The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
means all decayable wastes, including vegetable, animal and
fish offal and carcasses of such animals and fish, except sewage and
body wastes, but excluding industrial byproducts, and shall include
all such substances from all public and private establishments and
from all residences.
means all worn out, worthless and discarded material in general,
including but not limited to odds and ends, old iron or other metal,
glass, paper, cordage or other waste or discarded materials.
means refuse, garbage, rubbish and junk, singly or any combination
thereof.
means garbage, rubbish and all other decayable and nondecayable
waste, including vegetable, animal and fish carcasses, except sewage
from all public and private establishments and residences.
means all nondecayable wastes, except ashes, from all public
and private establishments and from all residences.
(Code 1974, § 7-40)
(a)
No person
shall deposit, discard or throw refuse, garbage, rubbish, junk or
other litter in or upon any public street, road or other public place
or upon private property within the city, except in public receptacles
or in authorized private receptacles for collection or in an official
city sanitary landfill.
(b)
The
owner or person in control of any private property within the city
shall at all times maintain such premises free of accumulations of
garbage, rubbish, junk or other litter, and the failure of any such
owner or person in control to do so shall be punishable as an offense
under this Code, as a violation of a provision governing public health
and sanitation.
(Code 1974, § 7-41; Ordinance 1396, § I, 11-23-99)
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.
(Code 1974, § 7-42)
Persons placing litter in public receptacles or in authorized
private receptacles shall do so in such manner as to prevent it from
being carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk
or other public or private place.
(Code 1974, § 7-43)
No person shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter, street
or other public or private 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
and driveways abutting their premises clean and free of litter.
(Code 1974, § 7-44)
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 or contents of litter from being blown or deposited upon
any street, alley or other public place or on private property.
(Code 1974, § 7-45)
Upon the failure, neglect or refusal of any owner or agent so notified to properly dispose of litter within ten days after receipt of written notice as provided in section 46-28, such disposal of litter by the city shall be added to the cost of abatement as provided in such section.
(Code 1974, § 7-46)
