This ordinance is passed for the purpose of regulating and preventing
the accumulation of litter within the City of Gloucester City.
The following definitions shall be used for the purposes of
this ordinance:
LITTER
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 not 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.
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in any of the
following activities within the corporate limits of the City of Gloucester
City:
A. Discarding of litter of any nature upon any public or private property
other than in a litter receptacle.
B. Discarding or dumping along any street or road or 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 on 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.
C. Storage by any residential property owner or permission to store
by said property owner 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.
D. Storage by any residential property owner or permission to store
by said owner of tires in areas zoned residential, except in a fully
enclosed structure or on days designated for the collection of tires.
E. Parking by a residential property owner or permission to park by
said owner of any vehicle on that property owner's residential
lawn.
F. Permitting the accumulation of litter before, during or after completion
of any construction or demolition project by any owner, agent or contractor
in charge of the demolition or construction site. It shall be the
duty of the owner, agent or contractor in charge of a construction
site to furnish containers adequate to accommodate flyable or nonflyable
debris or trash at areas convenient to construction areas and to maintain
and empty the receptacles in such a manner and with such a frequency
as to prevent spillage of refuse.
G. Permitting open or overflowing waste disposal bins on any commercial
or residential property by the owner of that property.
H. Sweeping into or depositing 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.
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 station 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 vehicle to be driven, moved, stopped
or parked on any highway unless such 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 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.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this
ordinance shall, upon conviction therefor, be fined not more than
$200. If the violation is of a continuing nature, each day the violation
continues constitutes a separate and distinct offense.
If any of the provisions and terms of this ordinance shall be
found to be invalid, the balance of the ordinance shall not be affected
thereby. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith
be and the same are hereby repealed.
This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon final passage
and publication in accordance with law.