§ 130-6. Throwing, depositing, or disposing of garbage, trash, yard trimmings or other solid waste upon streets, sidewalks, public places, public property and public rights-of-way.  


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  • (a)

    Prohibited conduct. It shall be unlawful for any person to:

    (1)

    Throw, deposit or discard debris, uncontainerized garbage, litter, trash, solid waste; uncontainerized recyclable materials; or uncontainerized yard trimmings upon the streets, sidewalks, public places, public property and public rights-of-way within the city.

    (2)

    Place, throw, deposit or discard nails, tacks, glass or any similar substance, object or objects which would be likely to injure the feet of persons or animals or cut, puncture or otherwise damage tires or vehicles, upon the streets, sidewalks, public places, public property and public rights-of-way within the city.

    (b)

    Signs in rights-of-way. The commissioner of public works or authorized designee shall be responsible for installing "No Littering" signage within the right-of-way as deemed appropriate. These signs shall be highly visible and placed strategically throughout the entire city.

(Ord. No. 2004-06, § 1, 1-12-04; Ord. No. 2015-08(15-O-1045), § 2, 2-26-15 ; Ord. No. 2016-24(16-O-1382) , § 1, 7-27-16; Ord. No. 2018-52(18-O-1300), § 3, 11-14-18 )