[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Weymouth as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.][1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Ch. 198, Sex Offenders, Article I, Residency
Restrictions, adopted 8-17-2005 by Ord. No. 435-2005, was repealed
7-1-2009 by Ord. No. 481-2009.
[Adopted 1-2-2019 by Ord. No. 566-2018]
The Township of Weymouth shall enter into a shared services
agreement with the Atlantic County Utilities Authority for the collection,
disposal, recycling, processing and treatment of solid waste by means
of the solid waste system of the municipal utilities authority to
be provided by the Atlantic County Utilities Authority to the Township
of Weymouth. Said services shall be furnished and rendered pursuant
to the agreement. The Township of Weymouth shall pay the Atlantic
County Utilities Authority in accordance with the terms of the agreement.
[Adopted 4-21-2021 by Ord. No. 574-2021]
A.
The Township Committee is hereby authorized to promulgate rules by
resolution concerning the enforcement of this article, including the
collection or disposal of solid waste.
B.
The Committee hereby authorizes the Township Code Enforcement Officer,
the Township Housing Officer, the County Health Officer and their
subordinates, the New Jersey State Police, and any employee of the
Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA) upon written agreement
between the ACUA and Township.
C.
An inspection may only consist of visual means by the enforcing officer
unless a valid and authorized court order pursuant to the United States
and New Jersey State Constitution has been issued by a judge of competent
jurisdiction. Nothing herein shall prohibit the owner of such solid
waste from voluntarily authorizing the enforcing officer to inspect
the solid waste. Nothing herein shall prohibit the solid waste collected,
once mixed with other solid waste in the collection truck or other
collection device, from being inspected by the enforcing officer once
the solid waste ownership has transferred to the ACUA or duly authorized
collection agency.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings unless the context clearly indicates that a different
meaning is intended:
A vacuum tube or picture tube used to convert an electronic
signal into a visual image.
To combine or consolidate different types of solid waste
at the point of generation or origin.
An electronic, magnetic, optical, electrochemical, or other
high-speed data-processing device performing logical, arithmetic,
or storage function, and may include both a computer central processing
unit and a monitor, but the term shall not include an automated typewriter
or typesetter, a portable handheld calculator, a portable digital
assistant, or other similar device.
A wheeled cart provided by the city, the capacity and specifications
of which shall be determined by the Director of Public Works.
The area closest to the shoulder of the alley, highway, road
or street; in the absence of a shoulder, it means the area closest
to the traveled portion of the alley, highway, road or street.
The area between the curb and the sidewalk. In the absence
of a curb or sidewalk, it means the area closest to the curb as defined
herein without endangering traffic safety or obstructing pedestrian
travel.
Cathode ray tubes, desktop or personal computers, computer
monitors, portable computers, televisions, and electronic devices,
including telephones of any type that have a video display with a
viewing area greater than four inches when measured diagonally.
Any waste generated by food service and/or food sales establishments
that would normally be landfilled and can be used as animal feed or
is composted in some manner.
Shall be considered to be the meat and vegetable solids resulting
from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of foods,
and considered originated principally from kitchens.
Any waste material defined as a hazardous material in the
federal environmental statutes or regulations, state environmental
statutes or regulations, county health ordinances or regulations,
or the municipal ordinances.
A separate video display component of a computer, whether
sold separately or together with a computer central processing unit
and computer box, and includes a cathode ray tube, liquid crystal
display, gas plasma, digital light processing, or other image projection
technology, greater than four inches measured diagonally, and its
case, interior wires and circuitry, cable to the central processing
unit, and power cord.
Any building or structure or complex of buildings or structures
in which more than 10 dwelling units are rented or leased or offered
for rental or lease for residential purposes, except hotels, motels
or other guesthouses serving transient or seasonal guests as those
terms are defined in the Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law (N.J.S.A.
55:13A-1 et seq.).
The Township of Weymouth located within the County of Atlantic
and State of New Jersey.
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association,
cooperative, enterprise, trust, municipal authority, federal institution
or agency, state institution or agency, municipality, other governmental
agency or any other entity or any group of such persons which is recognized
by law as the subject of rights and duties. In any provisions of this
article prescribing a fine, penalty, or imprisonment, the term "person"
shall include the officers and directors of a corporation or other
legal entity having officers and directors.
A computer and video display greater than four inches in
size that can be carried as one unit by an individual, including a
laptop computer.
Included in this article are as follows:
OLD NEWS PRINT (ONP)Shall be considered to mean all uncontaminated newspaper(s), catalogues, unwanted mail, magazines, telephone books, office paper.
ALUMINUM CANSShall be considered to mean all beer and soda metal cans not to exceed one gallon in size.
GLASSShall be considered clear, green, blue and amber glass. Rings and labels do not need to be removed.
COMMINGLED RECYCLABLESAll materials designated GMFBC, including plastic beverage containers. Specifically, commingling includes glass, metal and beverage containers. Specifically, commingling includes glass, metal and plastic food and beverage containers mixed in one container and delivered in same fashion.
GMFBCGlass and metal food and beverage containers, including all plastic soda bottles.
PLASTICAll plastic containers with the symbol 1, 2, 4, 5, and 7, such as laundry detergent bottles, excluding motor oil or any petroleum products or other hazardous waste.
OFFICE PAPERAll high-grade white bond paper, mixed office paper, i.e., computer paper, envelopes, legal paper. Shredded paper is not permitted.
GABLE-TOPPED CARTONSSoup, milk, and juice cartons.
CARDBOARDCereal, cracker and pasta boxes, cardboard beverage holders, detergent, show and tissue boxes, and any corrugated cardboard boxes. All cardboard should be flattened; however, failure to flatten the cardboard shall not be cause to refuse collection so long as the cardboard is contained within the totes.
Any human being residing within the municipality on a temporary
or permanent basis, excluding transient or seasonal guests staying
at hotels, motels or other guesthouses.
The collection, separation, recycling and recovery of glass,
metals, paper and other materials for reuse. It also includes the
incineration of solid waste for energy production and the recovery
of recyclable materials from that process.
A solid waste facility at which solid waste is deposited
on or in the land as fill for the purpose of permanent disposal or
storage for an extended period of time. It shall not include any waste
facility approved for the disposal of hazardous waste.
Garbage, trash, and other discarded materials resulting from
domestic and community activities. It also includes these same materials
resulting from commercial, industrial and institutional establishments.
The activity related to the pickup and transportation of
solid waste from its source or location to a transfer station or other
authorized solid waste facility.
Includes all activities related to the collection and disposal
of solid waste by any person engaged in such process.
The District Solid Waste Management Plan for Cumberland County
as approved by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
To separate different types of solid waste at the point of
generation or origin.
A stand-alone display system containing a cathode ray tube
or any other type of display primarily intended to receive video programming
via broadcast, having a viewable area greater than four inches measured
diagonally, able to adhere to standard consumer video formats and
having the capability of selecting different broadcast channels and
supporting sound capability.
Shall be considered to mean all rubbish, ashes, broken crockery,
old clothing, pipes, boards, and such similar waste material, including
scraped-off wallpaper, vegetative waste such as bagged grass, household
redecorating or maintenance refuse, discarded household utensils,
bulk items such as household furniture, small appliances, boards.
Rubbish and trash shall be considered to include any article or refuse
material discarded by a householder in the usual and ordinary course
of living, whether same be metal or wood; provided, however, that
same must be properly broken up and placed in containers or bundles
for convenient handling by one person. Trash material for collection
under this article shall be deemed to include all vegetative waste;
provided, however, that it is properly contained in plastic bags,
hampers or other suitable containers, manufactured lumber in length
not over five feet and bundled and tied, not to exceed 45 pounds.
The trash material for collection is to be from residential properties
only and placed by the residents at the curb or roadside, in suitable
containers for convenient handling.
An output surface having a viewable area greater than four
inches when measured diagonally that displays moving graphical images
or a visual representation of image sequences or pictures, showing
a number of quickly changing images on a screen in fast succession
to create the illusion of motion, including, if applicable, a device
that is an integral part of the display and cannot be easily removed
from the display by the consumer that produces the moving image on
the screen. A video display typically uses a cathode ray tube, liquid
crystal display, gas plasma, digital light processing, or other image
projection technology.
A.
There is hereby established within the municipality a curbside program
for the collection of garbage and trash. This program is for residential
customers residing within the municipality whose solid waste is collected
at the curbside by the municipality.
B.
The collection of garbage and trash shall be made once every week
for each customer. Collection shall occur in accordance with a schedule
established by the municipality.
C.
Garbage and trash, as said terms are defined above, shall be containerized
in a can of no greater than 55 gallons provided by the property owner.
D.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place garbage or trash at
the curbside for collection before 3:00 p.m. on the day in advance
of the day designated for collection in accordance with the schedule
established by the municipality.
E.
It shall be unlawful for any person to leave garbage or trash or
empty containers at the curbside after 7:00 a.m. on the day after
the day designated for collection in accordance with the schedule
established by the municipality.
F.
It shall be unlawful for any person to commingle garbage and trash
with other solid waste, which is required to be source-separated and
recycled.
G.
The municipality has placed waste containers within the parks and
other public property. It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose
of solid waste in these containers which was generated from a residential
dwelling or a nonresidential establishment.
A.
The owner, occupant or tenant of any residential dwelling shall comply
with the rules and regulations established by the municipality.
B.
For multifamily dwellings, the management or owner is responsible
for providing an appropriately sized dumpster or such smaller containers
as may be sufficient to accommodate solid waste collection from its
units at its own expense. Solid waste shall be collected from said
dumpster or other such container on a schedule of at least one time
per week. The management or owner shall also be required to provide
proof that it has contracted with a private waste hauler upon demand
of an enforcing officer. Violations and penalty notices shall be directed
to the owner or management in those instances where the violator is
not easily identifiable. The management shall issue notification and
collection rules to new tenants when they arrive and every six months
during their occupancy.
A.
Nonresidential establishments include commercial, industrial and
institutional generators of solid waste. Any person who owns or operates
a nonresidential establishment shall comply with the rules and regulations
established by the municipality.
B.
Any person who owns or operates a nonresidential establishment shall
arrange for the proper source separation, collection and disposal
of solid waste, including garbage, trash and bulky waste.
A.
The Electronic Waste Management Act[1] became effective on January 1, 2011. This act bans the
disposal of electronic waste through the municipal curbside collection
solid waste program. Electronic waste includes, among other things,
all types of computers and related equipment, including computer monitors.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.94 et seq.
B.
No electronic waste shall be placed at the curbside for collection
by the municipality. All persons are required to take electronic waste
to an approved dropoff point, such as a county solid waste collection
center or a participating electronics retail store.
A.
The improper disposal of hazardous waste pollutes the environment
and poses a threat to human health. The improper disposal of these
materials includes pouring them down the drain, depositing them into
storm sewers, or depositing them on or in the ground.
B.
No hazardous waste shall be placed at the curbside for collection
by the municipality. All persons are required to take hazardous waste
to an approved dropoff point, such as the county hazardous waste collection
center.
C.
Household hazardous waste includes leftover household products that
contain corrosive, ignitable, reactive or toxic ingredients. Common
examples include batteries, cleaning compounds, garden chemicals including
herbicides and pesticides, paints, paint cleaners, finishes and stains
and petroleum-related products, such as antifreeze, gasoline, kerosene,
and oil.
A.
Any person who violates the provisions of this article shall be subject
to a penalty of not less than $250 nor more than $1,000 for each offense.
If the violation is of a continuing nature, each day during which
it continues constitutes an additional, separate, and distinct offense.
B.
The following violations are considered less serious in nature and
therefore the minimum mandatory penalties set forth below shall apply:
|
Violation
|
Fine
|
|---|---|
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Container used of improper size or type
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$50
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Container exceeding permitted weight limit
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$50
|
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Garbage and trash placed for collection at improper locations
or times
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$100
|
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Bulky waste placed for collection at improper locations or times
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$100
|
C.
The municipality reserves the right to institute a suit in equity
to enforce the provisions of this article and to obtain an injunction
to restrain the violation of these regulations. This remedy shall
be deemed a concurrent remedy available in addition to the penalties
set forth above.
