[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Holland 8-16-1988 by Ord. No. 1988-10. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw,
drop, discard or otherwise place litter of any nature outdoors upon
any public or private property other than in a litter receptacle or
at a spot where the litter is to be picked up for recycling or for
disposal as permitted by the County Solid Waste Management Plan.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A vehicle, including any automobile, bus, truck, van, motorcycle,
trailer or boat, which cannot be lawfully driven or used upon the
public streets for reasons, including, but not limited to, being unlicensed,
unregistered, and/or does not display a current, valid state license,
or is wrecked, abandoned, in a state of disrepair, which displays
extensive body damage or deterioration, or missing tires, wheels,
engine or any essential parts, or incapable of being moved under its
own power for motor vehicles or, in the case of a boat, if incapable
of being used as a means of transportation on water and/or if not
currently registered in accordance with New Jersey law.
[Added 3-3-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-04]
Any used or unconsumed substance or waste material which
is man-made and 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, newspaper,
magazines, glass, metal, plastic or paper containers or other packaging
or construction material, unused, inoperable, discarded, or worn-out
tires and auto parts; unused, inoperable, worn-out or discarded appliances
or other household items; but not including the waste of primary processes
of mining or other extraction processes, logging, sawmilling, farming
or manufacturing.
[Amended 7-16-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-14; 3-3-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-04]
A container suitable for the depositing of litter.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
[Added 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-15]
Not currently licensed to be driven or moved on the public
highways by the proper licensing authority or not bearing current
registration plates or tags lawfully issued by such authority for
the motor vehicles involved.
[Added 3-3-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-04]
Litter receptacles and their servicing are required
at the following public places which exist in the Township: buildings
held out for use by the public, including schools, and government
buildings; 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 person to discard
or dump along any public street or road, on or off any right-of-way,
any household or commercial solid waste, rubbish, refuse, junk, vehicle
or vehicle parts, rubber tires, appliances or furniture, or 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.
It shall be unlawful for any residential property
owner to store or permit storage 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.
It shall be unlawful for any residential property
owner to store or permit the storage of tires in areas zoned residential
except in a fully enclosed structure or during days designated for
the collection of tires.
[Amended 3-3-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-04]
No person shall leave or maintain on streets,
driveways, vacant lots and residential lawns, except in a fully enclosed
structure, any inoperable or unlicensed motor vehicle for more than
30 consecutive days.
It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be driven,
moved, stopped or parked on any highway unless such a 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 of 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 unlawful for any owner, agent or
contractor in charge of a construction or demolition site to permit
the accumulation of litter before, during or after completion of any
construction or demolition project. 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.
It shall be unlawful for any residential or
commercial property owner to permit any overflowing outdoor waste
disposal bin on his or her property.
[Amended 7-16-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-14; 3-3-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-04]
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 sidewalks; front yards, inclusive of front porches which are
visible from the sidewalk or, in the absence of a sidewalk, the nearest
edge of the roadway; backyards; side yards; courts and alleys free
from litter. No person shall sweep into or deposit 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.
[Added 12-5-1989 by Ord. No. 1989-12]
Persons placing litter in litter receptacles
shall do so in such a manner as to prevent litter from being carried
or deposited by the elements upon any streets, sidewalks or other
public places.
[Added 12-5-1989 by Ord. No. 1989-12]
It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized person
to tamper with or to take or remove any of the contents from any litter
receptacle containing garbage, refuse, rubbish, junk or other waste
materials or materials collected for recycling purposes.
[Amended 9-5-1989 by Ord. No. 1989-9; 3-3-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-04]
[Added 3-3-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-04]
If the owner of lands in the Township is deemed to be in violation
of this chapter, the Zoning Officer is hereby authorized to arrange
for the removal of the litter, inoperable or unlicensed vehicle, within
30 days' written notice to the landowner sent to the address in question,
via regular and certified mail, of the proposed removal, and shall
certify the cost thereof to the Township Committee. If the Township
Committee shall find the cost to be correct, by adopting a resolution
approving said cost, the amount so charged shall forthwith become
a lien upon such lands and shall be added to and become and form part
of the taxes next to be assessed and levied upon such lands, the same
to bear interest at the same rate as taxes and shall be collected
and enforced by the same officers and in the same manner as taxes.
