[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Council
of the Village of Ridgewood 1-11-2006 by Ord. No. 2968.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Brush, grass and weeds — See Ch. 115.
Fees — See Ch. 145.
Garbage, rubbish, refuse and recycling — See
Ch. 168.
Landscapers and landscaping services — See Ch. 186.
Power tools, landscaping and yard maintenance equipment — See Ch. 222.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 223.
Trees and shrubs — See Ch. 260.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish
requirements for the proper handling of yard waste and the provisions
of the yard waste collection program in the Village of Ridgewood,
so as to protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe
penalties for the failure to comply.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following
terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings
stated herein unless their use in the text of this chapter clearly
demonstrates a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context,
words used in the present tense include the future, words used in
the plural number include the singular number, and words used in the
singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always
mandatory and nor merely directory.
The scheduled calendar date of pickup of containerized yard
waste and the scheduled calendar date of placement of noncontainerized
yard waste in specified sections of the Village by the Village of
Ridgewood. The announced dates may be modified by weather or environmental
conditions, at which time new dates will be announced for specified
sections of the Village on the Village's website, cable television
access channel, and through the official publications of the Village
of Ridgewood.
[Amended 10-12-2016 by Ord. No. 3550]
Any bushes, shrubs or other woody vegetation.
[Added 10-12-2016 by Ord.
No. 3550]
The placement of yard waste in a trash can, bucket, biodegradable
paper bag or other such vessel, such as to prevent the yard waste
from spilling, blowing out, or releasing into the street and coming
into contact with stormwater.
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 right-of-way
limit lines.
Grass clippings, brush, leaves, and other vegetative debris
removed from a property by the occupant or owner, or employee or contractor
of such owner or occupant engaged to provide lawn care, tree or shrub
care, or landscaping services.
[Amended 10-12-2016 by Ord. No. 3550]
A.
The owner or occupant of any property, or employee or contractor
of such owner or occupant engaged to provide lawn care, tree or shrub
care, or landscaping services, shall not sweep, rake, blow or otherwise
place yard waste, unless the yard waste is containerized, in the street.
Grass clippings cannot be placed in the same container as brush, leaves
and other vegetative debris.
B.
Placement of yard waste in the street that is not containerized is
only permitted during the placement dates designated by the annual
leaf collection schedule notice, and at all times shall not be placed
closer than 10 feet from any storm drain inlet, and may not contain
any brush or grass clippings. Placement of noncontainerized yard waste
at the curb or along the street at any other time or in any other
manner is a violation of this chapter. If such placement of yard waste
occurs, the owner of the property in front of which the yard waste
is placed is responsible for any such violations.
[Amended 10-12-2016 by Ord. No. 3550]
This chapter shall be enforced by the Village of Ridgewood Police
Department, the Code Enforcement Officer, Village Engineer, Superintendent
of Public Works, and any other officer and/or Village employee duly
appointed by the Village Manager.
[Amended 10-12-2016 by Ord. No. 3550]
Any property owner(s) found to be in violation of the provisions
of this chapter shall be subject to a fine up to a maximum of $2,000
per violation, per individual block and lot location.
