[Amended 7-14-2008 by Ord. No. 08-15]
For the purposes of this article, the following
terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings
stated herein unless their use in the text of this article 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 not merely directory.
CONTAINERIZED
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 into the street and coming in contact with stormwater.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
STREET
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 pavements, shoulders, gutters, curbs,
sidewalks, parking areas and other areas within the street lines.
YARD WASTE
All grass clippings, hedge clippings, leaves, yard rakings,
brush, branches and limbs up to five inches in diameter and six feet
long. The following materials are not considered to be yard waste:
stumps, scrap metal, concrete materials, household refuse, building
materials, trunk wood nor limbs in excess of five inches in diameter
and over six feet long.
Sweeping, raking, blowing or otherwise placing
yard waste that is not containerized at the curb or along the street
is only allowed during the seven days prior to a scheduled and announced
collection and shall not be placed closer than 10 feet from any storm
drain inlet. Placement of such yard waste at the curb or along the
street at any other time or in any other manner is a violation of
this article. If such placement of yard waste occurs, the person responsible
for the placement of the yard waste must remove the yard waste from
the street or said person shall be deemed in violation of this article.
The Director of Public Works of the Borough
of Chatham is hereby designated as the enforcement officer for the
purposes of enforcement of the provisions of this article. All members
of the Chatham Borough Police Department are hereby designated as
assistant enforcement officers for the purposes of the enforcement
of this article.