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(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)
(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)
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)
(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)
DIVISION 3. WEEDS AND RANK VEGETATION
The purpose of this division is to provide a mechanism whereby lots in and near residential areas of Greenville County may be required to be maintained free from weeds and rank vegetation and free from rats, mice, snakes and other vermin infestation. It is declared that the regulation of such lots within the county is necessary and in the public interest:
(1) To encourage a positive visual environment;
(2) To promote the economic well-being of Greenville County by creating a favorable physical image;
(3) To protect property values within the county;
(4) To promote the safety of persons and property by providing that lots do not create a fire or traffic hazard; and,
(5) To promote the health and safety of the public by ensuring that lots do not become breeding grounds for or infested with mosquitoes, insects or rodents.
(1976 Code, § 9-131) (Ord. 2256, § 3.1, passed 6-4-1991)
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