(a) Littering prohibited. No person shall throw any glass, refuse, or waste, filth, or other litter upon the streets, alleys, highways, public parks, or other property of the village, or upon property within the village owned by the school district or any private person, or upon the surface of any body of water within the village.
(b) Litter from conduct of commercial enterprise.
(1) Scope. The provisions of this subsection (b) shall apply to all sales, promotions, and other commercial ventures that result in litter being deposited on any street, alley, or other public way.
(2) Litter to be cleaned up. Any person, firm, corporation, or association carrying on an enterprise that results in litter being deposited on any street, alley, or other public way shall clean up the same within 12 hours of the time the same is deposited. If any such litter is subject to being blown about, it shall be picked up immediately. If any such litter is likely to attract animals or vermin, such litter shall be picked up immediately.
(3) Litter picked up at litterer’s expense. If any person, firm, corporation, or association fails to pick up any litter as required by subsection (b)(1) above within the time specified, the village shall arrange to have the same picked up by village crews or by private enterprise. The entire expense of picking up such litter, together with an additional charge of 20% for administrative expenses, shall be charged to the person, firm, corporation, or association that did the littering. If such sum is not promptly paid, steps shall be taken, with the advice of the Village Attorney’s office, to collect the same. This charge shall be in addition to any forfeiture or other penalty for violation of this section.
(c) Depositing of materials prohibited.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit, cause, or permit to be deposited, placed, or parked any vegetation, grass, leaves, foliage, earth, sand, gravel, water, snow, ice, debris, waste material, foreign substance, construction materials, equipment or object upon any street, sidewalk, or public property without authorization of the Village Board or Director of Public Works to the provisions of this code of ordinances, or upon any private property without the consent of the owner or lessee of the property.
(2) Any person who deposits, causes, or permits to be deposited, placed, or parked any such materials, equipment, or objects upon any street, sidewalk, or property shall be responsible to properly mark or barricade the area so as to prevent a safety hazard.
(d) Handbills.
(1) Scattering prohibited. It shall be unlawful to deliver any handbills or advertising material to any premises in the village except by being handed to the recipient, placed on the porch, stoop, or entrance way of the building or firmly affixed to a building so as to prevent any such articles from being blown about, becoming scattered or in anyway causing litter.
(2) Papers in public places prohibited. It shall be unlawful to leave any handbills, advertising material, or newspapers unattended in any street, alley, public building, or other public place, provided that this shall not prohibit the sale of newspapers in vending machines.
(Prior Code, § 11-3-1)