[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.