[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Long Branch
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 1-26-1971 by Ord. No. 590
as Sec. 6-1 of the 1971 Code]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Putrescible animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
Garbage, refuse and rubbish as defined herein, and all other waste
material which, if thrown or deposited as herein prohibited, tends to create
a danger to public health, safety and welfare.
A conveyance or system of conveyances (including roads with drainage
systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, man-made
channels or storm drains) that is owned or operated by the City of Long Branch
or their public body, and is designed and used for collecting and conveying
stormwater. Municipal separate storm sewer systems do not include combined
sewer systems, which are sewer systems that are designed to carry sanitary
sewage at all times and to collect and transport stormwater from streets and
other sources.
[Added 3-27-2007 by Ord. No. 11-07]
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association,
or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal jurisdiction.
[Added 3-27-2007 by Ord. No. 11-07]
All streets, sidewalks, boulevards, alleys, beaches or other public
ways and all public parks squares, spaces, docks, grounds and buildings.
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid waste (except body wastes),
including garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead animals, abandoned
automobiles and solid market and industrial waste.
Nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible and noncombustible
wastes, such as paper, wrappings, cigarettes, cardboard, tin cans, yard clippings,
leaves, wood, glass, bedding, crockery and similar materials.
Water resulting from precipitation (including rain and snow) that
runs off the land(s) surface, is transmitted to the subsurface, is captured
by separate storm sewers or other sewerage or drainage facilities, or is conveyed
by snow-removal equipment.
[Added 3-27-2007 by Ord. No. 11-07]
Every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may
be transported or drawn upon a highway, including devices used exclusively
on stationary rails or tracks.
No person shall sweep, throw, deposit or dump litter in or on any property,
whether occupied, open or vacant, whether owned by that person, or in a public
place or pond, lake or stream or other body of water within the city, except
in public receptacles or in authorized private receptacles for collection.
Persons placing litter in public receptacles or in authorized private
receptacles shall do so in a manner which prevents the litter from being carried
or deposited by the elements upon a public place or upon private property.
No person, including merchants owning or occupying a place of business,
shall sweep into or deposit in a gutter, road, right-of-way or other public
place within the city the accumulation of litter from a building or lot or
from a public or private sidewalk or driveway. Persons owning or occupying
property shall keep the sidewalk in front of their premises free of litter.
No person while a driver or passenger in a vehicle shall throw or deposit
litter in or upon any public or private property.
No person shall bring, cart, remove, transport or collect any litter
from outside the city and bring it into the city for the purpose of dumping
or disposing thereof. No truck or other vehicle containing litter which has
been transported into the city shall be parked or allowed to remain standing
on any street in the city or on any public property for a period in excess
of two hours.
Advertisements, handbills, circulars and papers may be distributed in
the city only if they are so securely placed at each dwelling that they will
not be blown away by the wind; otherwise, no person shall place any advertisement,
handbill, circular or paper on or in any public street, sidewalk, building
or vehicle within the city.
[Added 10-27-1998 by Ord. No. 36-98]
[Adopted 12-27-1988 by Ord. No. 67-88
(Sec. 18-11 of the 1971 Code)]
The Department of Public Works shall be responsible for grant implementation
for the application to be filed by the City of Long Branch for the Clean Communities
Model Program in the Office of Recycling, New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection. The Public Works Director shall serve as coordinator of the program.
Litter receptacles and their servicing shall be required at the following
public places where they exist in the City of Long Branch:
A.
Sidewalks used by pedestrians in active retail/commercially
zoned areas. At least one receptacle shall be required every single linear
quarter-mile.
B.
Buildings held out for use by the public, including but
not limited to schools, government buildings and railroad and bus stations.
C.
Parks.
D.
Drive-in restaurants.
E.
Any street vendor locations.
F.
Self-service refreshment areas.
G.
Construction sites.
H.
Gasoline service station islands.
I.
Shopping centers.
J.
Parking lots.
K.
Campgrounds and trailer parks.
L.
Marinas, boat moorage and fueling stations.
M.
Boat launching areas.
N.
Public and private piers operated for public use.
O.
Beaches and bathing areas.
P.
At special events to which the public is invited, including
sporting events, parades, carnivals, circuses and festivals.
The proprietors of any location set forth in § 215-10, or the sponsor of any event listed therein, shall be responsible for the providing and servicing of the receptacles in such number as would reasonably be required for the amount of litter to be generated by the person(s) expected to use or be on the site at the event in question.
No household or commercial solid waste shall be discarded or dumped
in any place not specifically designated for the purpose of solid waste storage
or disposal.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 332, Vehicles, Storage of, no inoperable or unregistered vehicle shall be kept or stored on any street, vacant lot or residential lawn unless located in a fully enclosed structure.
No vehicle shall be used to transport a load of materials without the
use of a cover to prevent the dropping, leaking or other manner of escaping
of such material.
No materials or debris shall be accumulated on or around construction
sites or stored in a manner that it is likely to be removed by natural forces
onto adjacent property.
No open or overflowing disposal bins, dumpsters or containers of any
kind shall be permitted.
Every owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or person in charge of any building
or structure shall be required to keep and cause to be kept the sidewalk and
curb abutting said building or structure free from obstruction and nuisance
of every kind and to keep said sidewalks, areaways, backyards, courts and
alleys free from debris, litter and garbage of any kind.
[Amended 3-27-2007 by Ord. No. 11-07]
No person shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter, street, catch basin
or other public place any accumulation of litter, debris or garbage of any
kind from any public or private sidewalk or driveway. No person shall spill,
dump or deposit any materials other than stormwater to the municipal separate
storm sewer system operated by the City of Long Branch and no person shall
spill, dump or dispose materials other than stormwater in such a manner as
to cause the discharge of pollutants in the municipal separate storm sewer
system. The exceptions to the prohibitions set forth in this provision are
as follows:
A.
Water line flushing and discharges from potable water sources;
B.
Uncontaminated ground water (e.g., infiltration, crawl space
or basement sump pumps, foundation or footing drains, rising ground waters);
C.
Air conditioning condensate (excluding contact and non-contact
cooling water);
D.
Irrigation water (including landscape and lawn-watering runoff);
E.
Flows from springs, riparian habitats and wetlands, water reservoir
discharges and diverted stream flows;
F.
Residential car-washing water and residential swimming pool discharges;
G.
Sidewalk, driveway and street wash water;
H.
Flows from fire-fighting activities;
I.
Flows from rinsing of the following equipment with clean water:
(1)
Beach maintenance equipment immediately following their use for
their intended purposes; and
(2)
Equipment used in the application of salt and de-icing materials
immediately following salt and de-icing material applications. Prior to rinsing
with clean water, all residual salt and de-icing materials must be removed
from equipment and vehicles to the maximum extent practicable using dry cleaning
methods (e.g., shoveling and sweeping). Recovered materials are to be returned
to storage for reuse or property discarded. Rinsing of equipment, as noted
in the above situation is limited to exterior, undercarriage, and exposed
parts and does not apply to engines or other enclosed machinery.
Every person who owns or occupies property upon which a sidewalk is
located shall keep the sidewalk in front of his or her property or premises
free of litter, debris or garbage of any kind. All sweepings of such material
shall be collected and containerized for disposal in accordance with the requirements
of this article.
