§ 82-7. Prohibited acts.
(a)
It shall be unlawful and an offense against the city for any unauthorized person, entity or corporation to do any of the following:
(1)
To dispose of solid waste or recovered materials except as provided in this chapter or fail to comply with a provision of a federal, state, or local law, statute, ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation or policy.
(2)
To place, throw, or abandon any solid waste or recovered materials in or upon any public street, sidewalk, right-of-way, alleyway, or other public place in the city, or any stream, ditch, river, pond, creek, or other body of water.
(3)
To place or throw solid waste or recovered materials on private property, whether owned by such person or not, within the city, except in proper containers for collection or under express approval granted by the city manager or his designee.
(4)
To place or cause to be placed any solid waste or recovered materials in a container belonging to another without proper authority.
(5)
To disturb or remove after placement for collection any solid waste or recovered materials placed curbside for collection or from any container after it has been placed therein for collection.
(6)
To disturb or remove after placement for collection any recyclable material placed curbside for collection or from any container after it has been placed therein for collection. It is not the intent of this section to prohibit any nonprofit organization from soliciting recyclable materials for the purpose of resource recovery and recycling.
(7)
To accumulate or cause to be accumulated any solid waste or recovered materials on any premises without authorization.
(8)
To cast, place, sweep, or deposit anywhere within the city any solid waste or recovered materials in such a manner that it may be carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk, alley, sewer, parkway, or other public place or into any occupied premises within the city.
(9)
To place out for collection any biological, hazardous, industrial, or infectious solid waste without first arranging for proper disposal. Such solid waste shall be disposed of according to applicable law.
(10)
To produce or accumulate any C&D debris, tree branches or similar debris while acting in the capacity of a contractor (such as tree surgeon, landscaper, or building contractor), without removal and delivery of the same to a permitted disposal site.
(11)
To convey or cause to be conveyed over and upon any streets, roads, highways and alleyways of the city any solid waste or recovered materials without an appropriate license or authority.
(12)
To allow solid waste or recovered materials to spill, blow, or drop from any vehicle on any road or to transport any solid waste or recovered materials over any public road unless the solid waste or recovered materials are securely tied or covered so as to prevent leakage or spillage onto the road.
(b)
The city incorporates the provisions of F.S. § 403.413, the Florida Litter Law, as part of this section, and violations of said law may be subject to the enforcement provisions of this section.
(Ord. No. 3055-16 , § 2, 11-28-16)