(A) Prohibited actions.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm, group, corporation, organization or other entity, whether in person or by agent, employee or servant, to cast, throw, sweep, sift or deposit in any manner any kind of trash, rubbish, waste, refuse or litter, whether the same be liquid or solid, in or upon any public way, public place or private lot, whether or not said private lot is owned by the person, firm or corporation, within the city or in any public water, drain, sewer or receiving basin within the jurisdiction of the city.
(2) It also shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm, group, corporation, organization or other entity, whether directly or indirectly, to cast, throw, sweep, sift or deposit any of the aforementioned items anywhere within the jurisdiction of the city in such a manner that the items may be carried or deposited in whole or in part into any of the aforementioned places by action of the sun, wind, rain or snow.
(3) However, this division (A) shall not apply to:
(a) The deposit of materials under a permit authorized by any other ordinance of the city;
(b) Goods, wares or merchandise temporarily deposited upon any public way or other public place in the necessary course of trade and removed therefrom within two hours after being so deposited; or
(c) Articles or things deposited in or conducted into the city sewer system through lawful drains in accordance with other ordinances, if any, of the city related thereto.
(Prior Code, § 9.24.010)
(B) Vehicle-related prohibitions.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm, group, corporation, organization or other entity, whether in person or by agent, employee or servant, to use any vehicle to haul any kind of dirt, rubbish, waste, articles, refuse, trash or litter, whether liquid or solid, unless the vehicle is covered or situated at all times so as to prevent any part of its load from spilling or the dropping of any items or materials from the vehicle while said vehicle is in motion on any street, alley or public way in the city.
(2) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this division (B) shall not apply when a vehicle is actually being loaded or unloaded; however, such loading and unloading shall only occur when the vehicle is not moving.
(3) Furthermore, the requirements contained in this division (B) shall not apply to vehicles carrying yard or grass clippings, brush cuttings, tree trimmings, branches, logs and similar organic yard waste materials, provided that appropriate steps have been taken to attempt to securely lash or fasten the materials to the vehicle to prevent spilling or dropping the same from the vehicle while the vehicle is in motion.
(Prior Code, § 9.24.020)
(Ord. 2009-05, passed 6-1-2009) Penalty, see § 130.99