§ 24-7. Littering; unlawful accumulations.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to place, sweep, scatter, throw, dump, or pile, except temporarily for pickup and disposal purposes, solid waste of any kind or to allow an animal in that person's control to deposit animal waste (except for law enforcement animals while on duty) in or upon:

(1)

Any road, street, parkway, sidewalk, beach of the Atlantic Ocean, beach or bank of any river, stream, watercourse or pool or any portion thereof within the limits of this city;

(2)

Any city-owned real property except under the rules and regulations promulgated for the handling of such material and at a designated place and with the consent of the city or its designated agents or employees; or

(3)

Any private property not owned by the person within the city limits without the consent of the owner of such private property.

(b)

It shall be unlawful for any person to permit, allow, place or cause to be placed any accumulation of solid waste anywhere in this city to such an extent as to constitute a public nuisance or to endanger the public health, safety or general welfare or impair the economic welfare of adjacent property. Failure of any person to remove such accumulations within forty-eight (48) hours after having been instructed to do so by the city shall constitute a violation of this chapter punishable as set forth in sections 18-2 and 24-2 hereof. All legal proceedings for violation hereof shall be as provided by law.

(c)

If any person fails to remove accumulations as described in subsections (a) or (b) within the prescribed time, after notification, the city may provide for such cleanup as necessary and assess charges to the property owner or, if the accumulation is in the public right-of-way, to the person who holds the account with the city for the abutting property. Charges for such service shall be a minimum of two hundred forty dollars ($240.00) for removal of up to ten (10) cubic yards. Any material deemed by the city to require additional cost for collection, disposal or both, will be additionally billed. The cost of this service will be the responsibility of the property owner and the account owner.

(d)

If a repeat violation of this section is found, the city shall notify the violator but is not required to give the violator a reasonable time to correct the violation. All legal proceedings for repeat violators shall be governed by Chapter 18 of this Code and F.S. ch. 162, as existing or as may be amended from time to time.

(Code 1953, § 20-6; Ord. No. C-68-35, § 1, 7-2-68; Ord. No. C-69-78, § 1, 10-21-69; Ord. No. C-74-126, § 6, 11-19-74; Ord. No. C-76-4, § 5, 1-20-76; Ord. No. C-76-118, § 5, 1-4-77; Ord. No. C-79-25, § 1, 3-20-79; Ord. No. C-90-4, § 1, 1-23-90; Ord. No. C-90-53, § 4, 9-5-90; Ord. No. C-91-47, § 1, 9-4-91; Ord. No. C-96-64, § 1, 11-19-96; Ord. No. C-99-2, § 1, 1-20-99; Ord. No. C-01-39, § 1, 9-20-01)

State law reference

Florida Litter Law, F.S. § 403.413; vehicles scattering load, F.S. § 316.520.