[Adopted 7-21-2005 by Ord. No. 795]
An ordinance to establish a yard waste collection
and disposal program in the Borough of Oceanport, so as to protect
the 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 which 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. 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 to be in violation of this article.
The primary parties responsible for the enforcement
of the within article and the issuance of a complaint for any violation
thereof shall be the Police Department and/or the Code Enforcement
Officer.
