[Adopted 2-14-1990 by Ord. No. 893 as Secs.
2-48 and 3-1A of the 1988 Code]
[Amended 3-15-2016 by Ord. No. 1661]
The Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Borough Council,
shall annually appoint a Clean Communities Coordinator. The Clean
Communities Coordinator shall be responsible for the implementation
of grants received by the Borough of Franklin Lakes under the Clean
Communities Model Program, and is hereby designated as the coordinator
of all grant implementation and related activities.
Littering is hereby prohibited anywhere within
the Borough of Franklin Lakes.
It is hereby required that adequate size litter
receptacles be provided at the following public places if they exist
in the Borough: 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.
The discarding or dumping of any household or
commercial solid waste is hereby prohibited in any place not specifically
designed for the purpose of solid waste storage or disposal.
The storage of tires in areas zoned residential
is hereby prohibited except in fully enclosed structures.
The parking of vehicles on residential lawns
is hereby prohibited.
The keeping of inoperable or unregistered vehicles
on streets, vacant lots and residential lawns is hereby prohibited.
All material carried in vehicles must be covered
or otherwise protected so as to prevent materials from dropping, leaking
or otherwise escaping from the vehicle.
The accumulation of debris on or around construction
sites or the storage of debris in such a manner that it is likely
to be removed by natural forces onto adjacent property is hereby prohibited.
All industrial, commercial or residential waste
disposal bins must be covered and adequate steps taken to insure that
bins shall not overflow or that materials shall escape from any bins.
The sweeping into or depositing in any gutter,
street, catch basin or other public place of any accumulation of litter
or other material from any public or private sidewalk, driveway or
property is hereby prohibited. The owners of real estate are hereby
required to keep any sidewalk in front of said real estate free of
litter and debris, and all said litter or debris shall be collected
and properly containerized for disposal.
A fine not to exceed $100 shall be imposed for
each violation of the within statute; a violation, if it is of a continuing
nature, shall be considered a separate violation for each day that
the violation continues.
