8436-93 Amending Various Sections Throught Chapter 16 Refuse

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Sec. 16-21. Depositing commercial and noncommercial handbills on uninhabited or vacant premises. (a) No person shall throw or deposit a commercial or noncommercial handbill in or upon a private premises which is temporarily or continuously uninhabited or vacant, except by handing or transmitting such handbill directly to the owner, occupant or other person then present in or upon such private premises . (b) In case of inhabited private premises which are not posted, the distributor, unless requested by anyone upon the premises not to do so, shall have the authority to place or deposit a handbill in or upon such inhabited private premises, if the handbill is so placed or deposited as to secure or prevent the handbill from being blown or drifted about such premises or sidewalks, streets or other public places . (c) Mailboxes may not be used when prohibited by Federal postal law or regulations. Sec. 16-22. Exemption for mail and newspapers. The provisions of section 16-21 shall not apply to the distribution of mail by the United States, nor to newspapers . Sec. 16-23. Posting notices. No person shall post or affix a notice, poster or other paper or device, calculated to attract the attention of the public, to a lamp post, public utility pole or shade tree or upon any public or private structure or building, except as may be authorized by the owners thereof or required by law. Sec. 16-24 . Litter on occupied private property. (a) No person shall throw, deposit or store litter on any occupied private property, whether owned by such person or not . (b) The owner or person in control of private property may maintain private receptacles for collection and removal of litter in such a manner that the receptacles shall not be unsightly and detrimental to the surrounding neighbors . Sec. 16-25. Owner to maintain premises free of litter. (a) The owner or person in control of private property shall maintain the premises free of litter at all times . (b) This section shall not prohibit the storage of litter in private receptacles for collection. Sec. 16-26. Keeping bodies of water free from litter. Any property owner and occupant thereof abutting bodies of water, to the extent of his ownership or occupancy, shall keep the banks and stream beds and bodies of water free of litter, refuse and rubbish, regardless of the source of the litter. ARTICLE 4 . RESERVED Secs. 1G 27 16.3G. Reserved.