[Amended 7-31-2005 by Ord. No. 00-03; 4-4-2024 by Ord. No. 24-03]
The purpose of this chapter is to establish requirements to
control littering in the Township of Mannington to protect public
health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for the failure
to comply.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, drop, discard or otherwise
place any litter of any nature upon public or private property other
than in a litter receptacle, or having done so, to allow such litter
to remain.
B. Whenever any litter is thrown or discarded or allowed to fall from
a vehicle or boat in violation of this chapter, the operator or owner,
or both, of the motor vehicle or boat shall also be deemed to have
violated this chapter.
C. No persons shall, within the limits of the Township, discard, deposit,
throw or leave any waste paper, tin cans, bottles, garbage, waste
or refuse of any kind upon any parking place, street, road, avenue,
park or other public place or upon any lot or other premises, except
in receptacles or containers provided for such purpose.
D. The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by officials of
Mannington Township and the New Jersey State Police.
E. Violations of this chapter shall be punishable as provided in §
1-15 of this Code.
[Amended 4-4-2024 by Ord. No. 24-03]
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.
LITTER
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; newspapers; 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.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
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 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.
It shall be unlawful for any residential property
owner to store or permit storage of any bulky household waste, including
household appliances, furniture and mattresses, in areas zoned residential,
except in a fully enclosed structure or during days designated for
the collection of bulky items.
It shall be unlawful for any residential property
owner to store or permit the storage of tires in areas zoned residential,
except in a fully enclosed structure or on days designated for the
collection of tires.
[Amended 5-6-1999 by Ord. No. 99-01]
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep
or permit the keeping on private property, except in a fully enclosed
structure, any motor vehicle, house trailer, travel trailer, semitrailer,
or boat which is missing tires, wheels, engine, or any essential parts;
or which displays extensive body damage or deterioration; or which
does not display a current, valid state license; or which is wrecked,
disassembled or partially disassembled.
It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be driven,
moved, stopped or parked on any highway unless such a vehicle is constructed
or loaded to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking
or otherwise escaping therefrom. Any person operating a vehicle from
which any glass or objects 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 glass or objects 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 after 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 and other
offensive material. 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 sweeping shall be collected and
properly containerized for disposal.
[Amended 7-6-2006 by Ord. No. 06-10]
Violations of this chapter shall be punishable as provided in §
1-15 of this Code.