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• City of Stonecrest Ordinance 

   

  ARTICLE V. - LITTER CONTROL

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• Sec. 22-70. - Purpose and objectives.

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  The purpose of this Article is to protect the public health, safety, environment, and general welfare through the regulation and prevention of litter. The objectives of this article are:

  (a)

  To provide for uniform prohibition of littering on public or private property throughout the City of Stonecrest; and,

  (b)

  To prevent harm to the public health, safety, environment, and general welfare, including the degradation of water and aquatic resources caused by litter; and,

  (c)

  To preserve the value of the many unique natural resources in the City and enhance the beauty and quality of life enjoyed by the citizens of the City.

  (Ord. No. 2019-04-04, § 1, 4-8-2019)

• Sec. 22-71. - Applicability.

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  This Article shall apply to all public and private property within the City of Stonecrest, Georgia.

  (Ord. No. 2019-04-04, § 1, 4-8-2019)

• Sec. 22-72. - Compatibility with other regulations.

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  This Article is not intended to interfere with, abrogate, or annul any other ordinance, rule or regulation, statute, or other provision of law. The requirements of this Article should be considered minimum requirements, and where any provision of this Article imposes restrictions different from those imposed by any other ordinance, rule or regulation, or other provision of law, whichever provisions are more restrictive or impose higher protective standards for human health or the environment shall be considered to take precedence and shall control.

  (Ord. No. 2019-04-04, § 1, 4-8-2019)

• Sec. 22-73. - Prohibition against littering on public or private property or waters.

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  (a)

  It shall be unlawful for any operator of a conveyance or any person or persons to dump, deposit, throw or leave or to cause or permit the dumping, depositing, placing, throwing or leaving of litter on any public or private property or in any waters within the City of Stonecrest unless:

  (1)

  The property is designated by the State of Georgia or by any of its agencies or political subdivisions for the disposal of such litter, and such person is authorized by the proper public authority to leave or deposit litter on such property; or

  (2)

  The litter is placed into an approved receptacle or container installed on such property.

  (b)

  It shall be unlawful for any operator of a conveyance to allow any person to dump, deposit, throw or leave or to cause or permit the dumping, depositing, placing, throwing litter out of any conveyance onto any public or private property or in any waters within the City unless:

  (1)

  The property is designated by the State of Georgia or by any of its agencies or political subdivisions for the disposal of such litter, and such person is authorized by the proper public authority to leave or deposit litter on such property; or

  (2)

  The litter is placed into an approved receptacle or container installed on such property.

  (Ord. No. 2019-04-04, § 1, 4-8-2019)

• Sec. 22-74. - Litter control responsibilities.

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  Owners must place all of their residential solid waste within durable plastic bags and securely tie the plastic bag prior to placing it in an approved receptacle for residential solid waste.

  (Ord. No. 2019-04-04, § 1, 4-8-2019)

• Sec. 22-75. - Vehicle loads causing litter; commercial front loader containers.

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  (a)

  No person shall operate any motor vehicle with a load on or in such vehicle unless the load on or in such vehicle is adequately secured to prevent the dropping or shifting of materials from such load onto the roadway.

  (b)

  All commercial front loader containers must meet all of the following requirements:

  (1)

  Containers must be steel, continuously welded and properly reinforced according to manufacturer's specifications;

  (2)

  Lids must be constructed of durable plastic and reinforced for strength;

  (3)

  The pickup side of the container shall be reinforced inside or outside at the point of torque tub contact;

  (4)

  The inside reinforcement of the container shall be pressed steel angle;

  (5)

  The bottoms of the containers shall be reinforced with a one-and-one-half-inch drain plug installed flush to the bottom;

  (6)

  All containers shall be primed and finished with enamel and epoxy paint;

  (7)

  Body dimensions as to length and height of container can vary with the size of container; however, all container widths shall be 70 inches; and

  (8)

  Minimum gauges of steel for such containers shall be as follows:

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  Walls	12 gauge
  Ends	12 gauge
  Bottoms	12 gauge for 4 cubic feet and below
  	10 gauge for all over 4 cubic feet
  Lids	16 gauge
  Doors	14 gauge

   

  (Ord. No. 2019-04-04, § 1, 4-8-2019)

• Sec. 22-76. - Evidence.

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  (a)

  Whenever litter is thrown, deposited, dropped or dumped from any motor vehicle, boat, airplane, or other conveyance in violation of this Article, it shall be a rebuttable presumption that the operator of the conveyance has violated this Article.

  (b)

  Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, whenever any litter which is dumped, deposited, thrown or left on public or private property in violation of this Article is discovered to contain any article or articles, including but not limited to letters, bills, publications or other writing which display the name of the person thereon in such a manner as to indicate that the article belongs or belonged to such person, it shall be a rebuttable presumption that such person has violated this Article.

  (Ord. No. 2019-04-04, § 1, 4-8-2019)

• Sec. 22-77. - Violations, enforcement and penalties.

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  (a)

  Any person that does anything prohibited or fails to do anything required by this Article, upon conviction of the violation in Municipal Court, shall be subject to fine and/or imprisonment in accordance with Section 1-11. Where any offense or violation continues from day to day, each day's continuance thereof shall be deemed a separate offense.

  (b)

  Upon conviction of any violation of this Article, the Municipal Court shall impose a fine of not less than $200.00 in addition to any other penalty or punishment imposed by the Court.

  (c)

  Upon conviction, the Municipal Court may order the convicted person to pick up and remove from any public street or highway or public right-of-way for a distance not to exceed one mile any litter the convicted person has deposited and any and all litter deposited thereon by anyone else prior to the date of the sentence.

  (d)

  Upon conviction, the Municipal Court may order the convicted person to pick up and remove any and all litter from any public property, private right-of-way, or with prior permission of the legal owner or tenant in lawful possession of such property, any private property upon which it can be established by competent evidence that he has deposited litter. Pick up and removal shall include any and all litter deposited thereon by anyone prior to the date of the sentence.

  (e)

  All City law enforcement agencies and officers are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to enforce compliance with this Article.

  (Ord. No. 2019-04-04, § 1, 4-8-2019)

Edited June 13, 2022 at 05:57 PMJun 13, 2022 by leavealegacy