[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of North Haledon 5-18-2022 by Ord. No. 14-2022. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The Borough facility designated for brush/tree material disposal
is the Department of Public Works facility located at 37 Willowbrook
Court. The Department of Public Works reserves the right to designate
the specific location within the facility that brush/tree materials
can be disposed of.
A person or entity whose business involves the placing, planting,
arranging, trimming, cutting, removing of trees or maintenance of
lawns, trees, bushes, shrubs, gardens and related appurtenances on
land or property for the purpose of improving or maintaining same.
A person who currently resides in the Borough of North Haledon.
Proof of residency shall include a current driver’s license,
utility bill or tax bill.
Every device in, upon or by which a person or property is
or may be transported upon a highway.
All residents of the Borough of North Haledon will be allowed
to dispose of brush/tree materials at the North Haledon Department
of Public Works facility in designated areas without the need for
a specific permit, provided they meet the following:
A.
Any person
disposing of brush/tree material at the North Haledon Department of
Public Works facility must be a current resident of the Borough of
North Haledon and provide proof of residency to the facility attendant
prior to the disposal of any brush/tree material.
B.
A resident
must only dispose of brush/tree materials in the designated location
at the Department of Public Works facility.
C.
Tree stumps
will not be accepted
D.
Logs and
branches shall be cut in manageable lengths as determined by the facility
attendant.
E.
A resident
must personally dispose of the material at the Department of Public
works facility. Commercial landscapers working on a North Haledon
resident’s property is not granted access to disposal at the
North Haledon Department of Public Works facility.
F.
A resident
may only dispose of the brush/tree material from their property utilizing
a vehicle no larger than a standard pickup truck or a small trailer.
Residents with trailers with an electric or a hydraulic dump mechanism
must get a special permit at the Municipal Clerk’s Office to
allow them to drop off brush.
G.
The Borough
reserves the right to refuse disposal of brush/tree materials for
any reason if in the opinion same would be detrimental to the facility
and its operation.
H.
Brush/tree
material disposal will only be allowed on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
of any given week, during normal business hours of the recycling center.
All other times brush/tree material disposal is prohibited.
Commercial landscapers are hereby prohibited from disposing
of brush/tree materials at the Department of Public Works facility
unless they are a current resident of the Borough of North Haledon
disposing of brush/tree material from their residence and provide
proof of residency to the facility attendant prior to the disposal
of any brush/tree material in a vehicle no larger than a standard
pickup truck or a small trailer without an electric or a hydraulic
dump mechanism.
Any person or persons who shall violate or fail to comply with
any of the provisions of this chapter, upon conviction thereof, shall
be punished by a fine of not less than $100 for the first offense,
not less than $100 and not to exceed $500 for the second offense and
not less than $100 and not to exceed $1,000 for the third offense
and/or the revocation of disposal privileges at the North Haledon
Department of Public Works brush/tree material disposal facility.
