As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
COVERED PROJECT
A construction, renovation, or demolition project for which
a building permit or a demolition permit is required, and for which
a dumpster or roll-off container shall be placed on premises for the
purpose of placement of solid waste materials.
A debris recovery plan shall be filed with the Municipal Recycling
Coordinator prior to the commencement of any activity for which municipal
approval is required as further identified above. The debris recovery
plan shall identify the types and estimated quantities of construction
and demolition debris to be generated from the project, how each material
will be managed, and the name of each facility or service provider
that the entity will use to manage each material. The plan shall further
detail how the applicant shall ensure that a minimum of 50% of the
materials to be generated will be separated and recycled.
A. Approval. A debris recovery plan shall be reviewed by the Municipal
Recycling Coordinator, and approved if it provides for all of the
information required by this chapter. An approved debris recovery
plan shall be marked "Approved" and returned to the owner of the entity
which submitted the plan.
B. Denial. A debris recovery plan shall not be approved if it does not
provide all of the information required by this chapter. If a debris
recovery plan is not approved, the owner of the entity which submitted
the plan shall be notified in writing that the plan has been rejected,
including the reasons for the rejection. In order to obtain the building
or demolition permit sought, the owner of the entity which will carry
out the construction, renovation, or demolition project shall make
the required changes and resubmit the debris recovery plan to the
Municipal Recycling Coordinator.
The Municipal Recycling Coordinator shall review the information
submitted pursuant to this chapter and determine whether the owner
of the entity carrying out the covered project has complied, or failed
to comply, with the diversion requirement. The determination regarding
compliance will be provided to the owner of the entity carrying out
the covered project in writing.
An owner of the entity carrying out the covered project may
appeal a determination of failure to comply under this chapter to
the municipality within 30 days of the decision or determination.
The appeal shall be in writing and shall state the facts and basis
for the appeal. A decision by the Department of Public Works shall
be final.
The Certified Public Works Manager, the Code Enforcement Official,
the Recycling Coordinator, the Zoning Enforcement Official, and the
Camden County Department of Health are hereby individually and severally
empowered to enforce the provisions of this chapter. An inspection
may consist of sorting through containers and opening of solid waste
bags to detect, by sound or sight, the presence of any recyclable
material.
Any person, corporation, occupant, or entity that violates or
fails to comply with any provision of this Ordinance or any of the
rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall, upon conviction
thereof, be punishable by a fine not less than $250, nor more than
$1,000.
If it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that
any provision or section of this chapter is unconstitutional, all
other sections and provisions shall remain in effect.