being placed in the box or receptacle. The vehicle shall be kept
clean. The owner, contractor or other party in charge of the vehicle
shall cause them to be thoroughly washed inside and outside every
day, and he shall not permit them to become offensive. No vehicle
shall be allowed to stand or remain anywhere in this Borough longer
than is absolutely necessary for the rapid collection of garbage.
B.
Vehicles used for fish or shellfish. Every vehicle in which any fish
or shellfish shall be transported shall be so constructed that its
box or body shall be watertight, and no waste fluids shall be allowed
to drip or flow from any such vehicle and fall upon the ground or
upon the surface of any street. Every vehicle from which any fish
or shellfish is sold or offered for sale or delivered shall be so
constructed that the end and sides of its box or body shall be at
least eight inches high; the rear end board shall be permanently fastened
to a height of at least one inch, and the remainder of the rear end
board shall be kept closed when the vehicle is in motion. Every vehicle
which is used in the Borough for the sale, delivery or transportation
of any fish or shellfish shall be kept clean and free from offensive
odors. The owner of any vehicle mentioned in this section shall at
all times keep the vehicles in a clean and wholesome condition, and
no offensive smell shall be allowed to escape therefrom.
[Amended 10-12-1989]
All waste fluids, refuse, liquids and excreta shall be conveyed
to a street sewer, or into an approved individual disposal system
constructed according to Chapter 199, Public Laws of 1977. No person
shall suffer or permit any waste or stagnant water to remain in any
cellar or basement or upon any lot or vacant ground owned or occupied
by him.
