It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:
A. 
Cause or allow litter to be collected, deposited or to remain in any place under his control;
B. 
Throw or deposit litter in or upon any street, sidewalk or other public place except in public receptacles or containers, in authorized private receptacles or containers for collection, or in disposal areas designated by the municipality;
C. 
Sweep into, or deposit in, any gutter, street or other public place the accumulation of litter from any residence, building, or lot or from any public or private sidewalk or driveway. Persons owning or occupying property shall keep the sidewalk in front of their premises free of litter;
D. 
Drive or move any vehicle which is carelessly loaded, or not constructed to prevent its load, or litter on it, from falling upon any street, alley or public place;
E. 
Distribute any handbills without either securing them to the building or vehicle to which they are being distributed, or handing them directly to a person willing to accept them;
F. 
Throw or deposit litter on any private property, whether owned by the person or not;
G. 
Keep, maintain, or deposit an abandoned or junked vehicle on private or public property within the public view.
1. 
A vehicle shall be deemed abandoned or junked under the following circumstances:
a. 
If the vehicle has obvious physical deterioration, such as broken or smashed windows, wheels and tires missing, portions of the body dented or rusted out to a large degree and any other physical evidence showing neglect; or
b. 
If the vehicle lacks current vehicle registration and license, unless neatly stored and covered with a tarp or other method to clearly show the intent for storage for future use;
2. 
A junked or abandoned vehicle deposited in any place in violation of this subsection is considered to have been so deposited by the last registered owner of the vehicle unless the last registered owner has filed a transfer or assignment in accordance with AS 28.10.271, in which case proof of the filing of the notice shall constitute prima facie evidence that the transferee named in the notice was the person who deposited the person who deposited the junked or abandoned vehicle in violation of this section. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, a bill of sale or other evidence could also show transfer of ownership from the last registered owner for purposes of this subsection;
H. 
Deposit litter in or about a residential garbage can or container, commercial dumpster or container, or other container owned or leased by another as a receptacle for litter unless the person depositing the litter has been authorized to do so by the owner or lessee of the container;
I. 
Deposit more than 10 pounds of litter in or about a litter container placed by a government agency on public property unless the litter was generated while making a permitted use of the public property associated with the container. Unless otherwise posted on the containers, garbage containers placed by a government agency within highway rights-of-way, parking areas abutting a public highway, scenic pullouts or overlooks, highway rest areas and similar places serving the traveling public may be used only for the deposit of litter generated while making a lawful use of such area or while traveling upon the streets and highways;
J. 
Deposit more than 10 pounds of litter in or about a litter container which is on a facility or property which is a part of a municipally operated harbor facility unless the litter was generated during the use of a boat, whether it was generated while the boat was inside the harbor or was afloat or underway outside the harbor or unless the litter was generated on an island other than Baranof Island or Japonski Island.
(S.G.C. 9.12.010; Ord. 73-52 § 3, 1973; Ord. 82-521 § 4(A), 1982; Ord. 86-740 § 4(A), 1986; Ord. 89-866 § 4(A), 1989; Ord. 03-1725 § 4, 2003; Ord. 04-50 § 4(A), 2004)
Except for a violation of SGC § 9.10.010(G), the maximum penalty for a violation of SGC § 9.10.010 is a fine of $250.00, with each day the violation continues constituting a separate offense. A court finding a defendant guilty of a violation of SGC § 9.10.010(G) shall impose a fine of $300.00 for each day that the vehicle remains in violation of the law after the expiration of a period prescribed by law that is set out in a notice provided by the city and borough pursuant to law. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, upon conviction of a violation of SGC § 9.10.010(G), the court shall order the defendant to make restitution to the city and borough for the actual costs incurred by the city and borough for towing, impounding, storage, and disposal of the vehicle. The penalties set out in this section are in addition to any penalties, fees, costs, charges, or orders that may be lawfully assessed, imposed, or sought pursuant to other civil, criminal, quasi-criminal, or administrative actions.
(S.G.C. 9.12.015; Ord. 03-1725 § 4, 2003; Ord. 04-50 § 4(B), 2004)
A. 
Notice.
1. 
The planning director, or other agent assigned by the municipality, is authorized to require the owner or occupier of any property and the last registered owner of any abandoned or junked vehicle to properly dispose of such vehicle located on the private or public property.
2. 
Notice of such requirement shall be by certified mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to the proper person at the last known address or by personal service of such notice.
B. 
Enforcement.
1. 
Upon the failure, neglect or refusal of any person so notified to properly dispose of litter or a junked or abandoned vehicle, or to repair and license it, within 20 days after receipt of the written notice, or within 30 days after the date of the notice in the event the same is returned to the municipality because of inability to make delivery, the planning director or other person designated by the municipality is authorized to arrange for the disposing of such litter or abandoned or junked vehicle. The property owner and, in the case of a vehicle, the registered owner, shall be jointly and severally liable for litter disposal cost with accrued interest at a rate of 12 percent per year.
2. 
The above notice shall include notice of the right to an administrative hearing before the assembly to contest the determination that the vehicle is litter, abandoned or junked. The hearing must be requested within the 20-day time frame specified in the notice. The notice shall also state that the property owner and the last registered vehicle owner shall be jointly and severally liable for all disposal costs, with accrued interest at a rate of 12 percent per year.
C. 
The remedy set out in this section is in addition to any criminal charges which may be brought against the person allowing litter, or junked or abandoned vehicles, to be in an unlawful place, and this section does not, in any way, restrict a court of proper jurisdiction from imposing further penalties and remedies it deems to be proper, up to the maximum set out in the penalty provisions of this code.
D. 
Any vehicle removed by the municipality under this chapter may, after the 20-day notice, be immediately junked. No such vehicle shall thereafter be registered for highway use.
E. 
The transfer of title to any vehicle already designated by the planning director, or any agent assigned by the municipality as litter, or abandoned, or junked, shall not affect the running of the 20-day notice period, nor affect the ability of the municipality to dispose of such vehicle or litter.
(S.G.C. 9.12.020; Ord. 86-740 § 4(B), 1986; Ord. 89-866 § 4(B), 1989; Ord. 90-931 § 4, 1990; Ord. 07-22 § 4, 2007)
For the purpose of this chapter the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations should have the meaning given in this section:
“Garbage”
means putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
“Litter”
means garbage, refuse and rubbish as defined in this chapter and all waste material which, if thrown or deposited as herein prohibited, tends to create a danger to public health, safety and welfare.
“Refuse”
means all putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes (except human body wastes), including garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead animals, abandoned vehicles, solid market and industrial wastes, and used motor oils or fuel.
“Rubbish”
means nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible and incombustible wastes, such as paper, wrappings, cigarettes, cardboard, tin and aluminum cans, yard clippings, leaves, wood, glass, bedding, crockery and similar materials.
“Vehicle”
means boats, boat trailers, any form of motor vehicle, whether it be four-wheel, two-wheel, three-wheel, or otherwise, and any other mode of transportation which would normally come under such a definition.
(S.G.C. 9.12.030; Ord. 94-1238 § 4, 1994; Ord. 03-1725 § 4, 2003)