§ 210.185. Littering.

A. 

Definitions. For the purpose of this Section "litter" shall mean all ashes, cinders, slops, filth, excrement, boards, sawdust, wood or metal shavings, rubber, old tires, stones, rocks, sand, oil, coal oil, gasoline, paint, straw, soot, sticks, lumber scraps, boxes, barrels, kegs, crates, cans, bottles, cartons, paper, trash, leavings, sweepings, rubbish, refuse, debris, slag, garbage, manure, putrid fish, meat, entrails, decayed fruits or vegetables, wastewater, animal or vegetable products or matter, broken ware, broken glass, rags, bones, old iron, tacks, nails, wire appliances or other metal, auto parts, roofing materials, carpet, building materials, furniture, grass, leaves, weeds, foliage, or shrub cuttings or clippings, old wearing apparel, all dead animals, carcass or part thereof or any other offensive or disagreeable substance or thing thrown, cast, dropped, blown, spilled, poured, discharged, swept, left or deposited by anyone in or upon any curb, gutter, street, highway, right-of-way, sidewalk, park, parkway, public building, vacant or occupied lot, vacant building, unenclosed areas of vacant or occupied buildings, or pond, lake, or area west of F block or any property owned by Lake Tapawingo Country Club.

B. 

No person shall sweep, throw, cast or otherwise place or deposit litter, or direct any other person under his control to sweep, throw, cast or otherwise place or deposit litter of any kind whatsoever, in or upon any curb, gutter, street, highway, right-of-way, sidewalk, park, parkway, public building, vacant or occupied lot, vacant building, unenclosed areas of vacant or occupied buildings, or pond, lake or area west of F block or any property owned by Lake Tapawingo Country Club.

C. 

No owner, occupant or agent of any land abutting upon any street or any pond, lake in the City shall allow the earth or any rubbish or litter from said land to fall, blow or wash upon any part of said street, pond or lake.

D. 

No persons shall place or permit to be placed upon his property any trash, litter or rubbish without placing the same in containers or securely covering the same so that it cannot be blown or washed upon any street, pond, lake or other property.

E. 

It shall be the duty of every owner, occupant, lessee, agent or other person having control, charge, authority or management over property to keep the same free and clear of any and all litter of every kind and description.

F. 

Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Section shall be subject to the general penalty provisions contained in Section 100.040.

G. 

Each day on which any nuisance, as defined herein, shall remain in any premises after the duty of the owner and/or occupant thereof arises to remove or abate same shall constitute a separate offense for which the owner and/or occupant thereof may be arrested, tried, convicted and punished separately without necessity of further notices.

H. 

Exception will apply in cases of special circumstances as approved by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Lake Tapawingo.

Ord. No. 820 §§1,5, 8-7-2003; Ord. No. 899 §2, 8-18-2010