517.41 LITTERING AND DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH, JUNK, ETC.
(a) No person shall, without lawful authority, place or dispose of in any manner, upon any public property or upon the premises of another, any paper, trash, garbage, waste, rubbish, refuse, junk or any substance or material which is or may become noxious, offensive, injurious or dangerous to the public health, comfort or safety.
(b) No person shall cause or allow trash, garbage, waste, rubbish, refuse or any other noxious or offensive materials or substances to be collected or remain in any place to the damage or prejudice of others or of the public, or unlawfully obstruct, impede, divert, corrupt or render unwholesome or impure, any natural watercourse.
(c) No person, being the owner or occupant of any premises shall maintain, permit to be maintained, accumulate, or permit to be accumulated, place or dispose of in any manner upon any public or private property any plastic materials, paints, combustible materials, appliances, auto parts, tires, rugs, furniture other than furniture designed for outside use, and used appropriately, building materials, storage containers, wood, glass, leaves, decaying matter, trash, garbage, waste, rubbish, refuse and other items as listed in Section 933.10
of the Streets, Utilities and Public Services Code that is or may become noxious, offensive, injurious or dangerous to the public health, sanitation, welfare or safety.
(d) Exceptions to subsection (c) hereof are as follows:
(1) Trash, waste, garbage, yard waste and rubbish that is properly placed in the appropriate containers pursuant to Chapter 933
of the Streets, Utilities and Public Services Code and regularly removed from the property.
(2) Building materials accumulated in the construction, remodeling, repairing or demolition of buildings on the premises, provided there is a valid building permit for construction, remodeling, repairing or demolition if required by the City and provided that such materials may only be stored or accumulated for a reasonable length of time during the project(s) and if the same does not constitute a health, sanitation, welfare or safety issue.
(3) Wood intended and prepared for the personal use of household residents in a fireplace, wood stove or fire box provided that such wood is cut to appropriate size and stacked neatly not less than twelve inches above the ground for the use in winter months, and provided that such accumulation does not create an offensive, injurious or dangerous issue to the public health, sanitation, welfare or safety or otherwise create a nuisance. Said wood must be stored to the side or the rear of the property.
(4) Compost materials provided that such materials are contained in a compost bin or enclosure located in the rear of the property and are properly turned and properly maintained and provided that such materials do not create an offensive, injurious or dangerous issue to the public health, sanitation, welfare or safety or otherwise present a nuisance to the public.
(5) Leaves raked in piles on the property during the fall season prior to being placed at the street for removal by City Forces or by the yard waste collection franchisee contracted by the City or by private haulers in accordance with the City’s leaf pick-up/collection program.
(Ord. 055-2021. Passed 7-20-21.)