It is unlawful for any person to generate litter or to throw, discard, place or deposit solid waste, recyclable materials, or compostable materials in any manner or any amount on any public or private property within the City, except in approved containers or in lawfully established dumping grounds.
(Ord. 1816 § 2, 2007; Ord. 1978 § 1 (Exh. A), 2013; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)
It is unlawful for any person, whether driver or passenger, in a vehicle to throw or deposit litter in any manner or amount upon any street or other public or private property within the City.
(Ord. 1816 § 2, 2007; Ord. 1978 § 1 (Exh. A), 2013; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)
It is unlawful for any person to sweep into or deposit in any gutter, street or other public place within the City the accumulation of litter from any building or lot. Persons owning or occupying property shall keep the sidewalk in front of their premises free of litter. (See LMC § 13.45.070.)
(Ord. 1816 § 2, 2007; Ord. 1978 § 1 (Exh. A), 2013; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)
A. 
Depositing of Solid Waste in Sewer Directly. No person shall empty, throw or deposit in any storm drain, storm or sanitary sewer manhole, or sanitary sewer cleanout any solid waste, hazardous waste, infectious waste, recyclable materials, or compostable materials.
B. 
Kitchen Waste. Kitchen waste may be deposited into the sewer systems through a mechanically operated disposal device under the following conditions:
1. 
The disposal device must be attached to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing code of the City and installed correctly.
2. 
The device must be capable of grinding the waste simultaneously with a flow of water of not less than two gallons per minute, or in such additional quantity as is necessary to cause the ground waste to flow readily through the sewer system. The waste shall be ground to the point where it is capable of meeting the following requirements:
a. 
At least 40 percent shall pass a No. 8 sieve;
b. 
At least 65 percent shall pass a No. 3 sieve;
c. 
One hundred percent shall pass a one-half-inch sieve; and
d. 
Sieves shall be U.S. Standard.
3. 
The use of garbage grinders for the purpose of preparing waste for deposit into the sewer system shall be limited to:
a. 
Residential premises;
b. 
Supermarkets, restaurants, hotels and establishments where food or drink is prepared and consumed on the premises.
(Ord. 1816 § 2, 2007; Ord. 1978 § 1 (Exh. A), 2013; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)
No person shall permit any land owned, leased, occupied or controlled by him/her in the City to be used as a dumping ground for solid waste or other material of any kind whatsoever, and no person shall deposit any solid waste or other material upon any land in the City.
(Ord. 1816 § 2, 2007; Ord. 1978 § 1 (Exh. A), 2013; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)
A. 
Procedures. The accumulation of litter on private property is declared to be a public nuisance. If the owner or occupant in control of any premises in the City fails to remove all litter which is located on the property after due warning or citation, the City Manager shall issue a notice to the owner to remove the litter. The notice shall contain a description of the property and state that, if the litter condition is not corrected within 10 days, the property will be cleaned by the City and the owner will be billed for the cleanup cost. Any city employee or contracting agent is expressly authorized to enter upon private property to remove accumulated litter. It is unlawful for any person to interfere, hinder or refuse to allow such employee or agent to enter upon private property for such purpose and to remove litter in accordance with the provisions of this article. Any person owning, occupying, renting, managing, leasing or controlling real property in the City shall have the right to remove litter or have the same removed at his/her own expense any time prior to the arrival of the City for such purpose.
B. 
Assessment of Costs.
1. 
The City Manager shall keep an account of the cost to the City to remove the litter as provided for each separate lot or parcel of land, and shall place such account in a report and assessment list to be sent to the City Council. The report shall identify each separate lot or parcel of land, and shall state the cost proposed to be assessed against it. The report shall be filed with the city clerk. The city clerk shall mail a notice to each name on the assessment list. The notice shall contain the following:
a. 
The cost of the litter removal;
b. 
The place and time of the City Council hearing to consider and confirm the assessment report and list;
c. 
That failure to make any objection to the report and list shall be deemed a waiver; and
d. 
That, upon confirmation by the City Council, the amount of the assessment shall be payable.
2. 
The assessments shall be confirmed by resolution of the City Council, and the amount shall constitute a lien on the property assessed until paid.
(Ord. 1816 § 2, 2007; Ord. 1978 § 1 (Exh. A), 2013; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)
It shall be the duty of the owner, agent or contractor in charge of any construction or demolition site to have adequate containers on the site for the disposal of solid waste to prevent litter generation. Owner, agent or contractor shall make appropriate arrangements for the collection of solid waste by franchisee or for transportation of such material to an authorized facility for final disposition pursuant to LMC § 8.08.030(A).
(Ord. 1816 § 2, 2007; Ord. 1978 § 1 (Exh. A), 2013)
It is unlawful for any person to transport solid waste, compostable materials, recyclable materials, construction and demolition debris or any other loose cargo by truck or other motor vehicle within the City unless such cargo is covered and secured in such manner as to prevent depositing of litter on public and private property.
(Ord. 1816 § 2, 2007; Ord. 1978 § 1 (Exh. A), 2013; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)
In those cases of littering from vehicles where the violators cannot be apprehended immediately, a rebuttable presumption shall be applied that the registered owner of the vehicle committed the violation.
(Formerly 8.08.610; Ord. 1816 § 2, 2007; Ord. 1910 § 8, 2010; Ord. 1978 § 1 (Exh. A), 2013)
Persons distributing literature door-to-door shall not deposit it on public property and shall distribute it in such a way that it is not blown from the place of distribution.
(Formerly 8.08.620; Ord. 1816 § 2, 2007; Ord. 1910 § 8, 2010; Ord. 1978 § 1 (Exh. A), 2013)
All receptacles, containers, storage areas, and vehicles containing solid waste, recyclable materials, or compostable materials shall be sufficiently covered or otherwise secured to prevent such material from escaping.
(Formerly 8.08.630; Ord. 1816 § 2, 2007; Ord. 1910 § 8, 2010; Ord. 1978 § 1 (Exh. A), 2013)
Persons in possession or control of commercial premises shall keep those exterior portions of the premises which are accessible or viewable by the public, including but not limited to areas used for parking, doorways, and alleys, and the area between the face of the curb line abutting the properties and the nearest building thereon, free of all waste matter.
(Formerly 8.08.640; Ord. 1816 § 2, 2007; Ord. 1910 § 8, 2010; Ord. 1978 § 1 (Exh. A), 2013)
Persons distributing merchandise of any kind, including food and beverages, shall provide adequate disposal and recyclable materials containers, and frequent enough removal of their contents, to enable patrons to deposit all waste material generated by the merchandise into the containers.
(Formerly 8.08.650; Ord. 1816 § 2, 2007; Ord. 1910 § 8, 2010; Ord. 1978 § 1 (Exh. A), 2013)
This chapter may be enforced by the police department, the fire department, employees of the public works department and the community development department, as authorized by the City Manager.
(Formerly 8.08.660; Ord. 1816 § 2, 2007; Ord. 1910 § 8, 2010; Ord. 1978 § 1 (Exh. A), 2013; Ord. 2045 § 1(F), 2016; Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018)