[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of
the Village of Belgium 11-21-1991 by Ord. No. 16-91 as Secs. 11-3-2,
11-3-3 and 11-3-4 of the 1991 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 4-13-2015 by Ord. No. 5-15]
No person shall deposit, throw, place or dump
any deleterious matter, including but not limited to garbage, offal,
dead animals, combustible material, refuse, brush, or yard waste upon
the streets, alleys, public parks, public grounds or public places
within the Village, nor place any deleterious material upon any private
property without the owner’s permission.
A.
Scope. The provisions of this section shall apply
to all sales, promotions and other commercial ventures that result
in litter being deposited on any street, alley or other public way.
B.
Litter to be cleaned up. Any person, firm, corporation
or association carrying on an enterprise that results in litter being
deposited on any street, alley or other public way shall clean up
the same within 12 hours of the time the same is deposited. If any
such litter is subject to being blown about, it shall be picked up
immediately. If any such litter is likely to attract animals or vermin,
such litter shall be picked up immediately.
C.
Litter picked up at litterer's expense. If any person, firm, corporation or association fails to pick up any litter as required by Subsection B within the time specified, the Village shall arrange to have the same picked up by Village crews or by private enterprise. Applicable bidding procedures shall be used for any arrangement for the use of private enterprise to pick up such litter. The entire expense of picking up such litter, together with an additional charge of 20% for administrative expenses, shall be charged to the person, firm, corporation or association that did the littering. If such sum is not promptly paid, steps shall be taken, with the advice of the Village Attorney's office, to collect the same. This charge shall be in addition to any forfeiture or other penalty for violation of this chapter.
No person shall deposit any refuse, leaves or
grass clippings in any gutter or storm sewer along any public street,
road, alley or highway.
A.
Scattering prohibited. It shall be unlawful to deliver
any handbills or advertising material to any premises in the Village
except by being handed to the recipient, placed on the porch, stoop
or entranceway of the building or firmly affixed to a building so
as to prevent any such articles from being blown about, becoming scattered
or in any way causing litter.
B.
Papers in public places prohibited. It shall be unlawful
to leave any handbills, advertising material or newspapers unattended
in any street, alley, public building or other public place, provided
that this shall not prohibit the sale of newspapers in vending machines.
No person shall leave or permit to remain outside
of any dwelling, building or other structure, or within any unoccupied
or abandoned building, dwelling or other structure, under his control
in a place accessible to children any abandoned, unattended or discarded
icebox, refrigerator or other container which has an airtight door
or lid, snap lock or other locking device which may not be released
from the inside without first removing said door or lid, snap lock
or other locking device from said icebox, refrigerator or container,
unless such container is displayed for sale on the premises of the
owner or his agent and is securely locked or fastened.
No person shall store junked or discarded property,
including automobiles, automobile parts, trucks, tractors, refrigerators,
furnaces, washing machines, stoves, machinery or machinery parts,
wood, bricks, cement blocks or other unsightly debris, which substantially
depreciates property values in the neighborhood. The Village Board
may require by written order any premises violating this section to
be put in compliance within the time specified in such order and,
if the order is not complied with, may have the premises put in compliance
and the cost thereof assessed as a special tax against the property.
