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Borough of Matawan, NJ
Monmouth County
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[Ord. No. 05-25 § 24-18]
As used in this section:
CONTAINERIZED
Shall mean 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
Shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, or political subdivision of this State subject to municipal jurisdiction.
STREET
Shall mean 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
Shall mean leaves.
[Ord. No. 05-25 § 24-19.1]
Sweeping, raking, blowing or otherwise placing yard waste that is not containerized at the curb or along the street is hereby prohibited prior to 4:00 p.m. of the day previous to the regular scheduled and announced collection, and shall not be placed closer than 10 feet from any storm drain inlet. Placement of such yard at the curb or along the street at any other time or in other manner is a violation of this section. 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 the party shall be deemed in violation of this section. This section shall apply for residential or commercial solid waste disposal and to all forms of solid waste disposal including that of recycling.
[Ord. No. 05-25 § 24-19.2; New]
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be liable to the penalty stated in Chapter 1, Section 1-5. This section shall be enforced by the Construction Code Official, the Health Officer and the Police Department.