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.