[Ord. 1981-34; Ord. 1988-18]
It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Township of East
Windsor to require recycling of leaves as nutritive material through
composting in accordance with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.21
and N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.22 and, at the same time, to provide for the
most efficient method of collecting those leaves and disposing of
same within the Garbage District No. 1 which are not so utilized.
[Ord. 2005-27]
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.
a.
CARTWAY — Shall mean the actual road surface area from
curbline to curbline that may include travel lanes, parking lanes,
and deceleration and acceleration lanes. Where there are no curbs,
the cartway is that portion between the edges of the paved or hard
surface width.
b.
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.
c.
PERSON — Shall mean any individual, corporation, company,
partnership, firm, association, or political subdivision of this State
subject to municipal jurisdiction.
d.
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.
e.
YARD WASTE — Shall mean loose leaves and grass clippings.
[Ord. 1981-34; Ord. 1988-18; Ord. 2005-27]
a.
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 cartway of the street.
If yard waste that is not containerized is placed in the cartway of
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 section. Exceptions to this prohibition occur
in the fall between mid-October and the end of December and in the
spring for a limited one-week period. The exact dates for the exception
shall be scheduled and announced by the township department of public
works.
b.
No person occupying or owning a residential premises within
the municipal boundaries or any employee or contractor of such owner
or occupant engaged to provide lawn care or landscaping services,
for the period from mid-October through December 31 of each year in
accordance with the dates scheduled and announced by the township
department of public works, shall fail to source separate yard waste
from solid waste generated by those premises for disposal, unless
such yard waste is stored or recycled for composting or mulching by
the generator.
[Ord. 1981-34; Ord. 1988-18; Ord. 2005-27]
a.
All yard waste collected on a residential premises and not used
for composting shall be placed on the cartway of the street for collection
in such a manner as shall be established in accordance with this section
and the guidelines provided by the township department of public works.
b.
Sweeping, raking, blowing or otherwise placing yard waste that
is not containerized at the curb or along the cartway of the street
is only allowed during the seven days prior to a scheduled and announced
collection, and shall not be placed closer than ten feet from any
storm drain inlet. Placement of such yard waste at the curb or along
the street at any other time or in any 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 cartway of the street or said party shall be deemed in violation
of this section.
[Ord. 1981-34; Ord. 1988-18; Ord. 2005-27]
Any person found violating section
23A-2 or
23A-3 of this chapter shall be subject to a fine of not more than $25 for the first violation, and then $100 for any subsequent violations.
[Ord. 2005-27]
This chapter shall be enforced by the township police department.