[HISTORY: Derived from Sec. 6-1 of the 1969 Revised General
Ordinances of the Borough of Spotswood (adopted by the Borough Council 5-11-1970 by Ord. No.
278, as amended through 9/94). Subsequent amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Amended 11-4-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-042; 2-6-2006 by Ord. No.
2006-02]
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms, phrases,
words and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein
unless their use in the text of this chapter 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.
Putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the
handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
Any used or unconsumed substance or waste material which
has been discarded, whether made of aluminum, glass, plastic, rubber,
paper or other natural or synthetic material, or any combination thereof,
including, but not limited to, any bottle, jar or can, or any top,
cap or detachable tab of any bottle, jar or can, any unlighted cigarette,
cigar, match or any flaming or glowing material or any garbage, trash,
refuse, debris, rubbish, grass clippings or other lawn or garden waste,
newspapers, magazines, glass, metal, plastic or paper containers or
other packaging or construction material, but does not include the
waste of the primary processes of mining or other extraction processes,
logging, sawmilling, farming or manufacturing.
A container suitable for the depositing of litter.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
Any and all streets, sidewalks, boulevards, alleys, beaches
or other public ways, and any and all public parks, squares, spaces,
docks, grounds and buildings.
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes (except body
wastes), including garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead
animals, abandoned automobiles, and solid market and industrial wastes.
Nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible
and noncombustible wastes, such as paper, wrappings, cigarettes, cardboard,
tin cans, yard clippings, leaves, wood, glass, bedding, crockery and
similar materials.
Every device in, on or by which any person or property is
or may be transported or drawn on a highway, including devices used
exclusively on stationary rails or tracks.
No person shall sweep, throw, deposit or dump litter in or on
any occupied, open or vacant property, whether owned by such person
or not, or in or on any street, sidewalk, park or other public place,
or any pond, lake or stream or other body of water within the Borough,
except in public receptacles or in authorized private receptacles
for collection. Persons placing litter in public receptacles or in
authorized private receptacles shall do so in a manner which prevents
it from being carried or deposited by the elements on any street,
sidewalk or other public place or on private property.
No person, including merchants owning or occupying a place of
business, shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter, street or other
public place within the Borough the accumulation of litter from any
building or lot or from any public or private sidewalk or driveway.
Persons owning or occupying property shall keep the sidewalk in front
of their premises free of litter.
[Amended 2-6-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-02]
A.
No person, while a driver or passenger in a vehicle, shall throw
or deposit litter on any street or other public place within the Borough
or on private property.
B.
Whenever any litter is thrown or discarded or allowed to fall from
a vehicle or boat in violation of this chapter, the operator or owner,
or both, of the motor vehicle or boat shall also be deemed to have
violated this chapter.
No person shall drive or move any truck or other vehicle within
the Borough unless such vehicle is constructed or loaded to prevent
any load, contents or litter from being blown or deposited on any
street, alley or other public place; nor shall any person drive or
move any vehicle or truck within the Borough, the wheels or tires
of which carry or deposit mud, dirt, sticky substances, litter or
foreign matter of any kind onto any street, alley or other public
place.
No person shall bring, cart, remove, transport or collect any
litter from outside the Borough or into the Borough for the purpose
of dumping or disposing thereof. No truck or other vehicle containing
litter which has been transported into the Borough shall be parked
or allowed to remain standing on any street in the Borough or on any
public property for a period in excess of two hours.
No person shall cast or place or cause to be cast or placed
any advertisement, handbill, circular or paper on any public street,
on sidewalks, into any vestibules or yards, on porches of any dwelling
house or other buildings or into any vehicle while on the public highways
or on private property within the Borough, except that this section
shall not apply to newspapers and addressed envelopes delivered to
subscribers and addresses. Advertisements, handbills, circulars and
papers may be distributed in the Borough, if they are so securely
placed at each dwelling that they will not be blown away by the wind.
A.
A litter receptacle and its service shall be required at the following
public places which exist in the Borough:
(1)
Sidewalks used by pedestrians in active, retail commercially zoned
areas, such that, at a minimum there shall be no single linear quarter
mile without a receptacle.
(2)
Buildings held out for use by the public, including schools, government
buildings and railroad and bus stations.
(3)
Parks.
(4)
Drive-in restaurants.
(5)
All street vendor locations.
(6)
Self-service refreshment areas.
(7)
Construction sites.
(8)
Gasoline service station islands.
(9)
Shopping centers.
(10)
Parking lots.
(11)
Campgrounds and trailer parks.
(12)
Marinas, boat moorage and fueling stations.
(13)
Boat-launching areas.
(14)
Public and private piers operated for public use.
(15)
Beach and bathing areas.
(16)
At special events where the public is invited, including sporting
events, parades, carnivals, circuses and festivals.
