For the purpose of this article, the following items, phrases,
words, and their derivatives shall have the meaning given herein:
A litter storage or collection receptacle, and shall be a
waterproof type receptacle of a solid and durable grade of metal of
not less than 10 nor more than 30 gallons’ capacity, with a
tightfitting lid or cover, and handles sufficiently strong for workmen
to empty conveniently, and shall not have inside there anything preventing
the free discharge of the contents.
Putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the
handling, preparing, cooking and consumption of food.
Garbage, refuse, and rubbish as defined and all other waste
material which, if thrown or deposited [as prohibited] herein tends
to create a danger to public safety, health and welfare.
A park, reservation, playground, beach, recreation center,
or any other public area in the city owned or used by the city and
devoted to active or passive recreation.
Any dwelling, house, building, or other structure, designated
or used either wholly or in part for private residential purposes,
whether inhabited or temporary or continuously uninhabited or vacant,
and shall include any yard, ground, walk, driveway, porch, steps,
vestibule, or mailbox belonging or appurtenant to such dwelling, house,
building, or other structure.
Any and all streets, sidewalks, boulevards, alleys, or other
public ways and any and all public parks, squares, space, grounds
and buildings.
Any putrescible solid waste, except body waste, including
garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead animals, abandoned
automobiles, and industrial waste.
Nonputrescible solid waste containing both combustible and
noncombustible waste, such as paper, wrappings, cigarettes, cardboard,
tin cans, yard clippings, leaves, wood, glass, bedding, crockery and
similar materials.
Every device in, upon, or by which any person or property
is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway including the rights
as used exclusively stationary railways or tracks [sic].
(1984 Code, sec. 9.40)
No person shall throw or deposit litter in or upon any street,
sidewalk or other public place within the city except in public receptacles
or in authorized private receptacles. Persons placing litter in public
or private receptacles shall do so in a manner so as to prevent it
from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk,
or other public place, or upon private property.
(1984 Code, sec. 9.41)
No person shall throw or deposit litter upon any occupied or
unoccupied private property within the city, whether owned by such
person or not. The owner or person in control of private property
may maintain authorized private receptacles for collection of litter
in such a manner that such 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.
(1984 Code, sec. 9.42)
No person while a driver or a passenger in a vehicle shall throw
or deposit litter upon the street or any public place within the city
or upon private property.
(1984 Code, sec. 9.43)
