[Adopted 10-27-2005 by Ord. No. 14-2005 (Ch. 110, Art. III, of the 1990 Code)]
The purpose of this article is to establish
requirements for the proper handling of yard waste in the Borough
of North Haledon 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.
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.
The owner and/or occupant of any property, or
any employee or contractor of such owner or occupant engaged to provide
lawn care or landscaping services, shall not sweep, rake, blow or
otherwise place yard waste in the street, unless the Borough has established
a program for leaf collection necessitating the placement of leaves
in the street, in which case the owner and/or occupant shall comply
with the requirements and/or terms of the program. If yard waste is
placed in the street, or if placed in the street pursuant to a Borough
program but not in accordance with the requirements and/or terms of
the program, the party responsible for placement of yard waste must
remove the yard waste from the street, or said party shall be deemed
in violation of this article. In no way shall any yard waste, whether
containerized or not, be placed for collection in the regular solid
waste collection, unless otherwise allowed under the solid waste ordinances
of the Borough of North Haledon.
The provisions of this article shall be enforced
by the North Haledon Board of Health, the Property Maintenance Officer
and/or the Police Department.
