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Timestamp: 2019-10-21 21:13:14
Document Index: 88417137

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 177', '§ 177', '§ 177', '§ 177', '§ 177', '§ 177', '§ 177', '§ 177', '§ 177', '§ 177', '§ 177', '§ 177', '§ 177', '§ 177', '§ 177']

Village of Monticello, NY LITTERING
§ 177-1 Declaration of intent.
§ 177-2 Definitions; word usage.
§ 177-3 Litter in public places.
§ 177-4 Placing litter in receptacles to prevent scattering.
§ 177-5 Litter in gutters.
§ 177-6 Litter from vehicles.
§ 177-7 Trucks causing litter.
§ 177-8 Litter in parks.
§ 177-9 Litter in public waters.
§ 177-10 Litter on private and commercial premises.
§ 177-11 Owners to maintain commercial premises litter-free.
§ 177-12 Owners to maintain private premises litter-free.
§ 177-13 Litter on vacant lots.
§ 177-14 Notice to remove.
§ 177-15 Penalties for offenses.
Chapter 177 LITTERING
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Monticello 6-20-1977 by L.L. No. 6-1977 (Ch. 112 of the 1976 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
Placing litter in receptacles to prevent scattering.
Litter in gutters.
Litter in public waters.
Litter on private and commercial premises.
Owners to maintain commercial premises litter-free.
Owners to maintain private premises litter-free.
It is hereby declared and found that litter carelessly deposited in the Village of Monticello is the cause of civic disgrace; that litter is a health, fire and safety hazard and pollutant; that an all-out litter-control campaign can result in substantial savings to taxpayers of the village; and that litter is a matter affecting the public interest and consequently should be subject to supervision and administrative control for the purpose of safeguarding the public health, safety and general welfare of the people of the village.
Terms defined. As used in this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings indicated:
Any store or building or group thereof, including shopping centers, shopping plazas and other similar places wherein mercantile activities and services are offered to the public and shall include all parking areas thereat.
Any and all sidewalks, public parks, squares, spaces, grounds and buildings.
The Village of Monticello in the County of Sullivan.
No person shall deposit or throw litter in or upon any sidewalk or other public place within the village, except in public receptacles, in private receptacles for collection, in official village dumps or in rubbish pits.
Persons placing litter in public receptacles or in private receptacles shall do so in such a manner as to prevent it from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any sidewalk or other public place or upon private property.
No person shall sweep or deposit in any gutter or other public place within the village the accumulation of litter from any building or litter from any public sidewalk or driveway.
No person, while a driver or passenger in a vehicle, shall throw or deposit litter upon any public place within the village or upon private property.
No person shall drive or move any truck or other vehicle within the village unless such vehicle is so constructed or located as to prevent any load, contents or litter from being blown or deposited upon any public place; nor shall any person drive or move any vehicle or truck within the village the wheels or tires of which carry onto or deposit in any public place any mud, dirt, sticky substances, litter or foreign matter of any kind.
No person shall throw or deposit litter in any park within the village, except in public receptacles and in such a manner that the litter will be prevented from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any part of the park or upon any public place. Where public receptacles are not provided, all such litter shall be carried away from the park by the person responsible for its presence and properly disposed of elsewhere, as provided herein.
No person shall throw or deposit litter on any occupied private property or commercial place within the village, whether owned by such person or not, except that the owner or person in control of such private property or commercial place may maintain authorized private receptacles for collection in such manner that litter will be prevented from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any public place or upon any private property.
The owner or person in control of any private property shall at all times maintain the premises free from litter; provided, however, that this section shall not prohibit the storage of litter in authorized private receptacles for collection.
[Amended 9-23-2004 by L.L. No. 12-2004; 6-18-2007 by L.L. No. 13-2007]
The Code Enforcement Officer, Enforcement Officer and/or Village Manager is hereby authorized and empowered to notify the owner of any open or vacant private property or commercial place within the village or the agent of such owner to properly dispose of litter located on such owner's property, which litter is a nuisance or dangerous to public health, safety or welfare. Such notice shall be by certified mail, addressed to said owner at his last known address. Such litter shall be removed within three days thereafter.
[Amended 6-21-1999 by L.L. No. 5-1999; 9-23-2004 by L.L. No. 12-2004]
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a violation, punishable as provided for in Article III, General Penalty, of Chapter 1 of the Code of the Village of Monticello. Nothing contained in this chapter shall prevent the Village of Monticello from seeking judicial or equitable relief to abate violations of this chapter. Nothing contained herein shall require notice as a prerequisite to the issuance of a summons or appearance ticket for a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.