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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TITLE XV, SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, CHAPTER 8, BRUSH, WEEDS, WASTE MATTER AND DEBRIS OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED BY AMENDING THE TIME TO ABATE WASTE.
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark continues to address issues regarding solid waste, rubbish, construction debris, bulk trash, trade waste, and all other types of garbage; and
WHEREAS, the improper disposal, especially of bulk waste, can create environmental issues, neighborhood blight and a public health hazard; and
WHEREAS, the City seeks to promote responsible waste disposal.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
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SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO TITLE XV SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Chapter 8, Brush, Weeds, Waste Matter and Debris of the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark is hereby amended by amending the time to abate waste.
15:8-2. REMOVAL AND PROTECTION; NOTICE TO REMOVE.
a. The owner or tenant of lands lying within the corporate limits of the City is hereby required to remove or cause to be removed from such lands any brush, weeds, dead and dying trees, stumps, roots, obnoxious growth, solid waste, refuse and debris or any materials deposited in violation of the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark.
b. Any owner of vacant land on which material has been deposited in violation of this section twice in any one year period shall be required to construct a fence suitable barrier to prevent the recurrence of such violations, or to be present or cause a responsible person to be present within 100 feet of the land between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. the following day.
c. The Directors of the Department of Public Works, Health and Community Wellness or Engineering specifically Code Enforcement and/or Sanitation I...
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