Palm Desert Municipal Code Ch. 8.24 Littering

No person shall throw, deposit or permit to be deposited, or to remain in or upon any lot or premises, public street, public alley or other public place, any type of refuse and waste material, except in authorized public or private receptacles provided for the general public in commercial districts.

(Ord. 542 § 1, 1988)

No person shall deposit any type of refuse and waste material in private receptacles or containers without prior written approval of the person in charge of the receptacles or containers.

(Ord. 542 § 1, 1988)

Persons placing litter in public receptacles or in authorized private receptacles shall do so in such a manner as to prevent it from being carried or deposited by the elements upon a street, sidewalk, alley or other public place or upon private property.

(Ord. 542 § 1, 1988)

No person shall blow, hose, sweep onto or deposit in any gutter, street or other public place within the city the accumulation of litter from any public or private sidewalk or driveway or any building or lot. Persons owning, leasing, renting, occupying or having charge or possession of any property or place of business shall keep the sidewalk and parkway in front of their premises free of litter.

(Ord. 542 § 1, 1988)

No person, while a driver or passenger in a vehicle, shall throw or deposit litter upon any street or other public place within the city, or upon private property.

(Ord. 542 § 1, 1988)

No person shall throw or deposit any type of refuse or waste or litter in any park or other recreational area within the city except in public receptacles such that the litter will not be carried or deposited by the elements upon any part of the park or other recreational area or upon any street or other public place. Where public receptacles are not provided, all litter shall be carried from the park or other recreational area by the person responsible for its presence and properly disposed of elsewhere as provided in this chapter.

(Ord. 542 § 1, 1988)

Any person violating this chapter is deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, and imprisonment in the County Jail for a period of not more than six months.

(Ord. 542 § 1, 1988)