[HISTORY: 1968 Code Chapter 41 §§ 41-1 — 41-10 as amended through 12-28- 15. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning indicated:
LITTER
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, newspaper, magazines, throwaways or handbills, glass, metal, plastic or paper containers or other packaging or construction material, but does not include the waste of the primary process of mining or other extraction processes, logging, sawmilling, farming or manufacturing.
LITTER RECEPTACLE
A container suitable for the depositing of litter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, drop, discard or otherwise place litter of any nature upon any public or private property other than in a litter receptacle.
A. 
The owner or person in control of any private premises shall at all times maintain the premises free of litter, including sidewalks and alleys adjacent thereto.
B. 
The owner or person in control of private premises, including commercial establishments, shall maintain private receptacles for collection, including dumpsters, in such a manner that litter will be prevented from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any public place or private premises.
It shall be unlawful for any residential or commercial property owner to permit open or overflowing waste disposal bins on his or her property.
Litter receptacles and their servicing are required at the following public places which exist in the municipality, including 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: buildings held out for use by the public, including schools, government buildings, parks, drive-in restaurants, all street vendor locations, self-service refreshment areas, construction sites, gasoline service stations islands, shopping centers, parking lots, marinas, boat moorage and fueling stations, boat launching areas, public and private piers operated for public use, beaches and bathing areas, and at special events to which the public is invited, including sporting events, parades, carnivals, circuses and festivals. The proprietors of these places or the sponsors of these events shall be responsible for providing and servicing the receptacles such that adequate containerization is available.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any owner, agent or contractor in charge of a construction or demolition site to permit the accumulation of litter before, during or after completion of any construction or demolition project. It shall be the duty of the owner, agent or contractor in charge of a construction site to furnish containers adequate to accommodate flyable or nonflyable debris or trash at areas convenient to construction areas and to maintain and empty the receptacles in such a manner and with such a frequency as to prevent spillage of refuse.
B. 
Each contractor shall be responsible for the job site so that litter will be prevented from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any public place or other private premises.
C. 
Litter or other debris, including dirt and mud, deposited as the result of normal construction process upon any public place or private premises, shall be removed by the contractor.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to discard or dump along any street or road on or off any right-of-way any household or commercial solid waste, rubbish, refuse, junk, vehicle or vehicle parts, rubber tires, appliances, furniture or private property, except by written consent of the owner of said property, in any place not specifically designated for the purpose of solid waste storage or disposal.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any residential property owner to store or permit storage of any bulky household waste, including household appliances, furniture and mattresses, in areas zoned residential except in a fully enclosed structure or during days designated for the collection of bulk trash items.
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It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be driven, moved, stopped or parked on any highway unless such a vehicle is constructed or loaded to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping therefrom. Any person operating a vehicle from which any glass or objects have fallen or escaped which could cause an obstruction, damage a vehicle or otherwise endanger travelers or public property shall immediately cause the public property to be cleaned of all glass or objects and shall pay the costs therefor.
B. 
No person, while the operator of or passenger in a vehicle, shall deposit any litter upon any public place or private premises.
It shall be the duty of the owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or person in charge of any structure to keep and cause to be kept the sidewalk and curb abutting the building or structure free from obstruction or nuisances of every kind and to keep sidewalks, areaways, backyards, courts and alleys free from litter and other offensive material. No person shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter, street, catch basin or other public place any accumulation of litter from any public or private sidewalk or driveway. Every person who owns or occupies property shall keep the sidewalk in front of his or her premises free of litter. All sweepings shall be collected and properly containerized for disposal.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place on cars, porches or other areas vulnerable to the elements, materials known as throwaways, handbills and circulars.
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Unless otherwise provided by law, any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, pay a fine of not more than $2,000 for each offense, or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not exceeding 60 days, or both, and each day that such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
[Added 2-2-2022 by Ord. No. 1371]
A. 
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meaning indicated:
BALLOON
A flexible nonporous bag made from materials, such as rubber, latex, polychloroprene or nylon fabric, that can be inflated or filled with fluid, such as helium, hydrogen, nitrous oxide, oxygen, air or water, and then sealed at the neck, usually used as a toy or decoration.
SKY LANTERN
A device that requires a flame which produces heated air trapped in a balloon-type covering allowing the device to float in the air. Sky lanterns shall not include hot-air balloons used for transporting persons.
B. 
Purpose. This section is adopted in order to protect the environment, particularly the wildlife, and the health, safety and welfare of persons and property by prohibiting the release of balloons and sky lanterns into the environment, including latex and Mylar, as it has been determined that the release of balloons, including balloons inflated with lighter-than-air gases, poses a danger and nuisance to the environment, particularly to wildlife and marine animals, so as to constitute a public nuisance and may pose a threat to the safety of persons and property.
C. 
Prohibited releases. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or entity to intentionally release, organize the release of, or intentionally cause to be released, balloons or sky lanterns within the limits of the Borough of Wildwood Crest, with the following exceptions:
(1) 
Balloons or sky lanterns released by a person on behalf of a governmental agency or pursuant to a governmental contract for scientific or meteorological purposes.
(2) 
Hot-air balloons or sky lanterns carrying or transporting people that are recovered after launching.
(3) 
Balloons or sky lanterns released indoors.
D. 
Enforcement. The Police Department and Code Enforcement Officer shall have authority to enforce the provisions of this section.
E. 
Violations and penalties. Unless otherwise provided by law, any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, pay a civil penalty of not less than $100 nor more than $2,000 for each offense.