§ 147-2. Littering.

A. 

It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, spill, place or deposit or leave or cause to be thrown, spilled, placed, deposited or left, or to permit any servant, agent or employee to throw, spill, place, deposit or leave in or upon any street, highway, alley, sidewalk, park, public building, in any running water or body of water within the City or other public place in the City any refuse, garbage or ashes subject to be carried by the wind or unwholesome or putrescible matter of any kind.

B. 

It shall be unlawful for any person, as passenger in or owner or driver of any cart, truck, automobile, bicycle or other vehicle to scatter, drop or spill or permit to be scattered, dropped or spilled, whether the same is wrapped up in bundles, in bags or otherwise, any dirt, stone or construction rubbish, other light materials of any sort, refuse, rubbish, ashes or garbage, or other offensive matter therefrom, or permit the same to be blown therefrom by the wind in or upon any street, sidewalk, alley, vacant lot, vacant premises, public buildings or other public place.

C. 

It shall be unlawful for any person, either as owner, lessee, agent, tenant or otherwise, to throw, cast, deposit or place or to cause or permit to run, drop or remain or to be thrown, cast or deposited any rubbish, garbage, manure, offal or other decomposable organic or putrescible matter which will or might create a nuisance, or act as or become a breeding place for flies or as food for rats, or discarded thing capable of holding water which might serve as breeding places for mosquitoes, or combustible matter which might serve to increase the fire hazard of neighboring property, in or upon any vacant lot or land or vacant place upon the surface of any lot or land, enclosed or otherwise, except at such places designated or provided by the Department of Public Works, provided that garbage, manure, offal and other putrescible matter may be temporarily kept in suitable cans, bags, vessels, tanks, dumpsters and/or containers which are watertight with tightly fitting covers. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as to prohibit the depositing of manure or fertilizers upon any private property for the purpose of cultivating or improving the same.

[Amended 11-7-2001]

D. 

No person, agent or occupant of a lot or premises wherever a building of any kind may exist or a vacant lot shall allow any collection of garbage, rubbish, waste matter or filth of any description to remain on such lot or premises except for that material which is properly stored garbage, as outlined in § 147-3, that is waiting trash pickup and not placed at curbside until allowed as outlined in § 147-4.

[Amended 11-7-2001; 1-5-2005 by Ord. No. 05-02]

E. 

No furniture, mattresses or other household items being discarded will be placed at curbside until allowed by § 147-4. Any item that the trash hauler did not pick up that remains at curbside the day after trash pickup will be considered to be in violation. Residents can arrange for pickup of large items with their hauler if the material cannot be picked up on trash day. Such items must be kept in a closed building or stored properly, as outlined in § 147-3, and not left outside or at curbside.

[Added 1-5-2005 by Ord. No. 05-02]

F. 

In the case of a multiple housing unit (two or more units), where the violator cannot be identified, the property owner will be responsible.

[Added 1-5-2005 by Ord. No. 05-02]