[HISTORY. Adopted by the Board of Health of the Township of Montague 10-2-84 as Ord. No. BH 84-1. Amended in entirety 4-7-87 by Ord. No. BH 87-1]
[Amended 10-8-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-16; 11-28-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-16]
For the purposes 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.
BULKY WASTE
Unwanted household items that are not garbage; items include stoves, refrigerators, furniture, and carpets, but not including yard debris such as clippings or brush, hazardous material, computers, televisions, electronic devices, automotive waste, such as tires, oil, and batteries, or construction debris.
COMBUSTIBLE WASTES
Yard trimmings, rags, wood, cardboard, and other combustible waste solids of a nonvolatile or explosive nature.
CONTAINERIZED
The placement of yard waste in a trash can, bucket, bag, or other vessels, such as to prevent the yard waste from spilling or blowing out into the street and coming into contact with stormwater.
GARBAGE
Animal or vegetable waste solids resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, and consumption of food.
NONCOMBUSTIBLE WASTES
All solid waste material which does not burn.
OWNER
Any person who, alone or jointly or severally with others, shall have legal or equitable title to any premises with or without accompanying actual possession thereof; or shall have charge thereof or control of any residential premises as owner or agent of the owner, or as fiduciary, including but not limited to executor, executrix, administrator, administratrix, trustee, receiver, or guardian of the estate, or as mortgagee in possession regardless of how such possession was obtained.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal jurisdiction.
REFUSE
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes (except body wastes), including garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleaning, and solid market and industrial wastes; whether combustible or noncombustible.
RUBBISH
Nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible and noncombustible wastes.
STREET
Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway, viaduct, drive, or other way, which is an existing state, county, or municipal roadway, and includes the land between the street lines, whether improved or unimproved, and may comprise pavement, shoulders, gutters, curbs, sidewalks, parking areas, and other areas within the street lines.
YARD WASTE
Leaves and grass clippings.
No person, agent, owner, lessee, tenant or occupant of any land or dwelling shall allow the open accumulation of refuse, garbage, rubbish or combustible or noncombustible waste.
The owner, of every dwelling house or other premises where refuse accumulates shall provide and keep on such premises sufficient and suitable receptacles with tight fitting covers for receiving and holding the refuse.
A. 
"Sufficient" is defined for the purpose of this section to be at least one receptacle for each family unit or other occupant of premises and at least two such receptacles for each commercial or business established where the aforesaid refuse shall accumulate, but each owner of premises shall provide sufficient receptacles to store all refuse which may be accumulated thereat between the times when such refuse is disposed of as hereinafter provided.
B. 
"Suitable" is defined for the purpose of this section to be a water-tight metal, rubber or plastic receptacle with a tight fitting cover so constructed as to prevent spilling or leakage of its contents. Each receptacle for use at a single residence shall have a capacity of not more than 30 gallons and be equipped with a pull handle or handles.
C. 
Plastic and paper bags are not suitable or sufficient receptacles.
Receptacles for refuse, garbage and/or rubbish from commercial and industrial premises may have a greater capacity than that prescribed in § 88-3 hereof provided they meet the other qualifications of the suitable receptacle and are equipped for handling by motorized equipment, cleaned and sanitized as needed after emptying and replaced by the same type of receptacle if removed for emptying.
Residential buildings consisting of six or more individual family units shall be permitted to utilize dumpsters as refuse receptacles subject to the requirements of § 88-3 and § 88-4. Dumpsters shall not be permitted as refuse receptacles for residential buildings consisting of five or fewer family units.
Dumpsters in the R-4 Zone shall be located in a side yard of the building, a minimum of 10 feet behind the front wall of the building on a concrete slab with a minimum of four inch thickness for the support of either a two cubic yard dumpster or a three cubic yard dumpster. The top of the concrete slab shall be at grade level to facilitate the movement of the dumpster in and out of the enclosure. The dumpster shall be enclosed with a chain link fence with dimensions of at least eight and one-half (8 1/2) feet in width, twelve and one-half (12 1/2) feet in depth and five feet in height to accommodate and screen a dumpster with a capacity of at least two cubic yards but not more than three cubic yards. The chain link fence shall have metal or plastic inserts between the mesh or weave of the fence. The chain link enclosure shall have two chain link gates, each of which shall be a minimum of four feet, three inches in width and five feet in height and shall have hinges of a type permitting the gates to be opened 180 degrees from the closed position. The chain link gates shall have a nonlockable latch located at least five feet above the concrete slab. Existing structures in the R-4 Zone which are unable to comply with the location requirements of this section shall submit an application proposing an alternate location along with the proposed dimensions to the Montague Township Board of Health. After notice by the applicant to the property owners located within 200 feet of any building utilizing the dumpster at the proposed location and a public hearing held thereon, the Montague Township Board of Health may grant approval for said location.
All dumpsters utilized for multi-family buildings shall be in compliance with the requirements of § 88-6 by July 1, 1987.
Receptacles that are broken or otherwise fail to meet the requirements of this section, may be classed as refuse and collected and disposed of as such, by the person or agency responsible for the collection of refuse, provided that such receptacle shall not be collected if it appears to have been suitable under the definition of this section at some previous time without a written notice being delivered to the owner of the fact that the receptacle is not deemed suitable at least 10 days before the receptacle is collected,
Receptacles for refuse shall not be set out for collection except during the hours of a day scheduled for collection of refuse or the evening before.
Receptacles other than dumpsters shall be conveniently located on premises for the storage of refuse and maintained in such manner with the cover in place as to prevent creation of a nuisance or menace to public health.
A. 
Garbage shall be thoroughly and completely drained of all liquids, wrapped securely in paper, paper bags or plastic bags and placed in a receptacle as herein described.
B. 
Papers shall be secured and properly tied into bundles or other packages in a manner to prevent scattering while waiting or during collection. The bundles or packages shall be of a size and weight to permit ease of handling by one man.
C. 
Combustible or noncombustible waste of such a nature that it cannot be deposited in a receptacle shall be securely and properly tied into bundles or packages to prevent spilling or scattering. The bundles or packages shall be of a size and weight to permit ease of handling by one man and shall be packaged or otherwise assembled in quantities weighing not more than 50 pounds.
A. 
The person occupying any premises whereon a business or industry is conducted shall arrange for the removal of refuse on such premises each week unless sufficient and suitable facilities are provided and used for the storage of such refuse within a building on such premises until the refuse is removed.
B. 
The owner of any residential premises is required to arrange for the pickup or collection of refuse from the premises at least once a week during any period when the premises are occupied. This responsibility cannot be assigned by a landlord to a tenant; if an attempt is made to assign the responsibility, the landlord shall remain legally responsible for compliance with collection obligations at the property. The owner of any residential premises required by state law (N.J.S.A. 46:8-28) to file a landlord's registration statement shall also file with the Municipal Clerk the name, address, and telephone number of the carter with whom the landlord has made arrangements for pickup or collection of refuse.
[Amended 10-8-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-18]
No refuse, except combustible waste, which can be burned as provided in § 88-14, shall be disposed of except at a sanitary landfill established, conducted, operated and maintained in accordance with the standards established by the State Department of Health.
A. 
Combustible waste may be burned on the premises where it is collected provided the method of disposal is permitted by State Law, and a State Fire Permit is obtained for open burning. Such burning shall be conducted so as not to create a nuisance.
B. 
Due to the population density in the R-4 Zone, the burning of refuse, garbage, rubbish or combustible wastes is hereby prohibited.
[Added 10-8-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-16[1]]
The Township shall offer to Montague residents only a container placed at the municipal DPW yard for the disposal of bulky waste at a charge to be established in Chapter 18 of the municipal Code. The container shall be available on Montague Township recycling days only.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also renumbered former § 88-15, Violations and penalties, as § 88-16.
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a fine of not less than $5 nor more than $500.
[Added 11-28-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-16]
A. 
Purpose. The following code provisions are intended to establish a yard waste collection and disposal program in the Township of Montague, so as to protect health, safety, and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
B. 
Yard waste collection.
(1) 
Sweeping, raking, blowing, or otherwise placing leaves that are not containerized at the curb along the street is only allowed during the seven days prior to a scheduled and announced collection. Leaves shall not be placed closer than 10 feet from any storm drain inlet. All leaves must be placed in thirty-gallon brown biodegradable self-standing waterproof paper bags. Placement of yard waste at the curb or along the street at any other time or in any other manner is a violation of this section. If such placement of yard waste occurs, the party responsible for placement of the yard waste must remove the yard waste from the street or said party shall be deemed in violation of this section.
(2) 
Grass clippings may be composted on the property on which they are generated or cut and left on the property on which they are generated. Sweeping, raking, blowing, or otherwise placing grass clippings at the curb or along the street is a violation of this section. If such placement of grass clippings occurs, the party responsible for the placement of the grass clippings must remove the grass clippings from the street or said party shall be deemed in violation of this section.
C. 
Enforcement. The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the Code Enforcement Officer, and/or the Montague Township Department of Public Works.
D. 
Violations and penalties. Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $100.