[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Alexandria 11-10-1993.
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, sawmilling, farming or manufacturing.
A container suitable for the depositing of litter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, drop, discard or otherwise
place litter of any nature upon any public or private property other than
a litter receptacle.
Litter receptacles and their servicing are required at the following
public places which exist in the municipality, including: sidewalks used by
pedestrians in active retail commercially zoned areas, such that at a minimum
there shall be no single linear quarter-mile without a receptacle; buildings
held out for use by the public, including schools, government buildings and
railroad and bus stations; parks; drive-in restaurants; all street vendor
locations; self-service refreshment areas; construction sites; gasoline service
station islands; shopping centers; parking lots; campground and trailer parks;
marinas, boat moorage and fueling stations; boat launching areas; public and
private piers operated for public use; beaches and bathing areas and at special
events to which the public is invited, including sporting events, parades,
carnivals, circuses and festivals. The proprietors of these places or the
sponsors of these events shall be responsible for providing and servicing
the receptacles such that adequate containerization is available.
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 bulk 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.
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 constriction 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 unlawful for any residential or commercial property owner
to permit open or overflowing waste disposal bins on his or her property.
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 must keep
the sidewalk in front of his or her premises free of litter. All litter sweepings
must be collected and properly containerized for disposal.
