§ 320-15. Brush, branches and leaves.

A. 

Disposal of brush and tree cuttings by residents.

(1) 

Residents shall be permitted to dispose of brush and tree cuttings removed from a Marlboro property in accordance with schedules published annually adopted by the Department of Public Works based on available resources for the provision of such services that shall be noticed on the township website and through other Township communications, in accordance with Subsection C.

(2) 

Individual brush and tree limbs placed for curbside collection cannot exceed a maximum length of six feet, a maximum diameter of four inches and shall not exceed 50 pounds in weight. Branches less than one inch in diameter shall be tied in neat bundles no more than four feet in length and two feet across.

(3) 

Residents shall not include tree stumps, lumber, plywood, fence posts, railroad ties, furniture or other manufactured wood products as part of the curbside collection of brush, leaves and tree cuttings.

(4) 

The total amount placed for any single collection shall be no more than 10 cubic yards or three feet by three feet by 30 feet.

(5) 

Residents who generate more than 10 cubic yards worth of waste and who choose not to store the materials on their property will be individually responsible for the pickup and disposal of the materials.

B. 

Leaf collection.

(1) 

Residents and commercial landscapers shall be permitted to dispose of leaves removed from a Marlboro property via curbside collection in accordance with schedules published annually adopted by the Department of Public Works based on available resources for the provision of such services that shall be noticed on the township website and through other Township communications, in accordance with Subsection C.

(2) 

Leaves shall either be placed in the street or put in one-hundred-percent biodegradable and recyclable paper bags, depending upon the number and type of collections authorized by the Township as detailed in its annual schedule.

C. 

Placement of materials.

(1) 

No resident shall be permitted to place any brush, leaves or tree cuttings within the public right-of-way, except as provided in Subsections A and B.

(2) 

The disposal of brush, leaves and tree cuttings shall be in conformance with the Township's stormwater regulations contained under Chapter 220.

(3) 

No brush, leaves or tree cuttings shall be placed in the street so as to cause a safety hazard or interfere with the ability of vehicles or pedestrians to safely use or travel upon the street.

(4) 

No brush, leaves or tree cuttings shall be placed, stored or otherwise disposed of on any adjoining property without permission of said adjoining property owner.

(5) 

No brush, leaves or tree cuttings shall be placed, stored or otherwise disposed of on any common open space area without approval of the entity controlling said common open space.

(6) 

No brush, leaves or tree cuttings shall be placed, stored or otherwise disposed of within ponds, lakes, streams, swamps, marshes, wetlands, wetland buffers, conservation easements, nontidal floodways or similar watercourses.

(7) 

Property owners shall not place brush, leaves or tree cuttings for curbside collection more than one week prior to their scheduled collection date.

(8) 

Residents and commercial landscapers shall not place brush, leaves or tree cuttings for curbside collection within 10 feet of any stormwater inlet or sewer.

(9) 

Residents will be individually responsible for the pickup and disposal of brush, leaves and tree cuttings once the Department of Public Works has cleaned a street.

(10) 

In no instance shall brush or tree cuttings be combined with leaves.

D. 

Violations.

(1) 

If brush, leaves or tree cuttings are placed for collection in an unauthorized manner, the party responsible must remove the yard waste from the street. Any person who is found to be in violation of any provision of this article shall be subject to the penalties in § 4-3 of the Code for each and every violation.

E. 

Emergencies.

(1) 

The Township may temporarily modify these regulations in the event of a state of emergency or to promote the health, safety and welfare of the public.

Amended 9-22-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-42; 2-2-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-4; 8-14-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-16