The purpose of this article is to establish
a yard waste collection and disposal program in the Township of Maplewood,
so as to protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe
penalties for failure to comply.
For the purpose of this article, the following
terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings
stated herein unless their use in the text of this article clearly
demonstrates a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context,
words used in the present tense include the future, words used in
the plural number include the singular number, and words used in the
singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always
mandatory and not merely directory.
CONTAINERIZED
The placement of yard waste in a trash can, bucket, bag or
other vessel, so as to prevent the yard waste from spilling or blowing
out into the street and coming into contact with stormwater.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
STREET
Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway, viaduct, drive,
or other way, which is an existing state, county, or municipal roadway,
and includes the land between the street lines, whether improved or
unimproved, and may comprise pavement, shoulders, gutters, curbs,
sidewalks, parking areas, and other areas within the street lines.
Sweeping, raking, blowing or otherwise placing
yard waste at the curb or along the street is only allowed during
the seven days prior to a scheduled or announced collection which
takes place between October 15 and December 15, each year, and yard
waste shall not be placed closer than 10 feet to any storm drain inlet.
Placement of such yard waste at the curb or along the street at any
other time or in any other manner is a violation of this article.
If such placement of yard waste occurs, the party responsible for
placement of the yard waste must remove the yard waste from the street
or said party shall be deemed to be in violation of this article.
The provisions of this article shall be enforced
by the Police Department and/or other municipal officials of the Township
of Maplewood.
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation
of the provisions of this article shall be subject to a fine not to
exceed $1,000.