[Added 2-13-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-05]
The owner or tenant of any property in the municipality shall remove therefrom any brush, weeds, dead and dying trees, stumps, roots, obnoxious growths, debris or solid waste, where it shall be necessary and expedient for the preservation of public health, safety or general welfare or to eliminate a fire hazard that the same be removed, within the time specified in the notice to remove the same by the municipal representative.
[Added 2-13-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-05]
In case an owner or tenant shall have refused or neglected to remove such material in the required manner and within the required time, such removal may be done by or under the direction of the municipal representative, in which event the cost thereof shall be certified by the municipal representative to the Mayor and Council, which shall examine such certification and if found correct, shall cause such cost to be charged against such land. The amount so charged shall thereupon become a lien upon such land and shall be added to and form part of the taxes next to be assessed and levied thereon and shall be enforced and collected with interest by the same officers and in the same manner as taxes in the municipality.
[Added 2-13-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-05]
No person shall dispose of any rubbish, ashes or other solid waste in the municipality, or in any place within the geographic limits of the municipality, except in a solid waste facility designated for that purpose and in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations established in this chapter, Mercer County Ordinances and State regulation and statutes.
[Added 2-13-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-05]
No person shall throw, place or in any way dispose of any material mentioned in Section 15-2.3 on any real or personal property, road, highway, lane or alley in the municipality.
[Added 2-13-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-05]
No person shall place any personal property infested with insects in the public right-of-way or on the roadway pavement for purposes of disposal into municipal waste stream unless the person first completely seals the affected personal property and clearly marks the outside of same to indicate the date of placement and nature of the infestation.
[Added 2-13-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-05]
Any person who owns, leases or otherwise operates a receptacle or dumpster used for purposes of storing solid waste or recyclable materials on any property in the municipality shall (a) ensure that such receptacle or dumpster is sufficiently covered at all times and (b) prevent refuse, liquids, semi-liquids or solids from spilling out, leaking or overflowing from the receptacle or dumpster onto any property or into the municipal separate storm sewer system(s) operated by the municipality.