§ 10-703. Placement of Litter in Receptacles.

   (1)   No person shall place or deposit litter in public receptacles or in authorized private receptacles except in such a manner as to prevent it from being scattered or carried by the elements onto any street, sidewalk, other public place or upon private premises.

   (2)   No person shall place or deposit household or commercial refuse in any public receptacle. 185

 

Notes

185	Added, Bill No. 080523 (approved July 2, 2008).

§ 10-704. Litter on Sidewalks.

   (1)   Persons owning or occupying private premises shall make reasonable efforts to keep the sidewalk in front of such premises free of litter.

   (2)   Any place of business which sells prepared or prepackaged food for takeout or consumption off the premises shall provide a receptacle for waste and a separate receptacle for recycling within ten (10) feet of the public entrance to the business during the business' normal hours of operation. 186

   (3)   The Department may enter into an agreement with an owner or person in control of private property not covered by subsection (2) above for the placement of waste and recycling receptacles in the right-of-way abutting such property, including such requirements as the Department may determine will promote safe, clear passage and clean streets, upon a determination by the Department that such an agreement will be in the best interests of the City in maintaining the cleanliness of, and passage through, sidewalks and other portions of the right-of-way. 187

 

Notes

186	Added, 1983 Ordinances, p. 504; amended, Bill No. 960850-A (approved May 20, 1997); amended, Bill No. 150198 (approved May 20, 2015), effective August 1, 2015.
187	Added, Bill No. 180748 (approved October 31, 2018).

§ 10-705. Sweeping Litter Into Gutters.

   (1)   No person shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter, street or other place the accumulation of litter from any building, lot or from any public or private sidewalk or driveway.

§ 10-706. Litter Thrown from Vehicles.

   (1)   No person in a vehicle shall throw or deposit litter upon any street, other public place or private premises.

§ 10-707. Trucks Causing Litter.

   (1)   No person shall operate a truck or other vehicle unless the vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent its contents from falling, being blown or deposited upon any street or other public place.

§ 10-708. Litter in Parks.

   (1)   No person shall throw or deposit litter in any park, except in public receptacles, and in such a manner as to prevent the litter from being scattered or carried by the elements onto any part of the park, upon any street or other public place. Where public receptacles are not provided, all litter shall be carried from the park by the person responsible for its presence and properly disposed of elsewhere.

§ 10-709. Litter in Lakes and Fountains.

   (1)   No person shall throw or deposit litter in any fountain, lake, stream, or other body of water.