Township of Franklin, NJ
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2023-11-06
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 120 Streets and Sidewalks
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Article VI Yard Waste
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Building Subcode Inspector
- Ch 4 Chief Financial Officer
- Ch 6 Claims Approval
- Ch 7 Committees
- Ch 9 Court, Municipal
- Ch 10 Code Enforcement Officer
- Ch 15 Fire Department
- Ch 19 Health, Board of
- Ch 20 Health Services
- Ch 21 Historic Preservation Commission
- Ch 22 Invasive Plants
- Ch 24 Local Assistance Board
- Ch 27 Open Space Commission
- Ch 28 Open Space Trust Fund, Municipal
- Ch 30 Plumbing Inspector
- Ch 31 (Reserved)
- Ch 32 Public Safety Committee
- Ch 33 (Reserved)
- Ch 37 Salaries and Compensation
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 45 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 47 Blasting
- Ch 48 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 49 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 51 Buildings, Unfit
- Ch 53 Certified Location Drawings
- Ch 54 Charitable Solicitation in Roadways
- Ch 55 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 59 Curfew
- Ch 63 Dogs
- Ch 65 Clothing Bins
- Ch 67 Driveways
- Ch 69 Drug-Free School Zones
- Ch 73 Farming
- Ch 74 Fees
- Ch 75 Firearms and Weapons
- Ch 77 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 80 Floodplain Management
- Ch 82 Garage Sales
- Ch 83 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
- Ch 83A Hazardous Materials
- Ch 84 Historic Preservation Areas
- Ch 85 Housing
- Ch 87 Junkyards
- Ch 90 Land Use and Development
- Ch 94 Licensed Occupations
- Ch 95 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 97 Registration and Maintenance of Certain Real Property by Mortgagees
- Ch 100 Mobile Homes
- Ch 102 Nuisances
- Ch 105 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 106 Penalties and Fines
- Ch 107 Poultry Businesses
- Ch 109 Registration of Rental Properties and Businesses
- Ch 111 Sludge, Management of
- Ch 113 Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 116 Soil Removal
- Ch 118 Storage Tanks
- Ch 119 Stormwater Control
- Ch 120 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 120 Art VI Yard Waste
- § 120-39 Purpose.
- § 120-40 Definitions.
- § 120-41 Yard waste prohibited in streets.
- § 120-42 Enforcement.
- § 120-43 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 123 Trailers and Trailer Camps
- Ch 129 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 131 Vehicles, Unlicensed Motor-Driven
- Ch 133 Walls and Fences
- Ch 135 Water
- Ch 137 Winter Parking and Plowing
- Part III: Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 140 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 146 Nuisances
- Ch 154 Retail Food Establishments
- Appendix
- Ch A160 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A161 Water Franchise
- Ch A162 Street Ordinances
- Ch A163 Telecommunications Franchise
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 8-14-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-4]
The purpose of this article is to prohibit the deposit of leaves
and yard waste in public streets to protect the public health, safety
and welfare and to comply with NJDEP stormwater regulations.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
All owners, whether individual, corporate or otherwise, of
residential, commercial or institutional properties, excepting properties
that are farmland assessed.
Any public street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway, alley
or other public right-of-way dedicated, accepted and/or maintained
by the Township of Franklin, including the traveled roadway, paved
or unpaved, shoulders, gutters, curbs, parking areas, and any other
area within the road right-of-way that is improved.
Yard waste shall include grass clippings, leaves, brush,
mulch, and any other vegetative material located in or upon privately
owned and maintained property within the Township of Franklin.
The sweeping, raking, blowing, or otherwise depositing of yard
waste in any public street within the Township of Franklin is prohibited.
This article shall be enforced by the Zoning Officer or other
official designated by the Mayor and Township Committee.
