[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Norwood 6-5-2002 by Ord. No. 02:09. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful to engage in business in
the Borough of Norwood as a landscape contractor without first having
registered as set forth herein.
Unless otherwise expressly provided, the words
and phrases used in this chapter shall have the following meanings:
The New Jersey Contractors' Registration Act, N.J.S.A.
56:8-136 et seq.
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No. 16:06]
Any organic or inorganic substance including grass, grass
clippings, branches, twigs, mulch, soil or other natural parts of
foliage, including stumps or trees, products of the earth, including
any residue from any of the foregoing. Leaves shall not be considered
debris for purposes of this section.
Any individual person, partnership, firm, association, business,
or legal entity regularly doing business with customers to provide
the following services as a commercial undertaking for consideration:
mowing of grass or lawns; trimming or cutting of trees, bushes, or
shrubbery; restoration, or installation of lawns, grass, foliage,
leaves, or trees from a given property; any and all services relating
to the placing, installation, care, or cultivation of lawns, shrubbery,
trees, foliage or other plant life, installation of sprinkler systems,
but excluding the tree care services as defined by Chapter 220 of
this Code.
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Any individual, sole proprietor, corporation, partnership,
limited-liability company, or any other business.
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No. 16:06]
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A.
All applications for registration will be in writing on forms furnished
by the Borough Clerk, signed by the applicant or the authorized agent
of the applicant, and presented to the Borough Clerk. The application
will state the applicant's name, the business name and address,
telephone number and email addresses, and other information the Borough
Clerk deems necessary for registration, including proof of any current
registration of the applicant under the Act and proof of liability
insurance covering the work to be provided, as required by the Act.
B.
If the applicant presents proof that it is registered under the Act,
and has the required liability insurance, then the Borough Clerk will
issue a registration certificate permit with a copy of the Borough's
ordinances relating to landscapers without the payment of the registration
fee.
C.
If the applicant is not registered with the state under the Act to
perform landscaper services, then the applicant will provide any other
information requested by the Borough Clerk that is necessary to confirm
that the applicant is qualified to perform these services and has
adequate liability insurance covering the work to be performed. The
Borough Clerk will, after appropriate investigation, present the application
to the Mayor and Council, which may or grant or refuse the application.
If the application is approved, the Mayor and Council will authorize
and direct the Borough Clerk to issue the registration provided that
the applicant has paid the fee as hereinafter provided.
D.
All registrations expire on December 31 of each year.
E.
Property owners are not required to register to provide landscaper
services on their own property in the Borough.
The registration fee shall be $25 per calendar
year, and no part of said fee shall be prorated for any part of the
year. Upon payment of the fee, the Borough Clerk shall issue a registration
certificate for the calendar year for which the application was filed.
A.
No landscaper shall operate within the confines of
the Borough without possession of a current registration.
B.
The removal of debris resulting from landscaping services
shall be the responsibility of the landscaper, and no such debris
shall be placed at the curbside for collection, swept, or deposited
into any public and/or private street and/or residence or left on
a given property such that same may be caused to be blown into a public
and/or private street and/or residence.
C.
No landscaper shall perform any landscaping services
within the confines of the Borough of Norwood on Sunday.
D.
No landscaper shall dump or allow the dumping of leaves
which do not originate within the boundaries of the Borough of Norwood.
Landscapers will be able to rake leaves into the curbline during the
period of September 30 through December 31. (No clippings, sticks,
rocks, etc.) The leaves are to be placed evenly along the property
line in a neat and orderly fashion. No landscaper shall bag leaves.
E.
No person shall allow the piling of leaves so as to
block accessibility to storm sewer drains.
F.
No one shall spill or dump oil, gasoline or other
petroleum products or any pesticides on the public highway or right-of-way
or anywhere on the ground. No equipment shall be filled or refilled
except over a drop cloth or other device designated to catch and retain
any accidental spillage.
G.
The permit issued pursuant to this chapter, or a photocopy of the
permit signed by the permit holder, must be in the actual possession
of the person performing landscaper services.
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Any landscaper or excavator who violates Borough
ordinances, such as those covering (but not limited to these examples)
dumping, littering, causing excessive noise or causing damage to roadways
or curbing, shall, upon conviction for any of these violations, be
required to return his permit for that year to the Borough Clerk and
refrain from further work within the Borough until he obtains a new
permit for a future year.
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Any person convicted of violating the terms of this chapter will be subject to the penalties set forth in Chapter 174 of this Code.
