[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Lebanon
by Ord. No. 4-1990 (Sec. 3-1 of the 1985 Revised General
Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Inoperable and unlicensed vehicles — See Ch. 366.
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, drop, discard, or otherwise
place litter of any nature upon any public or private property, other than
a litter receptacle.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any used or unconsumed substance or waste material which has been
discarded whether made of aluminum, glass, plastic, rubber, paper, or other
natural or synthetic material, or any combination thereof, including, but
not limited to, any bottle, jar or can, or any top, cap, or detachable tab
of any bottle, jar, or can, any unlighted cigarette, cigar, match or any flaming
or glowing material or any garbage, trash, refuse, debris, rubbish, grass
clippings or other lawn or garden waste, newspaper, magazines, glass, metal,
plastic or paper containers or other packaging or construction material, but
does not include the waste of the primary processes of mining or other extraction
processes, logging, sawmilling, farming or manufacturing.
A container suitable for the depositing of litter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discard or dump along any street
or road, on or off any right-of-way, any household or commercial solid waste,
rubbish, refuse, junk, vehicle or vehicle parts, rubber tires, appliances,
furniture, or on private property, except by written consent of the owner
of said property, in any place not specifically designated for the purpose
of solid waste storage or disposal.
Litter receptacles and their servicing are required at the following
public places which exist in the municipality, including sidewalks used by
pedestrians in active retail commercially zoned areas, such that at a minimum
there shall be no single linear quarter-mile without a receptacle; buildings
held out for use by the public, including schools, government buildings, and
railroad and bus stations; parks; drive-in restaurants; all street vendor
locations; self-service refreshment areas; construction sites; gasoline service
station islands; shopping centers; parking lots; campgrounds and trailer parks;
marinas, boat moorage and fueling stations; boat launching areas; public and
private piers operated for public use; beaches and bathing areas; and at special
events to which the public is invited, including sporting events, parades,
carnivals, circuses, and festivals. The proprietors of these places or the
sponsors of these events shall be responsible for providing and servicing
the receptacles such that adequate containerization is available.
No person shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter, street, catch basin
or other public place any accumulation of litter from any public or private
sidewalk or driveway. Every person who owns or occupies property shall keep
the sidewalk in front of his or her premises free of litter. All litter sweepings
shall be collected and properly containerized for disposal.
It shall be unlawful for any residential or commercial property owner
to permit open or overflowing waste disposal bins on his or her property.
It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be driven, moved, stopped or
parked, on any public roadway unless such a vehicle is constructed, covered
or loaded to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise
escaping therefrom. Any person operating a vehicle from which any materials
which constitute litter have fallen or escaped, which could cause an obstruction,
damage a vehicle, or otherwise endanger travelers or public property, shall
immediately cause the public property to be cleaned of all such materials
and shall pay the costs therefor.
It shall be unlawful for any owner, agent, or contractor in charge of
a construction or demolition site to permit the accumulation of litter before,
during, or immediately following completion of any construction or demolition
project. It shall be the duty of the owner, agent, or contractor in charge
of a construction site to furnish containers adequate to accommodate flyable
or nonflyable debris or trash at areas convenient to construction areas, and
to maintain and empty the receptacles in such a manner and with such a frequency
as to prevent spillage of refuse.
It shall be the duty of the owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or person
in charge of any structure to keep and cause to be kept the sidewalk and curb
abutting the building or structure free from obstruction or nuisances of every
kind, and to keep sidewalks, areaways, backyards, courts and alleys free from
litter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, to cause to be placed,
or to hire another person to place any advertisement, handbill or unsolicited
material of any kind in or on any street, sidewalk, building or vehicle within
the community in such a manner that it may be removed by natural forces.
In the event that the owner or possessor of private property or lands
shall refuse or neglect to abate or remedy the condition which constitutes
a violation of this chapter, the municipality may cause the condition to be
abated and remedied. Upon the removal of any materials prohibited to be stored
or abandoned on lands by this chapter by or under the direction of an appointed
officer or officers of this jurisdiction, in cases where the owner or tenant
shall have refused or neglected to remove the materials within five days of
receiving a notice of violation, such officer shall certify the cost thereof
to the municipality, which shall examine the certificate, and if found correct
shall cause the cost as shown thereon to be charged against said lands and
will be added to and become and form part of the taxes next to be assessed
and levied upon said lands. The fines shall bear interest at the same rate
as taxes and shall be collected and enforced by the same officers and in the
same manner as taxes.
