[Ord. No. 11-2020, § 1]
The purpose of this article is to establish a yard waste collection
program in the Borough so as to protect public health, safety and
welfare, and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
[Ord. No. 11-2020, § 1]
For purposes of this Article 2, the following terms, phrases,
words and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein
unless their use in the text of this article 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.
The placement of yard waste in a trash can, bucket, bag or
other vessel, such as to prevent the yard waste from spilling or blowing
out into the street and coming into contact with stormwater.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction. This definition includes the owners/contractors of lawn
care or landscaping services, including their employees, performing
lawn care and maintenance services on behalf of the owner or occupant
of any property located within the Borough of Morris Plains.
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.
Brush and leaves only. This definition does not include grass
clippings.
[Ord. No. 11-2020, § 1]
Sweeping, raking, blowing or otherwise placing yard waste that
is not containerized at the curb or along the street is only allowed
during the seven days prior to a scheduled and announced collection,
and shall not be placed closer than 10 feet to any storm drain inlet.
Placement of such yard waste at the curb or along the street at any
other time or in any other manner is a violation of this article.
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 article.
[Ord. No. 11-2020, § 1]
The provisions of this article shall be enforced by the Borough's
Recycling Coordinator, Morris Plains Police Department, Morris Plains
Board of Health, Morris Plains Code Enforcement Official, Morris County
Office of Health Management and other agents as may be designated
by the Borough.
[Ord. No. 11-2020, § 1]
Any person convicted of violation of the provisions of this
article shall be subject to one or more of the following penalties:
a fine not exceeding $2,000; imprisonment up to 90 days; or a period
of community service not exceeding 90 days. Each and every day a violation
occurs or continues shall be deemed a separate and distinct violation.
