Littering is not permitted on public highways, streets, roads and on other properties owned or controlled by the Town. A fine, plus all costs incurred by the Town to clean up the violation, shall be imposed for littering and/or dumping of material(s) along public highways, streets, roads and other properties owned or controlled by the Town of Southampton.
[Adopted 12-13-2022 STM by Art. 9 (Art. XII of the General Bylaws)]
No person shall place or dispose of, discharge or cause to be distributed any yard debris, including leaves, grass clippings, and cleared snow, that would present a safety hazard to any pedestrian walkway and/or vehicle passage, including motorcycles and bicycles, on any street, lane, or other public place in Town (including Town right-of-way; excluding activities permitted under right-of-way permit).
No person shall place or cause to be placed in any street, lane, common park, conservation area, court, or other public place in the Town any dirt, filth, ashes, garbage, animal feces, decaying animal and vegetable matter or rubbish of any description; provided, however, that it shall not be unlawful for any person to place suitable de-icing material upon any public sidewalk in the Town for the purpose of providing traction on ice in winter.
A dog owner shall be responsible for the removal of any fecal material deposited by their dog on public sidewalks, public recreation areas, school property, public properties, and private residential property as required by Connecticut River Stormwater Committee.
Discarding unwanted items such as furniture, appliances, construction material and other household property along public roads and/or wooded areas is a violation of this article and subject to fine.
Items left curbside for purposes of free-taking, donation or garbage collection shall not remain more than seven days.