521.08  LITTERING AND DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH, JUNK, ETC.
   (a)   No person shall, without lawful authority, place or dispose of in any manner upon any public property or upon the premises of another, any paper, trash, garbage, waste, rubbish, refuse, junk or any substance or material which is or may become noxious, offensive, injurious, or dangerous to the public health, comfort or safety.
   (b)   No person shall cause or allow trash, garbage, waste, rubbish, refuse, or any other noxious, or offensive materials or substances to be collected or remain in any place to the damage or prejudice of others or of the public, or unlawfully obstruct, impede, divert, corrupt or render unwholesome or impure, any natural watercourse.
   (c)   No person shall sweep or otherwise place any trash, refuse or other material in a street or catch basin or sewer through an opening situated in a street.
   (d)   No person shall abandon, discard, or knowingly permit to remain on premises under his other control, garbage, trash, rubbish, waste, ashes, cans, bottles, wire, paper, cartons, boxes, automobile parts, furniture, glass, or anything else of any unsightly or unsanitary nature.
   (e)   All exterior property areas and premises shall be maintained in a clean, safe and sanitary condition free from any accumulation of rubbish, garbage, or anything else as described in Section 521.08(d).
   (f)   In the event of a violation, the Village Building Inspector, or his agent, shall give notice to the owner of the lot or land, or occupant or persons having charge of the premises upon which the violation occurs, to cease such violation within ten days of such notice.  Each day after the ten-day period on which the offense continues may be deemed a separate offense.
   (g)   Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor, if he or she has no prior conviction under this section, if the offender previously has been convicted of an offense under this section, the second conviction shall be a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; if the offender previously has been convicted two or more times of an offense under this section, the third and subsequent convictions shall be a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(Ord. 6-99.  Passed 5-24-99.)