Words used in the present tense include the future; the singular
includes the plural; and "person" includes an association, partnership
and corporation as well as an individual; the word "shall" is always
mandatory; and the term "occupied or used," as applied to any building,
shall be construed to be followed by the words "or intended, arranged
or designed to be occupied or used."
A building containing three or more dwelling units occupied
or intended to be occupied by persons living independently of each
other, or a group of such buildings.
There shall be included in any new multifamily housing development
that requires subdivision or site plan approval an indoor and/or outdoor
recycling area for the collection and storage of residentially generated
recyclable materials. The number of sites and dimensions of the recycling
areas shall be sufficient to accommodate recycling bins or containers
which are of adequate size and number, and which are consistent with
anticipated usage and with current methods of collection in the area
in which the project is located. The number of sites and dimensions
of the recycling areas and the bins or containers shall be determined
in consultation with the municipal recycling coordinator, and shall
be consistent with the district recycling plan adopted pursuant to
Section 3 of P.L. 1987, c. 102 (N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.13) and any applicable
requirements of the municipal master plan, adopted pursuant to Section
26 of P.L. 1987, c. 102.
The recycling areas shall be conveniently located for the residential
disposition of source-separated recyclable materials, preferably near,
but clearly separated from, a refuse dumpster.
The recycling areas shall be well lit, and shall be safely and easily
accessible by recycling personnel and vehicles. Collection vehicles
shall be able to access the recycling areas without interference from
parked cars or other obstacles. Reasonable measures shall be taken
to protect the recycling areas, and the bins or containers.
The recycling areas or the bins or containers placed therein shall
be designed so as to provide protection against adverse environmental
conditions which might render the collected materials unmarketable.
Any bins or containers which are used for the collection of recyclable
paper or cardboard, and which are located in an outdoor recycling
area, shall be equipped with a lid, or otherwise covered, so as to
keep the paper or cardboard dry.
Signs clearly identifying the recycling areas and the materials accepted
therein shall be posted adjacent to all points of access to the recycling
areas. Individual bins or containers shall be equipped with signs
indicating the materials to be placed therein.