[Amended 9-13-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-16]
The purpose of this article is to adopt regulations
and requirements for collection and disposal of leaves, brush and
yard waste so as to protect the public health, safety, and welfare
and to prescribe penalties for failure to comply with these regulations.
[Amended 9-13-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-16]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Trash or garbage container with approved label. The container
shall have drain holes to allow water to drain.
Biodegradable leaf bags.
Cut or broken branches from a tree or shrub not exceeding
eight inches in diameter.
One of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem
of a plant.
Hedge/yard trimmings and vegetation from flowers and gardens.
[Amended 8-12-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-5; 9-13-2011 by Ord. No.
2011-16]
Leaves, brush and yard waste may be placed for Borough collection
in accordance with the following rules:
A.
Leaves
may be placed, loose or bagged, at curbside from April 1 through May
31 and from September 15 through December 1. The collection period
may be extended at the discretion of the Borough’s Supervisor
of Public Works from time to time. Leaves shall be placed no closer
than 10 feet to any storm drain inlet. If bagged, leaves may be placed
for collection only in authorized biodegradable leaf bags. All leaves
placed at any curb must have originated at the property adjacent to
the curb at which same are placed for collection.
B.
Brush and
shrubs, not more than eight inches in diameter and not in excess of
10 feet in length, may be placed between the curb and sidewalk for
collection by the Borough only on days specified for brush collection.
Brush will be collected on the second and fourth Monday of April and
the second Monday in March, May, June, September, October, November,
and December. There will be no brush collection in January, February,
July, and August. Brush collection dates may be added at the discretion
of the Borough's Supervisor of Public Works on an as-needed basis.
In the event of a major storm during these months, Public Works will
collect brush until the entire Borough is done. All brush placed at
any curb must have originated at the property adjacent to the curb
at which same is placed for collection.
[Amended 3-21-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-4; 3-26-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-10; 10-25-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-13]
C.
Yard waste
materials to be collected by the Borough of Bradley Beach shall be
drained of all free liquid and then placed at curbside in an authorized
yard waste container. The combined weight of any authorized yard waste
container and its contents placed for collection shall not exceed
50 pounds. Yard waste will be collected on the brush collection dates.
All yard waste placed at any curb must have originated at the property
adjacent to the curb at which same is place for collection.
D.
All brush
and yard waste shall be placed at curbside by 5:00 a.m. of the day
designated for collection above. No brush or yard waste shall be placed
at the curbside more than 72 hours prior to any scheduled collection.
[Amended 3-26-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-10]
E.
All commercial
contractors will be prohibited from disposing of brush and limbs on
the Borough streets.
F.
During
all times designated for the collection of each, all leaves, brush
and yard waste shall be sufficiently separated to allow for the collection
of each independently.
[Amended 9-13-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-16]
A.
Trees or
parts thereof, including tree limbs or brush exceeding eight inches
in diameter, and stumps of any kind shall not be placed for Borough
collection in any form at any time, nor be placed in a manner so as
to be collected during regular trash pickup in the Borough. The disposal
of the same is the responsibility of the property owner.
B.
Grass clippings
shall not be placed for Borough collection in any form at any time
nor be placed in a manner so as to be collected during regular trash
pickup in the Borough, but must be either left on the lawn as cut
or otherwise disposed of by the property owner or his or her contractor
in accordance with county and state regulation.
[Amended 9-13-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-16]
The provisions of this article shall be enforced
by the Police Department or the Borough Code Enforcement Officer.
