[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Monroe 10-11-2005
by Ord. No. O-30-2005. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to establish a yard waste collection
and disposal program in the Township of Monroe, so as to protect public health,
safety and welfare and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words
and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein unless their use
in the text of this chapter 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.
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 into contact with stormwater.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association
or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal jurisdiction.
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 pavement, shoulders, gutters, curbs, sidewalks, parking areas and
other areas within the street lines.
Leaves and grass clippings.
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 chapter. If such placement of yard waste occurs, the party
responsible for placement of the yard waste must remove the yard waste from
the street or said party shall be deemed in violation of this chapter.
The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by the Police Department,
Board of Health, the Zoning/Code Enforcement Officer and/or the Mayor's
designee of the Township of Monroe.
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this
chapter shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000 and up to six months
in jail and/or 30 days of community service. Every twenty-four-hour period
of said violation, after notice thereof from the Monroe Township Board of
Health or its authorized representative, shall be deemed to be a separate
offense and punishable as aforesaid by said fine.
Each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase of this chapter
is declared to be an independent section, subsection, sentence, clause and
phrase, and the finding or holding of any such portion of this chapter to
be unconstitutional, void or ineffective for any cause or reason shall not
affect any other portion of this chapter.
