Showing ordinances that apply to Port Monmouth, NJ
Port Monmouth is an unincorporated community (population 3,745) in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Because Port Monmouth is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Monmouth County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The trash bin storage rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Monmouth County trash and recycling bin storage is regulated by each municipality with typical requirements: bins stored out of street view between collections, placed curbside evening before pickup, retrieved same day. Bear-resistant containers required in western Monmouth (Howell, Millstone, Manalapan, Upper Freehold). Shore towns have stricter summer rules in rental districts.
Monmouth County trash bin regulation is handled by each of the 53 municipalities under property maintenance codes (typically based on IPMC adopted via N.J.A.C. 5:28). Typical rules across Monmouth: Middletown Code §200-8 requires bins stored out of street view between collections, with curbside placement no earlier than 6 PM day before and retrieved by 8 PM day of collection; Long Branch Code §274-21 requires screened storage and 24-hour curbside placement window; Asbury Park Code §300-25 requires bins removed from sidewalk within 12 hours of collection; Belmar Code §30-48 requires specific bin types (wheeled cans with secure lids) and screened storage in rental properties; Howell Code §172-35 requires bear-resistant containers in wooded areas with April-November seasonal deployment; Freehold Township Code §265-18 requires enclosure within 12 hours of collection. Collection schedules: Middletown, Holmdel, Marlboro, Manalapan use contracted haulers (Waste Management, Republic); Long Branch, Asbury Park, Red Bank, Freehold Borough use municipal sanitation crews. Recycling: NJ Mandatory Recycling Act (N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.11a) requires recycling in all Monmouth towns; Monmouth County Reclamation Center (Tinton Falls) handles county-wide recycling. Bulk pickup requires advance scheduling in most towns; illegal dumping at curb (appliances, mattresses, construction debris without scheduled pickup) triggers separate illegal dumping fines under N.J.S.A. 13:1E-9.3. HOA communities (Leisure Village, Covered Bridge, Greenbriar) often have stricter storage rules including specific locations, times, and container types. Commercial dumpsters separately regulated, typically requiring enclosures under IBC and local zoning.
First offense: warning (most towns). Second offense: $25 to $100 per occurrence. Repeat violations: $100 to $500 under property maintenance codes. Illegal dumping at curb: $250 to $2,500 under N.J.S.A. 13:1E-9.3. Bear-attractant trash violations: $250 to $1,000 in bear-active areas plus NJDEP Bear Smart enforcement.
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