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No merchant or business within the town shall allow litter to accumulate, and shall clean and otherwise rid his or her premises, including sidewalks, of waste matter and litter although the same may not have been deposited by him or her, his or her agents or his or her patrons.
(1987 Code, § 8-5-07) Penalty, see § 90.999
No operator or passenger in any motor vehicle shall throw or deposit litter on any public street, right-of-way, sidewalk or upon private premises while such vehicle is either stopped or in motion.
(1987 Code, § 8-5-08) Penalty, see § 90.999
No operator of any truck or hauling motor vehicle shall cause to be scattered on or about public or private premises or streets while in motion or stopped, any litter, refuse, mud, dirt, sticky substances or rubbish. All loads shall be secured in such a manner so as to effect compliance with this section.
(1987 Code, § 8-5-09) Penalty, see § 90.999
No camper, spectator, participant, pedestrian, person engaged in recreational pursuit or other person shall cause litter, rubbish or refuse to be cast, thrown, deposited or scattered in or around public parks, lakes, waterways or other public lands, except in containers and receptacles designed for such use.
(1987 Code, § 8-5-10) Penalty, see § 90.999
Litter, rubbish or refuse shall not be cast, scattered, thrown or deposited on or about private property within the corporate limits to the detriment of public health, safety and welfare. The owner, lessees, agents or others in charge of premises within the town shall rid such lands and abutting sidewalks and medians of such nuisance or place it in an authorized receptacle. It shall likewise be unlawful for any person to dump, place or scatter litter, refuse or rubbish on or about private premises, whether such premises are vacant or inhabited.
(1987 Code, § 8-5-11) Penalty, see § 90.999
(A) If it appears that such conditions exist, the Town Administrator shall cause to be delivered or mailed to the owner of the property upon which the conditions exits a notice stating the reason why the conditions may constitute a violation and that a hearing will be held before the Town Administrator at a place therein fixed, not less than ten, nor more than 30, days after the delivery or mailing of the notice. The owner or any party in interest shall have the right to file an answer to the notice and to appear in person, or otherwise, and give evidence at the place and time fixed in the notice. Any person desiring to do so may attend such hearing and give evidence relevant to the matter being heard. The rules of evidence prevailing in courts of law or equity shall not be controlling in such hearings.
(B) If a determination is made that such conditions constituting a public nuisance exist, the Town Administrator shall notify, in writing, the owner of the premises in question of the conditions constituting such public nuisance and shall order the prompt abatement thereof within seven days from the receipt of such written notice.
(1987 Code, § 8-5-12)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see G.S. § 160A-174
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