Livingston Government Issues Rules and Regulations for Leaf Collection

Livingston Township will again be divided into three sections for the 2014 annual Leaf Collection Program. Leaves may only be placed in the street gutter on the specific dates listed in the 2014 Leaf Collection Program Schedule for each respective week and section.

The New Jersey Stormwater Management Rules state that leaves may not be placed any closer than 10 feet from any storm drain inlet or catch basin and can only be left in the street gutter for a maximum period of seven days prior to their scheduled collection date.

The Township of Livingston is required by the State of New Jersey to enforce these Stormwater Management Rules; therefore, failing to follow the leaf collection schedule and requirements could result in warnings and fines being issued to both the resident and any respective landscape contractor.

Township of Livingston General Ordinance Chapter 178, “Littering” contains the following requirements for disposing of grass clippings and leaves for the 2014 leaf collection season.

Grass Clippings:
1. DO NOT dispose of grass clippings by placing or causing them to end up (i.e., through air blowers or other mechanical equipment) on adjacent property.

2. DO NOT dispose of grass clippings by depositing them in any catch basin or sewer or by leaving them along any curb line or gutter.

3. DO dispose of grass clippings only by putting them in a container or bag.

Leaves:

1 DO NOT dispose of leaves by placing or causing them to end up (i.e., through air blowers or other mechanical equipment) on adjacent property.

2. DO NOT dispose of leaves by depositing them in any catch basin or sewer or by leaving them along any curb line or gutter.

3. DO dispose of leaves in containers or bags, except during the scheduled annual Leaf Collection Program.

4. DO place leaves at the curb line or in the gutter of that portion of the public street adjacent to the property from which the leaves are being disposed of only during the annual Leaf Collection Program according to the times and dates in the published Leaf Collection Program Schedule.

5. DO NOT place leaves closer than 10 feet from any storm drain inlet or catch basin.

6. DO place leaves in the street gutter for a maximum period of only 7 days before their actual collection.

7. DO – if you live on Essex County or NJ State roads – place leaves for disposal either in paper leaf bags which have been provided by the Township or their equivalent.

8. DO NOT place leaves at the curb lines of these streets, which are County and State roads: Beaufort Avenue, East Cedar Street, Eisenhower Parkway, East/West Hobart Gap Road, Kennedy Parkway, Laurel Avenue, South/North Livingston Avenue, East/West Northfield Road, Old Short Hills Road, Parsonage Hill Road, Passaic Avenue, Shrewsbury Drive, South Orange Avenue, Walnut Street, and State Highway Rt. 10 (East/West Mt. Pleasant Avenue). Leaves along those roads must be bagged.

9. Anyone who does not follow the requirements for disposing of grass clippings and leaves may be subject to a fine as established in Chapter 178, “Littering”, of the Township of Livingston General Ordinances.

2014 Township of Livingston Leaf Collection Program Schedule and Location Outline

Section 1: Area north of East/West of Mount Pleasant Avenue.

Section 2: Area south of East & West Mount Pleasant Avenue and north of East & West Northfield Road.

Section 3: Area south of East & West Northfield Road and West Mount Pleasant Avenue west of the traffic circle.

Leaf collection on Essex County Roads and State Highway Rt. 10 will occur once per week during the 2014 leaf collection season.

For more information on Sections or to find your specific street, visit the “Alphabetical List of Roads with Leaf Collection Sections” through the Leaf Collection link, found under Popular Links on the home page of the Livingston Township website.

Section One: Pick up will take place Nov. 3 - Nov. 9. Residents may place leaves in the street on Oct. 27 - Nov. 2.

Section Two: Pick up will take place on Nov. 10- Nov. 23. Residents may place leaves in the street on Nov. 4 - Nov. 16.

Section Three: Pick up will take place on Nov. 24 - Nov. 30. Residents may place leaves in the street on Nov. 17 - Nov. 23.

Sections 1, 2, 3: Pick up will take place on Dec. 1 - 14. Residents may place leaves in the street on Nov. 24 - Dec. 8.

The final date on which leaves may be placed in the gutter for collection on municipal streets is December 8, 2014.

The final date that paper bagged leaves may be placed at the curb for collection on Essex County roads and State Highway Rt. 10 is December 8, 2014.

Please share the requirements for grass and leaf collection and disposal and the leaf collection schedule with your landscape contractor.

For questions or concerns about the leaf collection process, regulations or schedule, call 973-992-5000 Ext. #5522, or visit the Township’s website, and Submit a Service Request. Look up your section by visiting the website; click the “Leaf Collection” link on the home page to get to both a map and an alphabetical list of streets.

Information courtesy of Judith A. Heller