SEC. 22-221. REDUCTION OF LITTER.
   (A)   Prohibition. No person may throw, deposit, leave, maintain, keep, or permit to be thrown, deposited, kept, or maintained, in or upon any public or private driveway, parking area, street, alley, sidewalk, trail, or component of the storm drain system or any receiving waters, any refuse, rubbish, garbage, litter, or other discarded or abandoned objects, articles, accumulations, or pollutant so that the same may cause or contribute to pollution.
   (B)   Waste management on residential sites. Waste must be deposited in a proper receptacle that must be covered to prevent scattering by wind or animal. Spillage and overflow of wastes around containers must be promptly cleaned and properly disposed of.
   (C)   Waste management on commercial, industrial sites and private residential complexes. It is the responsibility of any person owning or operating any commercial establishment, industrial park, or residential complex with common areas to procure and place trash receptacles at their own expense on the premises. Persons placing trash in receptacles must do so in such manner as to prevent litter from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk, or other public place or upon private property. Persons owning or occupying a place of business, who sell or offer for sale food or other goods for immediate consumption wrapped in paper, plastic, cardboard or other similar disposable materials or containers, must endeavor to implement a general litter removal program so as to remove litter generated by such business at least each business day. No person owning or occupying a place of business may sweep into or deposit in the storm drain system the accumulation of litter from any building or lot from any public or private sidewalk or driveway. Persons owning or occupying places of business must keep the sidewalk in front of their business premises free of litter.
(Ord. No. 2459, 2876)