This article establishes a yard waste collection and disposal
program in the Borough of Merchantville, 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.
Containerized means 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.
Person means any individual, corporation, company, partnership,
firm, association, or political subdivision of this State subject
to municipal jurisdiction.
Street means 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.
Yard waste means leaves and grass clippings.
Sweeping, raking, blowing or otherwise placing yard waste that
is not containerized at the curb or along the street is only allowed
during the seven (7) days prior to a scheduled and announced collection,
and shall not be placed closer than 10 feet from any storm drain inlet.
Placement of such yard waste at the curb or along the street at any
other time or in any other manner is a violation of this article.
If such placement of yard waste occurs, the party responsible for
placement of the yard waste must remove the yard waste from the street
or said party shall be deemed in violation of this article.
[Added 5-11-2009 by Ord.
No. 09-10]
It shall be a violation of this article to sweep, rake, blow,
or otherwise place yard waste that is not containerized at the curb
or along the street except on days designated by the Borough for scheduled
yard waste vacuum pickup. Materials may be placed between the curb
and the sidewalk (commonly referred to as the "grass strip") seven
(7) days in advance of the posted days for yard waste vacuum pickup.
The Borough Department of Public Works will post notification on each
street ten (10) days in advance of the posted yard waste pickup. Placement
of such yard waste at the curb or along the street at any other time
or in any other manner is a violation of this article. If such placement
of yard waste occurs, the party responsible for placement of the yard
waste must remove the yard waste from the street within twenty-four
(24) hours of formal notification or said party shall be deemed in
violation of this article.
