[HISTORY: Article I adopted by the Township
Committee of the Township of Franklin as indicated in article history;
Article II adopted by the Board of Health of the Township of Franklin
as indicated in article history. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 12-18-1967 as Ch. 19, Art.
I, of the 1967 Code]
A municipal dumping ground for the township
residents shall be maintained at such places and within such limits
as the Township Committee may from time to time designate.
It shall be unlawful to deposit any garbage,
rubbish material, paper or trash of any kind in the municipal dump
except during such hours and/or such days as may be established by
resolution of the Township Committee from time to time and due notice
thereof posted at the entrance of the dump in such manner as to be
clearly visible to any person using said dump.
It shall be unlawful to empty or deposit at
the municipal dump any explosive or other dangerous or poisonous substances,
noxious chemicals or other materials likely to cause injury to persons
in or about said dump or authorized users thereof.
The Township Committee is hereby authorized
to promulgate and publish reasonable regulations governing the manner
of depositing materials allowed herein to be dumped and to determine
and change from time to time the place or places for dumping of any
materials.
No refuse, garbage, ashes, rubbish or other
materials or other materials originating outside of the corporate
limits of the Township of Franklin shall be deposited in the municipal
dump by any person, firm or corporation.
No person, firm or corporation shall deposit
in the municipal dump any refuse, garbage, ashes, rubbish or other
materials unless said person, firm or corporation be a resident of
the township.
Any violation of any provisions of this article
shall be punishable by the imposition of a penalty not exceeding $200
or imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or both. Each and every day
may be deemed a separate and distinct violation hereof.
[Adopted 2-10-1969]
With the exception of the Township Committee
of the Township of Franklin, who has the authority to designate a
municipal dumping ground for the township residents of the Township
of Franklin and establish the same, no person, firm, or corporation
will be permitted to establish, maintain or continue a sanitary landfill
or dumping place within the Township of Franklin.
Landfills or dumps other than those established
or designated by the Township Committee of the Township of Franklin
for the express purpose of meeting the waste disposal requirements
of the Township of Franklin residents alone are hereby declared to
be a nuisance and hazardous to the public health and welfare of the
Township of Franklin and are hereby prohibited.
No refuse, garbage, rubbish, ashes, trash, waste,
or other materials commonly described as refuse, originating outside
of the corporate limits of the Township of Franklin shall be deposited
in the municipal landfill or dump or on any real property within the
corporate limits of the Township of Franklin by any person, firm or
corporation.
No person, firm or corporation shall deposit
in the municipal dump or landfill any refuse, garbage, rubbish, ashes,
trash, waste or other materials commonly described as refuse, unless
said person, firm or corporation is a resident of the Township of
Franklin.
A.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall operate
a sanitary landfill or dump within the Township of Franklin or permit
the same to be operated upon real estate within the Township of Franklin
shall be subject to a fine of $200 and/or 90 days or both for each
violation and each day of such operation shall be construed a separate
occurrence.
B.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates any of
the other provisions of this article shall be subject to a fine of
$200 and/or 90 days or both for each violation.
