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GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 2: ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 2.5: ADULT-ORIENTED BUSINESSES
CHAPTER 3: AMUSEMENTS
CHAPTER 4: ANIMALS AND FOWL
CHAPTER 5: BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
CHAPTER 6: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 7: FINANCE AND TAXATION
CHAPTER 8: FLOOD CONTROL, DRAINAGE, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 9: GARBAGE AND REFUSE
CHAPTER 10: HUMAN RELATIONS AND RESOURCES
CHAPTER 11: LAW ENFORCEMENT
CHAPTER 12: LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS AND CULTURAL FACILITIES
CHAPTER 13: MOBILE AND MANUFACTURED HOMES; TRAILERS
CHAPTER 14: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
CHAPTER 15: OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 16: RESERVED
CHAPTER 17: PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 18: ROADS, HIGHWAYS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY
CHAPTER 19: SIGNS
CHAPTER 20: UTILITY SERVICES
CHAPTER 21: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
APPENDIX A: ZONING ORDINANCE
APPENDIX B: RESERVED
APPENDIX C: LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
APPENDIX D: FRANCHISES
APPENDIX E: STORMWATER BANKING PROGRAM MANUAL
TABLE OF ORDINANCES
PARALLEL REFERENCES
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§ 9-107 PENALTIES.
   Any person, firm, corporation or agent, who shall violate the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished within the jurisdictional limits of magistrate’s court. Each such person, firm, corporation or agent shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this article is committed or continued.
   Greenville County may also seek injunctive relief, impose civil fees, or may institute any other appropriate action in courts of competent jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this article.
(1976 Code, § 9-107) (Ord. 2256, § 1.6, passed 6-4-1991; Ord. 2626, § 3, passed 9-6-1994)
§§ 9-108—9-120 RESERVED.
DIVISION 2. LITTER
§ 9-121 AUTHORITY.
   This chapter is adopted in accordance with S.C. Code, § 16-11-700, as amended.
(1976 Code, § 9-121) (Ord. 2256, § 2.1, passed 6-4-1991)
§ 9-122 LITTER PROHIBITED.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to dump, throw, drop, discard, deposit or otherwise dispose of litter or other solid waste on any public or private property within Greenville County except in containers or in a lawful manner. This prohibition shall not be construed to limit the transportation of or the temporary placement of construction materials on a site under construction so long as they are properly placed so as to prevent uncontrolled dispersion onto lands of another, nor shall it be construed to require the containerization of rocks, tree stumps, large limbs or other large and heavy refuse so long as its weight and size will prevent it from being carried away or deposited by the elements upon the lands of another, and so long as any materials that may inadvertently be dispersed onto land of surrounding property owners is immediately retrieved by the person responsible therefor.
   This article shall in no way prohibit the permissive depositing of suitable fill material on private property so long as said disposing is in accordance with state law, this and other appropriate county ordinances and so long as the depositor of the fill material has the express permission of the private property owner and said depositing is solely upon that property and is properly secured so as to prevent dispersion to property of another.
(1976 Code, § 9-122) (Ord. 2256, § 2.2, passed 6-4-1991)
§ 9-123 KEEPING PROPERTY CLEAN.
   (a)   Responsibility of owner. Responsibility for the removal of litter from property shall be upon the owner, unless it was placed there without his knowledge or consent. It shall be unlawful for the owner to fail to remove from or to keep their property free from litter that has been placed there with his consent or knowledge unless the owner has no right to entry upon the property and is unable to eject the tenant for failing to maintain the premises and is unable to force compliance by the occupant with this division, in which case the occupant shall be solely responsible for violations of this division. This prohibition shall not be construed in such a manner so as to prohibit the temporary placement of construction material on a site under construction so long as they are properly placed so as to prevent uncontrolled dispersion onto lands of another.
   (b)   Litter deposited without consent of owner. In the event that litter and/or tires are placed on private property without the owner or occupant’s knowledge and consent, Greenville County may remove the litter and/or tires upon the request of the owner and occupant. Prior to removing any litter and/or tires from private property, the county shall require an affidavit to be signed by the owner and occupant stating that the litter and/or tires were placed on the private property without their knowledge and consent and that they do not know who placed the litter and/or tires on the private property or, if they do know who placed the litter and/or tires on the private property, that they will give all relevant information to the county official receiving the affidavit and that they will assist the appropriate law enforcement agency, or county department in any prosecution against the offender.
(1976 Code, § 9-123) (Ord. 2256, § 2.3, passed 6-4-1991; Ord. 2463, § 3, passed 6-1-1993)
§ 9-124 PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY.
   (a)   It shall be unlawful for any person to sweep, push, dump, deposit or place household garbage or containers of household garbage within the public rights-of-way more than 48 hours prior to the scheduled time period of a particular sanitation service pickup of such litter for that area of the county. Under no circumstance, however, shall any person dump, deposit or place litter or containers on the paved portion of a public right-of-way or in such location as to obstruct the vision of or endanger the safety of the public.
   (b)   It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully drop, discard or deposit upon any county right-of-way road mud, soil, petroleum products or other foreign substances which causes said county right-of-way to become damaged, unsafe or dangerous to the public except as may be allowed during authorized and appropriately supervised road, highway or street repairs.
(1976 Code, § 9-124) (Ord. 2256, § 2.4, passed 6-4-1991)
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