Editor's Note: Refer to Chapter 3, Section 3-1 for regulations concerning Noise and Section 3-2 for Litter regulations.
[1978 Code § 17-1.1]
This section shall be known as and may be cited as the "Public Health Nuisance Regulations."
[1978 Code § 17-1.2]
As used in this section:
ENFORCING OFFICIALS
Shall mean and include the sanitarian, Township Manager and other officials of the Township authorized by the Township Council.
[1978 Code § 17-1.3]
The following matters, things, conditions or acts and each of them are hereby declared to be a nuisance and injurious to the health of the inhabitants of this Township:
a. 
Any matter, thing, condition or act which is or may become detrimental or a menace to the health of the inhabitants of this Township.
b. 
Any matter, thing, condition or act which is or may become an annoyance, or interfere with the comfort or general well-being of the inhabitants of this Township.
c. 
Pollution, or existence of a condition or conditions which cause or threaten pollution, of any waters in this Township in such manner as to cause or threaten injury to any of the inhabitants of this Township either in their health, comfort or property.
d. 
The escape into the open air from any stack, vent, chimney or any entrance to the open air, or from any fire into the open air of such quantities of smoke, fly, ash, dust, fumes, vapors, mists, or gases as to cause injury, detriment, or annoyance to the inhabitants of this Township or endanger their comfort, repose, health or safety.
e. 
The existence or presence of any water or other liquid in which mosquito larvae breed or exist.
f. 
The existence or presence of any accumulation of garbage, refuse, animal or vegetable matter which may attract flies and to which flies may have access, or in which fly larvae or pupae breed or exist.
g. 
Depositing, accumulating, or maintaining any matter or thing which serves as food for insects or rodents and to which they may have access or which serves or constitutes a breeding place or harborage for insects or rodents in or on any land, premises, building or other place.
[1978 Code § 17-1.4]
No person shall commit, maintain or allow any nuisance, as declared in subsection 11-1.3.
[1978 Code § 17-1.5]
No person shall:
a. 
Throw, dump, cast or deposit paper, paper products, bottles, tin cans, containers, automobile parts, junk, usable machines or parts of machines, metal, trash, garbage, debris, or other waste materials upon open fields, woods or private property, or upon or along any private or public street, highway or other private or public place, provided that this section shall not be construed to prohibit the placing of such materials in suitable containers for prompt removal to the authorized sanitary landfill site.
b. 
Keep, store, abandon, or leave upon any parcel of private or public land, street, road, right-of-way, alley-way or parkway in the Township any motor vehicle not currently used for transportation and not being licensed for the current year, or which cannot be readily operated under its own power; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be determined to prohibit the placing, keeping or storing of any such motor vehicle in a garage or other building in the Township.
c. 
Permit land to be covered with or contain refuse or debris resulting from construction activities or the demolishing of a building which refuse or debris has remained on the land for more than 30 days after the completion of the construction activities or the demolition work.
[1978 Code § 17-1.6]
Whenever a nuisance as described by this section is found on any privately owned property, notice in writing shall be given to the owner thereof to remove or abate the same within such time as shall be specified therein but not less than five days from the date of service thereof. If the owner resides out of the State or cannot be so notified speedily, such notice shall be left at the premises with any tenant or occupant thereof or posted on the premises and mailed by certified mail to the address of such owner as shown by the tax records of the Township. Such action shall be considered as proper notification to the owner, tenant and occupant of the premises.
[1978 Code § 17-1.7]
If the owner, or the occupant of such premises shall fail to comply with such notice within the time specified therein the enforcing officials may remove or abate such nuisance in a summary manner using such means as the enforcing officials deem proper.
[1978 Code § 17-1.8]
The Township may institute an action at law to recover costs incurred by it in the removal or abatement of any nuisance pursuant to the foregoing sections from any person who shall have caused or allowed such nuisance to exist including any owner, tenant or occupant of the premises who, after notice as herein provided, shall fail to remove and abate the nuisance within the time specified in such notice.
Any person who violates or neglects to comply with any provision of this section including notices to abate nuisances, shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to the penalty stated in Chapter 1, Section 1-5. The penalty set forth herein shall not be in lieu of proceedings to remove or abate the nuisance as set forth in subsection 11-1.7 et seq.
[1978 Code § 17-2.1; Ord. No. 873]
This section shall be known and may be cited as "The Retail Food Establishment Regulation of the Township of Sparta."
[1978 Code § 17-2.2; Ord. No. 873; amended 9-26-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-16]
As used in this section:
CHAPTER 24
As referred to in this chapter shall be an abbreviated term referring to Chapter 24 of the State Sanitary Code, Sanitation in Retail Food Establishments and Food and Beverage Vending Machines, and Cottage Food Operations (N.J.A.C. 8:24-1.1 et seq.).
CHAPTER 24, SANITATION IN RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND FOOD AND BEVERAGE VENDING MACHINES, AND COTTAGE FOOD OPERATIONS
Shall mean and refer to that certain code approved by the State Department of Health (effective date November 17, 2021); for adoption by reference in accordance with law, being a code regulating retail food handling establishments, and food and beverage vending machines and providing for the inspection of such establishments and vending machines.
[1978 Code § 17-2.3; Ord. No. 873; amended 9-26-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-16]
Chapter 24 of the New Jersey State Sanitary Code regulating the construction, operation and maintenance of retail food establishments is hereby adopted pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:3-69.1 to 26:3-69.6. A copy of Chapter 24 is adopted by reference, and made a part hereof without the inclusion of the text herein, and three copies of Chapter 24 will remain on file with the Sparta Township Board of Health for use and examination by the public.
[1978 Code § 17-2.4; Ord. No. 873]
a. 
No person shall conduct or operate a retail food establishment within the Township unless a license to operate same shall have been issued by the Department of Health. The license shall be posted in a conspicuous place in such establishment. Such license shall not be transferable.
b. 
If an itinerant retail food establishment is the holder of a current certificate, permit or license to conduct or operate a retail food establishment issued by the Board of Health or Department of Health of another jurisdiction of this State, the approval thereof by the Township Department of Health, hereinafter referred to as an "approval license," shall constitute the license to operate and conduct same within the meaning of paragraph a of this subsection. All other provisions of this subsection shall be applicable to such itinerant retail food establishment.
c. 
There shall be a fee as established in subsection 11-2.7(a) charged for a license or license approval issued pursuant to this section. Retail Food Establishment Licenses, and associated fees are classified as follows:
CLASS I — Food and Drink. Any retail or wholesale food establishment in which food or drink are prepared for sale or service on or off the premises, and any other retail eating or drinking establishment or operation where food is served, handled or provided for the public, with or without charge. Establishments which offer individually wrapped food or drink items for sale which are less than 50% of all items sold are indicated as pre-packaged. Other classifications of food and drink establishments are based upon seating and smaller nonseating (less than 12,000 square feet).
CLASS II — Supermarket. Any nonseating food establishment which is 12,000 square feet or more.
CLASS III — School. Any retail food establishment which serves an education facility.
CLASS IV — Mobile Food and Drink. Any movable restaurant, truck, van, trailer, cart, bicycle, or other movable unit including hand-carried portable containers in or on which food or beverage is transported, stored, or prepared for retail sale or given away at temporary locations.
CLASS V — Temporary Retail Food Establishment. Any retail food establishment which operates at a fixed location for a temporary period of time not to exceed five days in connection with a fair, carnival, circus, public exhibition, or similar transitory gathering, including church suppers, picnics or similar organizational meetings, mobile retail food establishments, as well as agricultural markets.
[1978 Code § 17-2.5; Ord. No. 873]
a. 
No person shall operate a vehicle used in the distribution or sale of milk or cream within the Township unless a license to operate same shall have been issued by the Department of Health for the vehicle.
b. 
There shall be charged a fee as established in subsection 11-2.7(b) for such license or approval of an existing license to operate a vehicle used in the distribution or sale of milk or cream in the Township.
[1978 Code § 17-2.6; Ord. No. 873]
It shall be unlawful for any person whether as principal or agent, clerk or employee, either for himself or any other person, or for any body corporate, or as an officer of any corporation, or otherwise to:
a. 
Engage in the operation of one or more machines or devices offered for public use which, upon insertion of a coin, or token, or by other means, dispenses unit servings of food or beverages, either in bulk, or package, without the necessity of replenishing the devices between each vending operation, without first having applied to and procured a permit from the Department of Health, or without complying with any and all of the provisions of Chapter XII of the State Sanitary Code. Such permit shall not be transferable.
b. 
Maintain or permit to be maintained on or in any location in this Township, one or more machines or devices offered for public use which, upon insertion of a coin, coins or token, or by other means dispenses unit servings of food or beverages, either in bulk or package, without the necessity of replenishing the device from the Department of Health or without complying with any and all of the provisions of Chapter XII. Such license shall not be transferable.
c. 
There shall be a fee as established in subsection 11-2.7 charged for a license or permit pursuant to this section.
[1978 Code § 8-8; Ord. No. 638; Ord. No. 658; Ord. No. 873; Ord. No. 03-08 § 1; Ord. No. 07-14 § VIII; Ord. No. 2016-19 § 2; amended 11-22-2022 by Ord. No. 22-16]
a. 
Retail food establishment license fee annually:
CLASS I
Prepackaged only
$40
Nonseating
$65
1-50 seats
$85
51-100 seats
$120
101+ seats
$140
CLASS II
Supermarkets (12,000 square feet)
$200
CLASS III
Schools
$85
CLASS IV
Mobile food and drink
$75
CLASS V
Temporary retail food establishments
$30
Temporary retail food establishments for nonprofit organizations
$15
Retail food license application late fees (assessed for license and registration renewal applications received 30 days from the date of license expiration).
Late fee (first 30 days) $50.
Late fee (every additional 30 days from first 30 days) $50.
b. 
Milk or cream, distribution or sale, by motor vehicle, license fee, annually $10.
c. 
There shall be a fee of $25 for each permit issued pursuant to this section, per year. However, if the establishment sells only pre-packaged foods such as candy, nuts, fruitcakes and like items, the fee shall be $20 for foods not contained in indoor vending devices. The fee for indoor vending machines shall be $10 per machine, with the exception of gum machines and $0.01 to $0.05 candy machines for which a fee of $2 per machine shall be charged.
d. 
Farmer's Market Licenses shall be issued for the period January 1 to December 31 of each year. There shall be a fee of $75 for each Farmer's Market License issued per calendar year or any portion of a year. The payment is due on or before March 1 of each year and in the event the payment is not received by March 1 the applicant shall be subject to a $25 late fee. Subsection 11-2.8 does not apply to the Farmer's Market License.
[1978 Code § 17-2.7; Ord. No. 873]
Any license or permit issued or approved under this section shall expire annually on June 30 of each year. Application for renewal thereof shall be submitted together with the required fee prior to June 1 of each year.
[1978 Code § 17-2.8; Ord. No. 873]
Any license, license approval or permit issued under this section may be suspended or revoked for a violation by the holder thereof of any provision of this section, including Chapter XII of the State Sanitary Code; after an opportunity for a hearing; by the Department of Health or its authorized representative.
[Ord. No. 03-08 § 2; Ord. No. 07-14 § 8; Ord. No. 13-14 § 3; amended 11-22-2022 by Ord. No. 22-16]
a. 
Certified copies of births, marriage, civil unions and domestic partnerships: $10.
b. 
Certified copies of death certificates: $25/first copy and $2 for each thereafter.
c. 
Corrections or amendments to official records, marriage, death and birth records: $30.
[Ord. No. 5-25]
The purpose of this section is to prohibit the feeding of unconfined wildlife in any public park or on any other property owned or operated by Sparta Township so as to protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for failure to comply.
[Ord. No. 05-25]
For the purpose of this section, 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. 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.
FEED
Shall mean to give, place, expose, deposit, distribute or scatter any edible material with the intention of feeding, attracting or enticing wildlife. Feeding does not include baiting in the legal taking of fish and/or game.
PERSON
Shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, or political subdivision of this State subject to municipal jurisdiction.
WILDLIFE
Shall mean all animals that are neither human nor domesticated.
[Ord. No. 05-25; amended 10-25-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-15]
a. 
No person shall feed, in any public park or on any property owned or operated by Sparta Township, any wildlife, excluding confined wildlife (for example, wildlife confined in zoos, parks or rehabilitation centers, or unconfined wildlife at environmental education centers).
b. 
No person shall purposely or knowingly feed wild white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in the Township of Sparta, on lands either publicly or privately owned, except in cases of legal hunting seasons, where permitted by New Jersey fish and wildlife regulations, and where all legal distances from inhabited dwellings are met.
[Ord. No. 05-25]
a. 
This section shall be enforced by the Registered Environmental Health Specialist of the Sparta Township Health Department.
b. 
Any person found to be in violation of this section shall be ordered to cease the feeding immediately.
[Ord. No. 05-25]
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000.
[1978 Code § 17-10.1; Ord. No. 892]
It has been determined that the presence of large numbers of migratory waterfowl on and around ponds and lakes in the Township causes a public health nuisance in and around said ponds and lakes, including the surrounding beaches and properties, which is detrimental to the health and general welfare of the public. The purpose of this section is to prevent such conduct that may attract such migratory waterfowl to properties in the Township.
[1978 Code § 17-10.2; Ord. No. 892]
As used in this section:
MIGRATORY WATERFOWL
Shall include those non-domesticated species of birds commonly known as geese, brant, puddle, diving and sea ducks and any other waterfowl that generally follow a seasonal migration pattern.
[1978 Code § 17-10.3; Ord. No. 892]
No person shall systematically feed, cause to be fed or provide a food for migratory waterfowl in the Township on lands either publicly or privately owned.
[1978 Code § 17-10.4; Ord. No. 892]
This section shall not be construed to prohibit humane acts towards migratory waterfowl in individual cases, such as the temporary nurturing of a wounded bird on one's own premises.
[1978 Code § 17-10.5; Ord. No. 892]
The Police Department and members of the Department of Health are hereby authorized and directed to enforce this section.
[1978 Code § 17-10.6; Ord. No. 892; New]
Any person found to be violating any provisions of this section shall be first given a written warning, which warning shall be filed with the Township.
Any subsequent violations of this section shall be punishable, upon conviction thereof, by the penalty stated in Chapter 1, Section 1-5.
[1978 Code § 15-2.1]
This section shall not be deemed to apply to or include private swimming pools as defined in Chapter XII, subsection 12-3.1.
[1978 Code § 15-2.2]
As used in this section, definitions herein shall be as set forth in the New Jersey State Sanitary Code, Chapter IX, Public Recreational Bathing.
[1978 Code § 15-2.3]
Pursuant to and in accordance with law, the licensing procedures for public recreational bathing places shall be as set forth herein pursuant to the authority set forth in the New Jersey State Sanitary Code, Chapter IX, Public Recreational Bathing.
[1978 Code § 15-2.4]
No persons shall locate and construct, alter or operate, a public recreational bathing place until the permits or licenses therefor, as required by the New Jersey State Sanitary Code, Chapter IX, Public Recreational Bathing, shall have been issued by the Department of Health of the Township of Sparta.
[1978 Code § 8-11; Ord. No. 15-2.5; Ord. No. 03-08 § 3]
The following fees are hereby established:
a. 
For the issuance of a permit to locate and construct a swimming pool, the fee shall be as established in Chapter 12, subsection 12-1-3a2(h).
b. 
For the issuance of a permit to alter a swimming pool, the fee shall be as established in Chapter 12, Section 12-1.3, Construction Permits.
c. 
For the issuance of an annual license to operate a public recreational bathing place, the fee shall be as follows:
1. 
Public bathing place: $225.
2. 
Hot tub or spa: $40.
3. 
Swimming pool: $65.
4. 
Wading pool: $30.
[1978 Code § 15-2.6]
a. 
Permits to locate and construct or alter a public recreational bathing place shall expire nine months after issuance unless extended by the issuing authority for cause.
b. 
Licenses issued for the operation of public recreational bathing places shall expire on May 1st following the date of issuance.
c. 
Applications for license renewals, together with the required license fee, shall be submitted prior to operation in each new license year.
[1978 Code § 15-2.7]
A permit or license required under this section may be denied or suspended or revoked by the Health Officer of the Township, for failure to comply with any provision of this section, including the New Jersey State Sanitary Code, Chapter IX, Public Recreational Bathing.
[Ord. No. 05-28]
a. 
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to prohibit illicit connections to the municipal separate storm sewer system(s) operated by the Township of Sparta, so as to protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
[Ord. No. 05-28]
For the purpose of this section, 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. 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. The definitions below are the same as or based on corresponding definitions in the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES) rules at N.J.A.C. 7:14A-1.2.
DOMESTIC SEWAGE
Shall mean waste and wastewater from humans or household operations.
ILLICIT CONNECTION
Shall mean any physical or nonphysical connection that discharges domestic sewage, non-contact cooling water, process wastewater, or other industrial waste (other than stormwater) to the municipal separate storm sewer system operated by the Township of Sparta, unless that discharge is authorized under a NJPDES permit other than the Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit (NJPDES Permit Number NJ0141852). Nonphysical connections may include, but are not limited to, leaks, flows, or overflows into the municipal separate storm sewer system.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
Shall mean nondomestic waste, including, but not limited to, those pollutants regulated under Section 307(a), (b), or (c) of the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1317(b), (b), or (c)).
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4)
Shall mean a conveyance or system of conveyances (including roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, man-made channels, or storm drains) that is owned or operated by the Township of Sparta or other public body, and is designed and used for collecting and conveying stormwater.
NJPDES PERMIT
Shall mean a permit issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to implement the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES) rules at N.J.A.C. 7:14A.
NON-CONTACT COOLING WATER
Shall mean water used to reduce temperature for the purpose of cooling. Such waters do not come into direct contact with any raw material, intermediate product (other than heat) or finished product. Non-contact cooling water may however contain algaecides, or biocides to control fouling of equipment such as heat exchangers, and/or corrosion inhibitors.
PERSON
Shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, or political subdivision of this State subject to municipal jurisdiction.
PROCESS WASTEWATER
Shall mean any water which, during manufacturing or processing, comes into direct contact with or results from the production or use of any raw material, intermediate product, finished product, by product, or waste product. Process wastewater includes, but is not limited to, leachate and cooling water other than non-contact cooling water.
STORMWATER
Shall mean water resulting from precipitation (including rain and snow) that runs off the land's surface, is transmitted to the subsurface, is captured by separate storm sewers or other sewerage or drainage facilities, or is conveyed by snow removal equipment.
[Ord. No. 05-28]
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged through an illicit connection to the municipal separate storm sewer system operated by the Township of Sparta any domestic sewage, non-contact cooling water, process wastewater, or other industrial waste (other than stormwater).
[Ord. No. 05-28; Ord. No. 07-14 § VIII]
This section shall be enforced by the Police Department or Registered Environmental Health Specialist.
[Ord. No. 05-28]
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $2,000.
[1978 Code § 17-8.1; Ord. No. 721 § 1]
a. 
Title. This section shall be known and cited as the Air Pollution Control Regulations of the Township of Sparta.
b. 
Findings and Policy. It is hereby declared that air pollution is a menace to the health, welfare and comfort of the residents of the Township and a cause of substantial damage to property. For the purpose of preventing and reducing atmospheric pollution, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the Township to minimize air pollution as herein defined and to establish standards governing the installation, maintenance and operation of equipment and appurtenances relating to combustion, which is a source or potential source of air pollution.
[1978 Code § 17-8.2; Ord. No. 721 § 2]
As used in this section:
AIR CONTAMINANT
Shall mean solid particles, liquid particles, vapors or gases which are discharged into the outdoor atmosphere.
AIR POLLUTION
Shall mean the presence in the outdoor atmosphere of one or more air contaminants in such quantities and duration as are, or tend to be injurious to human health or welfare, animal or plant life or property, or would unreasonably interfere with the enjoyment of life or property.
ASBESTOS
Shall mean actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite, chrysotile, crocidolite, tremolite.
DIRECT HEAT EXCHANGER
Shall mean equipment in which heat from the combustion of fuel is transferred to a substance being heated so that the latter is contacted by the products of combustion and may contribute to the total effluent.
DIRECTOR OF AIR POLLUTION CONTROL OR DIRECTOR
Shall mean the person or persons who are authorized by this section to exercise the powers prescribed by this section.
ECONOMIC POISONS
Shall mean those chemicals used as insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, nematocides or defoliants.
FRIABLE MATERIAL
Shall mean any material which can be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure.
FUEL
Shall mean solid, liquid or gaseous materials used to produce useful heat by burning.
GARBAGE
Shall mean waste animal or vegetable matter from houses, kitchens, restaurants, hotels, produce markets or any other source or food of any kind to be thrown away.
INCINERATOR
Shall mean any device, apparatus, equipment or structure used for destroying, reducing, or salvaging by fire any material or substance including but not limited to refuse, rubbish, garbage, trade waste, debris or scrap; or a facility for cremating human or animal remains.
INDIRECT HEAT EXCHANGER
Shall mean equipment in which heat from the combustion of fuel is transferred by conduction through a heat conducting material to a substance being heated, so that the latter is not contacted by and adds nothing to the products of combustion.
INTERNAL CROSS-SECTIONAL DIMENSION
Shall mean any maximum linear perpendicular distance from an inside wall of a stack or chimney to the inside of an opposite wall, such as the diameter of a circular cross-section or the length or width of a rectangular cross-section.
LIQUID PARTICLES
Shall mean particles which have volume but are not of rigid shape and which, upon collection, tend to coalesce and create uniform homogeneous films upon the surface of the collecting media.
MANUFACTURING PROCESS
Shall mean any action, operation or treatment embracing chemical, industrial, manufacturing or processing factor, methods or forms including but not limited to furnaces, kettles, ovens, converters, cupolas, kilns, crucibles, stills, dryers, roasters, crushers, grinders, mixers, reactors, regenerators, separators, filters, reboilers, columns, classifiers, screens, quenchers, cookers, digesters, towers, washers, scrubbers, mills, condensers or absorbers.
MOTOR VEHICLES
Shall include all vehicles propelled otherwise than by muscular power, expecting such vehicle as run only upon rails or tracks.
ODOR
Shall mean the property of a substance which affects the sense of smell.
OPACITY
Shall mean the property of a substance which renders it partially or wholly obstructive to the transmission of visible light expressed as the percentage to which the light is obstructed.
OPEN BURNING
Shall mean any fire wherein the products of combustion are emitted into the open air and are not directed thereto through a stack or chimney of an incinerator.
OPERATOR
Shall mean any person who has care, custody, or control of a building or premises, or a portion thereof, whether with or without knowledge of the owner thereof.
OUTDOOR ATMOSPHERE
Shall mean air space outside of buildings, stacks or exterior ducts.
OWNER
Shall mean any person who alone or jointly, or severally with others, shall have legal or equitable title to any premises, with or without accompanying actual possession thereof; or shall have charge or control of any dwelling or dwelling unit, as owner or agent of the owner, or as fiduciary including but not limited to executrix, administrator, administratrix, trustee, receiver or guardian of the estate; or as a mortgagee in possession regardless of how such possession was obtained. Any person who is a lessee subletting or reassigning any part or all of any dwelling or dwelling unit shall be deemed to be a co-owner with the lessor and shall have a joint responsibility over the portion of the premises sublet or assigned by said lessee.
PARTICLES
Shall mean any material, except uncombined water, which exists in finely divided form as liquid particles or solid particles at standard conditions.
PERSON
Shall mean and shall include corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies, as well as individuals, and shall also include all political subdivisions of this State or any agencies or instrumentalities thereof.
PLANT LIFE
Shall mean vegetation including but not limited to trees, tree branches, leaves, yard trimmings, shrubbery, grass, weeds and crops.
REFUSE
Shall mean rubbish, garbage, trade waste and plant life.
RINGELMANN SMOKE CHART
Shall be Ringelmann's Scale for Grading for Density of Smoke, as published by the United States Bureau of Mines, or any chart, recorder, indicator or device which is approved by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection as the equivalent of said Ringelmann's Scale for the measurement of smoke density.
RUBBISH
Shall mean waste solids not considered to be highly flammable or explosive including but not limited to rags, old clothes, leather, rubber, carpets, wood, excelsior, paper, ashes, furniture, tin cans, glass, crockery, masonry and other similar materials.
SALVAGE OPERATION
Shall mean any operation or activity from which is salvaged or reclaimed any product or material including but not limited to metals, chemicals or shipping containers.
SMOKE
Shall mean small gasborne or airborne particles, exclusive of water vapor, arising from a process of combustion in sufficient number to be observable.
SOLID PARTICLES
Shall mean particles of rigid shape and definite volume.
SOURCE OPERATION
Shall mean any manufacturing process or any identifiable part thereof emitting an air contaminant into the outdoor atmosphere through one or more stacks or chimneys.
STACK OR CHIMNEY
Shall mean a flue, conduit or opening designed and constructed for the purpose of emitting air contaminants into the outdoor air.
STANDARD CONDITIONS
Shall be 70° F. and one atmosphere pressure (14.7 psia or 760 mm Hg).
TRADE WASTE
Shall mean all waste solid or liquid material or rubbish resulting from construction, building operations, or the prosecution of any business, trade or industry including but not limited to plastic products, cartons, paint, grease, oil and other petroleum products, chemicals, cinders and other forms of solid or liquid waste material.
VISIBLE SMOKE
Shall mean smoke which obscures light to a degree readily discernible by visual observation.
[1978 Code § 17-8.3; Ord. No. 721 § 3]
No person or owner of property or person or persons having possession or control thereof, shall cause, suffer, allow or permit to be emitted into the open air substances in such quantities as shall result in air pollution. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the use of economic poisons.
[1978 Code § 17-8.4; Ord. No. 721 § 4]
a. 
No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit a salvage operation by open burning.
b. 
No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit the disposal of rubbish, garbage or trade waste, or buildings or structures by open burning.
c. 
No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit the disposal of any type of plant life by open burning.
d. 
The provisions of this section shall not apply to:
1. 
Variances approved and issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:27-2.
2. 
Open burning of refuse for training or research exercises when conducted at a permanent facility or training center designed to be used solely for such purposes on a continuing basis.
[1978 Code § 17-8.5; Ord. No. 721 § 5]
a. 
No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit visible smoke to be emitted into the outdoor air from combustion of fuel in any stationary indirect heat exchanger except as provided in paragraph b.
b. 
No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit smoke, the shade or appearance of which is darker than No. 1 on the Ringelmann Smoke Chart, or greater than 20% opacity, exclusive of water vapor, to be emitted into the outdoor air from the combustion of fuel in any stationary indirect heat exchanger having a rated hourly capacity of 200,000,000 BTU or greater gross heat input, and discharging through a stack or chimney having all internal cross-sectional dimensions of 60 inches or greater.
c. 
The provisions of paragraphs a and b above shall not apply to smoke which is visible for a period of not longer than three minutes in any consecutive 30 minute period.
d. 
The provisions of this section shall not apply to direct heat exchangers or manufacturing processes, or any motor vehicle while operating on the public highways.
e. 
Any person responsible for the construction, installation, alteration or use of an indirect heat exchanger shall, when requested by the director, provide the facilities and necessary equipment for determining the density or opacity of smoke being discharged into the open air.
[1978 Code § 17-8.6; Ord. No. 721 § 6]
a. 
No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit particles to be emitted from any stack or chimney into the outdoor air the shade or appearance of which is greater than 20% opacity, exclusive of water vapor.
b. 
The provisions of this section shall not apply:
1. 
To particles the shade or appearance of which is greater than 20% opacity, exclusive of water vapor, for a period of not longer than three minutes in any consecutive 30 minute period;
2. 
To source operations issued a variance by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection in accordance with subchapter 6.5 of the New Jersey Administrative Code;
3. 
To indirect heat exchanger;
4. 
To incinerators;
5. 
For a period of five years from the date of issuance of a valid permanent certificate to operate to a source operation equipped with control apparatus for which a valid permit to construct or the permanent certificate to operate was issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection during the period June 15, 1967 to March 27, 1972.
[1978 Code § 17-8.7; Ord. No. 721 § 7]
a. 
Except as herein provided, persons burning solid or liquid fuel whose products of combustion are discharged into the open air from a stack or chimney shall submit to the Director information for each such stack or chimney relating to place, type of fuel burned, heat content in fuel burned, quantity of fuel burned per hour and/or year, description of combustion equipment, usual period of operation, height and size of outlet, and description of air pollution control equipment, and such other and pertinent information as may be requested on forms provided for that purpose by the Director. The application forms shall also require submission of name, address and telephone number of person or persons responsible for day-to-day operation and, also, or person or persons responsible for maintenance of any such equipment. Any change in the name, address or telephone number of such person or persons shall be reported within 10 days of the occurrence of such change to the Director.
b. 
Such information shall be submitted to the Director within 90 days after either new installations are placed into service or existing installations are altered. Nothing herein shall be construed as relieving any person from the requirements of the Building Code of the Township of Sparta. Additional reports concerning these items may be requested by the Director.
c. 
The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to equipment designed or used for a heat input rate not more than 1,000,000 British Thermal Units (BTU) per hour unless the equipment is designed for or actually using #4, #5 or #6 fuel oil or coal.
[1978 Code § 17-8.8; Ord. No. 721 § 8; Ord. No. 07-14 § VIII]
a. 
No person shall operate or permit the operation of an incinerator in the Township without a permit issued by the Sussex County Health Department. The Sussex County Health Department shall recommend issuance of a permit for the operation of an incinerator after examining the application and inspecting the facility and being satisfied that it may be operated in accordance with this code. The permit may be conditioned on improvements being made within a prescribed time or on certain operating restrictions, if necessary, to comply with this section. All permits shall be issued by the Sussex County Health Department and shall expire on September 15th following their issuance, or at such time prior thereto as any conditions or restrictions shall not be complied with. Each incinerator shall require a permit for which the annual fee shall be $25 payable to the Township of Sparta.
b. 
No person shall operate or permit the operation of an incinerator in the Township before 9:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m., and all operation shall be completely terminated by 5:00 p.m. including complete extinction of the fire and removal of materials from the firebox to a noncombustible container and in a safe manner, provided, however, that the Director may, by special permit, because of exceptional circumstances, permit different hours of operation under such conditions as he shall deem necessary for the health, safety and welfare of the public or of persons in the vicinity.
c. 
Where the operation of an incinerator constitutes an immediate and substantial menace to public health and safety, or is a substantial source of air pollution causing irritation and discomfort to persons in the vicinity, and the owner or operator fails upon written or oral notice to take immediate corrective measures; the Director may take all necessary measures to abate the condition including but not limited to ordering the cessation of use of the equipment and sealing the same, pending a hearing in the municipal court.
d. 
No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit smoke from any incinerator the shade or appearance of which is darker than No. 1 of the Ringelmann Smoke Chart to be emitted into the open air; or emissions of such opacity within a stack or chimney, or exclusive of water vapor, of such opacity leaving a stack or chimney to a degree greater than the emission designated as No. 1 of the Ringelmann Smoke Chart.
e. 
The provisions of subsection 11-8.4 shall not apply to smoke emitted during the building of a new fire, the shade or appearance of which is not greater than No. 2 of the Ringelmann Smoke Chart, for a period of three consecutive minutes; or emissions or such opacity within a stack or chimney, or exclusive of water vapor, of such opacity leaving a stack or chimney to a degree greater than the emission designated as No. 2 of the Ringelmann Smoke Chart, for a period no greater than three consecutive minutes.
f. 
No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit the emission of particles of unburned waste or ash from any incinerator which are individually large enough to be visible while suspended in the atmosphere.
g. 
No person shall construct, install, use or cause to be used any incinerator which will result in odors being detectable by sense of smell in any area of human use or occupancy.
[1978 Code § 17-8.9; Ord. No. 721 § 9]
a. 
No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit surface coating by spraying on any building, structure, facility, installation or internal or external portion thereof, asbestos or friable material containing in excess of 0.25% (by weight) asbestos.
b. 
Tests.
1. 
Any person responsible for the manufacture, application of use of any coating which the Director, or any agent thereof, has reason to believe contains asbestos shall, when requested by the Director, conduct such tests as are necessary in the opinion of the Director to determine the presence and the amount and/or kinds of asbestos in the coating. Such tests shall be conducted in a manner approved by the Director and shall be made at the expense of the person responsible.
2. 
The Director may waive the testing requirements of paragraph 1 above upon receipt of a materials specification report from the material manufacturer certifying that the asbestos content of the surface coating for which testing is required complies with the provisions of paragraph a.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former subsection 11-8.10, Director of Air Pollution Control, previously codified herein and containing portions of 1978 Code § 17-8.10 and Ordinance No. 721, was repealed in its entirety by Ordinance No. 07-14.
[1978 Code § 17-8.11; Ord. No. 721 § 11]
a. 
Emergency inspections may be authorized without warrant if the Director has reason to believe that a condition exists which poses an immediate threat to life, health or safety. Such procedures shall only take place where the time taken to apply for and secure the issuance of a warrant would render ineffective the immediate action necessary to abate the condition.
b. 
Emergency inspections may also be authorized by the Governor in times of air pollution emergencies in accordance with N.J.S.A. 26:2C-32.
c. 
Where the Director or his agency is refused entry or access, or is otherwise impeded or prevented by the owner, occupant or operator from conducting an inspection of the premises, such person shall be in violation of this code and subject to the penalties hereunder.
d. 
Search Warrant or Access Warrant. The Director may, upon affidavit, apply to the Judge of the Municipal Court of the Township of Sparta for a search warrant setting forth factually the actual conditions and circumstances that provide a reasonable basis for believing that a violation of this section may exist on the premises, including one or more of the following:
1. 
That the premises require inspection according to the cycle established by the Township for periodic inspections of premises of the type involved;
2. 
That observation of external conditions (smoke, ash, soot, odors) of the premises and its public areas has resulted in the belief that violations of this section exist;
3. 
Circumstances such as age and design of fuel-burning equipment and/or system, type of incinerator, particular use of premises or other factors which render systematic inspections of such buildings necessary in the interest of public health and safety;
If the Judge of the Municipal Court of the Township of Sparta is satisfied as to the matter set forth in the said affidavit, he shall authorize the issuance of a search warrant permitting access to and inspection of that part of the premises on which the nuisance or violation may exist.
e. 
All buildings and premises subject to this section are subject to inspection from time to time by the Director of Air Pollution Control or his duly authorized representatives: All rooms and areas in the building shall be available and accessible for such inspection which shall be made during usual business hours if the premises are used for nonresidential purposes, provided, however, that inspections may be made at other times if:
1. 
The premises are not available during the foregoing hours for inspection;
2. 
There is reason to believe that violations are occurring on the premises which can be determined and proved by inspection only during other than the prescribed hours; or
3. 
There is reason to believe a violation exists of a character which is an immediate threat to health or safety requiring inspection and abatement without delay.
[1978 Code § 17-8.12; Ord. No. 721 § 12]
a. 
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section, or who shall fail to comply therewith or with any of the requirements thereof, shall upon conviction thereof, be liable for the penalty stated in Chapter 1, Section 1-5 for each violation. Each day that such violation shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
b. 
The violation of any section or subsection of this section shall constitute a separate and distinct offense independent of the violation of any other section or subsection, or of any order issued pursuant to this section.
[1978 Code § 17-8.13; Ord. No. 721 § 13]
a. 
This section is to be liberally construed to effectuate the purpose herein described. Nothing herein is to be construed as repealing or abridging the emergency powers of any agency of government except to the extent expressly set forth herein.
b. 
If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or work contained in this section shall be declared invalid for any reason whatsoever, such decision shall not affect the remaining portions of this section which shall remain in full force and effect.
c. 
This subsection is promulgated and adopted in accordance with Section 26:2C-8 of P.L. 1954, C.212 (Title 26:2C-1 to 2C-23), amended by P.L. 1962, C.215; P.L. 1967, C.105; and P.L. 1967, C.106; and nothing contained herein or any action taken hereunder is to be interpreted as being in conflict with the New Jersey Air Pollution Control Act and the New Jersey Administrative Code.
[1978 Code § 17-5.1]
This section shall be known and may be cited as "The Dredging Regulations of the Township of Sparta."
[1978 Code § 17-5.2]
As used in this section:
DREDGING
Shall mean and include any activity undertaken or employed, with the use of any tool, machine, apparatus, or equipment, to catch, gather, bring up, clear out, clean, excavate, or remove sand, mud, silt, debris, solid substances or materials from beneath the surface of the water which has naturally or artificially settled, collected, accumulated therein, or at the bottom thereof.
DREDGING ACTIVITIES
Shall mean and include dredging and any and all other procedures, operations, or activities undertaken, conducted, or employed, directly or indirectly in, for or during an entire project from preparation and planning for the dredging itself to ultimate removal of all dredged materials from the Township, including the ultimate disposition thereof.
LAKE
Shall mean and include any naturally or artificially created, confined, or impounded lake, pond, pool, or other body of water, irrespective of the use to which the same is devoted, expressly excepting, however, all streams, brooks, rivers, inlets and estuaries, and further excepting all commercially fabricated swimming pools.
[1978 Code § 17-5.3]
No person shall undertake or cause to be undertaken the cleaning, excavation, or dredging (all hereinafter referred to synonymously as dredging) of any lake, situate entirely or partially, in the Township without having first obtained a permit therefor from the Township Department of Health. Such permit shall be known and entitled a "dredging permit."
[1978 Code § 17-5.4]
Every person seeking to conduct any dredging activities shall, before undertaking the same, submit to the Township Department of Health an application for a dredging permit containing the following information:
a. 
The name of the lake to be dredged and the name and the address of the owner or owners thereof.
b. 
A sketch plat of the lake to be dredged, drawn at a scale of not less than one inch equal to 200 feet, prepared by a Professional Engineer or Land Surveyor, licensed by the State of New Jersey, and including thereon the following data:
1. 
Area or areas to be dredged, showing the acreage of each and the existing and proposed depth of each.
2. 
Proposed locations of all dredging tools, machines, apparatus and equipment and the relocations thereof if the same are to be moved during the conduct of the dredging activities.
3. 
Proposed areas to be used and employed for the collection, transfer and stockpiling of dredged materials.
4. 
Location of dikes, berms, walls or other devices intended to contain and confine the dredged materials during the collection, transfer and stockpiling thereof.
c. 
Description of the number, type, and size of all tools, machines, vehicles, apparatus, and equipment to be used and employed for, in, and during the dredging activities.
d. 
Proposed methods, procedures and measures to be used and employed in the control of odor or noxious fumes which will, may or can, reasonably be expected to emanate from the collected, transferred, or stockpiled materials.
e. 
Estimated duration for completion of the dredging activities with a fixed, determined and established date of termination and completion.
f. 
Proposed methods, procedures and measures to be used and employed in removing the dredged materials from the areas of collection, transfer, or stockpiling, including the roads, streets, or highways in the Township to be traversed during the removal of the same.
g. 
A true copy of the contract pursuant to the terms of which the dredging activities shall be conducted.
h. 
The written consent of the owner or owners of the lake to be dredged whenever the applicant for a dredging permit is not the sole owner thereof. Where the owner of the lake to be dredged is:
1. 
A corporation, such application or consent as the case may be, must be accompanied by a corporate resolution permitting the proposed dredging project, duly certified by the secretary thereof, under the seal of the corporation, and acknowledged before a person authorized to administer oaths in the State of New Jersey; or
2. 
A partnership or association, such application or consent, as the case may be, must be accompanied by a certificate permitting the proposed dredging project, naming the person appointed to act for or on behalf of such partnership or association, duly certified by an officer or general partner thereof and acknowledged before a person authorized to administer oaths in the State of New Jersey; or
3. 
A single person or several non-affiliated persons, such application or consent, as the case may be, shall be acknowledged before a person authorized to administer oaths in the State of New Jersey.
i. 
Proposed methods, procedures and measures to be used and employed to prevent pollution resulting from dredging activities of any bathing area, lake (including the lake to be dredged), stream, brook, river, water course, reservoir, inlet, bay, estuary, well, water body, water supply, or water system.
j. 
Proposed methods, procedures, and measures to be used and employed in dealing with, processing, treating, utilizing or disposing of the dredged materials anywhere within the Township.
k. 
Evidence of compliance with all statutes, codes, rules, and regulations applicable to the dredging activities to be conducted hereunder, enacted, adopted or promulgated by the United States of America or the State of New Jersey, or any agency, bureau, department, or division thereof.
[1978 Code § 17-5.5]
a. 
Dredged materials shall be removed from all areas where the same have been collected, transferred or stockpiled on or before the date fixed for termination and completion of the dredging project.
b. 
No dredged materials shall remain in any area where the same have been collected, transferred, or stockpiled for a period in excess of 180 days, thereby avoiding the creation of any danger or hazard to the health, safety or welfare of the inhabitants of the Township. At its discretion, the Township Council may permit an extension of time for removal not to exceed 90 days for just cause submitted by the applicant.
[1978 Code § 17-5.6]
a. 
All dredging permits issued hereunder shall expire on the date fixed for termination and completion recited therein. No dredging activities shall be conducted thereafter except upon application for and the issuance of a new dredging permit in accordance with the provisions hereof and the payment of the appropriate fees.
b. 
The fee payable to the Township for and upon the issuance of a dredging permit shall be determined in the following manner:
$0.005 per estimated cubic yard of material to be removed, provided however, that fee shall not be less than $100.
c. 
Such fee is imposed to defray the costs and expenses incurred by the Township in processing the application for a dredging permit and in providing for supervision of dredging activities by its Department of Health.
[1978 Code § 17-5.7]
No tool, machine, apparatus, equipment or truck or earth-moving motor-drawn or motor-driven vehicle used or employed for, in or during dredging activities shall be operated except during the hours from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., prevailing time, provided, however, that no such activity shall be conducted on any Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday observed in the State of New Jersey.
a. 
Motor-drawn or motor-driven vehicles used and employed for, in, or during dredging activities shall prominently bear the name and address of the owner on both sides thereof pursuant to the requirements of New Jersey Statutes in such cases made and provided, the amendments thereto and the supplements thereof.
b. 
Motor-drawn or motor-driven vehicles used and employed for, in, or during a dredging project to carry away, remove or transport any dredged materials shall all times while in transit maintain the load in place by securing the same with a tarpaulin or other cover pursuant to the amendments thereto and supplements thereof, and pursuant to the requirements of any rule or regulation promulgated by the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles of the State of New Jersey.
c. 
Any dredged materials falling, spilling, or emptying from a motor-drawn or motor-driven vehicle in, over, or upon any public or private property, road, street, or highway, in the Township, shall be immediately collected and removed therefrom and shall in no event remain thereon for a period in excess of 24 hours.
[1978 Code § 17-5.9]
There is hereby adopted by reference, made a part hereof as is fully set forth herein, and to be construed as pari material herewith, the following statutes, ordinances, codes, rules and regulations:
a. 
Regulation No. 1-10, Pertaining to the New Jersey Boat Act of 1952 (L. 1962, c. 73);
b. 
Section Nos. 80.18, 80.20, 80.21, 80.22, 80.23, 80.24, 80.25, and 80.29, of Part 80, Subchapter D entitled "Navigation Requirements for Certain Inland Waters," Chapter I entitled "Coast Guard, Department of the Treasury" as embodied in Coast Guard Pamphlet No. CG-169, dated September 1, 1962. Ten copies thereof have been placed on file in the office of the Township Clerk and in the office of the Department of Health and shall there remain for the use and examination of the public as long as this section shall remain in effect.
c. 
Section 11-1, "Public Health Nuisance Code."
d. 
Section 3-1, "Noise" of Chapter 3, Police Regulations.
[1978 Code § 17-5.10]
No dredging permit shall be issued unless and until a cash performance guarantee shall have been filed with the Township sufficient in amount, as estimated by the Township Engineer, to restore to their original condition all areas affected by the dredging project, excluding, however, those areas lying beneath the surface of the water of the lake being dredged.
[1978 Code § 17-5.11]
The conduct of any dredging project contrary to any provision of this section is hereby declared to be a nuisance, detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare.
[1978 Code § 17-5.12]
a. 
Any person who violates or neglects to comply with any provision of this section, including notices to abate nuisances, shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to the penalty stated in Chapter 1, Section 1-5.
b. 
The penalties recited herein shall be separate, apart, and in addition to any proceedings undertaken to remove or abate a nuisance.
[1978 Code § 17-5.13]
This section and the activities conducted hereunder shall be supervised and enforced by the Township Department of Health.
[Added 9-26-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-16]
[Added 9-26-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-16]
This section shall be known and may be cited as "Mobile Food and Drink Vendors"
[Added 9-26-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-16]
Except as otherwise modified by this section, the definitions within Chapter 24 shall apply.
MOBILE FOOD VENDOR
The operator of any mobile unit.
MOBILE UNIT
Any movable restaurant, truck, van or trailer in or on which food or beverage is transported, stored, or prepared for retail sale or given away at temporary locations. Specifically excluded from the requirements of this chapter and, for the purposes of this chapter, shall not be considered a Mobile Food Vendor, is a vendor exclusively selling ice cream.
[Added 9-26-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-16]
a. 
Except as may otherwise be provided for within this section, no Person shall conduct, operate or maintain a Mobile Unit within Sparta Township without first obtaining a Class IV license [as defined in Subsection 11-2.4c, ("License")] from the Sparta Township Clerk's Office.
1. 
For events open to the public, Mobile Food Vendors must first obtain a License for each Mobile Unit to be operated at the event(s). These Licenses shall be event specific and the applicant must specify the date(s) and events.
2. 
A retail food establishment that desires to use Mobile Unit(s) at its place of business must obtain a License for each Mobile that will be used at its business location.
Licenses may be applied for annually specifying the date(s) of operation or events, as applicable, or may be applied for individually for use on specific dates or events, as applicable. Applications must be filed with the Township Clerk's office at least 10 business days' prior to the date of the use or event. Sparta Township shall maintain a list of Mobile Unit Licenses issued by the Township.
b. 
Mobile Food Vendors shall affix to the Mobile Unit a copy of the License issued by Sparta Township, County Board of Health license or approval, the certificate of registration issued by the New Jersey Division of Taxation and shall have displayed prominently on or adjacent to the doors of the mobile unit a placard or lettering with the name and address of the owner, lessee and/or lessor of the Mobile Unit. Said information shall be in letters and numbers no less than three inches in height in accordance with N.J.S.A. 39:4-46.
c. 
A Township License is not required for a single event where only one Mobile Unit Truck is present.
[Added 9-26-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-16]
a. 
All applicants or licensees attempting to apply for a License must complete an application/reapplication form prescribed by Sparta Township, pay the license fee prescribed in Subsection 11-2.7 and provide proof of the following:
1. 
Proof of ownership or rental of an approved Mobile Unit.
2. 
Proof of general liability insurance providing a minimum of $1,000,000 coverage for nonmotorized mobile units.
3. 
Proof of motor vehicle insurance as per N.J.S.A. 39:6B-1 if the mobile food vendor operates from a motor vehicle in addition to proof of general liability insurance providing a minimum of $1,000,000 coverage.
4. 
A satisfactory inspection report issued by the Sussex County Health Department no more than 30 days' prior to a license being issued or renewed.
5. 
Obtain all other local, state and federal permits, licenses and approvals, including but not limited to approval from the Sussex County Fire Marshal and Sparta Township zoning and land use approvals, if applicable.
6. 
If the Mobile Unit will be used at a public event, the Mobile Food Vendor must have written or electronically/digitally (email or online form) transmitted permission from the property owner and the event organizer. If there will be two or more Mobile Food Vendors at the public event, the vendor must also have written or electronically/digitally transmitted permission from the Township.
A Mobile Food Vendor seeking to obtain Township permission for a public event shall submit the request to the Township Clerk at least 10 business days in advance. The request for permission shall include:
1. 
The date of the event.
2. 
The location of the event.
3. 
Time of the event.
4. 
Parking location for patrons of the event.
5. 
Proposed location for the Mobile Unit(s).
[Added 9-26-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-16]
a. 
Parked on private property to serve their own guests at a private event, including events sponsored, organized and/or conducted by a business: Township License is not required.
b. 
Parked on private property to serve the public for a specific public event on a specific date: Township License is required.
c. 
Parked on public property for a public event on a specific date: Township License is required if there shall be two or more Mobile Food Vendors at the event.
d. 
Parked on public property to serve the public in general:
1. 
This will be limited to White Lake Field and Station Park.
2. 
The designated areas of operation within those parks will be determined by the Township Manager or designee.
3. 
The Township Manager may set a limit on the number of Mobile Food Vendors who may operate in the location at the same time.
4. 
The Mobile Food Vendor must have a Township License specifying the date(s) that it will be operating at the location.
e. 
Retail food establishments. A Retail food establishment (as defined in Chapter 24) may use a Mobile Unit at its business location, provided that it has a Township License.
[Added 9-26-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-16]
a. 
Mobile Food Vendors shall provide trash and recycling receptacles within 10 feet of their site and shall collect all trash and debris within 25 feet before leaving their site. Collected trash shall be properly disposed of by the Mobile Food Vendor, and must not be deposited in public trash receptacles.
b. 
New or replacement Mobile Units shall be inspected before operating. No changes shall be made to approved Mobile Unit trucks, vans, pushcarts or vehicles without re-inspection by the Sussex County Health Department.
c. 
No Mobile Food Vendor shall serve food or drink to a motorist or occupants of a vehicle blocking the passage of traffic.
d. 
No Mobile Food Vendor shall occupy street space blocking the passage of traffic.
e. 
Mobile Units shall be self-contained; no coolers to be placed on streets or sidewalks.
f. 
No Mobile Food Vendor shall provide dining services inside the mobile unit or on sidewalk tables and chairs.
g. 
Grills, generators, or other items related to the mobile food vending operation shall be physically attached to the mobile unit.
h. 
All motorized vehicles must abide by all existing traffic and parking regulations.
i. 
Mobile Units shall apply to and be inspected by the Sparta Township Fire Marshall as required by applicable ordinance, statutes, codes and regulations.
j. 
Obtain all other local, state and federal permits, licenses and approvals, including but not limited to approval from the Sussex County Fire Marshal and Sparta Township zoning and land use approvals, if applicable.
k. 
If the Mobile Food Vendor is legally parked on a public road, the concession window must face away from the public road.
l. 
If attending a public event, the time of operation is limited to the duration of the event with additional, reasonable time for setup before the event and cleanup after the event.