[Adopted 12-6-2005 by Ord. No. 05-20]
The purpose of this article is to establish a yard waste collection
and disposal program in the City of Englewood, so as to protect public
health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for the failure
to comply.
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. 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:
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 is only allowed
during the two days prior to a scheduled and announced collection
and shall not be placed closer than 10 feet to 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 in violation of this article.
This article shall be enforced by the Department of Public Works,
the Police Department and the Health Department of the City of Englewood.
Any person who is found to be in violation of the provisions
of this article shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $500. A separate
offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a
violation occurs or continues.
