[Amended 7-26-2005 by Ord. No. 05-18]
No person shall, within the Borough right-of-way, obstruct any sidewalk, street or public place, but this section shall not prevent persons who are building from occupying such portion of the sidewalk, street or public place designated in a permit therefor first obtained from the Building Inspector.[1]
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Editor's Note: Former Sec. 17-2 of Chapter 17 of the 1961 Revised Ordinances, adopted 3-20-1961, which immediately followed this section and provided for obstructing gutters and drains, was deleted 12-20-1988 by Ord. No. 837.
No person shall, within the Borough, throw or discard any refuse of any kind whatsoever upon any public street or public place or discharge any sewage or waste into such places.
It shall be unlawful for any person transporting loads within the limits of the Borough to drop or spill the contents of the vehicle in any manner that may injure or damage the surface of the roadways.
No person shall, within the Borough, throw any paper or litter of any kind upon any sidewalk, street, highway or public or private place.
For the purposes of this Part 1, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
LITTER
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 including but not limited to any bottle, 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.
[Added 6-3-1991 by Ord. No. 931]
OCCUPANT
The owner, tenant, lessee or person in charge of or in control of or in possession of any building or premises or part thereof or any personal property.
OWNER
The person having the legal title to lands and premises or to personal property.
RIGHT-OF-WAY
That portion of land owned by the Borough of Oradell which is located between two property lines wherein is located the roadway, curbing, shade trees, utilities and sidewalk.
[Added 7-26-2005 by Ord. No. 05-18]
ROADWAY
That portion of the street lying between the curblines.
SIDEWALKS
The pavement between the curblines and property lines.
STREET
Includes the portion thereof devoted to gutters, curbs and sidewalks.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
The Superintendent of Public Works appointed by the Borough or such person as shall succeed to his office, powers or duties.
No permit authorized by this Part 1 shall be granted except pursuant to an application therefor, in writing, signed by the person desiring such permit or his agent, which application shall set forth such facts as the officer authorized to grant such permit shall require. When forms for such application are furnished by the Mayor and Council, such permit shall be upon such forms and shall set forth all the information required.
The officer authorized by this Part 1 to issue any permit is also authorized to refuse the issue of any such permit if, in his opinion, such refusal is in the interest of the public safety, pubic convenience or public health. In case any permit shall be refused by any such officer, an appeal from such officer's determination may be taken to the Mayor and Council, and the Mayor and Council, after hearing the applicant and such officer and such other evidence as may be produced, may either direct the issuance of such permit or sustain the refusal of the officer.
No permit granted in pursuance of the provision of this Part 1 shall create any vested rights, but such permit may be revoked at any time by the officer issuing it. Such revocation may be appealed to the Mayor and Council for its final determination.
No permit authorized by this Part 1 shall be issued until the fee therefor shall have been paid to the officer authorized to issue such permit for the use of the Borough.