For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall, in addition to their ordinary meaning, be defined as follows:
GARBAGE
Putrescible animal and vegetable waste resulting from handling,
preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
LITTER
Garbage, refuse, rubbish and all other waste material which,
if thrown or deposited as prohibited in this chapter, may create a
danger to the public health, safety and welfare.
PRIVATE PLACE
Any lot, plot, private drive, street or alley preserved for
the use of the owner thereof or such owner's agents, tenants,
guests and/or invitees.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any street, sidewalk, boulevard, parking lot, alley, public
way, public park, square, space, ground and building.
REFUSE
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes, including
but not limited to garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead
animals, abandoned automobiles and solid or liquid industrial waste.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm, association
or corporation, whether as principal or agent, to directly or indirectly
deposit, spill or throw any garbage, litter or refuse in or upon any
street, sidewalk, public place or private place within the Township
of Allamuchy, except in public receptacles where provided or in authorized
private receptacles provided for the collection of garbage or unless
permission for doing so has first been obtained from the Township
Council and/or any individual acting as an agent of the Township of
Allamuchy.
No person shall throw or deposit litter, garbage or refuse in
any fountain, pond, lake, stream or any other body of water in any
park or elsewhere within the Township of Allamuchy.
Persons placing litter in public or private receptacles shall
do so in such a manner as to prevent it from being carried or deposited
by the elements upon any street, sidewalk or other public or private
place.
No person shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter, street
or other public place within the Township of Allamuchy any garbage,
litter or rubbish, and such person shall keep the sidewalk abutting
such street or public place free from litter.
No person, while a driver or passenger in a vehicle, shall throw
or deposit litter upon any street, public place or private place within
the Township of Allamuchy.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm, association
or corporation, whether as principal or agent, to permit anyone directly
or indirectly to dump on any public or private property any garbage,
litter, refuse, junk, debris, stumps or other discarded materials
without approval from the Township Council and/or any individual acting
as an agent of the Township of Allamuchy. This prohibition shall not
be interpreted to forbid the existence of properly maintained composting
systems.
It shall be unlawful for any person to tamper with or scatter
or to aid and abet in the tampering with or scattering of any of the
contents from any public or private receptacle containing garbage,
refuse, rubbish, junk or any other waste material which has been placed
or deposited along any public or private highway, street, lane or
alleyway for collection.
No person shall drive or move any truck or other vehicle within
the Township unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to
prevent any load or contents from being blown or deposited upon any
street, alley or other public or private place.
No person shall post or affix any notice, poster or other paper
or device calculated to attract the attention of the public to any
lamppost, public utility pole or shade tree or upon any public structure
or building, except as may be authorized by the owners thereof or
required by law.
[Amended 9-7-1989 by Ord. No. 17-89]
A. Any person who shall be found to have violated any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be liable to the general penalty in Chapter
1, Article
II, General Penalty, of the Township Code.
B. Upon conviction of any party of a violation of this chapter, in addition to the fine and/or imprisonment provided in Subsection
A above, the Judge of the Township of Allamuchy may impose as an additional penalty the cost of the cleanup and removal of any material improperly dumped or littered on any private or public place within the Township of Allamuchy or, in lieu thereof, require an agreement with the person or persons so convicted to bear the responsibility for such cleanup upon terms and conditions satisfactory to the Court. Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to be in lieu of or to affect the private property rights of any person upon whose property there shall have occurred illegal littering or dumping.