Article I — HIGHWAYS, PUBLIC GROUNDS AND WATER COURSES

of, upon the right-of-way of any public highway, street or thoroughfare, or upon any camping place or public grounds, within the County of Lake, any refuse, garbage, junk, cans, bottles, rubbish, or other offensive, unsightly, putrescible or decaying matter of any kind whatsoever.

(Ord. No. 173, § 1, 1920)

beach for the purpose of disposal thereof in the public park or beach trash receptacles.

Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a

misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the County Jail not to exceed the term of six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. No. 173, § 2, 1920; Ord. No. 809, § 1, 8-13-74; Ord. No. 2099, § 1, 6-23-92)

24 of Chapter 13, it shall be unlawful to place, deposit,

or dump, or cause to be placed, deposited, or dumped, the body of a dead animal or fish, or any portion thereof, or any septic tank effluent in or upon any of the public dumps in the County of Lake, as established by the Board of Supervisors thereof.

(Ord. No. 362, § 1, 1953)

Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a

misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the County Jail not to exceed the term of six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. No. 362, § 2, 1953; Ord. No. 2099, § 2, 6-23-92)

Any vehicle arriving at the gatehouse of the Eastlake Landfill or

Lakeport Transfer Station with unsecured loads, inadequately covered loads, or loads not totally enclosed as described below will be charged a non-tarping fee in addition to the regular tipping fee.

(a)

Non-Tarping Fees. Any vehicle weighing twenty-five thousand (25,000) pounds or more will incur a one hundred dollar ($100.00) non-tarping fee for unsecured loads. Any vehicle weighing less than twenty-five thousand (25,000) pounds will incur a ten dollar ($10.00) non-tarping fee for unsecured loads.

(b)

Solid Waste Collection Vehicle. Tarps must be used for all open-top, roll-off containers unless they contain a heavy material that cannot be windblown. Tarps must be used for all compactor roll-off bins with a rear door opening that exposes refuse. Rear-load and front-load solid waste collection vehicles must be covered by a tarp unless one (1) of following exception in subsection (c) of this section applies.

(c)

Exceptions.

(1)

Fully-automated solid waste collection vehicle do not require tarping if the blade is pushed back to contain the load in the body of the vehicle.

(2)

Rear-load solid waste collection vehicles do not require tarping of the hopper if:

(i)

The hauler has extended the blade to completely cover the waste; or

(ii)

The hopper does not contain any waste.

(3)

Front-load solid waste collection vehicles do not require tarping if:

(i)

An alternate material, such as metal, is used to totally enclose the opening of the receiving hopper; or

(ii)

The attached front-load bin does not contain any waste.

(4)

Compactor roll-off bins do not require tarping if the bin has a solid rear door.

(d)

In the determination of a violation of this section, lack of adequate covering and securing shall in itself constitute proof a violation has been committed. The weighmaster may make a determination regarding whether a load is adequately secured to prevent litter.

(e)

The effective date of the ordinance codified in this section shall be January 1, 2007.

(Ord. No. 2799, 11-21-2006)

garbage, swill, cans, bottles, papers, ashes, refuses, carcass of any dead animal, offal, trash or rubbish or any noisome, nauseous or offensive matter in or upon any creek, stream, river or other defined water course draining into the waters of Clear Lake.

(Ord. No. 470, § 1, 1965)

(a)

Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the placing of vegetative or mineral materials along the banks of any said water courses when such material is so placed in a bona fide effort to protect such banks from erosion.

(Ord. No. 470, § 1, 1965)

(b)

Notwithstanding any of the provisions of Section 9-3.1, the controlled release of water from Sulphur Bank Mine site directly into Clear Lake during a declared state of emergency to protect the water quality of Clear Lake from further pollution is not prohibited.

(Ord. No. 2425, § 2, 2-17-98)

Any person, firm, or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a

misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment in the County Jail for not exceeding six (6) months, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. No. 470, § 2, 1965; Ord. No. 2099, § 3, 6-23-92)