HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE NO 14 11 228STATE OF GEORGIA ORDINANCE NO. 14-11-228
COUNTY OF FULTON
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 46, SOLID WASTE, ARTICLE II, LITTERING,
SECTION 46-24, (PROIDBITED) OF THE CITY OF MILTON CODE OF ORDINANCES)
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Milton, GA while in a regularly called council
meeting on November 17,20146:00 p.m. as follows:
SECTION 1. That the amendment, attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by
reference as if fully set forth herein, of Article II, Section 46-24 of the City of Milton Code of
Ordinances is hereby adopted and approved; and
SECTION 2. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or regulations in conflict herewith are
repealed.
SECTION 3. That this Ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption.
ORDAINED this the 171h day of November, 2014.
Joe LOCC;;;;;=
Attest:
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Sec. 46-24. -Prohibited.
(a) Unlawful acts defined.
(1) Public littering. It shall be unlawful for any person, in person or by his or her agent, employee, or
servant, to cast, throw, sweep, sift, or deposit in any manner in or upon any public way or other
public place in the city or the river, creek, branch, public water, drain, sewer, or receiving basin
within the city's jurisdiction, any kind of leaves, dirt, rubbish, waste article, thing, or sUbstance
whatsoever, whether liquid or solid. Nor shall any person cast, throw, sweep, sift, or deposit any
of the aforementioned items anywhere within the city's jurisdiction in such a manner that it may
be carried or deposited in whole or in part, by the action of the sun, wind, rain, or snow, into any
of the aforementioned places; provided that this section shall not apply to:
a. The deposit of material under a permit authorized by any city ordinance;
b. Goods, wares, or merchandise deposited upon any public way or other public place
temporarily, in the necessary course of trade, and removed therefrom within two hours
after being so deposited; or
c. Articles or things deposited in or conducted into the city sewer system through lawful
drains in accordance with the city ordinances relating thereto.
(2) Private littering. The acts described in subsection (a)(1) of this section shall also apply to acts
committed to or against private property without the consent of the owner.
(b) All business firms dispensing their product in cups, plates, wrappers, sacks, and other similar forms
of containers shall provide adequate metal or plastic containers upon the premises for collection of
refuse. It shall be the express responsibility of all such business firms to collect ali cups, plates,
wrappers, sacks, and other similar forms of containers dispensed by said business that may
discarded upon the premises or neighboring street and sidewalks. It further shall be the responsibility
of said business to collect the aforementioned items from the premises of the neighboring property
when the owners of the property specifically request and authorize the business personnel to enter
upon their property for that purpose.
(c) Construction site operators must properly dispose (or discard) building materials, concrete truck
washout, chemicals, litter, and sanitary waste at the construction site that may cause adverse
impacts to water quality. All construction site operators shall provide adequate containers upon the
premises for collection of said materials and any waste generated or collected at the site.
(d) Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of, or who fails to perform any duty imposed by
this section or who violates any order or determination of the department promUlgated pursuant to
this article shall be punished as directed by law, and in addition thereto, may be enjOined from
continuing the violation. Each day a violation occurs shall constitute a separate offense. Any willful
and wanton violation of this subsection resulting in the unlawful littering of the streets, sidewalks, and
neighboring property shall be deemed a nuisance and on conviction thereof by the city court, the
mayor and city council may after a notice and a hearing revoke the business license of the violator.
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