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Cross References — Animals and fowl, ch. 205; garbage and trash, ch. 240; building codes, ch. 500; property maintenance code, ch. 500, art. vi; manufactured homes, ch. 400, art. iv; abandoned motor vehicles, §385.360 et seq; planning and zoning, ch. 405; plumbing code, §500.090 et seq.; sewers, ch. 705; utilities, ch. 700; zoning, ch. 400; as to vegetation and growth on streets and sidewalks, see ch. 525, art. I.
[CC 1976 §17-11; Ord. No. 1503 §1, 12-1-1987]
The following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein unless their use in the text clearly demonstrates a different meaning.
CONSTRUCTION SITES
Includes any private or public property upon which repairs to existing buildings, construction of new buildings or demolition of existing structures is taking place.
ELEMENTS
Includes any element, whether created by nature or created by man, which with reasonable foreseeability could carry litter from one (1) place to another. Elements shall include, but not be limited to, air current, rain, water current and animals.
LITTER
Includes any uncontainerized man-made or man used waste, which if deposited within the City otherwise than in a litter receptacle, tends to create a danger to public health, safety and welfare or to impair the environment of the people of the City. Litter may include but is not limited to any garbage, trash, refuse, confetti, debris, grass clippings, or other lawn or garden waste, newspaper, magazine, glass, metal, plastic or paper container, or other construction material, motor vehicle parts, furniture, oil, carcass of a dead animal or nauseous or offensive matter of any kind or any object likely to injure any person or create a traffic hazard.
LITTER RECEPTACLES
Includes any container which is designed to receive litter and to prevent the escape of litter deposited therein which is of such size or sufficient capacity to hold all litter generated between collection periods and which is in compliance with the regulations issued pursuant to Section 225.130 (A).
PARKING LOTS
Includes any private or public property with provisions for parking vehicles to which the public is invited or which the public is permitted to use or which is visible from any public place or private premises.
PARKS
Includes a public or private park, reservation, playground, beach, recreation center or any public or private area devoted to active or passive recreation or any other area under the supervision of the Department of Parks and Recreation or under the Department of Public Works.
PRIVATE PREMISES
Includes any dwelling, house, building or other structure designed to be used, either wholly or in part, for private residential purposes, whether inhabited or temporarily or continuously uninhabited, or vacant, and shall include any yard, grounds, walk, driveway, porch, steps, vestibule, mailbox or other structure belonging or appurtenant to such dwelling, house, building or other structure.
PUBLIC PLACE
Includes any and all streets boulevards, avenues, lanes, alleys or other public ways and parks, squares, plazas, grounds and buildings frequented by the general public, whether publicly or privately owned.
[CC 1976 §17-13; Ord. No. 1503 §3, 12-1-1987]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to transport in any vehicle or by any other means or manner any loose material or articles likely to sift, fall, spill or be blown about on any public street, alley, or other public way in the City.
B. 
In case any of the contents of such vehicle shall become blown or scattered upon any public street, alley or other public way or place in the City, the person in charge thereof shall immediately gather up or cause to be gathered up any such blown or scattered material. Failure to so do shall constitute a violation of this Section.
[CC 1976 §17-14; Ord. No. 1503 §4, 12-1-1987]
Every owner or occupant or lessee of a house or building used for residence, business or commercial purpose shall maintain litter collection and storage areas in a clean condition and insure that all litter is properly containerized. Failure to so maintain a clean litter collection and storage area shall constitute a violation of this Section.
[CC 1976 §17-15; Ord. No. 1503 §5, 12-1-1987]
All litter that is subject to movement by the elements shall be secured by the owner of the premises where it is found before the same is allowed to be removed by the elements to adjoining premises.
[CC 1976 §17-16; Ord. No. 1503 §6, 12-1-1987]
It shall be the duty of any person owning or controlling a house or other building or premises, including vacant lots, visible from any public place or private premises, to maintain such premises in a reasonably clean and orderly manner and to a standard conforming to other orderly premises in that vicinity. It shall be a violation of this Section to abandon, neglect or disregard the condition or appearance of any premises so as to permit it to accumulate litter thereon.
[CC 1976 §17-17; Ord. No. 1503 §7, 12-1-1987]
The owner or person in control of any public place including but not limited to restaurants, shopping centers, fast food outlets, stores, hotels, motels, industrial establishments, office buildings, apartment buildings, housing projects, gas stations, hospitals and clinics, shall at all times keep the premises clean of all litter and shall take measures, including daily cleanup of the premises, to prevent litter from being carried by the elements to adjoining premises. It shall be a violation of this Section to abandon, neglect or disregard the conditions or appearance of such premises so as to permit it to accumulate litter thereon.
[CC 1976 §17-18; Ord. No. 1503 §8, 12-1-1987]
The person owning, operating or in control of a loading or unloading dock shall at all times maintain the dock area free of litter in such a manner that litter will be prevented from being carried by the elements to adjoining premises.
[CC 1976 §17-19; Ord. No. 1503 §9, 12-1-1987]
The property owners and the prime contractors, as well as any subcontracts in charge of any construction site, shall maintain the construction site in such a manner that litter will be prevented from being carried by the elements to adjoining premises. All litter from construction activities or any related activities shall be picked up at the end of each workday and placed in containers which will prevent litter from being carried by the elements to adjoining premises. Each contractor shall be responsible to remove any litter or other debris, including dirt and mud deposited as a result of a normal construction process, upon any public place or private premises.
[CC 1976 §17-20; Ord. No. 1503 §10, 12-1-1987]
Every owner, occupant, tenant or lessee using or occupying any public place shall provide adequate litter receptacles of sizes, numbers and types as required to contain all litter generated by those persons frequenting that public place and as specified by the Director of Public Works or Building Commissioner for all such public places.
[CC 1976 §17-22; Ord. No. 1503 §12, 12-1-1987]
The owner or person in control of private premises shall maintain litter receptacles for collection of litter as necessary or as required by regulations made pursuant hereto and in such a manner that litter will be prevented from being carried by the elements to adjoining premises.
[CC 1976 §17-23; Ord. No. 1503 §§13 — 14, 12-1-1987]
A. 
Litter receptacles shall not be less than twenty (20) gallons in nominal capacity and shall be leakproof, waterproof and fitted with a fly-tight lid and shall be properly covered at all times, except when depositing litter therein or removing the contents thereof.
B. 
All litter shall be removed periodically from litter receptacles as necessary to maintain their usefulness.
[CC 1976 §17-25; Ord. No. 1503 §16, 12-1-1987]
No person shall cause the removal, upsetting, mutilation, defacing or tampering with litter receptacles or cause the contents thereof to be spilled or to be strewn in or upon any public place or private premises.
[CC 1976 §17-28; Ord. No. 1503 §19, 12-1-1987]
The Board of Aldermen may, if they deem it advisable, in the Central Business District or in such other area cause to be placed in convenient places litter receptacles to be serviced either by contract or by direct operation by the City. The Board of Aldermen may also cooperate with any merchant's association or civic group by permitting the placing by the merchant's association or civic group of litter receptacles in the same or in any other area of the City.