[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Ridgefield as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 11-6-1974 by Ord. No. 992 as
Ch. 30, Art. I of the 1967 Code]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Includes a natural person or persons, associations, corporations,
firms and partnerships.
No person shall dump or deposit or dispose of
animal or vegetable substances, debris, garbage, refuse, rubbish or
waste matters in the stream commonly known as "Wolf Creek."
[Amended 3-25-1985 by Ord. No. 1281; 6-28-2010 by Ord. No. 2133]
A.
If this article of the Code of the Borough of Ridgefield
provides for the licensing or permitting of the violator, the Mayor
and Council of the Borough of Ridgefield reserve the right to revoke
such permit or license.
B.
Any person found guilty of violating this article
of the Code of the Borough of Ridgefield shall be subject to a penalty
consisting of a fine or imprisonment, or both, subject to the discretion
of the Judge, the maximum of which shall be the maximum fine or term
of imprisonment permitted to be imposed by the court having jurisdiction
over the violation of this article of the Code of the Borough of Ridgefield;
provided, however, that the fine shall not be less than $100 nor more
than $2,000 per offense and the prison term shall not exceed 90 days
in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:49-5.
C.
In the event of a continuing violation, each day shall
constitute a separate offense.
[Adopted 11-6-1974 by Ord. No. 992 as
Ch. 30, Art. II of the 1967 Code]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Includes a natural person or persons, associations, firms,
partnerships and corporations.
No animal or vegetable substance or garbage
or refuse or rubbish or waste of mills or factories or any materials
which are offensive to health or tend to decay or to become putrid
or unwholesome or shall be liable to become a nuisance or a breeding
place of mosquitoes, insects or vermin of any kind or shall create
a fire hazard shall be deposited upon or accumulated or used to fill
up or raise the surface or level of any lot, grounds, sidewalks, street,
road or alley in this municipality, unless pursuant to a special permit
from the Mayor and Council and the Board of Health.
No owner, agent, lessor, lessee, tenant or occupant
of any lot, grounds, sidewalk, street, road or alley in this municipality
shall permit the depositing or accumulation thereon of any animal
or vegetable substance or garbage or refuse or rubbish or waste of
mills or factories or any materials which are offensive to health
or tend to decay or to become putrid or to render the atmosphere impure
or unwholesome or shall be liable to become a nuisance or a breeding
place of mosquitoes, insects or vermin of any kind or shall create
a fire hazard unless pursuant to a special permit from the Mayor and
Council and the Board of Health.
No permit shall be granted to any person or
persons unless it shall appear to the satisfaction of the majority
of the members of said governing body and Board, after an inspection
of the premises to be used by the applicant and a consideration of
the applicant and a consideration of the application and the facts
therein presented, that the depositing of garbage or refuse or any
of the above-mentioned substances or the permitting of the deposit
of garbage or refuse or any of the above-named substances will not
constitute a nuisance or in any way endanger the health of the residents
of this municipality. If it shall appear to the majority of the members
of said governing body and Board at any time while the depositing
of garbage or refuse or any of the above-named substances or the permitting
of the deposit of garbage or refuse or any of the above-named substances
under a permit issued under the provisions of this article and that
the same then constitutes a nuisance or in any way endangers the health
of the residents of this municipality or if said licensee in any way
violates the provisions of this article, said governing body and said
Board may revoke said permit.
The presence of garbage or refuse or any of
the above-named substances upon the lands of any person, which garbage,
refuse or any of the above-named substances did not result from the
use and occupation of said resident's premises, in the absence of
a special permit by such person, shall be prima facie evidence of
permission to deposit said substances.
[Amended 3-25-1985 by Ord. No. 1281; 6-28-2010 by Ord. No. 2133]
A.
If this article of the Code of the Borough of Ridgefield
provides for the licensing or permitting of the violator, the Mayor
and Council of the Borough of Ridgefield reserve the right to revoke
such permit or license.
B.
Any person found guilty of violating this article
of the Code of the Borough of Ridgefield shall be subject to a penalty
consisting of a fine or imprisonment, or both, subject to the discretion
of the Judge, the maximum of which shall be the maximum fine or term
of imprisonment permitted to be imposed by the court having jurisdiction
over the violation of this article of the Code of the Borough of Ridgefield;
provided, however, that the fine shall not be less than $100 nor more
than $2,000 per offense and the prison term shall not exceed 90 days
in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:49-5.
C.
In the event of a continuing violation, each day shall
constitute a separate offense.
Said permit referred to in this article shall
be valid for one year from the date of its issuance and a renewal
thereof must be applied for and secured before the expiration date
of such permit. Temporary permits, however, may be issued by the governing
body and Board for a lesser period of time.
[Added 4-25-2011 by Ord. No. 2169]
No person shall dump, place for disposal or otherwise abandon
any form of garbage, refuse, rubbish, waste, detritus, or debris in
or upon any public property or public land within the Borough of Ridgefield.
