No person shall throw or deposit litter in or upon any street,
sidewalk or other public place within the village, except that those
items defined as casual trash may be deposited in public litter receptacles.
A person commits an offense if he throws or deposits litter
on any occupied private premises within the village, whether owned
by the person or not, or in or on any gutter, parkway, sidewalk or
alley adjacent to the private premises; except that the owner, occupant
or person in control of the private premises may maintain private
receptacles for collection in such a manner that litter will be prevented
from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, gutter,
parkway, sidewalk, alley or other public place or upon any private
premises.
A person commits an offense if he throws or deposits litter
on any open or vacant private property within the village, whether
owned by the person or not, or in any gutter, parkway, sidewalk or
alley adjacent to the private property.
A.
No owner, occupant or person in control of a private premises shall
place, deposit or throw, permit to accumulate, or permit or cause
to be placed, deposited or thrown any litter on the premises, unless
the litter has been deposited in a private receptacle for collection.
B.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit
any person or householder from disposing of garbage and refuse in
the home by means of household incinerators or other garbage disposal
devices, provided that the devices produce no smoke or odor and that
they do not become or are not nuisances or hazards.
A.
No person shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter, street or other
public place within the village the accumulation of litter from any
building or lot or from any public or private sidewalk or driveway.
Persons owning or occupying property shall keep the sidewalk in front
of their premises free of litter.
B.
No person owning or occupying a place of business shall sweep into
or deposit in any gutter, street or other public place within the
village the accumulation of litter from any building or lot or from
any public or private sidewalk or driveway. Persons owning or occupying
places of business within the village shall keep the sidewalk in front
of their business premises free of litter.
C.
A person doing construction work within the village shall at all
times keep the sidewalk, street, alley and public or private property
abutting the construction site free of construction trash, litter
and debris.
No person, while a driver or passenger in a vehicle, shall throw
or deposit litter upon any street or other public place within the
village or upon private property.
No person shall drive or move any truck or other vehicle within
the village unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to
prevent any load or contents of litter from being blown or deposited
upon any street, alley or other private or public property.
No person shall post or affix any notice, poster or other paper
or device, calculated to attract the attention of the public, to any
lamppost, public utility pole or shade tree, or upon any public structure
or building, except as may be authorized or required by law.
No person shall deposit or cause, direct, suffer or allow his
employee, agent or contractor to deposit any material other than casual
trash in a village-owned public litter receptacle in the Business
District and village parks, and such material shall not exceed 1/2
cubic foot of volume or two pounds of weight within any twenty-four-hour
period.
Persons placing litter in public litter receptacles shall do
so in such a manner as to prevent it from being carried on or deposited
by the elements upon any street, sidewalk or other public place or
upon private property.
No person shall throw or deposit or cause, direct, suffer or
allow his employee, agent or contractor to throw or deposit litter
or other waste material (garbage, refuse, rubbish or casual trash)
in, upon or adjacent to any dumpster located within the village without
the permission of the owner of said dumpster.
Persons placing litter in their own dumpsters shall do so in
such a manner as to prevent it from being carried or deposited by
the elements upon any street, sidewalk or other public place or upon
private property.
The owner of a private dumpster must register with the village
and obtain a sticker from the Village Clerk and shall place said sticker
on the dumpster. Said sticker shall contain the name of the owner
and shall read "No unauthorized person may place litter in this dumpster.
Violators are subject to a fine of not less than $25 and not to exceed
$250 by order of the Village of Warsaw Board."
