[HISTORY: Adopted by the North Wildwood City
Council 5-3-1988 by Ord. No. 993. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw,
drop, discard or otherwise place litter of any nature upon any public
or private property other than in a litter receptacle.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any used or unconsumed substance or waste material which
has been discarded, whether made of aluminum, glass, plastic, rubber,
paper or other natural or synthetic material or any combination thereof,
including but limited to any bottle, jar or can or any top, cap or
detachable tab of any bottle, jar or can, any unlighted cigarette,
cigar, match or any flaming or glowing material or any garbage, trash,
refuse, debris, rubbish, grass clippings or other lawn or garden waste,
newspaper, magazines, glass, metal, plastic or paper containers or
other packaging or construction material, but does not include the
waste of the Primary processes of mining or other extraction processes,
logging, sawmilling, farming or manufacturing.
A container suitable for the depositing of litter.
Litter receptacles and their servicing are required
at the following public places which exist in the municipality, including
sidewalks used by pedestrians in active retail commercially zoned
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
schools, government buildings and railroad and bus stations; parks;
drive-in restaurants; all street vendor locations; self-service refreshment
areas; construction sites; gasoline service stations islands; shopping
centers; parking lots; campgrounds and trailer parks; marinas, boat
moorage and fueling stations; boat launching areas; public and private
piers operated for public use; beaches and bathing areas; and at special
events to which the public is invited, including sporting events,
parades, carnivals, circuses and festivals. The proprietors of these
places or the sponsors of these events shall be responsible for providing
and servicing the receptacles such that adequate containerization
is available.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discard
or dump along any street or road on or off any right-of-way any household
or commercial solid waste, rubbish, refuse, junk, vehicle or vehicle
parts, rubber tires, appliances, furniture or private property, except
by written consent of the owner of said property, in any place not
specifically designated for the purpose of solid waste storage or
disposal.
It shall be unlawful for any residential property
owner to store or permit storage of any bulky household waste, including
household appliances, furniture and mattresses, in areas zoned residential
except in a fully enclosed structure or during days designated for
the collection of bulky items.
It shall be unlawful for any residential property
owner to store or permit the storage of tires in areas zoned residential
except in a fully enclosed structure or on days designated collection
of tires.
It shall be unlawful for any residential property
owner to park or permit the parking of any vehicle on his or her residential
lawn.
It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be driven,
moved, stopped or parked on any highway unless such a vehicle is constructed
or loaded to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking
or otherwise escaping therefrom. Any person operating a vehicle from
which any glass or objects have fallen or escaped which could cause
an obstruction, damage a vehicle or otherwise endanger travelers or
public property shall immediately cause the public property to be
cleaned of all glass or objects and shall pay the costs therefor.
It shall be unlawful for any residential or
commercial property owner to permit open or overflowing waste disposal
bins on his or her property.
It shall be the duty of the owner, lessee, tenant,
occupant or person in charge of any structure to keep and cause to
be kept the sidewalk and curb abutting the building or structure free
from obstruction or nuisances of every kind and to keep sidewalks,
areaways, backyards, courts and alleys free from litter and other
offensive material. No person shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter,
street, catch basin or other public place any accumulation of litter
from any public or private sidewalk or driveway. Every person who
owns or occupies property shall keep the sidewalk in front of his
or her premises free of litter. All sweepings shall be collected and
properly containerized for disposal.
[Added 6-7-2017 by Ord.
No. 1717[1]]
A.
Purpose. This section is adopted in order to protect the environment,
particularly the wildlife, and the health, safety and welfare of persons
and property by prohibiting the release of helium balloons into the
atmosphere, including latex and Mylar, as it has been determined that
the release of balloons inflated with lighter-than-air gases poses
a danger and nuisance to the environment, particularly to wildlife
and marine animals, so as to constitute a public nuisance and may
pose a threat to the safety of persons and property.
B.
Prohibited releases. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation
or entity to intentionally release, organize the release of, or intentionally
cause to be released, balloons inflated with a gas that is lighter
than air within the limits of the City of North Wildwood, with the
following exceptions:
[Amended 3-20-1991 by Ord. No. 1054; 3-5-1996 by Ord. No. 1222]
A.
Any person who supplies the City of North Wildwood
with proof sufficient to obtain a conviction for littering under this
section shall, after the conviction and sentencing, be entitled to
a reward from the City in an amount equal to 10% of the fine received
by the City in connection with said conviction.
B.
Any violation or violations of any provision or provisions
of this chapter shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100 nor
more than $2,000, imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or community
service for not more than 90 days, or any combination thereof. Each
day that any violation of any section of this chapter shall exist
shall constitute a separate offense.
[Amended 5-21-2002 by Ord. No. 1411; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I)]
