[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City of Perth Amboy 9-6-1994 as Ord. No. 732-94. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
COLLECTION DATES
Those dates set by the Director of the Department of Public Works, or designee, for collection of leaves.
LEAVES
Any flattened plant structures which were attached to a stem and functioned as a principal organ of photosynthesis. "Leaves" shall not include any grass clippings, shrubbery, branches or root material.
A. 
All leaves are to be placed in paper, biodegradable bags which have a minimum capacity of fifteen (15) gallons. Leaves shall not be placed for collection in plastic bags.
B. 
Grass clippings, shrubbery, branches, root material or any other materials shall not be mixed with bagged leaves.
Leaves accumulated by residents of the City of Perth Amboy shall be collected on a schedule to be established by the Director of the Department of Public Works. Such schedule may be altered or amended from time to time to conform to legal holidays and emergencies, or as deemed necessary by the Director.
A. 
All leaves subject to the collection schedule and to disposal by the City of Perth Amboy shall be placed in the receptacle required hereby and set out within two (2) feet of the curbline adjacent to the property from which the leaves originated.
B. 
Leaves shall not be placed at the curb earlier than the evening before the day of collection.
C. 
No person shall cast, place, sweep or deposit leaves anywhere in the City of Perth Amboy in such a manner that they may be carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk, alley, sewer or other private or public place or into any premises within the City of Perth Amboy.
The Director of Public Works, or designee, may refuse to collect any leaves which fail to meet the regulations set forth herein. In such event, the person placing the refuse for collection shall be compelled to dispose of the same at their own cost and expense within twenty-four (24) hours of such refusal by the Director or designee.