§ 5-5.105. Illegal Dumping, Depositing or Burying Solid Waste.

(a)

It is unlawful and shall constitute an abatable nuisance for any person to place solid waste or hazardous waste as defined in Sections 5-5.103(s) and 5-5.103(an), upon any public property or the private property without the consent of the property owner, unless approved by the Public Works Director. This section does not apply to solid waste or hazardous waste placed at a permitted solid waste facility approved for such use. Intent to remove the solid or hazardous waste shall not constitute a defense to this offense.

(b)

It is unlawful for any person to place hazardous waste as defined in Section 5-5.103(t), into any garbage container, street, alley or public right-of-way.

(c)

It is unlawful for any person to place large green waste, organic waste, or solid waste as defined in Sections 5-5.103 (z, aa, and aq), into any garbage or organic recycling container without the permission or consent of the person owning, renting or having legal control of that container.

(Formerly 5-5.04, Ord. 30-C.S., as amended by Ord. 1095-C.S., Ord. 1196-C.S., Ord. 2611-C.S., § 1, Ord. 3018-C.S., § 1, Ord. 3067-C.S., § 1, Ord. 3129-C.S., § 3, Ord. 3365-C.S., § 2, and Ord. 3396-C.S., § 1, formerly 5-5.05, amended by Ord. 3471-C.S., § 1)

(Amended by Ord. 3534-C.S., § 1; Ord. 3634-C.S., § 1, effective 10-1-15)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 3534-C.S., § 1, effective October 7, 2010, changed the title of Section 5-5.105 from "Depositing or Burying Solid Waste" to "Illegal Dumping, Depositing or Burying Solid Waste." The historical notation has been preserved for reference purposes.