[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Palmerton 6-21-1989 by Ord. No. 480. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
No person shall drive or move any truck or other
vehicle within the Borough unless such vehicle is so constructed or
loaded so as to prevent any litter from being blown or deposited upon
any street or other public place; nor shall any person drive or move
any vehicle or truck within the Borough, the wheels or tires of which
shall carry onto or deposit, on any road or street or other public
place, mud, dirt, sticky substances or foreign matter of any kind.
No person shall sweep, place or deposit in any
gutter, street, roadway or other public place within the Borough any
litter from any 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.
No person shall throw, place or deposit litter
on any private property within the Borough, whether owned by such
person or not.
The owner or person in control of any private
property shall at all times maintain the premises free of litter;
provided, however, that this section shall not prohibit the storage
of litter in authorized private receptacles for collection.
