[Adopted 12-7-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-017]
An ordinance to establish a yard waste collection and disposal
program in Liberty Township, 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 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.
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.
Sweeping, raking, blowing or otherwise placing yard waste that
is not containerized at the curb or along the street shall not be
permitted. Placement of such yard waste at the curb or along the street
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 Township does not collect
yard waste from residents.
This article shall be enforced by the Zoning Officer or such
other official as may be authorized by the Liberty Township Committee.
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 for
each day that the violation continues.
Each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase of this
article is declared to be independent section, subsection, sentence,
clause and phrase, and the finding or holding of any such portion
of this article to be unconstitutional, void, or ineffective for any
cause, or reason, shall not affect any other portion of this article.
This article shall be in full force and effect from and after
its adoption and any publication as may be required by law.
