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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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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)
§ 9-125 FEES AT LANDFILLS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF LOOSE MATERIAL.
   (a)   Any person who transports loose material to a Greenville County landfill without said material being covered or securely loaded in such a manner as to prevent litter on public and private property shall upon second or more offense be charged a $100 landfill penalty fee in addition to any criminal penalty which may be applicable for violations of state and county laws concerning transportation of loose material. Landfill operators who find that a person is transporting loose material to a landfill without said material being covered or securely loaded shall require the person to identify themselves sufficiently to ascertain their legal identity and residence and upon said identification the operators shall then notify them in writing that they are subject to the landfill penalty fee upon a second or more offense and that if they commit a second or more offense they must remit the fee to the county within 15 days of that offense.
   (b)   Failure or refusal to properly identify themselves or failure or refusal to remit the landfill penalty fee shall be a violation of this article and subject the violator to the criminal penalties set forth in § 9-107 of this article in addition to the $100 landfill penalty fee.
(1976 Code, § 9-125) (Ord. 2256, § 2.5, passed 6-4-1991)
§ 9-126 FINDINGS.
   Greenville County Council finds that the adopted property maintenance code requires all exterior property and premises to be free from any accumulation of rubbish or garbage. Greenville County Council further finds that an efficient procedure is needed to keep the environment free from eyesores and unhealthy conditions caused by the accumulation of rubbish or garbage.
(Ord. 4100, § 1, passed 4-3-2007)
§ 9-127 LIEN PROVISIONS CONCERNING TRASH AND RUBBISH.
   (a)   Whenever Greenville County shall find that there is a violation of the section entitled “Rubbish and Garbage” of the adopted property maintenance code concerning exterior property, the Code Administrator or his designee shall serve notice to the owner and occupant of the premises to comply with the provisions of that section. It shall be sufficient notification to deliver the notice to the person to whom it is addressed, or to deposit a copy of such in the United States Mail, properly stamped, certified and addressed to the person to whom the notice is directed, or to deposit a copy of such in the United States Mail, properly stamped, certified and addressed to the address used for tax purposes.
   (b)   If the person to whom the notice of violation is directed fails or neglects to comply with the provisions of the adopted property maintenance code concerning “Rubbish and Garbage” within 10 days after such notice has been received, or 20 days after a copy of such has been deposited in the United States Mail, properly stamped, certified and addressed to the address used for tax purposes, such person shall be deemed in violation of that section and subject to penalties as provided by law.
   (c)   In the event a violation of the adopted property maintenance code concerning “Rubbish and Garbage” has not been corrected within the time frame set forth above, the County has the authority to enter upon such lot or parcel of land and correct the violation, and the costs incurred as a result of such action (including inspection, administration, labor and equipment costs) shall become a lien upon the property and shall be collected in the same manner as county taxes are collected.
(Ord. 4100, § 2, passed 4-3-2007; Ord. 4583, passed 10-1-2013)
§§ 9-128—9-130 RESERVED.
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