[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Spring Lake 10-4-2005 by Ord. No. 37-2005. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
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, newspaper, 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 saw milling, farming or manufacturing.
It is unlawful for any person to throw, drop,
discard, or otherwise place litter of any nature upon any public or
private property, other than in a litter receptacle or, having done
so, allow such litter to remain.
A.
It is 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, on 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.
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.
No person will be permitted to 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 must keep the sidewalk
in front of his or her premises free of litter. All litter sweepings
must be collected and property containerized for disposal.
It is unlawful for any residential or commercial
property owner to permit open or overflowing waste disposal bins on
his or her property.
It is unlawful for any vehicle to be driven,
moved, stopped or parked on any public roadway unless such a vehicle
is constructed, covered or loaded to prevent any of its load from
dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping therefrom. Any person
operating a vehicle from which any materials which constitute litter
have fallen or escaped, which could cause an obstruction, damage a
vehicle, or otherwise endanger travelers or public property, must
immediately cause the public property to be cleaned of all such materials
and must pay the costs therefor.
It shall be unlawful and specifically in violation
of this chapter, for an owner, agent and contractor in charge of a
construction or demolition site, both jointly and severally, to permit
the accumulation of litter, debris and trash before, during and after
completion of any construction or demolition project. Further, it
shall be duty of an owner, agent and contractor in charge of the construction
or demolition site, both jointly and severally, to furnish container
adequate to accommodate flyable and nonflyable litter, debris and
trash at areas convenient to construction or demolition sites and
to maintain and empty the containers in such a manner and with such
frequency so as to prevent spillage of litter, debris and trash.
It is 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 of litter.
It is unlawful for any person to place, to cause
to be placed, or to hire another person to place, any advertisement
handbill or unsolicited material of any kind in or on any street,
sidewalk, building or vehicle within the community in such a manner
that it may be removed by natural forces.
The Recycling Coordinator and Police Department
will be used to enforce this chapter. Residents are urged to report
persistent violators of this chapter.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates or neglects to comply with any provision of this chapter shall be punishable, upon conviction thereof, as provided in Chapter 1, Article I, General Penalty. Each day such violation is committed, or permitted to continue, shall constitute a separate offense and be punishable as such.
