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BOROUGH
FILL MATERIAL
GARBAGE
LITTER
PERSON
PUBLIC PLACE
REFUSE
RUBBISH
SIDEWALK
Definitions. For the purpose of this article, the following
terms, phrases, words and derivations shall have the meanings given herein:
The Borough of Netcong in the County of Morris and State of New Jersey.
Includes all materials used for landfill and/or road construction
purposes, including industrial scraps, sand, gravel, macadam and concrete
products (new or broken up), topsoil and other materials as may be approved
by the Netcong Borough Board of Health.
The putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
Garbage, refuse and rubbish, as defined herein, beverage containers
and all other waste materials which if thrown, deposited or blown tend to
create a danger to public health, safety and welfare.
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company
or organization of any kind.
Any and all streets, sidewalks, alleys or other public ways, and
any and all public parks, squares, spaces, grounds and buildings within the
Borough.
Any putrescible solid wastes, including garbage, rubbish, ashes,
street cleanings, dead animals, scrap metal, machinery and any solid market
or industrial waste.
Nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible and noncombustible
wastes, such as paper wrappings, cigarettes, cardboard, tin cans, grass, glass,
bedding, crockery, building materials and other similar waste materials.
Includes that land between the curb line and property line, whether
or not the land has been improved with a hard surface.
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Usage. When not inconsistent with the context, words
used in the present tense shall 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.
No person shall throw or deposit or place, or cause to be blown or cause
to be deposited or placed, upon any street, sidewalk or other public place
within the Borough of Netcong, any litter, garbage, refuse or rubbish, except
in a container or as authorized under the rules and regulations of the Borough
for regulating municipal collections.[1]
No person while a driver or passenger in any vehicle shall throw or
deposit or place, or cause to be placed, thrown or deposited or blown, upon
any street or other public place within the Borough of Netcong, any litter,
garbage, refuse or rubbish.
No person shall drive or move any truck or any vehicle within the Borough
of Netcong unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any
load or contents of litter, ashes, garbage, refuse, rubbish or other waste
materials from being blown or deposited or falling upon any street, alley
or other public place in the Borough, nor shall any person drive or move any
vehicle or truck within the Borough if the wheels or tires carry onto or deposit
in any street, alley or other public place mud, dirt, sticky substances or
foreign matter of any kind, unless the public way is promptly cleaned at the
end of each day's work by the responsible contractor.
Every person who shall deposit litter, ashes, garbage, rubbish or refuse
at any sanitary landfill or trash transfer station shall transport such material
to the site either in a closed vehicle or in a vehicle in which such material
is covered tightly by a tarpaulin or other appropriate covering, or else all
such materials shall be transported in suitable containers with tightly fitting
covers.
All litter, garbage, refuse or other materials being transported by
truck or other vehicle within the Borough of Netcong which shall spill or
fall while being carried or conveyed by a truck or other collection vehicle
or container, or while being loaded into or transported by any such truck,
vehicle or other container, shall be immediately removed and broom-cleaned
so as to leave the premises or street or public way in a clean condition.
The operator of any such truck or vehicle or the person having control over
any such container shall be responsible for removing and cleaning, as specified
herein.
No person shall sweep, throw or deposit or permit any servants, agents
or employees to sweep, throw or deposit any litter in any sewer, gutter, street,
catch basin, fountain, pond, lake, stream or other body of water or other
public place. Every person who owns or occupies property used solely for residential
use must keep the sidewalk and curb in front of the premises free of litter
or obstructions. All sweepings shall be collected and properly containerized
for disposal.
Every owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or person in charge of any building
or structure with a commercial, industrial, institutional, retail or mixed
use shall keep or cause to be kept the sidewalk and curb abutting said building
or structure free from obstruction and nuisances of every kind, and shall
keep said sidewalks, areaways, backyards, courts, parking lots and alleys
free from litter, cigar and cigarette butts, leaves, chewing gum and other
offensive materials. All sweepings shall be collected and properly containerized
for disposal.
No person shall accumulate debris on or around construction sites or
permit any servants, agents and/or employees to accumulate debris on or around
construction site(s), or cause or permit its storage in such a manner that
it is likely to be removed by natural forces onto adjacent property.
No person shall have open or overflowing commercial, industrial or residential
waste disposal bins or permit any servants, agents and/or employees to cause
or permit open or overflowing commercial, industrial or residential bins,
dumpsters or similar containers.
