(a) It shall be unlawful for the owner, agent, occupant or lessee to fail to keep exterior private property free of litter. This requirement applies not only to removal of loose litter, but to materials that already are or that become trapped at locations such as fence and wall bases, grassy and planted areas, borders, embankments, sidewalks, and other lodging points.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any owner, occupant, or lessee whose property is adjacent to municipal sidewalks and strips of land between streets and sidewalks to fail to keep those sidewalks and strips free of litter, debris, standing water, slippery vegetation, and any other condition that would constitute a hazard to pedestrian travel. Nothing in this subsection is either intended or should be construed as imposing any duty or obligation on the part of the adjacent property owner to perform any repairs or reconstruction to a sidewalk beyond what is required to eliminate the hazard caused by ice, algae or other vegetation creating a slick surface. Cleanliness of alleyways is the responsibility of the contiguous property owners, occupants, and lessees.

(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to throw or sweep into any street, sidewalk, gutter, sewer, intake, alley, vacant lot, or other property any hay, straw, shavings, excelsior, paper, sod, lawn clippings, leaves, weeds, ashes, glass, bottles, nails, tacks, wires, cans, rocks, or rubbish, refuse, or litter of any kind or nature. Such materials must instead be picked up by owners, occupants, or lessees and put into household or commercial solid waste containers.

(d) It shall be unlawful for an owner of a vacant lot or other vacant property to fail to keep that lot or other property free of litter.

(e) It shall be unlawful to permit rock, stone, brick, concrete, dirt, lumber, and other building materials or mineral waste to accumulate in alleyways or at a street curb. Such material that is not to be used in the immediate future must be stored in a safe manner and in such a way as to prevent its use as a harborage for or by rodents.

(f) If, after receiving notice from a city inspector, an owner or occupier of property fails to remove litter, the city manager or designee shall have the authority to remove the litter as set forth in section 114-29. If, after written notice is given no payment is received, the city shall assess the named party for the costs of removal in the manner provided in section 114-29. (Code 1979, § 40-21.8; Ord. No. 2013-54, § 2, 11-25-2013; Ord. No. 99-07, § 9, 3-29-1999; Ord. No. 95-53, exhibit A (§ 40-21.8), 9-11-1995)