As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
LANDSCAPERS
Any individual person, partnership, firm, association, business or
legal entity which undertakes any of the following services as a commercial
undertaking, for consideration: mowing of grass or lawns; trimming or cutting
of trees, bushes or shrubbery restoration or installation of lawns, grass,
foliage, leaves or trees from a given property; any and all services relating
to the placing, installation, care or cultivation of lawns, shrubbery, trees,
foliage or other plant life. Notwithstanding the foregoing, "commercial enterprise"
shall not be interpreted to include any resident of Leonia who performs only
lawn-mowing services by virtue of a hand-operated mower on properties within
10 blocks of his/her residence.
No person, partnership, firm, association, business or legal entity
shall engage in the business, of landscaping without first obtaining a license
therefor and providing the Borough Clerk with proof of business liability
insurance in the amount of $100,000.00.
Every applicant for a license under this chapter shall sign an application
on forms furnished by the Borough Clerk.
The license fee shall be $35, and no part of said fee shall be prorated
for any part of the year. Upon payment of the fee, the Clerk shall issue a
sufficient number of identification badges or stickers to the licensee for
the calendar year for which the application was filed, which shall be affixed
to each vehicle (truck or trailer). The identification badge or sticker shall
be visibly displayed on the left side of the rear bumper of the vehicle (truck
or trailer) or left rear quarter panel, in order that same is not obscured
by any equipment or trailer.
All landscapers shall provide for the removal of lawn clippings and
other landscaping debris and shall not leave or deposit said debris at the
curbside or any other site in the Borough of Leonia. Any landscaper who causes
said lawn clippings or landscaping debris to remain on the site or curbside
or anywhere in the Borough of Leonia shall forfeit his license to conduct
his landscaping business anywhere in the Borough of Leonia and shall also
be subject to the penalties hereinafter provided in this chapter.
My person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction
thereof; be subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000, imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 90 days and/or a period of community service not exceeding 90
days.