It shall be unlawful for any person to discard or dump along any street
or road, on or off any right-of-way, any household or commercial solid waste,
rubbish, refuse, junk, vehicle or vehicle parts, rubber tires, appliances,
furniture or private property, except by written consent of the owner of said
property, in any place not specifically designated for the purpose of solid
waste storage or disposal.
It shall be unlawful for any residential property owner to store or
permit storage of any bulky household waste, including household appliances,
furniture and mattresses, in areas zoned residential, except in a fully enclosed
structure or during days designated for the collection of bulky items.
It shall be unlawful for any residential property owner to store or
permit the storage of tires in areas zoned residential, except in a fully
enclosed structure or on days designated for the collection of tires.
It shall be unlawful for any residential property owner to park or permit
the parking of any vehicle on his or her residential lawn.
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or permit the keeping on
streets, vacant lots and residential lawns except in a fully enclosed structure,
any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer which:
A. Is missing tires, wheels, engine or any essential parts;
B. Displays extensive body damage or deterioration;
C. Does not display a current, valid state license; or
D. Is wrecked, disassembled or partially disassembled.
It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be driven, moved, stopped or
parked, on any highway unless such a vehicle is constructed or loaded to prevent
any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping therefrom.
Any person operating a vehicle from which any glass or objects have fallen
or escaped, which could cause an obstruction, damage a vehicle or otherwise
endanger travelers or public property, shall immediately cause the public
property to be cleaned of all glass or objects and shall pay for the costs
therefor.
It shall be unlawful for any owner, agent or contractor in charge of
a construction or demolition site to permit the accumulation of litter before,
during or after completion of any construction or demolition project It shall
be the duty of the owner, agent or contractor in charge of a construction
site to furnish containers adequate to accommodate flyable or nonflyable debris
or trash at areas convenient to construction areas and to maintain and empty
the receptacles in such a manner and with such a frequency as to prevent spillage
of refuse.
It shall be unlawful for any residential or commercial property owner
to permit open or overflowing waste disposal bins on his or her property.
It shall be the duty of the owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or person
in charge of any structure to keep and cause to be kept the sidewalk and curb
abutting the building or structure free from obstruction or nuisances of every
kind and to keep sidewalks, areaways, backyards, courts and alleys free from
litter and other offensive material. No person shall sweep into or deposit
in any gutter, street, catch basin or other public place any accumulation
of litter from any public or private sidewalk or driveway. Every person who
owns or occupies property shall keep the sidewalk in front of his or her premises
free of litter. All sweepings shall be collected and properly containerized
for disposal.
[Amended 3-26-1997 by Ord. No. 97-9; 12-30-2002
by Ord. No. 02-32]
Any violation of this chapter shall be subject to one or more of the
following: a fine not exceeding $1,250 or imprisonment in the county jail
for a term not exceeding 90 days, or a period of community service not exceeding
90 days. Each call to respond to any single location or if activities conducted
by any person six times or more during any period of six consecutive months
shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct violation thereof.