[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Ogdensburg 12-15-1975 as Ch. 65, Art. II, §§ 65.21,
65.22 and 65.23, of the 1975 Ogdensburg Municipal Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
No person shall sweep, throw, cast, drop, put or place or having
accidentally dropped, failed to pick up any bag, bottle, bottle cap,
box, container, garbage, paper, piece of paper, wrapper, glass, nail,
tack, wire, can or any other trash or litter in or upon any public
street, public park, building or upon the river banks or into the
river in the City of Ogdensburg, except in receptacles provided for
such purposes or to permit any person under his control or employ
to do the same.
[Amended 5-26-2015 by Ord. No. 10-2015 ]
A.
No person shall sweep, throw or deposit or cause to be swept, thrown
or deposited any ashes, dirt, stone, brick, leaves, grass, weeds,
brush or any other debris or rubbish of any kind or any water or liquid
of any kind that causes a hazardous condition except for purposes
of cleansing the same into any public highway, street, gutter or public
place or upon any sidewalk within the city.
B.
This section shall not apply to water or liquids running into streets
as a result of fire fighting or flushing of fire hydrants by authorized
personnel or the use in a reasonable manner of ashes, salt or other
material for the purpose of reducing the hazard of or providing traction
on snow, ice or sleet.
[Amended 8-10-1980 by Ord. No. 2-1980]
It shall be unlawful to operate on any public street, highway,
public place or thoroughfare in the City of Ogdensburg, New York,
any open truck or trailer being utilized for the transportation of
sand, gravel, stone, dirt, rubbish, paper, boxes, trash or other materials
which may be dropped from the same, unless said truck or trailer has
a cover, tarpaulin or other device of a type and specification approved
by the Commissioner of Transportation which completely closes in the
opening on said truck or trailer while said truck or trailer is so
operated, so as to prevent the falling of any such substances therefrom.
[Amended 5-26-2015 by Ord. No. 10-2015 ]
Failure to comply with this section by any person shall be an
offense punishable as provided herein, and a conviction shall be a
"violation" as defined by the Penal Law of the State of New York.
Violations shall be punishable by a fine of up to $100. Each 24 hours
that a violation is continued shall be deemed a separate offense.
