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No person shall throw or deposit any commercial or noncommercial handbill in or upon any private premises which are temporarily or continuously unoccupied or vacant.

No person shall throw, deposit or distribute any commercial or noncommercial handbill upon any private premises if requested by anyone thereon not to do so or if there is placed on said premises in a conspicuous position near the entrance thereof a sign bearing the words "No Trespassing," "No Peddlers or Agents," "No Advertisement" or any similar notice indicating in any manner that the occupants of said premises do not desire to be molested or have their rights of privacy disturbed or to have any such handbills left upon such premises.

A. No person shall throw, deposit or distribute any commercial or noncommercial handbill in or upon private premises which are occupied, except by handing or transmitting any such handbill directly to the owner, occupant or other person then present in or upon such private premises; provided, however, that in the case of occupied private premises which are not posted as provided in this chapter, such person, unless requested by anyone upon such premises not to do so, may place or deposit any such handbill in or upon such occupied private premises if such handbill is so placed or deposited as to secure or prevent such handbill from being blown or drifted about such premises or sidewalks, streets or other public places, and except that mailboxes may not be ...

No person in any aircraft shall throw, drop or deposit any litter, handbill or any other object out of such aircraft so as to cause the same to fall within the territorial limits of the Village or to be brought therein by the elements.

No person shall post or affix any notice, poster or other paper or device, calculated to attract the attention of the public, to any lamppost, public utility pole or shade tree or upon any public structure or building, except as may be authorized or required by law.

A. No person shall throw or deposit litter on any private property within the Village, whether owned by such person or not, except into authorized private receptacles maintained on said property. The owner or person in control of private property shall maintain a sufficient number of authorized private receptacles on said property in such a manner that litter will be prevented from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk or other public place or upon any other private property in the Village or elsewhere. B. No dirt, grass cuttings, leaves or trash shall be dumped or stored in, on or around any private premises in the Incorporated Village of the Branch except in authorized private receptacles; provided, however, that grass cut...

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. [1] Editor's Note: See also Ch. 196 , Property Maintenance.

There is hereby created and established a Department of Sanitation, which shall be under the supervision and control of the Commissioner of Sanitation who shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees for a period of one year at such compensation as the Board of Trustees may from time to time determine. The Commissioner of Sanitation shall be responsible for the operation and maintenance of all Village dumps and disposal areas, if any; and he shall be authorized to enter into a contract or contracts on behalf of the Village with one or more municipalities or private agencies for the use of dumps or disposal areas or facilities owned, operated and maintained by them, subject, however, to approval by the Board of Trustees. The Commissioner of Sanitation shall...

The Commissioner of Sanitation or any other person authorized by the Board of Trustees shall have the power to enter and/or examine any vehicle, as defined herein, and the power to enter upon any private property at any reasonable hour, for the purpose of inspecting and investigating conditions relating to the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.

A. No person shall throw or deposit litter in any official Village dump or disposal area except during the times designated by the Commissioner of Sanitation and in accordance with the rules and regulations established by the Commissioner of Sanitation. No litter collected from outside of the Village shall be thrown or deposited in any official Village dump or disposal area except when authorized by special permit from the Board of Trustees and subject to such conditions and safeguards as the Board of Trustees may deem appropriate. B. No person shall establish or maintain a dump or litter disposal area within the Village except when authorized by special permit from the Board of Trustees after a public hearing and subject to such conditions and safeguards...

No owner, licensee, harborer or other person having permanent or temporary care, custody or control of any dog or other domestic animal shall knowingly permit such animal to do any act which, if done by such person, would constitute a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.

[Added 1-9-1979 by L.L. No. 1-1979 ; amended 5-10-1988 by L.L. No. 3-1988 ; 5-8-1990 by L.L. No. 1-1990 ] Violations of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the following penalties: A. Violations of the provisions of § 223-5 , 223-6B and D or 223-7 shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $200 for the first offense and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $200 nor to exceed $500 for all subsequent offenses. B. Violations of the provisions of § 223-6A and C shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $250 for the first offense and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $250 nor to exceed $500 for all subsequent offenses. C. Violations of all other provisions of this chapter shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $250...

[Added 1-9-1979 by L.L. No. 1-1979 ] The Board of Trustees shall cause an investigation to be made of any purported hazard to the public health or safety due to a violation of any provision of this chapter. After said investigation, should it be determined that such public health or safety hazard exists, the Board of Trustees shall cause the owner of record of the property on which such hazard exists to be notified of same by personal service or by mail, and the owner shall be directed to remove said hazard within seven calendar days of service or mailing of the notice. Should the hazard not be removed within the seven-day period, the Board of Trustees may order the hazard corrected and assess the cost thereof to the owner of record by mailing a copy of t...

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of the Branch as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]

[Adopted 11-13-2007 by L.L. No. 1-2011 ]

The purpose of this article is to provide for the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the Incorporated Village of the Branch through the regulation of nonstormwater discharges to the municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) to the maximum extent practicable as required by federal and state law. This article establishes methods for controlling the introduction of pollutants into the MS4 in order to comply with requirements of the SPDES General Permit for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems. The objectives of this article are: A. To meet the requirements of the SPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from MS4s, Permit No. GP-02-02, or as amended or revised; B. To regulate the contribution of pollutants to the MS4 since such s...

Whenever used in this article, unless a different meaning is stated in a definition applicable to only a portion of this article, the following terms will have meanings set forth below:

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPs) Schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, general good housekeeping practices, pollution prevention and educational practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants directly or indirectly to stormwater, receiving waters, or stormwater conveyance systems. BMPs also include treatment practices, operating procedures, and practices to control site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or water disposal, or drainage from raw materials storage.

CLEAN WATER ACT The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.), and any subsequent amendments thereto.

CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY Activities requiring authorization under the SPDES permit for stormwater discharges from construction activity, GP-02-01, as amended or revised. These activities include construction projects resulting in land disturbance of one or more acres. Such activities include, but are not limited to, clearing and grubbing, grading, excavating, and demolition.