(A) It shall be unlawful for any person owning or occupying property to cause or allow solid waste to be placed, deposited or to accumulate on his or her property except in 96-gallon roll-out carts and glass recycling bins as authorized by this chapter. All solid waste stored shall be stored so as to eliminate wind-driven debris and unsightly litter on the property and any spillage or overflow shall be cleaned up and containerized immediately. Once properly stored, all solid waste that the town will collect shall be immediately placed in an appropriate location for removal by the town. All other waste not subject to town collection shall be immediately removed from the property by the occupant and/or property owner. Any unauthorized accumulation of litter is hereby declared to be a public nuisance in accordance with § 132.12 of the Town of Wilkesboro, North Carolina Code of Ordinances and is prohibited.
(B) The person in possession of property shall maintain the property, including sidewalks, grass strips, one half of ally, curbs or right-of-way up to the edge of the pavement of any public street in a clean and litter free manner.
(C) All commercial establishments shall, particularly with respect to their loading and unloading areas, store their refuse in bulk containers (dumpsters) so as to eliminate wind-driven debris and litter in and about the establishments. Approved methods of containerization include town issued rollout carts and bulk containers (dumpsters). The establishment shall immediately clean up spillage and overflow when and as it occurs.
(D) Parking lots shall be maintained by the person in possession in a clean, litter-free manner, with all trash generated therein containerized and prevented from spreading to adjoining property. It shall be the responsibility of the person in possession of the parking lot to collect the refuse and trash deposited on the lot and place this material in containers.
(E) It shall be unlawful for any person undertaking any construction, renovation or demolition activities to fail to provide on-site receptacles for containerizing all debris and waste material produced by those working on site which is capable of being windblown or scattered from the site. Examples of appropriate receptacles shall include but not be limited to dump trucks, trailers, bulk containers and containers made of fencing material. All waste shall be containerized and secured so as to prevent being windblown by the end of each day, and the site shall be kept in a reasonably clean condition. Dirt, mud, construction materials or other debris deposited on any public or private property as a result of the construction or demolition shall be immediately removed by the contractor. Construction sites shall be kept clean and orderly at all times.
(F) Every owner and every occupant of any premises shall maintain that area of the street right of way between the edge of the traveled road curb line and the adjacent property line in a reasonably safe condition and shall remove dangerous plantings, shrubbery, limbs, tall grass and weeds and other noxious growth from the area of the street right of way.
(Ord. passed - - ; Am. Ord. 2018-13, passed 9-10-2018)
Penalty, see § 51.99