[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Prospect Park 8-10-1960 as Ord. No. 771, approved 8-10-1960; amended in its entirety 5-11-1993 by Ord. No. 1143, approved 5-11-1993. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Brush, grass and weeds — See Ch. 58.
Garbage, rubbish and refuse — See Ch. 86.
Health and sanitation — See Ch. 93.
Nuisances — See Ch. 108.
Parks — See Ch. 117.
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 145.
No person shall place, cast, sweep, throw or deposit upon any of the sidewalks, streets, gutters, vacant lots or public parks of the Borough of Prospect Park any refuse, paper, debris, litter or junk or any article, substance or matter which might be a source of danger or prove unsightly upon such premises in the Borough, except in public or private receptacles.
No person, while driving or as a passenger in a motor vehicle, shall place, cast, throw or deposit upon any of the sidewalks, streets, gutters, vacant lots or public parks of the Borough of Prospect Park any refuse, paper, debris, litter or junk or any article, substance or matter which might be a source of danger or prove unsightly upon such premises in the Borough, except in public or private receptacles.
No person shall throw, deposit or abandon any refuse, paper, debris, litter or junk or any article, substance or matter which might be a source of danger or prove unsightly in any creek or body of water within the Borough of Prospect Park, except that this provision shall not prohibit authorized treatment to control or regulate water purity or aquatic vegetation of such persons having jurisdiction over such treatment.
No person shall place, cast or throw upon any of the public parks in the Borough of Prospect Park any of the substances, materials or articles listed in § 99-1 of this chapter, provided that nothing in § 99-1 applies to any refuse placed in public containers or bundled as permitted by any other applicable ordinances of the Borough and placed in regular containers in the public parks while awaiting collection.
Any person who shall violate any provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine of not more than $300 and costs of such proceedings or, upon default of payment of such fines and costs, by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not more than 30 days. A continuation of such violations for each successive day shall constitute a separate offense, and the person or persons allowing or permitting the continuation of the violation may be punished as provided above for each separate offense.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances conflicting with the provisions of this chapter are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.