[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Cranbury 9-27-2010 by Ord. No. 09-10-14.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Branches, woody plants, and other like vegetative materials
with a trunk that does not exceed eight inches in diameter, including
Christmas trees. "Brush" does not include leaves and grass clippings.
A.
The Township of Cranbury shall provide for a collection system for
brush generated from residential premises, and require that persons
occupying residential premises within the municipal boundaries shall
source-separate brush from solid waste generated at those premises,
and place the brush for collection in the manner provided in this
chapter.
B.
The Township will be responsible for collecting leaves and brush
prepared and located at the curb in accordance with this chapter.
The Township will collect tree branches, shrubbery, and other yard
clippings on or about the third Wednesday of each month.
C.
Leaf collection requirements. Leaves shall be placed between the
sidewalk and the curb for pickup, and shall not be placed closer than
10 feet to any storm drain inlet. Placement of leaves shall be allowed
no sooner than the weekend preceding a scheduled or announced collection
date as listed in the Authority (MCIA) Recycling brochure specific
to the Township of Cranbury. Any placement at any other time or in
any other place shall be in violation of this chapter. Leaves shall
be free of branches, vines, grass clippings and other debris. Leaves
not properly prepared or placed will not be picked up by the Township
and the party responsible shall remove the leaves or be deemed in
violation of this chapter. Persons shall only place leaves at the
curb or along the street that is directly abutting their property
lines.
D.
Brush collection requirements:
(1)
Brush shall be chipped. Placement of brush shall be allowed no sooner
than the weekend preceding the third Wednesday of each month, or as
otherwise scheduled or announced. It is recommended residents notify
the Public Works Department of requests for chipping services by the
Monday before the third Wednesday of the month.
(2)
Materials should be tree branches and shrub branches preferably longer
than three feet. All materials should be stacked at the curb or as
near to the curb as possible, along the curb abutting the property
owner's lot. Hedge clippings, twigs, small branches less than
three feet (but not less than one foot) must be bundled with string
only (no wire) and must be free of foreign debris, such as stones,
dirt, metal, sweepings and rakings. No lumber, construction material,
roots, stumps, mulch, sand, landscape construction material and debris,
or soil left at the curb will be collected. All material to be chipped
should be placed at the curb and no closer than ten feet to a storm
drain inlet by 7:00 a.m. on the collection day. Any material placed
at the curb that does not conform with these specifications will not
be picked up by the Township.
(3)
Brush and limbs placed at the curb must be aligned parallel and facing
with the flow of traffic.
E.
Leaf or brush collection may not occur in the event of Office of
Emergency Management calls, natural disasters, vehicle blockages,
acts of nature (such as snowfall) or other unforeseen occurrences.
Enforcement of this code shall be provided by the Superintendent
of Public Works or the Superintendant's designee.
Any resident or small business of the Township of Cranbury who
is found to have violated the provisions of this chapter shall be
subject to the following procedures and penalties:
