[Chapter 17 was repealed and replaced 2-28-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-02. History includes 1975 Code § 68-1 – § 68-6; Ord. No. 88-04; Ord. No.
91-09; Ord. No. 2000-08; Ord. No.
2005-18; Ord. No. 2007-18; Ord. No. 2009-07; Ord. No. 2017-1
[Added 2-28-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-02]
[Added 2-28-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-02]
The following regulations shall control the preparation of garbage
to be collected by this Borough.
a.
The Borough shall provide each to each residential property one garbage
receptacle to allow for the collection of household garbage. Each
residential property owner shall have the option of paying for the
use of a second garbage receptacle from the Borough at a cost to be
set by resolution by the Mayor and Council. All Borough provided garage
receptacles are assigned to properties within the Borough and in all
cases remain the property of the Borough.
b.
All garbage for collection shall be placed in the garbage receptacle
provided by the Borough. Garbage which is not placed in the receptacle
provided by the Borough will not be collected. The container shall
be kept in a serviceable condition at all times. On the days designated
by the Borough for garbage collection, the garbage receptacle shall
be placed for collection just outside of the curb with the Borough
Seal and the metal bar facing the street.
c.
If any garbage receptacle is upset or overturned, the property owner,
tenant or other person placing garbage for municipal collection, shall
promptly clean up spilled garbage and return it to the garbage receptacle.
d.
All garbage receptacles shall be placed just outside the curb not
earlier than 4:00 p.m. on the day preceding collection and no later
than 6:00 a.m. on the day of collection, and the cans removed not
later than 9:00 p.m. of the day of collection.
e.
Non-metal bulk garbage items shall be collected by appointment once
per month by the Borough on a schedule to be set by the Director of
Public Works and approved by the Mayor and Council. On each non-metal
bulk garbage collection day, each residential property shall be permitted
to have two bulk items picked up by the Borough.
[Added 2-28-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-02]
If the foregoing regulations are not followed by the property
owner, tenant or other person desiring municipal collection, the municipality
and/or its contractor(s) shall not be obliged to make collection of
the item(s) placed for collection.
[Added 2-28-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-02]
Residences, as defined in Borough Code Subsection 17-2.1, Definitions, shall be eligible for the collection of garbage and non-metal bulk garbage items.
[Added 2-28-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-02]
This section shall be known and may be cited as the Recycling
Regulations of the Borough of Island Heights.
[Added 2-28-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-02]
As used in this section:
All empty aluminum beverage and food containers.
Those properties used primarily for commercial purposes,
including, but not limited to, boat clubs, houses of worship, marinas,
professional offices, repair shops, restaurants, and retail stores.
Those materials designated within the Ocean County District
Solid Waste Management Plan to be source separated for the purpose
of recycling.
A computer central processing unit and associated hardware
including keyboards, modems, printers, scanners and fax machines;
a cathode ray tube, a cathode ray tube device, a flat panel display
or similar video display device including televisions and cell phones.
Empty steel or tin food or beverage containers.
Bottles and jars made of clear, green or brown glass. Expressly
excluded are non-container glass, plate glass, blue glass and porcelain
and ceramic products.
Those facilities that house or serve groups of people, including
but not limited to, hospitals, schools, nursing homes, libraries and
governmental offices.
The person or persons appointed by the municipal Governing
Body and who shall be authorized to, among other things, enforce the
provisions of this section, and any rules and regulations which may
be promulgated hereunder.
Paper of the type commonly referred to as newsprint and distributed
at fixed intervals, having printed thereon news and opinions and containing
advertisements and other matters of public interest. Expressly excluded,
however, are newspapers which have been soiled. Newspapers shall be
deemed soiled if they have been exposed to substances or conditions
rendering them unusable for recycling.
Those materials which would otherwise become solid waste,
and which may be collected, separated, or processed and returned to
the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
Any occupied single or multi-family dwelling from which a
municipal or private hauler collects solid waste.
The combination of commingled recyclable materials.
Garbage, refuse, and other discarded solid materials normally
collected by a municipal or private hauler.
Appliances, air conditioners, refrigerators, stoves, hot
water heaters, ice makers, and freezers.
[Added 2-28-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-02]
a.
There is hereby established a program for the mandatory separation
of the following recyclable materials from the municipal solid waste
stream by all persons within the Borough of Island Heights:
[Added 2-28-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-02]
a.
The Borough shall provide to each commercial, institutional and residential
property, one recyclable materials receptacle for the collection of
recyclable materials. Each property owner shall have the option of
paying for the use of a second recyclable materials receptacle at
a cost to be set by Resolution by the Mayor and Council. All recyclable
materials receptacles are assigned to properties within the Borough
and in all cases remain the property of the Borough.
b.
It shall be mandatory for all persons who are owners, tenants, or
occupants of residential and nonresidential premises, which shall
include but not be limited to retail and other commercial locations,
as well as government, schools and other institutional locations within
the Borough of Island Heights, to separate designated recyclable materials
from all solid waste. Designated recyclable materials shall be deposited
separate and apart from other solid waste generated by the owners,
tenants or occupants of such premises and shall be placed at the curb
in the recyclable materials receptacle provided by the Borough with
the Borough Seal and the metal bar facing the street, on such days
and times as may be hereinafter established by regulations promulgated
by the Borough of Island Heights. Recyclable materials that are not
placed in the receptacle provided by the Borough will not be collected.
c.
All recyclable materials receptacles shall be placed, prior to collection
just outside the curb, where such receptacles shall be readily accessible
to the collector without providing obstruction to pedestrians. The
owner or occupant of the premises shall keep all receptacles clean
and in safe handling condition. Receptacles shall be placed as noted
above any time after 4:00 p.m. of the day immediately preceding the
day of collection, but no later than 6:00 a.m. of the day of collection.
After collection, all receptacles shall be removed from the curbside
by no later than 9:00 p.m. of the day of collection.
d.
It shall be unlawful for solid waste collectors to collect solid
waste that is mixed with, or contains visible signs of, designated
recyclable materials. It is also unlawful for solid waste collectors
to remove for disposal those bags or containers of solid waste which
visibly display a warning notice sticker or some other device indicating
that the load of solid waste contains designated recyclable materials.
e.
White goods (scrap metal) shall be collected by the Borough a minimum
of once per month on a schedule to be set by the Director of Public
Works and approved by the Mayor and Council. White goods placed for
collection which contained refrigerant must be certified to be refrigerant
free by a licensed provider prior to collection.
f.
All recyclable materials receptacles shall be kept clean and in a
safe manner.
g.
The owner of each commercial and residential property (whether owner
occupied or rented) shall be responsible for compliance with this
section.
[Added 2-28-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-02]
a.
The Director of Public Works, with the approval of the Mayor and
Council is hereby authorized to establish and promulgate regulations
detailing the manner, days and times for the collection of the recyclable
materials.
b.
The Code Enforcement Official and the Police Department are empowered
to enforce the provisions of this section.
[Added 2-28-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-02]
a.
Construction debris generated by construction or renovation of commercial
or residential properties within the Borough must be disposed of by
the property owner or contractor. The Borough does not collect construction
debris.
[Added 2-28-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-02]
[Added 2-28-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-02]
The purpose of this section is to establish a yard waste collection
and disposal program within the Borough of Island Heights, so as to
protect the public health, safety, and welfare, and to proscribe penalties
for failure to comply.
[Added 2-28-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-02]
For the purposes of this section, the following words shall
have the meanings stated herein:
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 onto the street and coming into contact with stormwater.
Leaves.
[Added 2-28-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-02]
a.
The Borough shall collect containerized yard waste from residential
properties a minimum of two times per year (spring and fall) per a
schedule set by the Director of Public Works and approved by the Mayor
and Council.
b.
Yard waste shall be containerized in a manner prescribed by the Borough
and placed at the curb for collection no more than five days prior
to the scheduled collection date.
[Added 2-28-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-02]
Residences, as defined in Borough Code Subsection 17-2.1, Definitions, shall be eligible for collection under the Yard Waste Collection Program.
[Added 2-28-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-02]
It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person or property
owner to allow, permit or perform any of the following:
[Added 2-28-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-02]
This chapter shall be enforced by the Police Department of the
Borough of Island Heights, as well as the Code Enforcement Official
of the Borough of Island Heights.
