[Derived from Sec. 3-3 of the 2003 Revised General Ordinances]
For the purpose of this article, the following terms, phrases,
words and their derivations shall have the meanings given herein:
Putrescible animal and vegetable waste resulting from the
handling, preparation, cooking or consumption of food.
Garbage, refuse and rubbish as defined herein and all other
waste material which, if thrown or deposited as herein prohibited,
tends to create a danger to public health, safety or welfare.
Any and all streets, lanes, parkways, sidewalks, municipal
parking lots, alleys or other public ways, and any and all public
parks, squares, spaces, recreation areas, grounds and buildings.
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes (except body
wastes), including but not limited to 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.
No person shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter, street
or other public place within the Township the accumulation of litter
from any building or lot or from any public or private sidewalk or
driveway. Persons owning or occupying places of business within the
Township shall keep the sidewalks in front of their business premises
free of litter.
No person, while a driver or passenger in a vehicle, shall throw
or deposit litter upon any street or other public place within the
Township.
No person shall drive or move any truck or other vehicle within
the Township unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to
prevent any load or contents of litter from being blown or deposited
upon any street or other public place; nor shall any person drive
or move any vehicle or truck within the Township, the wheels or tires
of which carry out or deposit in any street or other public place
mud, dirt, sticky substance or foreign matter of any kind.
No person shall throw or deposit litter in any fountain, pond,
lake, stream, river or any other body of water in a park or elsewhere
within the Township.
No person shall throw or deposit litter on any occupied private
property within the Township, whether owned by such person or not,
except that the owner or person in control of the private property
may maintain authorized private receptacles for collection in such
a manner that litter will be prevented from being carried or deposited
by the elements upon any street, sidewalk or other public place or
upon any private property.
The owner or person in control of any private property shall
at all times maintain the premises free of litter; provided, however,
that this section shall not prohibit the storage of litter in authorized
private receptacles for collection.
No person shall throw or deposit litter on any open or vacant
private property within the Township, whether owned by such person
or not; provided, however, that this section does not apply to litter
resulting from the normal course of construction of any building or
parts thereof during the period of such construction.
No person shall throw or deposit litter in or upon any street,
sidewalk or other public place within the Township.
No person shall bring, cart, remove, transport or collect any
litter from outside this municipality or into this municipality for
the purpose of dumping or disposing thereof.
