(A) Generally. It shall be unlawful for any person to dump, deposit, throw, drop, discard or otherwise dispose of litter, garbage, solid waste, rubbish, or trash on any public or private property within the unincorporated area of York County except in containers, convenience centers, transfer stations or other authorized disposal sites.
(B) Property to be kept clean. It shall be unlawful for any owner or other responsible person or responsible party of property within the unincorporated area of the county to:
(1) Deposit litter, garbage, rubbish, solid waste, junk or trash in any receptacle except a covered container, or a convenience center, municipal landfill, or other site authorized to receive such substances;
(2) Place litter, garbage, rubbish, solid waste, trash or any similar material in or upon any place in such manner that transmission of infected material to human beings may result therefrom;
(3) Place outside of any building any discarded bulky waste, including discarded appliances, furniture, mattresses, tires, machinery, equipment or accumulation of litter, garbage, rubbish, solid waste, junk or bulk except at approved disposal sites;
(4) Sweep, push, dump, deposit or place litter, garbage, rubbish, solid waste, bulk, or trash onto public rights-of-way or in such location as to obstruct the vision or endanger the safety of the public;
(5) Maintain or allow the existence of an abandoned swimming pool, water garden or ornamental pond which, because of its condition, decay or other cause shall be unsafe or defective, or which may become a breeding ground for or infested with vermin, mosquitoes, insects, noxious diseases or present physical dangers to the safety and wellbeing of the public;
(6) Store, park or keep abandoned, junk or inoperable vehicles, including motorboats, which, because of their condition or maintenance constitutes a nuisance, or which may become a breeding ground for or infested with vermin, mosquitoes, insects, noxious diseases or present physical dangers to the safety and well-being of the public. Vehicles stored, parked, or kept in completely enclosed buildings or in a structure attached to a completely enclosed building shall be exempt from this provision.
(C) Responsibility to keep property clean. It shall be the responsibility of every owner or other responsible person or responsible party of property within the unincorporated area of the county to maintain property under the control of such person in compliance with the requirements of this subchapter. It shall be unlawful for the owner or other responsible person or responsible party of such property to fail to remove from or to keep such property free of litter, garbage, rubbish, solid waste, trash and bulk.
(D) Exemptions. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to limit the temporary placement of construction material on a properly permitted site under active construction so long as such construction materials are properly placed so as to control loose debris, paper, building material waste, scrap building material, and other litter, garbage, rubbish, trash, solid waste or bulk. Such construction material shall be contained at the end of each work day and the site shall be kept in a reasonably clean and litter-free condition. The person or persons responsible for such construction shall provide appropriate receptacles or containers for construction waste and any construction materials, debris, litter, garbage, rubbish, solid waste or similar materials deposited upon public property or adjoining private property as the result of the construction or demolition of buildings shall be removed immediately by the person or persons having control over such construction or demolition. Construction sites shall be kept orderly at all times.
(Ord. 722, passed 1-18-22)