[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Trenton 2-7-2019 by Ord. No. 19-10. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to establish requirements for
the proper handling of yard waste in the City of Trenton, so as to
protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties
for the failure to comply.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms, phrases,
words, and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein
unless their use in the text of this chapter clearly demonstrates
a different meaning. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not
merely directory.
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.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
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.
Leaves and grass clippings.
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The owner or occupant of any property, or any employee or contractor
of such owner or occupant engaged to provide lawn care or landscaping
services, shall not sweep, rake, blow or otherwise place yard waste,
unless the yard waste is containerized, in the street. If yard waste
that is not containerized is placed in the street, the party responsible
for placement of yard waste must remove the yard waste from the street
or said party shall be deemed in violation of this chapter.
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Exceptions. Areas scheduled for leaf collection through the Leaf
Collection Program are exempt from the containerized yard waste ordinance,
provided that the noncontainerized yard waste placed at the curb or
along the street is more than 10 feet away from any storm drain inlet.
Additionally, noncontainerized yard waste cannot be placed at the
curb or along the street at any time prior to the scheduled pick up
date, except as described in the Leaf Collection Program.
This chapter shall be enforced by the City of Trenton Police
Department.
Each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase of this
chapter is declared to be an independent section, subsection, clause
and phrase, and the finding or holding of any such portion of this
chapter to be unconstitutional, void, or ineffective for any cause,
or reason, shall not affect any other portion of this chapter.
This chapter shall take effect in accordance with applicable
law, after adoption, publication and execution.
