[Adopted 8-13-2006 by Ord. No. 830-2006]
An article to establish a yard waste collection and disposal program
in the Borough of Northvale so as to protect public health, safety and welfare,
and to prescribe penalties for the 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 chapter 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.
The placement of yard waste in a trash can, bucket, bag or other
vessel, such as to prevent the yard waste from spilling or blowing out into
the street and coming into contact with stormwater.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association,
or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal jurisdiction.
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.
Leaves and grass clippings.
A.
Sweeping, raking, blowing or otherwise placing yard waste
that is not containerized at the curb or along the street is only allowed
during the seven days prior to a scheduled and announced collection, and shall
not be placed closer than 10 feet from any storm drain inlet.
B.
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 in violation of this article.
The Police Department and the Code Enforcement Officer of the Borough
of Northvale shall enforce this article.
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.