[Adopted 7-16-1985 by Ord. No. 901]
The placing, depositing, collection and disposition
of solid waste within the City limits of the City of North Wildwood,
New Jersey, shall not be permitted in any manner whatsoever, except
as provided for herein.
For the purpose of this article, the following
shall serve to define the subject matter hereof:
Includes a computer central processing unit and associated
hardware, including keyboards, modems, printers, scanners and fax
machines, cathode ray tubes, cathode ray tube devices, flat panel
displays or similar video display devices with a screen that is greater
than four inches measured diagonally and that contains one or more
circuit boards, including, but not limited to, televisions and cell
phones. Also includes VCRs, radios and landline telephones.
[Added 5-6-2014 by Ord.
No. 1646]
Any and all materials arising out of the erection, alteration,
demolition or refurbishing of buildings and/or structures.
Animal and vegetable matter that has been used as food, or
was intended to be used for food, and the waste therefrom; and dead
animals or fish or parts of same, also including food condemned by
the Board of Health.
Includes all garbage, trash and other discarded materials
resulting from commercial, domestic and community activities. Items
shall include, but not be limited to, grass cuttings, hedge trimmings,
weeds and household appliances.
Any and all household and business debris, refuse and castoffs,
including discarded furniture, appliances and other large items not
particularly described as garbage, but said definition does not include
the trash and debris arising out of the erection, alteration, demolition
or refurbishing of buildings or structures.
Includes household appliances such as clothes washers, clothes
dryers, household refrigerators and household freezers (including
household appliances containing chlorofluorocarbon [CFC] and Freon).
[Added 5-6-2014 by Ord.
No. 1646]
A.
Every person, householder, owner, occupant or proprietor
of a hotel, motel, restaurant, boardinghouse, market, store, mercantile
establishment or other place of habitation or commercial or residential
operation shall provide, or cause to be provided, suitable receptacles
for garbage and trash, which receptacles shall be rigid in construction
and have a snug-fitting top and shall be placed at the location most
convenient for collections, with said location to be fixed by the
Chairman of the Public Safety Committee.
B.
The receptacles for garbage and trash shall be of
rigid construction, have a snug-fitting top, be watertight and have
suitable handles. The capacity shall not be less than four gallons
nor more than 32 gallons, nor more than 50 pounds in weight when filled
to capacity. A suitable number of such receptacles shall be provided
by every owner, occupant or proprietor at each location. The receptacles
shall be kept clean, and no rainwater or other liquid shall be allowed
to enter the same. In addition, the garbage and trash may be further
enclosed in a disposable bag.
C.
The owner or occupant of the premises shall keep all receptacles
clean and in safe handling condition. Receptacles or other items to
be recycled shall be placed out for collection any time after 5:00
p.m. of the day immediately preceding the day of collection, but no
later than 7:00 a.m. of the day of collection. After collection, any
containers shall be removed from the curbside by no later than 7:00
p.m. of the day of collection.
[Added 3-15-2022 by Ord. No. 1865]
All materials and rubbish, such as wood, cartons,
etc., too large to be placed in containers shall be placed at the
curbside in an orderly manner by the owner for pickup. Such materials
shall be broken up or separated and tied or secured so that individual
sections or bundles shall not exceed a normal lifting weight of 50
pounds.
[Amended 3-19-1991 by Ord. No. 1083; 11-4-1998 by Ord. No. 1312; 3-15-2022 by Ord. No. 1865]
A.
The disposal of all construction debris shall be the
responsibility of the owner and/or contractor creating same, and they
shall be responsible for making their own arrangements with a private
contractor for its prompt removal (all in accordance with the International
Building and Residential Codes, New Jersey Edition). Owners of real
property in the City of North Wildwood shall be permitted to place
out for collection carpet, from one room only, not exceeding 225 square
feet on any one collection day. The carpet shall be cut into widths
of no more than 5 feet and rolled and tied or taped for ease of collection.
It shall be the responsibility of the owner of the premises to make
arrangements for the removal of any additional carpet with a private
contractor.
B.
Each owner of real property in the City of North Wildwood
shall be permitted to place out for collection one bulk item, such
as furniture, on each collection day. The combination of a box spring
and mattress shall count as one bulk item.
Owners and operators of apartment houses, motels,
hotels and other housing combinations having more than two living
units shall furnish community receptacles for garbage and trash, into
which tenants may empty their receptacles used for each apartment,
unit or room.
[Amended 3-15-2022 by Ord. No. 1865]
Every householder, owner, occupant or proprietor
of a hotel, motel, restaurant, boarding place, market, store or other
place of commercial operation will be entitled to the regular collection
of garbage and trash either one or two times each week, depending
on the time of year and the schedule for solid waste collection contained
in the current solid waste collection contract, and there shall be
at least 72 hours between collections at each collection point. Any
person or establishment requiring additional collection or desirous
of obtaining same on a daily basis, or whose collections exceed 10
receptacles or their equivalent at any one collection, shall be responsible
for making their own arrangements with a private contractor for the
collection of same.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to abuse the
privilege of using large trash and garbage containers provided in
the City, which are placed at various locations throughout the City,
by dropping or depositing commercial waste or construction material
therein.
This article is deemed necessary in the interest
of the public health of the inhabitants of the City of North Wildwood.
[Added 7-17-1990 by Ord. No. 1070; amended 5-6-2014 by Ord. No. 1646]
Every household, owner, occupant or business
proprietor who wishes to have the City of North Wildwood's trash contractor
remove any white goods and computers and consumer electronics shall
be required to pay a fee in the amount of $20 per item to the City
of North Wildwood. Said fee must be paid to the City of North Wildwood
through the City Clerk's office prior to the items being removed by
the contractor.
[Added 9-3-1991 by Ord. No. 1106; amended 6-9-1994 by Ord. No. 1173; 11-4-1998 by Ord. No. 1312]
Every household, owner, occupant or business
proprietor who wishes to have the trash contractor of the City of
North Wildwood and/or the Public Works Department of the City of North
Wildwood remove any tires shall be required to pay a fee in the amount
of $5 per tire to the City of North Wildwood. Said fee must be paid
to the City of North Wildwood, to the City Clerk's Office, prior to
the tires being removed by the contractor and/or the City.
[Amended 3-20-1991 by Ord. No. 1054; 7-17-1990 by Ord. No. 1070; 5-21-2002 by Ord. No. 1411; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I)]
Any person, firm, association or corporation
violating any section of this article shall, upon conviction before
the Municipal Court of the City of North Wildwood, be subject to a
fine not to exceed $2,000, imprisonment for not more than 90 days,
or community service for not more than 90 days, or any combination
thereof. Any repetition of any violation of this article shall be
deemed a new offense.
