[R.O. 2011 §8.16.010; Prior Code §14-18; Ord. No. 3732 §1; Ord. No. 6192, 1999]
A person commits the violation of littering if he/she throws
or places, or causes to be thrown or placed, any glass, glass bottles,
wire, nails, tacks, hedge, cans, garbage, trash, refuse or rubbish
of any kind, nature or description on the right-of-way of any public
road or State highway or on or in any of the waters in this City or
on the banks of any stream or on any land or water owned, operated
or leased by the City or State, any board, department, agency or commission
thereof or on any land or water owned, operated or leased by the Federal
Government or on any private real property owned by another without
his/her consent.
[R.O. 2011 §8.16.020; Prior Code §14-18.1; Ord. No. 6192, 1999]
No person shall throw or deposit litter in or upon any street,
sidewalk or other public place within the City except in public receptacles
for collection, or in official City dumps.
[R.O. 2011 §8.16.030; Prior Code §14-19; Ord. No. 3732 §1]
Persons placing litter in public receptacles or in authorized
private receptacles 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.
[R.O. 2011 §8.16.040; Prior Code §14-20; Ord. No. 3732 §1]
No person shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter, street
or other public place within the City the accumulation of litter from
any building or lot or from any public or private sidewalk or driveway.
[R.O. 2011 §8.16.050; Prior Code §14-21; Ord. No. 3732 §1]
Persons owning or occupying property shall keep the sidewalk
in front of their premises free of litter.
[R.O. 2011 §8.16.060; Prior Code §14-22; Ord. No. 3732 §1]
A.
No person
owning or occupying a place of business shall sweep into or deposit
in any gutter, street, or other public place within the City the accumulation
of litter from any building or lot or from any public or private sidewalk
or driveway.
B.
Persons
owning or occupying places of business within the City shall keep
the sidewalk in front of their business premises free of litter.
[R.O. 2011 §8.16.110; Prior Code §14-27; Ord. No. 3732 §1]
No person shall throw or deposit litter on any occupied private
property within the City whether owned by such person or not, except
that the owner or person in control of private property may maintain
authorized private receptacles for collection in such a manner that
litter will be prevented from being carried or deposited by the elements
upon any street, sidewalk or other public place or upon any other
private property.
[R.O. 2011 §8.16.120; Prior Code §14-28; Ord. No. 3732 §1]
No person shall throw or deposit litter on any open or vacant
private property within the City whether owned by such person or not.
[R.O. 2011 §8.16.130; Prior Code §14-29; Ord. No. 3732 §1]
No person shall drive or move any truck or other vehicle within
the City unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent
any load, contents or litter from being blown or deposited upon any
street, alley or other public place; nor shall any person drive or
move any vehicle or truck within the City, the wheels or tires of
which carry onto or deposit in any street, alley or other public place
mud, dirt, sticky substances, litter or foreign matter of any kind.
[R.O. 2011 §8.16.140; Prior Code §14-30; Ord. No. 3732 §1]
The owner or person in control of any private property shall
at all times maintain the premises free of litter; provided however,
that this Section shall not prohibit the storage of litter in authorized
private receptacles for collection.
