[Adopted 11-4-1971 by Ord. No. 11-1971 (Ch. 79 of the 1974 Code)]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
CITY
The City of Northfield.
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 or any top, cap
or detachable tab of any bottle, jar or can, any unlighted cigarette,
cigar, match or any flaming or glowing material or any garbage, trash,
refuse, debris, rubbish, grass clippings or other lawn or garden waste,
newspaper, magazine, glass, metal, plastic or paper containers or
other packaging or construction material, but shall not include the
waste of the primary processes of mining or other extraction processes,
logging, sawmilling, farming (five acres or more) or manufacturing.
[Amended 2-21-1989 by Ord. No. 4-89]
PERSON
Any natural person or any firm, partnership, corporation,
association or joint venture.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any and all streets, sidewalks, alleys and roads used by
the public, and all public parks, buildings and grounds.
[Amended 2-21-1989 by Ord. No. 4-89]
A. No person, while a driver or passenger in a vehicle,
shall throw or deposit any litter upon any street or other public
or private property within the City of Northfield.
B. It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be driven,
moved, stopped or parked on any highway unless such a vehicle is constructed
or loaded to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking
or otherwise escaping therefrom. Any person operating a vehicle from
which any glass or objects have fallen or escaped, which could cause
an obstruction, damage a vehicle or otherwise endanger travellers
or public property, shall immediately cause the public property to
be cleaned of all such glass or objects and shall pay the cost therefor.
The person operating shall be deemed to include the driver, the owner
of the vehicle and the generator of the debris released. Liability
shall be joint and several.
No person shall bring, cart, remove, transport
or collect any litter from outside of this City, or bring into this
City any litter for the purpose of dumping or disposing thereof, unless
authorized by the City.
[Added 4-24-2012 by Ord.
No. 3-2012; amended 8-13-2019 by Ord. No. 11-2019]
A. Litter
shall not be thrown, deposited or be permitted to collect or remain
in any place, public or private, where it may affect the health, welfare
or safety of the public or render streets or private places unsightly.
B. Balloon release.
(1) Purpose. This section is adopted in order to protect the environment,
particularly the wildlife and marine animals, and the health, safety
and well-being of persons and property by prohibiting the release
of helium balloons into the atmosphere, including latex and Mylar,
as it has been determined that the release of balloons inflated with
lighter-than-air gases pose a danger and nuisance to the environment,
particularly to wildlife and marine animals so as to constitute a
public nuisance and may pose a threat to the safety of its residents
and their property. It has further been determined that wildlife and
marine animals may mistake balloons for food which can cause severe
injury or death to the animal, that many animals become entangled
in balloon strings and are injured or strangled to death as a result,
that it is necessary to achieve a significant reduction in balloon
debris and the environmental harm this debris causes.
(2) Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
HELIUM
An inert gas which is lighter than air.
LATEX BALLOONS
Balloons made from latex rubber which is molded into various
shapes, and ordinary air, or other gases such as helium, can be forced
into them for expansion purposes.
MYLAR BALLOONS
Balloons made of a material called "Mylar," which is a durable
metallic material that has a degree of stretch.
(3) It shall be unlawful in the City of Northfield for any person, firm
or corporation to intentionally release, organize the release of,
or intentionally cause to be released balloons inflated with a gas
that is lighter-than-air within the City with the exception of the
following:
(a)
Balloon(s) released by a person on behalf of a governmental
agency or pursuant to a governmental contract for scientific or meteorological
purposes;
(b)
Hot air balloons recovered after launching;
(c)
Balloons released indoors.
[Amended 2-21-1989 by Ord. No. 4-89]
A. Persons placing litter in receptacles shall do so
in such a manner as to prevent the litter from being carried or deposited
by the elements upon any street, sidewalk or other public place.
B. Required locations.
(1) Litter receptacles and their servicing shall be required
at the following public places which exist in the municipality, including:
(a)
Sidewalks used by pedestrians in active retail
commercially zoned areas, such that at a minimum there shall be no
single linear quarter-mile without a receptacle.
(b)
Buildings held out for use by the public, including
schools, government buildings and railroad and bus stations.
(c)
Parks, drive-in restaurants.
(d)
Any street vendor locations if such locations
shall be authorized to exist by ordinance.
(e)
Self-service refreshment areas.
(g)
Gasoline service station islands.
(j)
Campgrounds and trailer parks.
(k)
Marinas, boat moorage and fueling stations.
(m)
Public and private piers operated for public
use.
(n)
Beaches and bathing areas.
(o)
At special events to which the public is invited,
including sporting events, parades, carnivals, circuses and festivals.
(2) The proprietors of these places or the sponsors of
these events shall be responsible for providing, servicing and maintaining
the receptacles such that adequate containerization is available.
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.
[Amended 2-5-1974 by Ord. No. 1-1974]
The penalty for violation of any provision of this article shall be as set forth in Chapter
1, General Provisions, §
1-15.
[Adopted 10-5-1982 by Ord. No. 9-82 (Ch.
72, Art. II, of the 1974 Code)]
Upon the effective date hereof, it shall be unlawful for any person within the City of Northfield to place on or within public rights-of-way or areas intended for public passage within the City of Northfield any food or foodstuffs unless the same shall be properly containerized as provided by Chapter
315, Solid Waste, Article
II, and is placed for the purpose of removal by trash collection.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
ANIMALS
An all-inclusive term, and shall include, but not be limited
to, humans, cats, dogs, waterfowl, birds, rabbits and rodents.
FOOD or FOODSTUFFS
Any substance commonly used as food or food substitutes for
consumption by animals.
The penalty for violation of any provision of this article shall be as set forth in Chapter
1, General Provisions, §
1-15. Each placement of food or foodstuffs on or upon a public right-of-way shall constitute a violation of this article.