Chapter 6.04 — GARBAGE, REFUSE AND CUTTINGS1

The City Council finds and declares that the regulations contained in this chapter are necessary and appropriate to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City by providing minimum standards for the safe and sanitary collection, storage, and transportation of solid waste and divertible materials generated within the City. (Ord. 2019-15 § 4 (part), 2019; Ord. 2021-25 § 1 (Exh. A), 2021)

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words, terms, phrases, and their derivations have the meanings given herein. Terms defined in Chapter 6.06 shall have the same meanings herein unless expressly defined in this chapter. When consistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future tense, and words in the singular number include the plural number.

“Beach” means and includes all the shore of the Pacific Ocean lying southerly of the most southerly line of the public street nearest and parallel to the ocean and all the shore of the harbor and any bay or channel in the City.

“Bin” means an open top, rectangular container with wheels, with attached plastic or metal lid(s), used for storage of solid waste, recyclable materials, green waste, wood, food scraps, construction and demolition debris or other materials, that is provided by the City or a waste hauler authorized by the City.

“Cart” means a solid waste, recyclable materials, green waste or food scraps container with a hinged lid and wheels collected by an automated or semiautomated truck, which come in a variety of sizes including, but not limited to, a capacity of twenty-two (22) to twenty-five (25) gallons, thirty-two (32) to thirty-five (35) gallons, sixty-two (62) to sixty-five (65) gallons and ninety (90) to ninety-five (95) gallons, that is provided by the City or a waste hauler authorized by the City.

“Garbage, refuse, and cuttings” shall have the same definition as set forth in the applicable portions of Ordinance 1403, adopted on November 8, 1971, and Ordinance 1558 adopted March 25, 1974.

“Green waste” means trimmings from trees or shrubs, plants, grass cuttings, or removed or discarded branches, shrubs, plants, leaves or other materials generated from landscapes or gardens.

“Municipal solid waste” or “MSW” means putrescible and nonputrescible solid and semisolid wastes generated in or upon, related to the occupancy of, remaining on, or emanating from any premises within City including, but not limited to, garbage, trash, rubbish, refuse, ashes, discarded home and industrial appliances, manure, vegetable or animal solid or semisolid wastes, and other solid and semisolid wastes. For purposes of this chapter, “municipal solid waste” does not include recyclable materials, food scraps, green waste, wood waste or construction and demolition debris which shall be separated and segregated from municipal solid waste for

1. Water and sewers—See Title 14.Prior ordinance history—1949 Code §§ 5200—5221, as amended by Ordinances 687,
2. 921, 1164 and 1192. 1949 Code Section 5212, which was derived from Initiative Ordinance 878 adopted by a vote of the people on June 2, 1959, and became effective on June 19, 1959.

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City of Newport Beach, CA § 6.04.020 NEWPORT BEACH CODE § 6.04.040

diversion and/or (1) hazardous waste or house-hold hazardous waste, (2) low-level radioactive waste regulated under California Health and Safety Code Section 114960 et seq. or (3) untreated medical waste which is regulated pursuant to the Medical Waste Management Act, California Health and Safety Code Section 117600 et seq.

“Public solid waste container” and “public recyclable material container” shall mean all solid waste and divertible/recyclable material containers suitable for the storage and collection of solid waste or divertible/recyclable material which are procured, placed and maintained on public property in accordance with this chapter.

“Recyclable material” or “recyclables” means material which otherwise would become, or be treated as, municipal solid waste but which, by means of a process of collecting, sorting, cleansing, treating, and/or reconstructing, may be returned to the economic mainstream in the form of finished or source material for new, reused or reconstituted products, which may be used in the marketplace.

“Recyclable material” includes single-stream recyclable materials and single material recyclables. Recyclable materials includes, but is not limited to, paper, books, magazines, cardboard boxes, plastics, metals, glass, and other similar materials authorized by the City for collection. Recyclable material does not include green waste, wood waste, food scraps or construction and demolition debris. (Ord. 1403 § 1 (part), 1971. Formerly 6.04.010 – 6.04.045; Ord. 1558 § 1, 1974; Ord. 82-89 § 1, 1982; Ord. 97-27 § 1, 1997; Ord. 2014-7 §§ 1 – 5, 2014; Ord. 2019-15 § 4 (part), 2019; Ord. 2021-25 § 1 (Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 2023-22 § 3, 2023)

The accumulation and existence of solid waste or divertible material on any private premises, on, in, or upon any beach, street, alley or other public place within the City is hereby declared to be a public nuisance. No person who owns, leases, controls, occupies or has charge of any premises in the City shall cause, permit or allow any public nuisance to exist thereon. (Ord. 1403 § 1 (part), 1971. Formerly 6.04.050; Ord. 2014-7 § 6, 2014; Ord. 2019-15 § 4 (part), 2019)

A. Definitions.

1. “Leaf blowers” shall mean any air-blowing machine that uses a concentrated stream
of air to propel or blow dirt, dust, leaves, grass clippings, trimmings, green waste,
solid waste or debris. This definition shall include “mechanical blowers” as that term
is used in Chapter 10.28. “Leaf blowers” shall not include any leaf or refuse vacuum.

2. “Common interest development” and “association” shall be defined as those terms are
defined in California Civil Code Sections 4100 and 4800, respectively.

B. Use of Leaf Blowers.

1. Leaf blowers may be used and operated to sweep or clean any surface of dirt, dust,
leaves, grass clippings, trimmings, or debris only if the green waste, solid waste or
debris so swept or blown are not left in or upon any adjacent or other parcel, any
street, public place or right-of-way, public beach, or on the shore, or in the waters of
Newport Bay.

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City of Newport Beach, CA § 6.04.040 HEALTH AND SANITATION § 6.04.060

2. The hours of operation and maximum noise levels shall be subject to the provisions
of Chapter 10.28.

3. Operation of Gas Powered Leaf Blowers in Residential Districts Prohibited. Gas-
powered leaf blowers shall not be operated in any district identified in Title 20 as a
district zoned for residential use or areas designated for residential use as part of a
Planned Community (PC) or Specific Area Plan, with the exception of operations or
locations described in subsections (B)(3)(a) through (e) of this section:

a. Residential common interest developments of five (5) or more dwelling units
with an association responsible for establishing regulations or operating rules
controlling the management and maintenance of their exterior residential
environment may, by the method set out in their association’s rules and
regulations, choose to be exempt from the restrictions contained in this section.
The Office of the City Manager shall establish procedures through which such
residential common interest developments may demonstrate their decision to be
exempt from this section.

b. The maintenance, repair or improvement of any public work or facility by public
employees, by any person or persons acting pursuant to a public works contract,
or by any person or persons performing such work or pursuant to the direction
of, or on behalf of, any public agency.

c. Maintenance of golf courses and golf practice facilities conducted between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., and maintenance of other nonresidential uses appurtenant to golf course uses between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

d. Areas designated for nonresidential uses located in a Planned Community (PC)
or Specific Area Plan.

e. Operation on parcels zoned for nonresidential use that may be adjacent to or
surrounded by a district otherwise zoned for residential use (including but not
limited to parcels zoned for public or private institutional uses, park and
recreation uses, open space uses, or other similar nonresidential uses).

C. Violations. Any person who uses a gas powered leaf blower in a residential zone, and/or
causes or permits cuttings, refuse or debris swept or blown by any leaf blower to be left in
places contrary to the provisions of subsection (B) of this section, is guilty of an infraction.
(Ord. 1828 § 1, 1979. Formerly 6.04.055; Ord. 83-23 § 1, 1983; Ord. 87-15 § 1, 1987; Ord.
95-38 § 2, 1995; Ord. 2011-12 § 1, 2011; Ord. 2014-7 §§ 7, 8, 2014; Ord. 2019-15 § 4 (part),
2019; Ord. 2023-22 § 368, 2023)

No person who is in possession or otherwise controls solid waste or divertible material, shall throw, deposit or leave any solid waste or divertible material, or permit the same to be thrown, deposited or left, in or upon any street, public beach or other public place, or on the shore, or in the waters of Newport Bay. (Ord. 1403 § 1 (part), 1971. Formerly 6.04.060; Ord. 2014-7 § 9, 2014; Ord. 2019-15 § 4 (part), 2019)

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City of Newport Beach, CA § 6.04.060 NEWPORT BEACH CODE § 6.04.060

A. All solid waste or divertible materials placed in the vicinity of any curb or alley for
collection purposes shall become the property of the City, a sanitary district, or a private
collector licensed or contracted by the City.

B. No person, except an individual acting within the course and scope of their agency or
employment with the City, a sanitary district, or a private collector licensed or contracted
by the City, shall manipulate or remove from any place or premises in the City, or transport
over public streets, any solid waste, or divertible materials.

C. No person shall enter onto private property for the purpose of collecting or inspecting solid
waste or divertible material except the owner, occupant, manager, person in control of the
premises, or a person employed to do so by the City, a sanitary district, or a private
collector licensed or contracted by the City to perform this service who is then acting within
the course and scope of their agency or employment.

D. No person shall knowingly aid and abet another person in committing a violation of
subsection (A), (B), or (C) of this section. A person is guilty of aiding and abetting another
person in committing a violation of subsection (A), (B), or (C) of this section if the person
knows of the other person’s unlawful purpose and the person specifically intends to, and
does in fact, aid, facilitate, promote, encourage, or instigate the other person’s commission
of a violation of subsection (A), (B), or (C) of this section.

E. The provisions of this section shall not prohibit:

1. Any person, with the permission and consent of the property owner, from gathering
solid waste, construction and demolition debris, green waste and/or wood waste
generated by construction, land-scaping or gardening on the property when the solid
waste and/or divertible material have not been set out for collection by the City, a
sanitary district, or a private collector licensed or contracted by the City; provided,
that such activities are in compliance with all provisions of this Code including, but
not limited to, the provisions of Chapter 6.06;

2. Any person from removing solid waste generated on property owned or controlled by
that person;

3. The immediate removal by any person of solid waste, food scraps, and other divertible material which the Health Officer, Code Enforcement Supervisor, City Manager, Fire Chief, Building Official, Municipal Operations Director, or their agents have determined to constitute a nuisance or an immediate threat to the public health, safety and welfare; 4. Any entity, person or organization from collecting recyclables that have been donated or sold to such entity by the person owning or controlling the premises where the recyclables were generated, in any manner which does not conflict with this chapter or any other provision of this Code; or 5. Any person engaged in the business of destruction of secret, confidential or sensitive documents from collecting, shredding, destroying, recycling and/or disposing of those documents, provided the transport of the documents is incidental to the document destruction or disposal service. (Ord. 1403 § 1 (part), 1971. Formerly 6.04.070; Ord. 1558 § 2, 1974; Ord. 91-6 § 1, 1991; Ord. 2011-7 § 1, 2011; Ord. 2014-7 § 10, 2014; Ord. 2019-15 § 4 (part), 2019; Ord. 2021-25 § 1

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City of Newport Beach, CA § 6.04.060 HEALTH AND SANITATION § 6.04.090

(Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 2023-22 § 369, 2023; Ord. 2025-37, 1/13/2026)

A. Except as provided in subsection (B) of this section, every owner and tenant of any dwelling unit or units, or any place of business or institution within the City where solid waste and/or divertible material accumulate, shall have a sufficient number of containers to accommodate all solid waste and divertible material accumulated on the premises between collection days.

B. The owner and tenant are each responsible for having the required number of containers; provided, however, the occupant of any dwelling unit for which a short-term lodging permit has been issued by the City shall not be responsible for compliance with this section. (Ord. 1403 § 1 (part), 1971. Formerly 6.04.080; Ord. 1867 § 1, 1980; Ord. 95-25 § 1 (part), 1995; Ord. 2014-7 § 11, 2014; Ord. 2019-15 § 4, 2019)

A. Container requirements for solid waste and divertible material vary throughout the City depending upon location and the solid waste and divertible material collector servicing the area. If a container is collected by automated equipment, the container shall not exceed the weight limit provided on the container, including contents. If a container is collected without automated equipment, the container shall not exceed fifty (50) pounds in weight, including contents. All solid waste and divertible material set out for collection shall satisfy one or more of the following requirements:

1. All municipal solid waste and divertible material shall be placed in a container
provided by a permitted contractor or allowed by the City, for use in the specific area
the container is provided or used. Materials placed inside a container shall allow
complete closure of the lid of the container, otherwise, such materials shall be
considered noncontainerized. Solid waste or divertible material—with the exception
of bulky items—shall not be placed on the ground, in a bag, or in a box;

2. Bulky item collection (e.g., an item that does not fit within an approved container)
varies according to the agreement the City, a sanitary district, or a private community
has with a private collector licensed, permitted or contracted by the City. Bulky items
shall be placed in accordance with the bulky item collection rules and regulations
specific to the various areas of the City, which shall be posted on the City’s website.

B. No person shall place any municipal solid waste, divertible material or bulky item on public
property for collection unless the municipal solid waste and/or divertible materials are in a
container that fully complies with subsection (A) of this section.
(Ord. 1403 § 1 (part), 1971. Formerly 6.04.090; Ord. 2000-1 § 1, 2000; Ord. 2014-7 § 12, 2014;
Ord. 2019-15 § 4 (part), 2019; Ord. 2021-25 § 1 (Exh. A), 2021)

Any person who owns, leases, controls, or has charge of any business or multifamily dwelling, which utilizes commercial solid waste bins or wheeled carts for the storage of solid waste, recyclables, green waste, wood waste, food scraps and/or construction and demolition debris shall ensure:

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City of Newport Beach, CA § 6.04.090 NEWPORT BEACH CODE § 6.04.100

A. The bin and/or wheeled cart is equipped with a lid or cover sufficient to prevent:

1. Odor from escaping the container;

2. Flies and other insects from coming into contact with the contents of the container;

3. The contents from leaving the interior of the container; and

4. Rain or water from entering the interior of the container.

B. The frequency of collection of solid waste, green waste, wood waste and food scraps
accumulated in the bins and wheeled carts is consistent with the time frames set forth in
Chapter 6.06. Commercial businesses and multifamily dwellings may place baled
cardboard, other baled divertible materials, and flattened cardboard in piles or stacks on
loading docks, in container enclosures, and beside or near containers if authorized by the
City, a permitted contractor or recyclable materials collector. Piles or stacks of cardboard
shall not be placed on top of carts or bins.

C. Each bin and cart is maintained in a clean and sanitary manner.

D. The lids to the bins or wheeled carts are closed at all times except when solid waste or
divertible material is being deposited, the storage area is clean and free of trash and debris,
and all oil, grease, fluid and other items are contained within the bin or wheeled cart storage
area.

E. The storage area is cleaned or power washed, as needed, to keep the area free of grease,
oils, fluids, stains or odors.
(Ord. 82-29 § 2, 1982. Formerly 6.04.095; Ord. 2014-7 § 13, 2014; Ord. 2019-15 § 4 (part),
2019; Ord. 2021-25 § 1 (Exh. A), 2021)

A. No person shall set out for collection any solid waste or divertible material which contains any of the following:

1. Ammunition or explosives;

2. Industrial wastes, or caustic or hazardous chemicals or acids;

3. Pathological, toxic and radioactive waste;

4. Drugs or medicines;

5. Human feces, unwrapped animal feces or dead animals;

6. Liquids, paints or any substance the disposal of which is regulated by the Federal
Hazardous Substances Act, the Carpenter-Presley-Tanner Hazardous Substance
Account Act, or regulations adopted pursuant thereto;

7. Any material, the disposal of which is prohibited within County landfills, including,
but not limited to, items longer than four feet in length or items more than eighteen
(18) inches in diameter;

8. Lube oils and used oil filters;

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City of Newport Beach, CA § 6.04.100 HEALTH AND SANITATION § 6.04.120

9. Items which are too large for, or which may damage, the collection equipment or
machinery such as large pieces of metal, machine parts, logs and tree stumps; or

10. Hypodermic needles and lancets.

B. Sod, building scraps, bricks, concrete and other building or construction debris may be
refused at the discretion of the collector.
(Ord. 1403 § 1 (part), 1971. Formerly 6.04.120; Ord. 83-15 § 1, 1983; Ord. 94-5 § 1, 1994;
Ord. 2019-15 § 4 (part), 2019; Ord. 2023-22 § 370, 2023)

No person who owns, leases, controls, occupies or has charge of any premises shall permit solid waste, green waste, wood waste or food scraps to accumulate for a period in excess of one calendar week, or recyclables to accumulate for a period in excess of fourteen (14) days.

No person shall fail, refuse or neglect to place such solid waste and divertible material for collection in accordance with schedules established therefor, the provisions of this chapter, the provisions of Chapter 6.06, and rules and regulations established pursuant thereto. (Ord. 1403 § 1 (part), 1971. Formerly 6.04.140; Ord. 1879 § 1, 1981; Ord. 2019-15 § 4 (part), 2019; Ord. 2021-25 § 1 (Exh. A), 2021)

A. Storage of Containers or Bulky Items. Containers or bulky items shall be stored in a garage, carport, trash enclosure, or in the side yard, and beyond a line drawn parallel to the alley from the corner of the building closest to the alley to the adjacent property line except when the containers or bulky items are placed out for collection.

B. Placement for Collection.

1. Containers or bulky items shall be placed for collection in a location easily accessible
to the solid waste and divertible material collector such as the streetside of the
adjacent sidewalk, in the parkway, or in driveways and adjacent to the curb line.
Containers or bulky items shall be placed in the street in a manner that does not
impede traffic.

2. If solid waste is collected from an alley abutting the premises, containers or bulky
items shall be placed for collection as close to the alley property line as feasible and
on private property. In any alley where a yellow line has been painted by City to
demarcate private from public property, containers or bulky items shall be placed
adjacent to the yellow line on the private property side. Containers or bulky items
shall not be placed more than eight feet onto private property as measured from the
alley property line or placed in a manner which could obstruct vehicular travel
through the alley.

3. Unless an exception applies or other arrangements have been made with the solid
waste and divertible material collector serving an area, containers or bulky items shall
not be considered placed for collection and solid waste and divertible material will
not be collected unless the containers or bulky items are removed from any enclosure,
structure, cabinet, cart or shelf.

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City of Newport Beach, CA § 6.04.120 NEWPORT BEACH CODE § 6.04.150

4. Containers or bulky items shall be placed for collection at residences before 6:30 a.m.
on collection days and at businesses before 5:00 a.m. Containers or bulky items shall
not be placed for collection at residences or businesses earlier than 7:00 p.m. the day
preceding the collection day, and containers shall be relocated to their required
storage place as soon as possible after collection, but no later than 6:30 p.m. of the
day of collection.

C. The owner and tenant shall be responsible for the placement of containers or bulky items;
provided, however, the occupant of any dwelling unit for which a short-term lodging permit
has been issued by the City shall not be responsible for compliance with this section.
(Ord. 1403 § 1 (part), 1971. Formerly 6.04.150; Ord. 94-5 § 2, 1994; Ord. 95-25 § 1 (part),
1995; Ord. 2014-7 § 16, 2014; Ord. 2019-15 § 4 (part), 2019; Ord. 2021-25 § 1 (Exh. A), 2021)

The City Manager or designated representatives shall administer the provisions of this chapter. In carrying out this responsibility, he or she shall have the following powers and duties:

A. Establish the routes, hours and days of collection and he or she may change the same as he
or she deems necessary, and shall give notice of such routes, hours, days and changes as
seems advisable.

B. Establish rules and regulations consistent with this chapter governing storage, collection
and disposal of solid waste and collection and diversion of recyclables, green waste, wood,
food scraps and other material including the determination of standards and specifications
for approved containers and the placement of containers. The rules may permit special
containers or bins when the quantity or the nature of the material to be collected so requires.

C. Establish additional rules and regulations consistent with this chapter as may be necessary,
reasonable and proper to effect the sanitary, expedient, economical and efficient collection,
removal and disposal of solid waste and diversion of recyclables, green waste, wood, food
scraps and other materials.
(Ord. 1403 § 1 (part), 1971. Formerly 6.04.160; Ord. 2014-7 § 17, 2014; Ord. 2019-15 § 4
(part), 2019; Ord. 2021-25 § 1 (Exh. A), 2021)

The cost and expense of collecting, hauling away and disposing of garbage, refuse and cuttings, as those terms are defined by Section 6.04.020, for any dwelling or dwelling unit, existing or future, within the boundaries of the City as of November 1, 1996, that receives curbside container refuse collection service from the City, shall be defrayed exclusively from the ad valorem tax revenues of the City. (Ord. 96-46 § 1, 1996. Formerly 6.04.170; Ord. 2019-15 § 4 (part), 2019; Ord. 2023-22 § 371, 2023)

All owners, contractors and builders of structures shall, at their sole cost and expense, comply with all requirements of Section 15.11.010 to divert construction and demolition debris from disposal. All construction and demolition debris shall be removed from the lot and all nearby premises utilized in such construction within ten (10) calendar days of demolition and said lot

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City of Newport Beach, CA § 6.04.150 HEALTH AND SANITATION § 6.04.200

and premises shall be left in a sightly condition. (Ord. 1403 § 1 (part), 1971. Formerly 6.04.180; Ord. 2014-7 § 18, 2014; Ord. 2019-15 § 4 (part), 2019)

The City Manager or designated representative shall procure, place and maintain at suitable places on certain business sidewalks, the public beaches, piers and bay and ocean front street ends a sufficient number of public solid waste and public recyclable material containers to receive and hold solid waste and divertible material generated by the general public at those locations. The Municipal Operations Director shall at all times keep public solid waste and public recyclable material containers in a clean and sightly condition and in good order and repair; provided, that the failure of the Municipal Operations Director to furnish and provide such containers shall not be held or construed to relieve any person from the penalties of this code. (Ord. 1403 § 1 (part), 1971. Formerly 6.04.190; Ord. 1857 § 1, 1980; Ord. 2013-11 § 30, 2013; Ord. 2014-7 § 19, 2014; Ord. 2019-15 § 4 (part), 2019; Ord. 2025-37, 1/13/2026)

Divertible Material Bins/Containers.

No person who owns, leases, operates, manages or is employed by a business, as that term is defined in Section 5.04.010, shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, any solid waste, recycled material, or divertible material generated by the business into any public solid waste, public recyclable material, or public divertible material bin or container unless the business or property is exempted by resolution of the City Council of the City. (Ord. 97-27 § 2, 1997. Formerly 6.04.191; Ord. 2014-7 § 20, 2014; Ord. 2019-15 § 4 (part), 2019; Ord. 2020-13 § 1, 2020)

Containers on Balboa Island.

No person who resides, leases, rents or occupies property located on Balboa Island, and no person who owns, leases, rents, operates, manages or is employed by any business located on Balboa Island, shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, any solid waste or divertible material into any public solid waste or public recyclable material container located on Balboa Island. (Ord. 82-1 § 1, 1982. Formerly 6.04.195; Ord. 2014-7 § 21, 2014; Ord. 2019-15 § 4 (part), 2019)

No person shall remove, without lawful authority, any public solid waste or public recyclable material container from the place where it is placed and maintained by the Municipal Operations Director, or willfully deface, injure, damage or destroy, or use any public solid waste container or public recyclable material container for any purpose other than the authorized placing of solid waste or divertible material therein by the general public. (Ord. 1403 § 1 (part), 1971. Formerly 6.04.200; Ord. 2013-11 § 31, 2013; Ord. 2014-7 § 22, 2014; Ord. 2019-15 § 4 (part), 2019; Ord. 2025-37, 1/13/2026)

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City of Newport Beach, CA § 6.04.200 NEWPORT BEACH CODE § 6.04.230

A. On Another’s Property. No person who is in possession or otherwise controls solid waste or divertible material shall throw, deposit or leave any solid waste or divertible material, or permit the same to be thrown, deposited or left, in or upon the property or premises of another person without the knowledge and prior permission of the owner thereof.

B. On Own Property. No owner of real property shall throw, deposit or leave, or knowingly permit another to throw, deposit or leave, solid waste or divertible material on such real property, nor shall be or she fail, neglect or refuse to wholly remove solid waste or divertible material from such real property, within three days after receipt of written notice by the Code Enforcement Supervisor or Municipal Operations Director to do so.

C. By Tenants. No owner of real property located in the City shall knowingly permit tenants while in occupation of such real property to throw, deposit or leave any solid waste or divertible material upon the property or premises of another. (Ord. 1403 § 1 (part), 1971. Formerly 6.04.210; Ord. 2013-11 § 32, 2013; Ord. 2014-7 § 23, 2014; Ord. 2019-15 § 4 (part), 2019; Ord. 2023-22 § 372, 2023; Ord. 2025-37, 1/13/2026)

The occupant, tenant, owner, lessee, or proprietor of any real estate in this City in front of which there is a paved sidewalk shall cause said sidewalk to be swept or otherwise cleaned as frequently as necessary to maintain said sidewalks reasonably free of leaves, dirt, paper, litter or rubbish of any kind. Sweepings from said sidewalk shall not be swept or otherwise made or allowed to go into the street or gutter, but shall be disposed of by being placed in a solid waste or divertible material container by the person responsible for the cleanliness of said sidewalk. (Ord. 1403 § 1 (part), 1971. Formerly 6.04.220; Ord. 2014-7 § 24, 2014; Ord. 2019-15 § 4 (part), 2019)

No person shall dispose of, or attempt to dispose of, any solid waste or recyclable material by burying it in or underneath the surface of the earth in the City of Newport Beach. (Ord. 1403 § 1 (part), 1971. Formerly 6.04.230; Ord. 2014-7 § 25, 2014; Ord. 2019-15 § 4 (part), 2019)

Except for violations of Section 6.04.060, which may be prosecuted as a misdemeanor or infraction, any person violating any of the provisions or failing to comply with any of the requirements of this chapter shall be guilty of an infraction pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.04.010(A). (Ord. 1476 § 1, 1972. Formerly 6.04.240; Ord. 2011-7 § 2, 2011; Ord. 2019-15 § 4 (part), 2019; Ord. 2023-22 § 373, 2023)

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City of Newport Beach, CA § 6.05.010 HEALTH AND SANITATION § 6.05.020