[Adopted 3-22-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-7]
The purpose of this article is to establish a yard waste collection
and disposal program in the Township of Willingboro, so as to protect
public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for
the failure to comply.
For the purpose of this article, the following terms, phrases,
words and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein,
unless their use in the text of this article 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.
[Amended 2-6-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-3]
Sweeping, raking, blowing or otherwise placing yard waste and/or
leaves that are not contained at the curb on the grass adjacent to
the street, but not in the street, are only allowed during the seven
days prior to a scheduled and announced collection and shall not be
placed closer than 10 feet from any storm drain inlet in any direction.
Placement of such yard waste and/or leaves at the curb on the grass
adjacent to the street, but not in the street, at any other time or
in any other manner is a violation of this article. If such placement
of yard waste and/or leaves occurs, the party responsible for placement
of the yard waste and/or leaves must remove the yard waste and/or
leaves from the area that the noncontained yard waste and/or leaves
was placed, or said party shall be deemed in violation of this article.
The provisions of this article shall be enforced by Police Department
of the Township of Willingboro or other designated municipal officials.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate any
provision of this article shall be subject to one or more of the following:
a fine not exceeding $2,000, a term of imprisonment not exceeding
90 days, or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, and
each day in which such violation continues shall constitute a separate
violation or offense.
