This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Laguna
Beach Litter Control Ordinance."
(Ord. 980 § 1, 1980)
For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section.
When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present
tense include the future, words used in the plural number include
number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
means the city of Laguna Beach.
includes, but is not limited to, such waste or rejected matter
as garbage, garden trimmings, animal wastes, paper, wood, metal, machines,
appliances, bedding, abandoned vehicles and other organic or inorganic
materials which if affixed, thrown or otherwise discarded, violates
the public health, safety and welfare.
means any individual, partnership, corporation, company,
association or organization of any kind.
means any structure, designed or used for private residential
or business purposes, whether inhabited or uninhabited and shall include
any grounds, walk, driveway, porch, steps, vestibule or mailbox belonging
or appurtenant to such structure.
means any streets, sidewalks, alleys, parks, beaches, waters,
grounds or buildings under public ownership or control.
means a container of reasonable size and construction to
hold litter and keep it from being redeposited outside the container
by weather elements.
(Ord. 980 § 1, 1980)
No person shall throw or otherwise discard litter in or upon
any public place within the city except in suitable receptacles. Persons
owning or occupying private premises shall keep the sidewalks adjacent
to their premises free of litter.
(Ord. 980 § 1, 1980)
No person shall drive or move any vehicle within the city unless
such vehicle is loaded as to prevent any portion of its contents from
being deposited upon any public place. Loads must be covered with
tarpaulin or other suitable cover before vehicles are moved onto the
city's public places.
(Ord. 980 § 1, 1980)
No person shall affix any paper or device, calculated to attract
the attention of the public, to any lamp post, public utility pole,
or tree in the public right-of-way or upon any public structure, except
as may be required by law.
(Ord. 980 § 1, 1980)
No person shall throw or discard litter on any private premises
when such person is not the owner or occupant of such property.
(Ord. 980 § 1, 1980)
The person in control of private premises shall at all times
maintain the premises free of litter; provided, however, that this
section shall not prohibit the storage of litter in suitable receptacles.
Should the owner or occupant of such premises be involved in any business
or activity which may generate litter, the owner or occupant shall
provide and maintain suitable receptacles for litter disposal on their
premises.
(Ord. 980 § 1, 1980)
Owners of private premises and contractors shall furnish and
utilize suitable receptacles for construction litter. Litter from
construction and related activities shall be properly stored or containerized
at the end of each work day.
(Ord. 980 § 1, 1980)
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the distribution
of mail by the United States Postal Service, newspapers of general
circulation as defined by general law, or commercial or public information
materials hand delivered to private premises; provided, however, that
no newspaper shall be deposited upon any premises where the owner
or occupant has previously advised, in writing, to the publisher or
distributor of such newspaper not to do so, or where the owner or
occupant of private premises has expressed that commercial or public
information materials shall not be left on the premises by posting
"No Advertisements."
(Ord. 980 § 1, 1980)
