§ 74-80. Unauthorized discarding prohibited.

(a)

It shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any person to sweep, scatter, throw, deposit, blow by mechanical means, drop, permit or allow to be scattered, spilled, thrown, deposited, blown by mechanical means or dropped, any solid waste, bulky waste, recyclables or any other substance which may be unsightly, offensive to smell or injurious to health in any private yard, lot, room or building, or on any sidewalk, street, alley, wharf, levee, public parkway, public right-of-way, or any other public place, or in any gutter, catch basin or drainage structure within the jurisdiction of LCG other than in the type of container, in the manner, and at the places specified in this chapter. The provisions of this section shall not apply to use of the sidewalks and a portion of the street adjacent to building construction when in compliance with a permit from the building inspector covering materials, equipment, barricades, any similar items, necessary in connection with street, alley, or utility construction and maintenance. However, in no case shall anyone block the free passage of the street, alley or sidewalk with any material used in construction or material resulting from the construction as permitted by the permit.

(b)

Any item referenced in paragraph (a) that has a visible useful life or value shall be deemed in compliance with this section if placed off of the ground in a neat and orderly manner within five feet of a residential unit. All tires shall be deemed in compliance with this section if adequately covered or punctured, so as to prevent the collection of standing water therein.

(Ord. No. O-208-2013, § 3, 10-1-2013)