No person shall accumulate or store leaf waste upon any private or public property within the Township except in accordance with the following:
A. No person shall dispose of leaf waste, arrange for the disposal of leaf waste, or cause leaf waste to be disposed of at any solid waste facility other than a composting facility. [Ord. 2008-08]
B. All persons who gather leaves and who are served by a municipal program for separate collection of leaves shall place them uncontained in the street for collection during the fall leaf collection program. All persons who gather tree trimmings and who are served by a municipal program for brush collection shall place the tree trimmings uncontained along the street for collection during the spring and fall brush collection program. [Ord. 2008-08]
C. Leaf waste for collection shall not be permitted to accumulate at curbside for a period of time in excess of 30 days.
D. Leaf waste may be accumulated and stored on any property by the owner thereof or the occupant of any property with the consent of the owner, for the purpose of composting the material for use on the property. Such composting shall take place within an enclosure adequate to contain the leaf waste and prevent its intrusion onto any other property.
E. All persons who gather leaves and who are not served by a municipal program for separate collection of leaves shall arrange for the separate disposal or processing of leaves at a composting facility or an agricultural, horticultural, silviculture or other commercial operations which processes or utilizes leaves for compost, mulch, or other beneficial uses.
F. Nothing herein shall require any person to gather leaves or prevent any person from utilizing leaves for compost, mulch, or other agricultural, horticultural, silviculture, gardening or landscaping purposes.
G. No burning of leaves shall be permitted. [Ord. 2005-08]
(Ord. 96-10, 8/12/1996, § 16.79; as amended by Ord. 2005-08, 10/24/2005; and by Ord. 2008-08, 9/22/2008, § 3)