Huntington Park Municipal Code § 5-11.06 Littering

(a) Public Property. It is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and it is unlawful and a misdemeanor offense for any person to throw, deposit, or place, or to allow to be thrown, deposited, or placed or scattered, upon any public street or alley in the City any metal cuttings, shavings, glass, thorny branches, clippings, rags, cans, papers, skins, peelings or other vegetables or vegetable matter, soap or chemical solution in any unusual amount or in an injurious amount, any foul or noisome substance or other waste or cast-off matter, parts of vehicles or machinery, wrecked machinery, or the carcasses of animals or fowl.

(b) Private Property. It is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and it is unlawful and a misdemeanor offense for any person to throw, deposit, or place, or to cause, permit, or allow to be thrown, deposited, or dumped, upon the sidewalk or parkway or upon any private premises, whether with or without the consent of the owner or occupant of such premises, any garbage, cans, nails, tacks, glass, bottles, broken ware, refuse, trash, rubbish, offal, filth, or any nauseous or offensive matter, except in such container, receptacle or place provided for such purpose and approved or permitted by the City.

(c) Trespassing. It is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and it is unlawful for any person to trespass upon the property of another in the City for the purpose of dumping or to dump upon any such property garbage, refuse, junk, waste, or waste material or property of any kind or nature.

(d) Accumulations. It is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and it is unlawful for any person to place or pile, or allow to be placed or piled, any vegetable or other matter which will decay or putrefy or attract flies or other insects, unless the same shall be completely removed from the premises within 12 hours after the placing thereon.

(§ V, Ord. 945, as amended by Ord. 1374, §§ 1 and 2, Ord. 83-NS, eff. June 6, 1973, and § 1, Ord. 287-NS, eff. May 6, 1981)

(a) Unsightly Materials. It is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and it is unlawful for any person to throw, deposit, or place in or upon, or permit to be regularly placed or maintained at or upon, any property in Zones R-1, R-2, R-3, and R-4 of the City any machinery, trucks, automobiles, building materials, rubbish, wrecked vehicles, or parts of wrecked vehicles, empty bottles, refuse, paper, or materials having a noxious odor or unsightly appearance, or any explosives, so that the noxious odors or the unsightly appearance thereof will annoy or harass the occupants of adjoining property, or prevent the enjoyment of the quiet occupancy of the other property thereof, or materially depreciate the value of other property in the vicinity thereof.

(b) Explosives and Noxious Materials. It is further declared to be a public nuisance, and it is unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or throw any explosives upon any piece or parcel of land in the City, which explosives will endanger the lives of any persons or property in the vicinity thereof, or to raise, or cause to be raised, any dust, smoke, soot, or fumes which are allowed to go beyond the property line and which will disturb the peaceful and quiet enjoyment and occupancy of other persons occupying other property in the vicinity thereof, or which will materially depreciate the value of other property in the vicinity thereof.

(c) Exceptions. It shall at all times under all conditions be permissible to do necessary, ordinary, or required fumigation and use necessary and ordinary disinfectants and medicines.

(§ VI, Ord. 945)

No person shall operate or maintain an open cesspool upon premises owned, leased, or controlled by him or her in the City, and no person shall permit the contents of any cesspool, septic tank, water closet, sewer, sewerage effluent, excrement, urine, slop water, butcher offal, market refuse, garbage, rubbish, cans, dead animals, putrid or offensive animal or vegetable matter, filth, night soil, slop, swill, stagnant water, or other offensive water liable to become putrid to remain or be deposited or discharged upon the surface of the ground on any premises, lot, building, basement, or in any public street, or into any standing water, excavation, or public place.

(§ XVIII, Ord. 945)

It is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and it is unlawful for any person to burn, allow, or permit to be burned upon any premises owned, occupied, or controlled by him or her within the City any bone, feathers, offal, plush, hair, garbage, rags, wet or sodden paper, or other substances in such a manner as to cause noxious odors or gas therefrom to taint the air and render it unwholesome or injurious to the health, or offensive to the senses, of the inhabitants of the City or any number of inhabitants thereof.

(§ II, Ord. 945)

It is unlawful for any person to maintain or operate any factory, yard, or establishment which generate into or pollutes the atmosphere with any unwholesome gas, fumes, dust, smoke, or odors obnoxious to the senses or to allow offensive odors to be emitted from offal, garbage, or any animal or vegetable matter which is used in any process of reduction or manufacturing.

(§ VII, Ord. 945)

It is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and it is unlawful for any person to maintain, conduct, or carry on, or assist in maintaining, conducting, or carrying on within the City any slaughterhouse, establishment, or place of business for tanning, scouring, or dressing hides or for the manufacture of any acid, phenol, calcium carbide, acetylene gas, chlorine gas, bleaching powder, creosote, coal tar product, product of wood distillation, any product or compound of hydrocyanic acid, celluloid, cellulose, or gun cotton product, any explosive, fireworks, matches or the assembly thereof, fertilizer, potash or the refining thereof; by-products or the scraps from the handling or utilization of fish, meat, or animals, glue, size, gelatin, pyroxylin, plastic material or any product therefrom or thereof; soap, crematory, fish cannery, meat packing plant, livestock feed yard, or wool-pulling plant.

(§ I, Ord. 945)

It is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and it is unlawful for any person to haul any dirt, sand, gravel, trash, refuse, or other material upon or along any paved, oiled, or macadamized public street or alley in the City unless such material is contained in a box, receptacle, or vehicle so constructed as to prevent such material from sifting or dropping upon such street or alley.

(§ XIX, Ord. 945)

(a) It is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and it is unlawful for any person to keep, or permit to be kept, at or upon any premises controlled or owned by him or her in the City any poultry or chicken coop, rabbitry, yard, cow house, stable, stock shed, vault, drain, pool, sewer, or sink in a foul, offensive, noxious, or filthy condition.

(b) It is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and it is unlawful for any person keeping poultry, rabbits, livestock, or animals within the City to fail, refuse, or neglect to cause the manure or droppings therefrom either to be completely removed from the premises where such poultry, rabbits, livestock, or animals are being kept, or to be covered with earth in such a manner as to render the same free from noxious odors at least once every four days; provided, however, such manure or droppings may be immediately used upon the premises for fertilizing purposes provided the same are immediately worked into the soil.

If such manure or droppings are not buried, removed from the premises, or used for fertilizing purposes, the same shall be deposited in fly-tight bins which shall be placed in some well-drained place at or near the rear of the premises under a rainproof roof.

(§ III, Ord. 945)

It is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and it is unlawful for any person to scatter, or cause to be scattered, any garbage, greens, or vegetable trimmings upon poultry or animal feeding lots upon any property in the City.

(§ XVIII, Ord. 945)

It is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and it is unlawful for any person to butcher, or cause to be butchered, upon any lot, premises, street, or alley within the City any sheep, calf, hog, horse, or any other animal other than poultry and rabbits.

(§ XXI, Ord. 945)

It is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and it is unlawful for any person to use, or allow to be used, in the City for the purposes of a laundry or washhouse any building or premises unless the same shall be connected with the public sewer of the City in all cases where sewer service is available. In all cases it is unlawful to convey or deposit, or allow or permit to be conveyed or deposited, any slop, soap, water, or refuse substance from any laundry or washhouse within the City onto any ground, alley, street, or sidewalk in the City.

(§ IV, Ord. 945)

Any person maintaining any toilet, washroom, bath, or shower room for the use of employees or the public shall at all times keep the floors, walls, ceilings, lavatories, urinals, and toilet bowls free from any accumulation of dirt, filth, or corrosion. All lavatories shall be supplied with soap and individual towels with a receptacle for their disposal. All toilet rooms shall be provided with toilet paper.

(§ XX, Ord. 945)

It is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and it is unlawful for any person to expectorate upon the floor of any public building, hall, stairway, street, railway car, bus, or other public conveyance, or upon any sidewalk in the City.

(§ VIII, Ord. 945)

No person shall resist, or attempt to resist, the entrance of the Sanitary Inspector or Health Officer of the City into any railway car, stage, vehicle, building, room, lot, or other place in the City in the performance of his or her duty. No person shall refuse to obey any lawful order of the Sanitary Inspector or Health Officer made in the performance of his or her duties within the powers conferred upon him or her by the laws of the State, or by the provisions of this chapter, or by any other law of the City.

(§ XXII, Ord. 945)

The penalties for the violation of any provisions of this chapter shall in no way impair the right of the City to maintain a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction for the purpose of abating any nuisance.

(§ XXV, Ord. 945)

No person having the right and ability to prevent any dog or other animal from committing any nuisance upon any private or public place shall knowingly, carelessly, or negligently permit such dog or other animal to commit any nuisance thereon. In the event any dog or other animal shall commit any nuisance thereon, such person who has knowledge of such nuisance shall forthwith take such steps as shall be required to remove such nuisance from such public or private place.

The private premises of the person having possession or control over such dog or animal shall be exempted from the provisions of this section.

"Nuisance," as used in this section, shall include, but shall not necessarily be limited to, defecation by a dog or other animal.

(§ 1, Ord. 116-NS, eff. January 15, 1975)

(§ 1, Ord. 193-NS, repealed by § 1, Ord. 755-NS, eff. August 5, 2005)