2554-18 Ordinance Revising Chapter 4-1.3.pdf

2554-18 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4, SECTION 1.3 OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE (Sweeping Litter, Garbage, Refuse or Rubbish into Gutter Prohibited.) BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY that Chapter 4 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange be and are hereby amended as follows: I. PURPOSE The purpose of this ordinance is to revise the municipal code provision governing the sweeping of litter, garbage, refuse or rubbish within the Township of West Orange to include the addition of grass. II. CHAPTER 4, SECTION 1.3 SHALL BE AND HEREBY IS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED TO INCORPORATE THE FOLLOWING: 4-1.3 Sweeping Litter, Garbage, Grass, Refuse or Rubbish into Gutter Prohibited. No person, including merchants owning or occupying a place of business, shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter or other public place within the Township the accumulation of litter, garbage, grass, refuse or rubbish from any block or lot or from any public or private sidewalk or driveway. Persons owning or occupying property shall keep the sidewalk in front of their premises free of litter, garbage, grass, refuse and rubbish. III. REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES Any Ordinances of the Township which are in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. IV. SEVERABILITY If any part of this Ordinance shall be deemed invalid, such parts shall be severed and the invalidity thereof shall not affect the remaining parts of this Ordinance. V. EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall take effect upon final passage and publication in accordance with the law. Robert D. Parisi, Mayor Karen J. Carnevale, R.M.C., Municipal Clerk Susan McCartney, Council President Introduced: September 25, 2018 Adopted: October 16, 2018