No person shall throw or deposit litter in or upon any street,
sidewalk or other public place within the City except in public receptacles
or in authorized private receptacles for collection.
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.
[Amended 12-20-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-33]
A.
No person shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter, street or other
public place within the City the accumulation of yard waste (leaves,
grass or twigs) or litter from any building or lot or from a public
or private sidewalk or driveway.
B.
Persons owning or occupying property shall keep the sidewalk and
gutter in front of their premises free of litter and yard waste.
No person, while a driver or passenger in a vehicle, shall throw
or deposit litter upon any street or other public place within the
City, or upon private property.
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.
No person shall throw or deposit litter in any park within the
City except in public receptacles and in such a manner that the litter
will be prevented from being carried or deposited by the elements
upon any part of the park or upon any street or other public place.
Where public receptacles are not provided, all such litter shall be
carried away from the park by the persons responsible for its presence
and properly disposed of elsewhere as provided in this article.
No person shall throw or deposit litter in any fountain, pond,
lake, stream, bay or other body of water in a park or elsewhere within
the City.
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 private
property.
A.
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.
B.
The owner or person in control of any vacant lot shall, at all times,
maintain the premises free of litter and control the growth of any
wild plants or the existence of any obstruction so as not to interfere
with the general view of the people from the windows of the buildings
abutting thereto, excluding basement windows; provided, however, that
this section shall not prohibit the storage of litter in authorized
private receptacles for collection.
No person shall throw or deposit litter on any open or vacant
private property within the City, whether owned by such person or
not.
[Added 3-31-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-11]
A.
Within the protected City-owned land surrounding the shoreline of
the Copicut Reservoir bound by Quanapoag Road, Copicut Road, the Dartmouth
Town Boundary Line and the Freetown Town Boundary Line, where public
access is allowed (further described as that portion of Parcel C on
Exhibit C of the Conservation Restriction and Conservation Easement
recorded March 4, 2009 that encompasses the shoreline of Copicut Reservoir),
the following activities are prohibited:[1]
(1)
Swimming, wading, or entering upon the ice when frozen.
(2)
Boating, canoeing, kayaking, or watercraft of any kind, except as
authorized by the Watuppa Water Board for purposes of management,
operations or research.
(3)
Use of lead sinkers.
(4)
Use of live bait, except as allowed by state regulations.
(5)
Open fires or camping.
(6)
Loitering, parties and/or alcoholic beverages.
(7)
Urinating or defecating outside.
(8)
Bringing of dogs or other animals with 100 feet of the shoreline.
(9)
Operating or parking a truck, car, ATV, motorcycle or any motorized
vehicle on any portion of the area, including utility easements, except
in designated parking areas. Motor vehicle operators authorized by
the Watuppa Water Board for purposes of management, operations or
other official business, or by the utility easement owner for routine
maintenance and inspection, shall be allowed. These restrictions shall
not apply to accepted streets and ways under the control and supervision
of the Traffic Commission.
(10)
Littering and/or dumping of any kind.
(11)
Tree or brush cutting, or any vegetation or land disturbance,
except as authorized by the Watuppa Water Board for purposes of management
and maintenance.
(12)
Waterfowl hunting.
(13)
Ice fishing.
(14)
Access from 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise,
except as authorized by the Watuppa Water Board for purposes of management
and maintenance.
B.
Entry upon the area defined as the Copicut Dam, Spillway and Pump
House, as shown on Exhibit D of the Conservation Restriction and Conservation
Easement recorded March 4, 2009, prohibits any public access except
for authorized activities approved by the Watuppa Water Board for
operation, maintenance and management.
C.
Violations of this section may be enforced via noncriminal dispositions
and fines, and/or criminal violations, including fines up to $5,000
per violation.
[Amended 6-28-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-12]
Notwithstanding Chapter 2, Administration, § 2-1025, of the City Code, any person who violates any section of §§ 26-31 through 26-41 of this article shall be subject to a civil penalty of $300 for each violation. One-third of such civil penalty shall be deposited into the municipal treasury. The remaining two-thirds of such penalty shall be deposited into a designated account with the specific intent of maintaining the operations of the City Police Department.
