§ 42-191. Definitions.  


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    Litter is any quantity of uncontainerized paper, metal, plastic, glass or miscellaneous solid waste which may be classed as trash, debris, rubbish, refuse, garbage or junk not placed in a solid waste container.

    Private property includes, but is not limited to, the following locations owned by private individuals, firms, corporations, institutions or organizations: yards, grounds, driveways, entranceways, passageways, parking areas, working areas, storage areas, vacant lots and recreation facilities.

    Public property includes, but is not limited to, the following exterior locations: streets, street medians, roads, road medians, catchbasins, sidewalks, strips between streets and sidewalks, lanes, alleys, public rights-of-way, public parking lots, school grounds, municipal vacant lots, parks, other publicly owned recreation facilities, and bodies of water.

(Code 1973, § 8-96; Ord. No. 1396, § 1, 6-20-88)

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-3.