§ 42-231. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Litter means all solid waste not contained or prepared for pick-up by the town or a commercial solid waste contractor that is visible from beyond the boundaries of the property on which it is located when viewed from any public place or from private property at a height of six feet or less above the grade of the site on which the litter is located. Litter shall include, but shall not be limited to the following:

(a)

Garbage, street cleanings, severed plant growth, dead animals, automobile parts, solid commercial and industrial waste, paper, empty barrels, crates, packing cases, boxes, cartons, packing material, wrappings, cardboard, wood, landscape clippings, leaves, metal, mattresses, bedding, household furniture and appliances, crockery, cans, cloth, glass, plaster, plastic, asphalt, tile rock, bricks, clean fill, fill dirt, excavation material or rubbish;

(b)

Non-cultivated plant material grown to a height of over ten inches, except in a properly cultivated pasture or agricultural field;

(c)

Notwithstanding the above, stored material not visible from beyond the property upon which it is located is not litter, unless the storage of such material presents a hazard to the health or safety of any person.

(d)

Bulk trash properly prepared and placed for pickup in compliance with chapter 66 of this code is not litter.

Private property means any dwelling, house, building or other structure designed or used, either wholly or in part, for private residential purposes, whether inhabited or temporarily or continuously uninhabited or vacant; shall include any yard, grounds, walk, driveway, porch, steps or vestibules belonging or appurtenant to such dwelling, house, building or other structures; and shall also mean any uninhabited or vacant land or field, whether or not connected to or appurtenant to a structure.

Public place means any and all streets, sidewalks, boulevards, alleys or other public ways, and any and all public parks, squares, spaces, grounds and buildings.

(Code 1984, § 11-2-1; Ord. No. 2315, § I, 12-9-10)

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-2.