This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Littering Law of the Incorporated Village of Sea Cliff."
For the purposes of this chapter, the terms
used herein are defined as follows:
LITTER
Garbage, refuse and rubbish as otherwise defined in this
Code, and all other waste and discarded material of any kind
which, if thrown or deposited as herein prohibited, tends to create
a nuisance or danger to public health, safety and welfare.
MOTOR VEHICLE
A mechanical device for the conveyance of people, animals,
materials or any combination thereof, operated or driven upon streets
by any power other than muscular power.
No person shall throw or deposit litter in or
upon any street, sidewalk, parking lot, beach, park or other public
place within the Village, except in receptacles intended for the deposit
or collection thereof or in authorized disposal areas. Where designated
receptacles are not provided, all such litter shall be carried away
by the person responsible for its presence and properly disposed of
elsewhere.
No person shall throw or deposit litter in or
upon any private property within the Village, except in receptacles
intended for the deposit or collection thereof.
Persons placing litter in receptacles or in
authorized disposal areas shall do so in such a manner as to prevent
it from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any street,
sidewalk or other public place or upon private property.
[Amended 7-6-2010 by L.L. No. 6-2010]
No person shall sweep into or deposit in any
gutter, street, catch basin, drainage system or other public place
within the Village any litter from any building or lot or from any
public or private sidewalk or driveway.
No person, while a driver or passenger in or
upon a motor vehicle, shall throw or deposit litter upon any street
or other public place or upon private property within the Village.
No person shall control, drive or operate any
motor vehicle within the Village unless such vehicle is so constructed
or loaded as to prevent any load, contents or litter from falling,
being blown or deposited upon any street or other public place or
upon any private property within the Village, unless pursuant to and
required by the performance of repair or maintenance work.
No person shall throw or deposit litter in any
fountain, pond, stream, bay, or any other body of water within the
Village.