Atherton Municipal Code Ch. 12.16 Street Use Regulations

STREET USE REGULATIONS

Sections:

• 12.16.010 Camping or building fires on public street prohibited.

• 12.16.020 Cutting or harming street trees prohibited.

• 12.16.030 Scattering of mud and debris prohibited.

• 12.16.040 Receptacles required.

It is unlawful for any person or persons to camp or build fires or picnic on any public street or thoroughfare of the town. (Ord. 490 § 36, 1996; Ord. 387 § 8, 1981; Ord. 8 §§ 1, 2, 1923)

It is unlawful for any person to remove a heritage tree from a street, sidewalk, lane, alley or public park or place within the town, without first having obtained a written permit from the building department in accordance with

Chapter 8.10 of the Atherton Municipal Code. (Ord. 490 § 36, 1996; Ord. 484 § 1(G), (H), 1994; Ord. 387 § 8, 1981; Ord. 14 §§ 1, 2, 1923)

A. It is unlawful for any person to operate or cause to be operated, on any public street, highway, avenue, lane, alley or other public place in the town, any automobile, truck or other vehicle, by reason of which operation mud, dirt, earth, or other debris is carried, conveyed, tracked, scattered or distributed by the wheel or other portions of the vehicle, on, in or over the public street, highway, lane, alley, or other public place in the town.

B. In addition to any other penalty in this chapter, any person who violates the provisions of subsection A of this section and operates or causes to be operated any vehicle in the town by reason of which operation mud, dirt, earth or other debris is carried, conveyed, tracked, scattered or distributed by the wheels or other portions of the vehicle on, in or over any public street, highway, avenue, lane or alley, or other public place in the town, shall fully clear, clean and remove the mud, dirt, earth or other debris therefrom to the satisfaction and in conformity with the approval of the superintendent of streets of the town.

C. In the event the person shall fail to comply with subsection B, the superintendent of streets shall cause mud, dirt, or other debris to be removed from the places mentioned in this section and the cost therefor shall be borne by the person, and in the event the cost is not paid, upon demand, by the person, the town shall have the right to institute civil proceeding for recovery of the cost.

D. The liability provided for in subsection C shall apply to an owner of a vehicle operated with his permission, as provided in Section 17150 of the California Vehicle Code, and shall include liability for the cost of the removal of the mud, dirt, earth or other debris, referred to in said section. (Ord. 417 § 9, 1985; Ord. 197 § 4, 1953)

Every owner, tenant, inhabitant, or occupant of every private dwelling house or building inhabited or occupied within the town limits shall acquire and utilize approved waste and recycling containers (carts) supplied by the town’s waste collection franchisee in an amount sufficient to handle waste and recyclable materials generated from the property. Such containers shall not be placed adjacent to the street for collection for more than twentyfour hours before the day the waste materials are scheduled to be collected from the street-side of the property, and must be removed to an appropriate storage location on the premises within twenty-four hours of collection services at the location. Containers must be placed so that they do not obstruct the right-of-way of street traffic. (Ord. 593 § 1, 2011)