For the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall
apply, unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different
meaning:
Handbill.
Any printed or written material, sample, device, circular,
leaflet, pamphlet, poster or similar item, which offers for sale or
lease, for the purpose of gain or profit, any product or service of
value, or which promises the candidacy of any person or party seeking
political office.
Litter.
Refuse of all types discarded indiscriminately in or on any
public place, not in a dumpster or refuse container, whether or not
such dumpster or refuse container is conveniently located.
Occupant.
The person who is head of a household in a residential unit,
or the operating officer of a business, commercial or governmental
entity, whether owned or leased, or whether public or private.
Owner.
Any person, agent, firm, or corporation having a legal or
equitable interest in the property.
Person.
A natural person, his heirs, executors, administrators, or
assigns, and also includes a firm, partnership, or corporation, its
or their successors or assigns, or the agent of any of the aforesaid.
Premises.
A tract of land with the buildings thereon, or a building
or part of a building with its grounds or other appurtenances.
Public place.
Any and all streets, alleys, sidewalks, boulevards, or other
public ways or easements, and any and all parks, squares, spaces,
grounds, parking lots, and buildings and property visible therefrom.
Street.
Any public thoroughfare which has been dedicated or deeded
to the public for the passage of vehicle and pedestrian traffic.
(1997 Code, sec. 130.10)
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article
shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not less than
$10.00 nor more than $2,000.00. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
$2,000.00 maximum fine hereunder shall only apply if the violation
is a violation of a provision governing fire safety, zoning, or public
health and sanitation, including dumping of refuse; if the provision
does not govern fire safety, zoning, or public health and sanitation,
including dumping of refuse, the maximum permissible fine shall be
$500.00 rather than $2,000.00; provided further, no penalty shall
be greater or less than the penalty provided for the same or a similar
offense under the laws of this state. A separate offense shall be
deemed committed on each day any violation occurs or continues.
(1997 Code, sec. 130.99(B))
The person in control of residential or commercial property
commits an offense if he fails to remove litter from sidewalks, parkways,
parking lots, driveways, yards, and one-half of the alleyway abutting
his property within a reasonable period of time from accumulation.
(1997 Code, sec. 130.12)