No person shall throw or deposit or permit any servant, agent
or employee to throw or deposit any litter or beverage containers
upon any street, sidewalk, waterway, park or public place, playground
or other facility owned or controlled by the Township, except in public
receptacles or in authorized private receptacles for collection.
The Township must place litter receptacles and service them
on a regular basis at the following public places: sidewalks used
by pedestrians in active retail and commercial areas, such that at
a minimum there shall be no single linear quarter mile without a receptacle;
buildings held out for use by the public, including municipal government
buildings; and in parks owned by the Township. The Township also requires
that litter receptacles be placed at all other places held out for
use by the public, including schools and other government buildings,
railroad and bus stations, county parks, drive-in or drive-through
restaurants or food establishments, gasoline service station islands,
all street vendor locations or mobile snack wagons, construction sites,
self-service refreshment areas, bathing areas, parking lots and all
special events to which the public is invited, including sporting
events, parades, carnivals, circuses and festivals. The proprietors
of these places or sponsors of these events shall be responsible for
providing and servicing the receptacles such that adequate receptacles
or containerization is available.
Persons placing litter or beverage containers in public receptacles
or in authorized private receptacles shall do so in a manner so as
to prevent them from being carried or deposited by the elements upon
any street, sidewalk, waterway, park or public place, playground or
other facility owned or controlled by the Township.
No person shall deposit in any Township refuse container any
garbage or garden litter that he has brought onto Township property
for the purpose of depositing in Township refuse containers, whether
said garbage or garden litter is bagged or not.
No person shall sweep, throw or deposit or permit any servants,
agents or employees to sweep, throw or deposit any litter or beverage
containers in any sewer, gutter, street, catch basin, fountain, pond,
lake, stream or other body of water or other public place, except
that solid waste material or leaves may be placed in the street at
the curbline during the Township's authorized and designated
cleanup or leaf pickup period. Every person who owns or occupies property
used solely for residential use must keep the sidewalk and curb in
front of his premises free of litter or obstructions. All sweepings
shall be collected and properly containerized for disposal.
No person shall drive or remove any truck or other vehicle within
property owned or maintained by the Township unless such vehicle is
so constructed or loaded as to prevent any load or contents of litter
from being blown or deposited upon any sidewalk, waterway, park or
public place, playground or other facility owned or controlled by
the Township.
No person while in an aircraft shall throw out, drop or deposit
upon land or facilities owned, leased or otherwise under the control
of the Township any litter, handbill or other object.
No person while a driver or passenger in a motor vehicle shall
throw or deposit any litter or other object upon any property owned
or otherwise under the control of the Township.
No person shall deposit or dump truckloads or bagfuls of grass
clippings, tree clippings, leaves or other debris upon any street,
waterway, park or public place, playground or other facility owned
or under the control of the Township, nor shall any person bring garbage
from his home to be deposited in Township refuse containers, nor shall
any person, corporation, partnership or association permit any of
its agents, servants and/or employees to deposit or dump truckloads
or bagfuls of grass clippings, tree clippings, leaves or other debris
upon any street, sidewalk, waterway, park or public place, playground
or other facility owned or under the control of the Township.
No person shall accumulate debris on or around construction
sites or permit any servants, agents and/or employees to accumulate
debris on or around construction site(s) or cause or permit its storage
in such a manner that it is likely to be removed by natural forces
onto adjacent property.
No person shall have open or overflowing commercial, industrial
or residential waste disposal bins or permit any servants, agents
and/or employees to cause or permit open or overflowing commercial,
industrial or residential bins, dumpsters or similar containers.
Every owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or person in charge of
any building or structure with a commercial, industrial, institutional,
retail or mixed use shall keep or cause to be kept the sidewalk and
curb abutting said building or structure free from obstruction and
nuisances of every kind, keep said sidewalks, areaways, backyards,
courts, parking lots and alleys free from litter, cigar and cigarette
butts and leavings, chewing gum and other offensive material and sweep
said sidewalks each business day and collect and properly containerize
for disposal all sweepings.
No person shall throw or deposit or permit any servants, agents
or employees to throw or deposit any litter or beverage containers
upon any private property within the Township of Cranford.