[Ord. 202, 8/10/1983]
No person shall throw or deposit litter in or upon any street,
sidewalk or public place within the township, except in public receptacles
or in authorized private receptacles for collection.
[Ord. 202, 8/10/1983]
Persons placing litter in public receptacles or in authorized
private receptacles shall do so in such a manner as to prevent it
from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk
or other public place or public property.
[Ord. 202, 8/10/1983]
No person shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter, street
or other public place within the Township the accumulation of litter
from a 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.
[Ord. 202, 8/10/1983]
No persons owning or occupying a place of business 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 sidewalk
in front of their business premises free from litter.
[Ord. 202, 8/10/1983]
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 or upon private property.
[Ord. 202, 8/10/1983]
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, contents or litter from being blown or deposited
upon any street, alley 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 onto or deposit in any street, alley or other
public place mud, dirt, sticky substances, litter or foreign matter
of any kind.
[Ord. 202, 8/10/1983]
No person shall throw or deposit litter in any park within the
Township except in public receptacles and in such a manner that the
litter will be prevented from being carried or deposited by the elements
upon any part of the park or upon any street or other public place.
Where public receptacles are not provided, all such litter shall be
carried away from the park by the person responsible for its presence
and properly disposed of elsewhere as provided herein.
[Ord. 202, 8/10/1983]
No person shall throw or deposit litter in any pond, stream
or any other body of water in a park or elsewhere within the Township.
[Ord. 202, 8/10/1983]
No person shall throw or deposit litter in any storm or sanitary
sewer, including rights-of-way.
[Ord. 202, 8/10/1983]
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 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.
[Ord. 202, 8/10/1983]
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.
[Ord. 202, 8/10/1983]
Northampton Township is hereby authorized and empowered to notify
the owner of any open or vacant private property within the Township
or the agent of such owner to properly dispose of litter located on
such owner's property which is dangerous to public health, safety
or welfare. Such notice shall be by certified mail, addressed to said
owner at his last known address.
