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Timestamp: 2018-12-19 11:47:29
Document Index: 351650697

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 51', '§ 51', '§ 51', '§ 51', '§ 51', '§ 51', '§ 51', '§ 51', '§ 51', '§ 51', '§ 51', '§ 51', '§ 51', '§ 51', '§ 51']

Township of Alloway, NJ Clean Communities Program
§ 51-1 Littering prohibited.
§ 51-2 Use of litter receptacles.
§ 51-3 Dumping.
§ 51-4 Storage of household solid waste.
§ 51-5 Storage of tires.
§ 51-6 Inoperable vehicles.
§ 51-7 Uncovered vehicles.
§ 51-8 Construction sites.
§ 51-9 Littering waters prohibited.
§ 51-10 Maintenance of commercial establishments and residences.
§ 51-11 Removal of junk, trash, brush and debris required.
§ 51-12 Notice and enforcement of removal.
§ 51-13 Abatement by Township; collection of expenses.
§ 51-14 Violations and penalties.
Chapter 51 Clean Communities Program
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Alloway 9-8-1988 by Ord. No. 246. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Recycling — See Ch. 91.
"Litter" means 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, glass, metal, plastic or paper containers or other packaging or construction material but does not include the waste of the primary processes of mining or other extraction processes, logging, sawmilling, farming or manufacturing.
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 1/4 mile without a receptacle; buildings held out for use by the public, including schools, government buildings and railroad and bus stations; parks; drive-in restaurants; all street vendor locations; self-service refreshment areas; construction sites; gasoline service stations islands; shopping centers; parking lots; campgrounds and trailer parks; 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.
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 or 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.
[Added 8-18-2011 by Ord. No. 458[1]]
The owner of lands lying within the Township of Alloway is hereby required to remove or cause to be removed: any abandoned refrigerators, washing machines, old furniture, abandoned and cast-out junk of various sorts, brush, weeds, dead and dying trees, stumps, roots, obnoxious growths, filth, garbage, tires, trash and debris within the time contained in a Notice advising of same which shall not be less than 72 hours or more than 10 days from the date the Notice is received or presumed received (as described hereafter) by the owner of the property as reflected on the current tax bill.
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former § 51-11, Natural growth and dangerous overhanging objects, added 8-19-2010 by Ord. No. 448.
Notice to the owner to cause the removal of the substances referred to in the preceding section shall be given by a Township employee and may be served upon the owner, either personally or by registered mail, return receipt requested, and regular mail. If service is made by registered mail, the time period within which such removal shall be accomplished shall he deemed to have commenced on the date of receipt as reflected on the return receipt of the registered mail obtained by the postal authority for the delivery of such registered notice or, if not claimed, and the regular mailing is not returned, then the time period shall commence three days after the mailing.
Every such notice shall, in addition to requiring the removal, advise the owner that failure to accomplish such removal within the time stated therein will result in removal under the direction of an appropriate Township employee, and the cost of such removal shall be charged to the owner of such lands and shall be payable to the Township within 30 days after date of submission of the charges. Unless such charges are paid within the thirty-day period, the costs as assessed shall become a lien upon the lands and shall be collected as provided by law.
[Added 8-19-2010 by Ord. No. 448; amended 8-18-2011 by Ord. No. 458]
Whenever an owner of lands within the Township receiving notice provided for by the preceding section tails or neglects, within the prescribed time, to effect removal of such substances, such removal shall be accomplished under the direction of the appropriate Township employee.
The removal shall be accomplished in either of the two following methods: by use of the township employees or through an independent contractor approved by the Township.
Retention and approval of the independent contractor shall be accomplished in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1, et seq.
Where the removal is accomplished by Township employees, an accurate record of the cost of such removal shall be determined by an appropriate Township employee, who shall certify the cost thereof to the governing body, which cost shall include time, labor, materials and equipment. Any bills submitted by an independent contractor pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1, et seq. shall likewise be submitted to the governing body, and an appropriate Township official shall certify that the work specified in the statement submitted by the independent contractor was, in fact, performed.
If the governing body finds the certification correct, the cost shall be charged against the lands, and the amount charged shall become a lien upon the lands and shall he added to and become and form a part of the taxes next to be assessed and levied upon such lands, the same to bear interest at the same rate as taxes and shall be collected and enforced by the same officers and in the same manner as taxes.
[Amended 9-16-2010 by Ord. No. 449; 8-18-2011 by Ord. No. 458]
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article or fail to comply with any notice given in accordance with this article shall, upon conviction thereof, he subject to a fine not in excess of $500 or imprisonment not in excess of 90 days, or both.
Any such penalties shall be imposed in addition to the cost of removing the substances hereinbefore referred to upon the lands described in the notice given.
For purposes of this article, each day on which such a condition exists after the expiration of the notice period shall he deemed or constitute a separate offense under this article, and separate complaints may be filed for each such offense.