[Adopted 3-14-2006 by Ord. No. 06-13]
The purpose of this article is to establish requirements for the proper handling of yard waste in the Borough of Glassboro, so as to protect the public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
A. 
For the purpose of this article, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein unless their use in the text of this article 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.
B. 
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
CONTAINERIZED
The placement of yard waste in a trash can, bucket, biodegradable paper bag or other vessel, excluding plastic trash bags, such as to prevent the yard waste from spilling or blowing out into the street and coming into contact with stormwater. The container cannot weigh more than 50 pounds or be larger than 30 gallons.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal jurisdiction.
STREET
Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway, viaduct, drive, or other way, that 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.
YARD WASTE
Leaves and grass clippings.
The owner or occupant of any property, or any employee or contractor of such owner or occupant engaged to provide lawn or landscaping services, shall not sweep, rake, blow or otherwise place yard waste, unless the yard waste is containerized, in the street. If yard waste that is not containerized is placed in the street, the party responsible for placement of yard waste must remove the yard waste from the street or said party shall be deemed in violation of this article.
During the months of April, October, November, and December, leaves may be raked to the curbline or along the street, and this is only allowed during the seven days prior to a scheduled and announced collection, and leaves shall not be placed closer than 10 feet to any storm drain inlet. During all other months, leaves must be containerized and placed at the curb for your normal trash collection day. If placement of leaves loose at the curb occurs during the other months, the party responsible for placement of the leaves must remove the leaves from the street or said party shall be deemed in violation of this article.
The provisions of this article shall be enforced by the Superintendent or Board of Health Official.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person violating any of the terms and provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be punished for such offense by a fine not to exceed $2,000, or by the imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or a period of community service for not more than 90 days, or any combination thereof, at the discretion of the Municipal Court Judge.