The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation of this
chapter:
LITTER
Garbage, trash, refuse, building and construction debris and canine
wastes or to leave, throw, store, sweep or deposit the same.
LITTER RECEPTACLE
Any receptacle used or maintained by any person for the collection
or storage of litter. This includes commercial, industrial or construction
receptacles commonly known as "dumpsters."
PERSON
Any natural person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company, public utility, governmental entity of authority or organization
of any kind.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any street, sidewalk, alley, public way, public park, square, space,
grounds or building.
STREET LITTER
Light refuse that is generated by pedestrians, such as scrap paper,
candy wrappers, cigarette packages, fruit skins, paper plates, food wrap,
cigarette butts and other similar light refuse. It is illegal for anyone to
litter, sweep, throw or cast any material, such as street litter, ashes, garbage,
paper, dust or other refuse or rubbish, into any street or public place, vacant
lot or alley.
STREET LITTER RECEPTACLES
Those litter baskets and other similar containers positioned in public
places and maintained by the City of Oneonta. Street litter receptacles are
designed for the use of pedestrians only and shall be used for deposit of
street litter only.
Street litter receptacles are designed for the use of pedestrians and
shall be used solely for the deposit of street litter. It shall be unlawful
and a violation of this chapter for any person to dump or deposit household
refuse or other similar debris into or adjacent to such receptacles.
The Code Enforcement Officer, upon complaint being made to him or upon his own motion, shall, upon personal and direct knowledge of the existence of a violation of §
170-2,
170-3 or
170-4, cause such to be put in a condition as will comply and shall determine the identity of the violator and/or the premises from which it came. The cost thereof plus a fifty-percent charge thereof for supervision and administration shall be charged to the violator or the owner of the premises from which it came. Said cost and fifty-percent charge if not paid shall be assessed and collected in the same manner, by the same proceedings, at the same time, under the same penalties and having the same lien upon the property so assessed as the general city tax and as a part thereof, if the violator is billed and the bill is not paid; judgment shall be sought in a court proceeding.
No person shall throw, cast, blow, push or place or cause to be thrown,
cast, blown, pushed or placed any snow, ice or sleet into any public street,
place or sidewalks within the city.
Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be punished as provided in §
1-18 of this Code.