(a) Litter Receptacles Required.
Any public place or private premises containing any provision for parking vehicles shall be equipped with litter receptacles in compliance with this section and the regulations issued pursuant to Section 963.23. Such premises shall include but not be limited to such places as shopping centers, outdoor theaters, drive-in restaurants, gasoline service stations, apartment developments, parking lots and any other place where provision is made for vehicles to stop or park in a designated area for any purpose. In lieu of compliance with the receptacle requirements, the Commissioner of Solid Waste may approve a plan for litter control through an authorized sweeping program or other means.
(b) Number of Receptacles.
All premises having parking lots shall provide in an easily accessible location, a minimum of two refuse containers for up to twenty-five spaces and at least one additional refuse container for every fifty additional parking spaces, or as such number approved by the regulations issued pursuant to Section 963.23.
(c) Specifications.
Litter receptacles shall have tight-fitting lids or tops and shall be weighted or attached to the ground or other fixed structures as necessary to prevent spillage. A minimum container size of twenty gallons shall be used with all containers being an easily identifiable color with proper markings indicating litter receptacles.
(d) Cleanliness.
Premises used for the purpose designated herein shall be kept in a litter free condition and all litter shall be removed periodically from the receptacles.
(e) Obligation to Use Receptacles.
It shall be the duty and obligation of all persons using parking areas to use such litter receptacles as hereinabove provided for the purposes intended and it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to deposit upon any such parking lot any litter.
(1952 Code § 16-2-14)