Hawthorne Municipal Code Ch. 12.31 Bulky Waste on Sidewalks or Streets

A. No person shall willfully deposit or discard any bulky waste onto any street, curb, portion of street, public right-of-way or sidewalk.

B. "Bulky waste" means solid waste that cannot be contained with a can or cart, including discarded furniture (such as chairs, sofas, mattresses and rugs); appliances (including refrigerators, ranges, washers, dryers, water heaters, dishwashers, plumbing, small household appliances and other similar items, commonly known as "white goods"); electronic equipment (including stereos, computers, and VCRs and other items commonly known as "brown goods"); residential wood waste (including tree branches and scrap wood); and tires.

C. "Sidewalk" means the strip of property in front of and between the curb line and property line of the adjoining or abutting lot, piece or parcel of land within the city and bounded on the side or sides by the prolongation in a straight line of the sideline or lines of the lot, piece or parcel of land, in front of which such strip exists.

D. Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine or not more than $1,000.00 or an imprisonment in the County Jail for a period of not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, as well as, in the alternative, be subject to a $1,000.00 administrative fine.

(Ord. 1818 § 1, 2005; Ord. 2255, 3/11/2025)