[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Greenwich as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 7-15-1985 by Ord. No. 12-1985]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A container of watertight construction with a tight-fitting
lid or cover capable of preventing the escape of contents within.
Garbage, refuse and rubbish and all other waste material
which, if thrown or deposited as herein prohibited, tends to create
a danger to public health, safety and welfare.
An individual, firm, corporation, association, society, partnership
and their servants or employees.
All property, including but not limited to vacant land or
any land, building or other structure designed or used for residential,
commercial, business, industrial, institutional or religious purposes.
Any and all streets, sidewalks, boulevards, alleys or other
public ways, lakes, rivers, watercourses or fountains and any and
all public parks, squares, spaces, grounds and buildings.
Any receptacles provided by the Township.
Every device in, upon or by which any person or property
is or may be transported or drawn upon land or water.
No person shall deposit any litter within the
Township except in public receptacles or authorized private receptacles
for collection.
Persons placing litter in public receptacles
or in authorized private receptacles shall do so in such manner as
to prevent litter from being carried or deposited upon any street,
sidewalk, public place or private premises.
No person shall upset or tamper with a public
or private receptacle designed or used for the deposit of litter or
cause its contents to be deposited or strewn in or upon any public
place or private premises.
A.
No person, while the operator of or passenger in a
vehicle, shall deposit litter upon any public place or private premises.
B.
No person shall operate a vehicle within the Township
unless such vehicle is constructed or loaded as to prevent any part
of its load from being blown or deposited upon any public place or
private premises.
No person shall deposit litter in any park within
the Township except in receptacles and in such a manner that the litter
will be prevented from being carried or deposited upon any part of
the park or upon any other public place or private premises. Where
receptacles are not provided, all such litter shall be removed from
the park by the person responsible for its presence and properly disposed
of elsewhere in a lawful manner.
Any
person violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions of
this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a minimum
fine of $50 and a maximum fine of $500 or to be imprisoned for a term
not exceeding 90 days. Each day such violation is committed or permitted
to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable
as such. In addition, each person so convicted shall be responsible
for the cleanup of such property or shall be ordered to clean up the
property.
[Adopted 2-3-1992 by Ord. No. 1-1992]
It is unlawful for any person to discard or
dump along any street or road, on or off any right-of-way, any household
or commercial solid waste, rubbish, refuse, junk, vehicle or vehicle
parts, rubber tires, appliances, furniture, or private property, except
by written consent of the owner of said property, in any place not
specifically designated for the purpose of solid waste storage or
disposal.
It is the duty of the owner, lessee, tenant,
occupant or person in charge of any structure to keep and cause to
be kept the sidewalk and curb abutting the building or structure free
from obstruction or nuisances of every kind, and to keep sidewalks,
areaways, backyards, courts and alleys free of litter and debris.
It is unlawful for any person to place, to cause
to be placed, or to hire another person to place any advertisement,
handbill or unsolicited material of any kind in or on any street,
sidewalk, building or vehicle within the community in such a manner
that it may be removed by natural forces.
A person convicted of violating any of the aforesaid
sections shall be subject to a fine of not more than $2,000, 90 days'
imprisonment and/or 90 days of community service. For purposes of
calculating the fine, the Court may treat each day as a separate and
continuing violation.
