A. Every residential user placing garbage, paper, ashes and rubbish, herein defined, for collection from, on or in connection with residential property or a residential unit, which property shall be within the boundaries of the Town of Hammonton, may have such collection and removal provided by the Town of Hammonton, subject to the rules and regulations set forth within this article.
B. The Town of Hammonton shall not be responsible for the disposal of trade waste, construction debris, hazardous waste, or waste related to the transfer of ownership of a residential property or the change of occupancy by a residential tenant thereof. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner and/or tenant to arrange, in those circumstances, for a solid waste collection contractor to remove the aforedescribed waste. Any person, association, partnership, company, corporation, or property owner violating this § 241-19(B) shall be subject to one or more of the following penalties:
1. For the first offense and second offense, a fine of $75; and
2. For a third or subsequent violation, a fine of up to $1,000, imprisonment for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days or a period of community service not to exceed ninety (90) days.
[Amended 4-26-2010 by Ord. No. 6-2010; 7-25-2016 by Ord. No. 013-2016]
C. The Town of Hammonton shall not be responsible for furnishing collection vehicles or personnel to remove and dispose of the solid waste of nonresidential users within the Town of Hammonton; however, the Town shall assume responsibility for the collection of the solid waste generated by the two volunteer fire companies and the three military service organizations (America Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans), at their respective principal facilities, and the Hammonton Rescue Squad.
[Amended 1-21-2008 by Ord. No. 2-2008]