[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.]
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Editor's Note: The provisions of this chapter are derived from Ch. 33, Art. II, of the former Code of the City of Orange, 1969, adopted 11-5-69 by Ord. No. 129-69. As to the remaining provisions of former Ch. 33 relating to garbage, rubbish and refuse, see Ch. 107, Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
GARBAGE
Putrescible animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
LITTER
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.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any street, sidewalk, boulevard, municipal parking lot, alley or other public way, and all public parks, squares, spaces, grounds and buildings.
REFUSE
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.
RUBBISH
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.