As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
LITTER
Any used or unconsumed substance or waste material which
has been discarded, whether made of aluminum, glass, plastic, rubber, paper
or other natural or synthetic material or any combination thereof, including
but not limited to any bottle, jar or can; any top, cap or detachable tab
of any bottle, jar or can; any unlighted cigarette, cigar or match; any flaming
or glowing material; any garbage, trash, refuse, debris, rubbish, grass clippings
or other lawn or garden waste, newspaper, magazine, glass, metal, plastic
or paper container or other packaging; and any construction material; but
excluding the waste of the primary processes of mining or other extraction
processes, logging, sawmilling, farming or manufacturing.
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, drop, discard or otherwise
place litter of any nature upon any public or private property other than
in a litter receptacle.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discard or dump any household
or commercial solid waste, rubbish, junk, vehicle or vehicle parts, rubber
tires, appliances or furniture in any place not specifically designated for
the purposes of solid waste storage or disposal.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any residential property to store
or permit storage thereon of any bulk household waste, including household
appliances, furniture and mattresses, except in a fully enclosed structure
or during days designated for the collection of such bulky items.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any residential property to store
or permit the storage thereon of tires except in a fully enclosed structure.
Junk motor vehicles shall be subject to the requirements set forth in Chapter
262, Vehicles, Junk.
It shall be unlawful for any owner, agent or contractor in charge of
a construction or demolition site to:
A. Permit the accumulation of litter thereon before, during
or after completion of any construction or demolition project.
B. Fail to furnish containers adequate to accommodate debris
or trash at convenient areas thereon.
C. Fail to maintain and empty such containers in such a
manner and with such a frequency as to prevent spillage of refuse.
It shall be unlawful for the owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or person
in charge of any residential or commercial property to permit open or overflowing
waste disposal bins on such property.