[Ord. 6 S+FJ, 5-17-2006; Ord. 6PSF-F, 6-15-2016]
For purposes of this chapter, the following terms and phrases have the following meanings:
a. 
CONTAINERIZED — Shall mean the placement of yard waste in a biodegradable paper bag or other receptacle approved by the City of Newark, Department of Public Works, such as to prevent the yard waste from spilling or blowing out into the street and coming in contact with the stormwater.
b. 
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.
[Ord. 6 S+FJ, 5-17-2006; Ord. 6PSF-F, 6-15-2016]
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 in the street unless the yard waste is containerized in biodegradable paper bags or other such receptacle approved by the Department of Public Works. If the yard waste is placed in the street without being containerized, the party responsible for the placement of yard waste must remove it from the street immediately or said party shall be deemed in violation of this chapter.