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--- Document: Containerized Yard Waste/Yard Waste Collection Program Ordinance Document ---
Borough of Essex Fells, NJ
§ 232-12. Purpose.
The purpose of this article is to establish a yard waste collection and disposal program in the
Borough of Essex Fells, so as to protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe
penalties for the failure to comply.
§ 232-13. Definitions.
The following definitions shall apply to Article III of Chapter 232:
CONTAINERIZED
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.
PERSON Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, or political
subdivision of this state subject to municipal jurisdiction.
STREET 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.
YARD WASTE – Leaves, twigs and branches. Grass clippings, tree stumps, and roots shall not
be deemed or considered yard waste.
§ 232-14. Yard waste collection. [Amended 12-6-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-1068]
Sweeping, raking, blowing or otherwise placing yard waste that is not in containers or
biodegradable paper bags at the curb or along the street is only permitted during spring and fall
cleanup, and then only in accordance with seasonal rules established by the Borough for the
placement of yard waste in the street during these periods. Yard waste shall not be placed closer
than 10 feet from any storm drain inlet or 20 feet from an intersection at any time. Placement of
loose yard waste at the curb or along the street, except in accordance with seasonal rules, shall be
a violation of this article. The owner of any property bordering the area in which the placement of
yard waste occurs shall be responsible for placement of the yard waste and must remove the yard
waste from the street or shall be deemed in violation of this article. Containers or biodegradable
paper bags placed for yard waste collection shall conform to Borough collection requirements.
§ 232-15. Enforcement.
The provisions of this article shall be enforced by the Department of Public Works, Police
Department of Essex Fells, and the Construction Official.
§ 232-16. Violations and penalties.
Any person, firm or corporation, landowner or tenant who violates any of the provisions of this
article of this chapter shall receive a written notice of violation and be required to correct any such
violation within 10 days of notice. If any such person, firm, corporation, landowner or tenant fails
to abate the violation, he or she shall be subject to a penalty of $100, and each week the offense
continues will be considered a separate and distinct offense. A subsequent violation of this article
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Borough of Essex Fells, NJ
§ 232-16
§ 232-16
shall result in a penalty of $250 and third and subsequent violations shall result in a minimum
penalty of $500 and a maximum penalty of $1,000 and up to 90 days in jail upon conviction.
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