[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Orange 11-5-1969 by Ord. No. 129-69.[1] Amended 5-18-1982 by Ord. No. 16-82; 11-21-1989 by Ord. No. 35-89; 7-5-1994 by Ord. No. 22-94. Amended in its entirety 12-18-2012 by Ord. No. 29-2012. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
Putrescible animal and vegetable waste resulting from the
handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
Garbage, refuse and rubbish and all other waste material
which if thrown or deposited as prohibited in this chapter tends to
create a danger to the public health, safety and welfare.
Any street, sidewalk, boulevard, municipal parking lot, alley
or other public way, and all public parks, squares, spaces, grounds
and buildings.
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes (except body
waste), including garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead
animals, abandoned automobiles and solid market and industrial wastes.
Nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible
and noncombustible wastes, such as paper, wrappings, cigarettes, cardboard,
tin cans, yard clippings, leaves, wood, glass, bedding, crockery and
similar materials.
Litter receptacles and their servicing shall be placed at the
following public places which exist in the municipality, including:
sidewalks used by pedestrians in active retail commercially zoned
areas, such that at a minimum there shall be no single linear quarter-mile
without a receptacle; buildings held out for use by the public, including
schools, government buildings and railroad and bus stations; parks,
drive-in restaurants; all street vendor locations; self-service refreshment
areas; construction sites; gasoline service station islands; shopping
centers; parking lots; and at special events to which the public is
invited, including sporting events, parades, carnivals, circuses and
festivals. The proprietors of these places or the sponsors of these
events shall be responsible for providing and servicing the receptacles
such that adequate containerization is available. In addition, no
person shall throw or deposit litter in or upon any street, sidewalk
or other public place within the city, except in these receptacles,
provided that such receptacles shall not be used by persons owning
or occupying property in the vicinity of such receptacles for the
deposit of domestic, commercial and industrial litter arising from
the conduct of such activities.
Persons placing litter in public receptacles or in 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.
No person shall sweep or blow either manually or mechanically
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. Persons owning or occupying
property shall keep the sidewalk in front of their premises free from
litter. Persons owning or occupying places of business within the
city shall keep the sidewalk in front of their business premises free
of litter and, in addition, within thirty (30) minutes of opening
and closing for business and between the hours of 12:00 noon and 1:00
p.m., including weekends and holidays when open for business, shall
sweep their sidewalks and an area eighteen (18) inches out from the
curb and shall pick up and deposit all litter in authorized receptacles
for collection.
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.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter
shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not exceeding
five hundred dollars ($500.) or imprisonment for a period not exceeding
ninety (90) days, or both.
