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FEB 2 7 1961
ORDINANCE NO. 775
AN ORDINA1•TC.. PROHIBITING THE THROV'ING
DEPCSITING OIT LI T TIER I1 i PUBLIC PLACES
IN THE CITY Ci ST. LOUI: PARE; REGULATING
THE DI: TMP-UTION CF CCMMERCIAL AND NGN-
COM_Ni.E.RCIAL HAND?ILLS, CONTROLLING THE
DEPOSITING OF LITTER CN PRIVATE PREMISEC,
PROVIDIi rG A. LIEN FOR CITY CLEARANCE; AND
PRESCRIEING PENALTIE,-' ;'O THE VIOLATION
OF ITS PROVICIONC.
THE CITY C^ - T . LOUI;; PARI( DCES G?RAIN:
':cction 452' Thort Title. This
•_ r;iinance shall be known and
in:y be cited as the "Ct. Louis Park Ar
ti -Litter Ordinance."
Cection 4 521. ,'efinitions. r or th,,
��rposcc of thi;, Ordinance
t::.. following terms, pinras:;^, ,x•ord-
.:_snd tneir derivations shall have the
,ne ,,1rnn given herein. z: 7
hen not inconsiscent with the context, words used
in the present tend: include the future, words used in the plural number
include the singular number, and words used La the singular number include
t•le plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely
di rectory.
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;•cction ':.521. G 1. "Aircraft" is any contrivance now known
or hereafter , nvc 7tc
d, used or desiS,zated for navigatio ii or for
rlight in the sir.
'she word "aircraft" shall include helicopters
and lighter -t:.; -air dirigibles and b^Iloons.
:::ectio0 _:,21.:2. "tLuth
ori7ed private receptacle" is a litter
storage rind collection receptacle or, required and authorized in the
garbage collection ordinance.
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Section 4:521.03. "City" is the City of St. Louis Park.
Section 4.521.04. "Commercial Handbill" is any printed or
written matter, any sample or device, dodger, circular, leaflet,
pamphlet, paper, booklet, or any other printed or otherwise repro-
duced original or copies of any matter of literature:
Zubdivision (a)
Which advertises for sale any merchandise, produce,
commodity, or thing; or
Subdivision (b) Which directs attention to any business or mercantile or
commercial establishment, or other activity, for the purpooe
of either directly or indirectly promoting the interest thereof
by sales, or
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Subdivision (c) Which directs attention to or advertises any meeting,
theatrical performance, exhibition, or event of any kind, for
which an admission fee is charged for the purpose of private gain
or profit; but the tern -is of this clause shall not apply where an
admission fee is charged or a collection is taken up for the pur-
pose of defraying the expenses incident to such meeting, theatrical
performance, exhibition, or event of any kind, when either of
the same is held, given or takes place in connection with the
dissemination of information which is not restricted under the
ordinary rules of decency, good morals, public peace, safety and
gold order, Provided, that nothing contained in this clause shall
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be deemed to authorize the holding, giving or taking place of
any meeting, theatrical performance, exhibition, or event of
any kind, without a license, where such license is or may be
required by any law of this State, or under any ordinance of
this City; or
Subdivision (d) Which, while containing reading matter other than adver-
tising matter, is predominantly and essentially an advertise-
ment, and is distributed or circulated for advertising purposes,
or for the private benefit and gain of any person so engaged as
advertiser or distributor.
Section 4:521.05. "Garbage" is putrescible animal and vege-
table wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and
consumption of food.
Section 4:521.06. "Litter" is "garbage," "refuse", and
"rubbish" as defined herein and all other waste material which, if
thrown or deposited as herein prohibited, tends to create a danger
to public health, safety and welfare.
Section 4 521.07. "Newspaper" is any newspaper of general
circulation as defined by general law, any .Zewspaper duly entered
with the Post Office Department of the United States, in accordance
with Federal statute or regulation, and any newspaper filed and
recorded with any recording officer as provided by general law; and,
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in addition thereto, shall mean and include any periodical or current
magazine regularly published with not less than four issues per year,
and sold to the public.
Section 4:521.08. "Non -Commercial Handbill" is any printed ,
or written matter, any sample, or device, dodger, circular, leaf-
.% let, pamphlet, newspaper, magazine, paper, booklet, or any other
printed or otherwise reproduced original or copies of any matter of
literature not included in the aforesaid definitions of a commercial
handbill or newspaper.
Section 4:521.09. "Park" is a park, reservation, playground,
beach, recreation center or any other public area in the City, owned
or used by the City and devoted to active or passive recreation.
Section 4:521.10. "Person" is any person, firm, partnership,
association, corporation, company or organization of any kind.
Section 4.521. 11. "Private Premises" is any dwelling, house,
building, or other structure, designed or used either wholly or in
part for private residential purposes, whether inhabited or temporarily
or continuously uninhabited or vacant, and shall include any yard,
grounds, waL':, driveway, porch, steps, vestibule or mailbox belong-
ing or appurtenant to such dwelling, house, building,_or other structure.
Section 4:521. 12. "Public Place" is any and all streets, side-
walks, boulevards, alleys or other public ways and any and all public
parks, squares. spaces, ground, and buildings. -
Section 4:521. 13. "Refuse" is all putrescible and nonputrescible
solid wastes (except body wastes), including garbage, rubbish, trash,
ashes, street cleanings, dead animals, junk, abandoned automobiles,
and solid market and industrial wastes.
Section 4:521.14. "Rubbish" is nonputrescible solid wastes
consisting of both combustible_ and non-combustible wastes, such as
paper, wrappings, cigarettes, cardboard, tin cans,
wood, glaso, bedding, crockery and similar materials.
Section !:521. 15. "Vehicle" is every device in, upon, or by
which any person or property is or xray be transported or drawn upon
a highway, including devices used exclusively upon stationary rails
or tracks.
Section 4.522. Litter in Public -Places. No person shall throw
or deposit litter in or upon any street, sidewalk or other public place within
the, C:ty except in public receptacles, in authorized private receptacles for
collection, or in official City dumps.
Section 4:523. Placement of Litter in :eceptacles So as to .Prevent
scattering. Persons placing litter in public rec:ptacles or in authorized pri-
vate receptacles shall do so in such a manner as to prevent it from being carried
or deposited by Lice clecnents upon any str�c%, sidewalk or other public place or
,ipon private property.
:ection 4.52 . :weeping Litter Into Gutter: Prohibited. i•To person,
qb,hall �wc_p into or deposi,, is any gutter, street or other public place within the
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City the accumulation of litter from any building or lot or from any public or
private sidewalk or driveway. Persons owning or occupying property shall
keep the sidewalk in front of their premises free of littler.
Section 4:525. Merchants' Duty to Keep Sidewalks Free of Litter.
No person owning or occupying a place of business shall sweep into or deposit
in any gutter, street or other public place within the City the accumulation of
litter from any building or lot or from any public or private sidewalk or drive-
way. Persons owning or occupying places of business within the City shall
keep the sidewalk in front of their business premises free of litter.
Section 4:526. Litter Thrown by Persons in Vehicles. No person,
while a driver or passenger in a vehicle, shall threw or deposit litter upon
any street or other public place within the City, or upon private property.
Section 4:527. Truck Loads Causing Litter. No person shall
drive or move any truck or other vehicle within the City unless such vehicle
is equipped with covers or is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any load,
contents or litter from being blown or deposited upon any street, alley or
other public place. Nor shall any person drive or move any vehicle or truck
within the City, the wheels or tires of which carry onto or deposit in any street,
alley or other public place, mud, dirt, sticky substances, litter or foreign
matter of any kind.
Section 4:528. Litter in Parks. No person shall throw or deposit
litter in any park within the City except in public receptacles and in such a
manner that the litter will be prevented from being carried or deposited by the
elements upon any part of the park or upon any street or other public place.
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V,iherc public receptacles are not provided, all such litter shall be carried
away from the park by the person responsible for its presence and properly
disposed of elsewhere as provided herein. /
Section 4 529. Litter in Lakes and Fountains. -No person shall
throw or deposit litter in any fountain, pond, lake, stream, bay or any other
body of water in a park or elsewhere within the City.
Section 4.530. Throwing or Distributing Commercial Handbills
in Public Places. No person shall throw or deposit any commercial or non-
commercial handbill in or upon any vehicle. Provided, however, that it shall
not be unlawful on any sidewalk, street, or other public place within the City
for a.iy;person to hand out or distribute, without charge to the receiver thereof,
any non-commercial handbill to any person willing to accept it.
Section 4 531. Placing Commercial and Non -Commercial Hand -
')111,, en Vehicles. No person shall throw or deposit any commercial or non -
cc 'r • rcial handbill in or upon any vehicle. Provided, however, that it shall
rot url. N.ful in any public place for a person to hand out or distribute
ithout ehC rgt. to the receiver thereof, a non-commercial handbill to any
�hic1L who is willing to accept it.
ction 4 532. Depositing Commercial and Non -Commercial
i -i ':pub:113 c i Uninhabited or Vacant Premises. No person shall throw or
deposit ani• commercial or non-co,nmercial handbill in or upon any private
pr.. mists which are temporarily or continuously uninhabited or vacant.
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Section 4:533. Prohibiting Distribution of Handbills Where
Properly Posted. No person shall throw, deposit or distribute any corn-
mcrcial or non-commercial handbill upon any private premises, if requested
by anyone thereon not to do so, or if there is placed on said premises, in
a conspicuous position near the entrance thereof, a sign bearing the words:
"No Trespassing, " "No Peddlers or Agents, " "No Advertisement," or any
similar notice, indicating in any matter that the occupants of said premises
do• not desire to he molested or have their right of privacy disturbed, or to
have any such handbills left upon such premises.
Section 4.534. Distributing Commercial and Non -Commercial
Handbills at Inhabited Private Premises. No person shall throw, deposit or
distribute any commercial or non-commercial handbill in or upon private
premises which are inhabited, except by handing or transmitting any such
handbill directly to the owner, occupant, or other person then present in or
upon such private premises. Provided, however, that in case of inhabited
private premises which are not posted, as provided in this Ordinance, such
person, unless requested by anyone upon such premises not to do so, may
plac.. or deposit any such handbill in or upon such inhabited private premises,
if such handbill 15 so placed or deposited as to secure or prevent such handbill
from being blown or drifted about such premises or sidewalks, streets, or
oth,! r public places, and Cxcept that mailboxes may not be so used when so
prohibited by Federal postal law of regulations, and provided further, the
provisions of this Section shall not apply to the distribution of mail by the
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United States, nor to newspapers (as defined herein) except that newspapers
shall be placed on private property in such a manner as to prevent their being
carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk or other public
place or upon private property.
Section 4:535. Dropping Litter From Aircraft. No person in an
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aircraft shall throw out, drop or deposit within the City any litter, handbill or
any other Jbject.
Section 4:536. Posting Notices Prohibited. No person shall post
or affix any notice, poster or other paper or device, calculated to attract the
attention of the public, to any lamp post, public utility pole or shade tree, or
upon any public structure or building, except as may be authorized or required
by law.
Section 4:537. Litter on Occupied Private Property. No person
shall throw or deposit litter on any occupied private property within the City,
whether ov.ned by such person or not, except that the owner or person in control
of private property may maintain thereon private receptacles for collection
in such a manner that litter will be prevented from being carried or deposited
by the elements upon any street, sidewalk or other public place or upon any
pm.% _tom pr.-,pc:rty.
S, ction 4:538. Owner t, Maintain Premises Free of Litter. The
D'aner or person in control of any private property whether occupied or vacant,
shall at all time s maintain the premises free of litter. Provided, however,
that this Section shall not prohibit the storage of litter in authorized private
receptacles for collection.
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Section 4:539. Litter on Vacant Lots. No person shall throw or
depcsit litter Dn any open or vacant private property within the City whether
.:,wn..d by such person or not.
Section 4:540. Merchant Equally Liable. Any merchant who adver-
tises his Foods, wares, or merchandises by causing such advertising material
to be thrown or deposited in violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be guilty of violating this ordinance along with the person so throwing or
depositing same.
Section 4:541. Nuisance Defined. Each of the acts hereinbefore
hereby declared to be a nuisance, and
are hereby -authorized and directed to
fc rhidden and made a misdemeanor are
the proper City officers and employees
proceed in accordance with Section 145.22, Laws of Minnesota 1959, et seq., in
cases where such sections may be applicable.
Section 4:542. Separability. If any section, subsection, sentence,
clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or
unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be
deLmed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall
not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof.
Section 4:543. Ordinances Repealed. The following sections of the
St L 1 i., Park Ordinance Code are hereby repealed.
Section 4:514.
Section 4:515.
Section 4:604.
Section 4:605.
Dumping of Refuse.
Handbills on Automobiles.
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Dumping on Public Streets and Lands.
Glass, Tacks, Nails in Streets.
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Section 4:544. Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a
f.ne :f not marc than one hundred dallars and costs of prosecution or by im-
prisonment far not to exceed 90 days.
Section 4:545. This ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after
its publication.
Adopted by the City Council February 27, 1961.
Attest:
for
adr nistration:
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City' Manager
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Prepared by:
H. H. Burry from N. I. M. L. 0.
Material
Approved as to formlnd legality:
City Attorney
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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
• St. Louis Park Dispatch
5407 Excelsior Blvd.
St. Louis Park, Minnesota
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70. 0--°
State of Mufenesota
County of Hennepin •SS
J‘'/l1 t- 1 11.1 u' being dull sworn, on oath says that lie now Iii and during all the time hereln-
sta.td Nis been JOHN E TILTON. the publisher and printer of the newspaper known
" T ie b. Louts Pa -k Dispatch. and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated
fo- more than one year immediately prior to the publication therein of the printed
C, .i ace- No -.475 - -Re -8rohibt-tin -- -Thrace-Or--Deposisins-
Of Litter in Pnblio Places....
iii -i 0 attached s.ild newspaper was printed and published in the English language from Its
Y•to+.n o:•Itt o publication within the County of Hennepin. State of Minnesota. on Thursday of
attn pi column and sheet forst equltalent In apace to 450 running Inches of single column
,au inch,, aide has betn issued from a known office established In said place of publication
equipped ut,h sktlted workmen and the necessary material for preparing and printing the same
THE •,T LOUIS PARK DISPATCH has had to Its makeup not less tbnn twenty-five percent
o' ',• nca- t,lhimn• demoted to local news of interest to bald community 1t purports to serve. the
no F. .,' a• ich )itis been done in its said known place of publication. has contained general
,• as it i • , a.id mincellnnt has not duplicated any other publication. has not been entire-
: 1 ad, . p o: pi ems plate matte- and ndtertlsements. has been circulated at and near its said
p ice o' puh,tt..t,on o the evtent of 240 copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers. has been
• i t•td s second Huss mall matter In local post offlte of Its said place of publication. that there
".s h•e i on file 111 the o'flce of the County Audi.or of said county the affidavit of a person hav-
ing 11.1d knov Ledge of the facts constituting its qualifications as a newspaper for publication
,t n10.1 no.tces and that Its publishers have complied with all demands of said County Auditor
(o- p -oo•s o: It, said qu.tiflcatlon A copy of each Issue has been filed with the State Historical
Soctcty St Paul
That the printed
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`ierc o st.ached as a part hereof aaa cut from the columns of said newspaper. was published
he-ein in the Ent,Itsh language once a neck for___ _Ons _ __successive weeks. that it was
'first so published on the 2nd _ day of _ _March. __ ____ 19 p,L.and
thereafter o.1 _ __ __of each week to and including the
c1-11. i+' _ 19 and that the following 1s a copy of the lower case
..1 p111 hr, which is ,icknoaledged .o hate been the size and kind of type used in the publica-
tlnn o• &aid Ordinance R46 dEf�',WfJ
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Subrr-Med and saes to before me this
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Publisher
19.61
Thomas D Will - ts, Notary Public, Hennepin Counts Minn
My Commission Expires June 16 1962
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Handbill" is-,tuty,fprinted 1 or,.wrinem
matter.lanycsatnp..e_or,device:_dodger.4
ctredlar• a, leafetic pain et,}.pa s=
booklet •,or.antiotitis,; • O�^ other
a ise reproduced• •:••• 1•orSubdivislanja 'coolr
am_ in atter .ot S1`-
commerclakVestablifibinirorothed
real y- orlindireetWz. .. 'albe '111.1
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tion, tot_Or; advertises
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dent _of, anyattlnd; j/6r s ad-
mission.fee .is3caaededs'Io*Iie. pur-�
pose ' of ,private • gain Yoosth - pront• ,,our.1
the 'terms -of-jthistiNnafel9hall,.nnt
apply^a here an.. admissiols'_lce*-Is41
charted ',or:;a ,cotleetlotr}isbtnken,up I
for the purpose OI ,def-• .the e-
penaest incident to 'Such- thee•
ttteni perform•tncc:7esbibition. or
event of any kind ,.wbenieither+of the i
same 13 held. given or takes place i
in connection with the ,dissemination:
of Information which is not restricted
under the ordinary rules%of decency.
rood morals; public peace;•esafety and
good order Prodded, .that' nothing
coin -tined 1n this clause,, shall be:
deemed to authorize the;boldfng glv-
Inc or taking place of fanpimeedng
theatrical performance„exhibition. ,nr
etent of any kind without:a license.
where such license is or mat be re-
nulred. by aro law of thls•'State nr
under any ordinance of this CM or
Subdivision` ;di Which whsle con.
taining reading matter other than ad.
serttamp .mattor. • - la predominantly
and essentially an advertisement. and -
Is distributed or. circulated for ad-
serttsing purposes, or, for.,the„private
benefit and gain.of any ptrxon,sb.en-
igaged advertiserlaor2413313lbutor _
Section 4 521.05.', ,-_ Carbage? t.1s`
putrescibte anlmal2,•,andasvegetable
a astes resin tbe'bandtlniro
preparation ndl;eo3ttmptlnn
,of food fi 1. •tri t`0ef'.. Bast
Section ,4:521 01.��"Litter;' tis ar-1
bage.','.i;';�tt�eruse1rand rubbish_' aside.
flnedNhet andinflkother+waste;me-
tertalFvvpre6d lt:�r deposited as
herein .ptehibfted..� l0'screate: a
danger to. pebilea Ib.; safety ,and
welfare. t- • Fhi2%.� }r t- , •
Section‘ 4.32107:; Newspaper' -is
nn,y newsplper of-general=virtu, Hon iiiimer
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danger to public health. safety and
welfare
�o Section 4 52107 ' Neutpiper' 1s
any newspaper of general circulation
as defined by general lay. anv news-
paper duly entered ulth Inc post Of.
lice Department of the United States.
in accordance with Federal statute or
regulation, and any newspaper filed
and recorded with any recording of -
!leer a, provided by general lav'
and In addition thereto. shall mean
and include any •yrlodtca, er current
magar100 regularly published with not
less thin four issues per year. . nd e a
sold to the public
o Section 4 521 08 "Non-Commenlel
`O Handbill ' Is any printed or written
matter anv samp'e or device. dodg
‘,7 cr circular leaflet. pamphlet news-
_ 4paper maganne paper bootlet or
anv other printed or otherulse repro-
'..) 1 o duced original or copies of an% mat-
ter of literature not Included in the
aforesaid definitions of a commercial
handbill or newspaper
IISection ..51 sa, park,
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area utV;'bsthittd • ed by
the Co% and deso:ed to 301100 or
1 p lie i s recreation
Section 4 521 10 ' Person' is any
Person firm partnership assocIolic- .
o •i c erpor. tion compar% ,.r organlzatlon
of any kind
ccctlon 4 321 11 ' Private Premix-
` c, is any duelltno house 9utlding
or n.acr structure desirned or used
ti d, Caberuhells or in part for private
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Sect.on 4 521 12 'Public Place' !s
anv and all streets sracwalks boule-
° vat alleys or o.hcr public ways
and any and all pub'. pai.G egaares.
spice:, grounds ant' buildings
Sect.on 4 521 13 Refuse ' is all
putresclb c and nonpatresclble solid
waste le.cept body %sastest. inelud-
'in; garbrgr -ubbish trash ashes
_s.-ce cle-nln-- dead animals Junl
Ly - abandoned automobiles and ss id
mar::et and Industrial ua,,cs
Section 4 521 14 ' Rubbish• is non-
putrescab.e solid wastes consisting of
both combustlb'e and non combustible
wastes such as paper. wrappings
cigarettes. cardboard tut cans stood
glass. bedding, crockery and similar
matcrtils
Sec -fon 4 321 13 Vehicle is es ery
device in upon or to which ant p_r-
• son or ptopert% is nr m:. be trans
torted or drun upon a hlghuay. :n.
cludln; deface. urcd evciu.10•cly upon
stationer% rads or tracks
Section 4 322 Litter In Public
Places No person shall throe or de-
posit litter In or upon anv street.
sidewalk er nther public place with..n
the Cih except le public receptacles
In autuorized pav,tc reeeotae'es fo•
collection. or In official Ci:. dumps
Section 4 323 Phrr•n-n1 of Litter
in Recep:acIrs So as to Prevent Sc.!,
terhte Persons placing litter in pub-
lic receptacles or in autho-Ltei pr:.
vote receptacles shall r , so rn such
n ri•iin:- as to pre en: It from being
c^tried or deposited by the elements
upon env street stdeualk or other
Puh'Ic place or upon private proper-
tyr
820(100 4 324 Sweeping Litter Tato
Gu -tors Prohibited No pe -son stall
sweep into or deposit In any gutter
street or other pablic place within the
Clt% the accumulation of litter from
anv building or lot or from any pub-
lic or private stdes•alk or driveway
Pcreons owning er o0cupfing proper-
ty shall keep the sldeuolt in front
of their premises free of litter
I Section 4 521 11erehan•s Duty to
Keep Sidewalks Free of Utter No
person °wrhi0 or nccopy mg a place
of hu-Iness shall sweep Into or de-
posit in anv Ruts. street or other
public p`aee within the City the ac-
cumulation of litter Iron, anv build -
or Int r- trent an% public or pri,
%ate or'eaall nr drlseua. Persons
°unlit^ or ocrupvino places of bust -
'less althin the Cli% she') keep the
aidcsvi'k In front of their business
premises freof Peter
gee•lnn 4 5211 Litter Thrown by Pe --
Pons In Vehicles ;vn person while o
driver nr piesenper in a vehicle,
shall t'i^r.% nr /epo.it litter upo, any
Ater-• cr robe- c"Cllr ranee wii.hln
the CIt% or uoo•n private property.
Section 4 321 Truck Load. Caaatne
LIYer No person shall drive nr,,mnve
anv truck or other vehicle within the
City unless such vehicle is equipped
with covers nr 15 so constructed or
1,1001 rs r, r-rvrnt i• lc^-' con-
tents nr li.trr from Heine blown nr
°cons':ed upon a-%% street aIle% n^
o•her 'robilr plcce Nor shall env per
son drift or 'nose am telicie nr
true,, %, i.hln the Ctto the w %eels or
tires of which ctrr% un'o or deposit
In en% street -1tr•• o- n '•- •, ' e
n :00 mud dirt stick% suhs:ancea.
litter nr fore— % m -it cr 0f ,n% kind
seeNnn 1 02A Liter In Parks No
pct on shall throw or t'0nos it litter
In anv pirk wIth'n the C•t% e\eept
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tires of which carry onto or deposit
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n'nce• mud din. stlek% substances.
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section 4 3.f1. Liter In Parks No ° o-
per -on shall throe nr rnnosit litter
11 ans park % Ith n ire C'lv e,cept
° o In public receptacles and in such a
manner that t•e Ilttcr will be pre-
`o tented from beme carr ed or de:
0 `° posited by the eie
moth upon any , Co
part of the perk or upon em street
• or o'rcr public place where pablie
recept'c'es are not provided. all such ° °
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litter shall be carried away from the 0
° oar. by the p••non res'onolble for is U 4.
° , a , Pe presence -nd properly efsposed of ° c
eIreuhe-e as 'irov'red herein , os
Seetlna 4 513 Litter In L•kes and
1 Fountains l.n person •hall throw or • Q o t, •'
deposit litter in ans fountain pool
Irkc .tre'm has or an% (•her body
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6 i of water in a park or elseudere with-
in the Cu% ° "B
a iRec•lon 4 330 Throarinr or Dlstrlbu-
tlnt• Commercial Handbill, In Public oY
; rill handbill in or ucon an%
Plares Nov person ,hall throw or de -
t po�lt am, rn•n-nrr•a1 nr nen roomer o
o.000 s
iPros tried ronorser that it 'hall•ele not ° 0 °o 00 0'1
be utHaw fill on ens sidew ask street d'
1 nr nth.•r nubile p'nre within the Cit,
0 to- my Oeroc', to hand out o" 6Le- �,'
it trIn- to v'thout charee to the receiv Ps:?
.' er t'•creo' ans nn,.tom'rercfal hand
i' `ill to am person a Ming 10 accept ° a' `'F,
-Section 4.531 Plasia- Commercial ° °0 `fi
1 and Non•Cnmmerelal liandbt114 on • 0 "' "
,° Vehicle, No perron shall throw or I ;, ` r`
deposit any commercial or non-com- I °° �a�8,.rr5o -R'
mercial han''bill in or upon any i °os ego -g t71
%elle)e Provided houeser that it ai g°
1 shah/ not be u•t'auiul In anv public a
Dlace for, a percnn to hand out or , ° , °
dl:'t- without char^c to the re- '6 ° °
1 eeher thereof a non commercial! 6- i
h-pdblll to ans occupant of a schtcle s
who is Willlne to accept It - , J.°�
1 S-etien 4 51' Depoett'n- Commer- ° ° ° °
alai and Nov-Cor--nervi-1 llanehills on Q
y Uninhabited o- Vacan• Premiers No
l person shall th-ow or depoctt any I o
co'nmerctal or nnn•cn,nmrrct. 1 hand- I a .0 Ab111 In or upon any peivate p-emisee °
I,whlch are te'- pnraril% or continuous• ' 0° `
y ly uninhabited or gavot a
t *eaten • v' Prohlhltlne Dlctrlbn- I - �,
Don on of Ila% tbJ:'o Where Properly , o 0 '- < <
1 Posed No ner-on shall throe de ° 0°0 6 e
0�
goat or dlctribvte any co-nmerical nr ; o o�' 0,y, ° .
nen commercial ha,dbdup
an u,n ans $ _a, ° ' 1
private premises if requested bs ans 1 ° > o • s,
one thereon AAL to t o °O Or If there t . o°, ° 3 6'`
ev
Is placed on sand premree in a con t •" o. ° c
splcuous pos':•nn veer the enaranre ' °s a .l
thereof a glen 1•o^r ,^ the ,lords ° 0 8,6.
"No Trnap,s.ln^ " No Peddlers or 1 '°p n 0c'4
Agents Nn A•het tt'etrcnt or ans o
^tmtlnr notice indica:Me In ans mat- 1 ° s
ter that the noun tnt o r•( •, 1 prem "•• �G}
Isec do not de- r to 1-... roe e• :ed or I ; °- o ° 0 ;
h^s'• year 1
or t0 hove -vs r^ ^l b -•i^• 71'1sr left 1 0 08 0= ° :k
upon such prem' E 'E,
Section 4 33• Die r.C n oer• 1
. -- ° o °,`
Nal and Von.Co^orr^ret-' r rrNi'Is at
,I inhabited Private Pre -^i -e \ro pe ° ° `�
eon shall throw denos't rr ir'outc ° a '
ans commercial or nen•^1-1-•c-c111 i °o ' .�
handbill 1n or upon private p -t'-es I o 1 a i3 , a
' 1 which are Inhabited e•ccp• bs h^v' i 0 ° -,
Inv or transmitting ans such h:'dbu' 1 c , (r'''' s1
directly to ti a owner occupart nr , ° r'
other peroon then ore°ant in or unon + a °, °o 8 e.',-
such
hsuch private premiere Provided how 1 °°o ° °f.
ever that In case of Inhabited prts ate I o • o
11
premlces which are not posted as ° q 3`� `Z t
`° provided In this Ordinance ouch per '
o! son unless requested by ansnne upon ` ° ° ^ '�" `'ic
a such premise, not 'n ro so mag �'a 0
Pince or deposit anv such handbill lie t1. nr upon such inhabiters private prem ...°s„, V " ` o�p �q`s'
t R" > °' re- if suet h-nd'-t11 1s ro p:ec-d or gy ° o V
deposited as to ^ecare nr present „go o ° Z:
° such handbill from hen Noun about °°V 0o
such premises or sidewalks streets 'y` 0 `'
°m or other public places and except ` °o o ° 61
s`° p v o ° , tai^t mailbosec mas not he so use -t 0 t..,:, '
0 %%hen n rro'nnhttel ho Fe. eral pmital ° ° ° °�
° fah or regtila'io,o and provided fur.
J -
tsrr t' -e prosb'nns of rile Section .06 ,A
Shill not apph to the dletrlbutlon of °ti _ 0
08-.1 b% the Lnitri States nor to y;° °V
rcuspapero tas deflred hcreml es•
b 0 .- 90' t' eclat that ecu ,papers %hall be placed -
,. ° 0 w on Kt. ane nrnnerty in such -a_ roan
° - 0 d ^'r rte to prevent' their being carried
p, ' ° posr'
ited b' the eIeen' u
> m% n,reel sides% -II, or other public 0 _ 0 5'
° pl cc or t.pon private propert• -
° ° ° y- Section 4 335 Dropping 1.1 ter From a,r, p •
Afrcral.. No person In an nlreralt 0 o 'I
shall •1•rovs out Prop or depo^i: with °°4 a ` i
1 In the Clts am litter handbill or an' ° - a
1 0t'•rr n )Jrrt a �+ 0 °oi ,1
° ° 1 Section 4 530 Pristine \ellcr, ere -
hi ° B
'6ed No per•nn •hall post or affly 0 9
an% notice poster or other paper or 0> `
de% ice s alct0-ted to ,•tract the alien
tion of the public to on, lam c
publtc 31111%P pp „ 0
We or eh, r tree or -
upon a,y public %•nh
cr• nr D.tgrir^ g 6 °
e\cepi ne mas be au,hnn:cd or re n Q rf
° �. qul-ed by Ia
i securn 433 11: er o, Occupied
Private Property No perso shall
a - 1 throw nr depoo t liver nn an% nc- ° 0 c-cr
i cup)ed prig ate prnper:s union the
° 5 union Clts whether 0 ne-' b. such ('amen 0o 1;)
Dc
or nn• weep• that the n•ancr or per.
0eo0 in control col ,mas matnttun t`ern pi -hale re
ceptac e% for collce,ton In such a 1
_ to inner that litter %sill he presented t
2 from betty, carrier' or dep-,-'ted bs
the e'emcnto upon nes 'trect side c °
na11. or other publ•c place or upon °
r11^ pirate, prop'- % O
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directly to the nuncr •,crup.nt
other person .ren nrc'ent in nr u'Ion
Ouch prl ale prem' es Pro.Idcrl toss
eser that in else 01 Inhabited what,.
premises u1•tri ire not posted as
provided in this Orrhnnnrr such re -
son unless reaur..ed 1iy alis,nc unon
such premises not t , r'o an mot
p'1ce or deporn on, such h_ndh'll to
nr upon such Inhehited private press,
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° 9 I if sue 1 Y'-nd0Iil Is •o p'PC-c1 os ;-
- deposited is to secdre or-
such h-trdhlll from bene h'nunr-you` _ 9 '
such premises or sidewalks til -gets - - - 0
or other nob. c places rind except
th-'t matlho,es mat not he so use'.
r
sta
o lass o -re regulations and provided furl
t"rr 1 i proslr'0ns of this Section
apply to the distribution, of
m^•1 tis the united Slates nor to
nelupupel ex
cT!pt that rnew.papers s defined
lobes placed
on prtaate nrnnerty h such •a,,.tuan
-Orr as to prevent' their belie earned
or deposited tis ere elements upon
003 s.ree: sldcssalk or other public
pi -cc nr t•pon prlsate properts
Section 4 535 Dropping LI ter From
Aircraft. No person In an aircraft
shall throw out drop or deposit with
° , i In the Cgs any Ilt•er handbill or any
°�o."er nrfcet
Section 4 336 roalne \011Ces Pro -
00
° 9 bl°I•ed No per+nn +hail poet or nffltc
any notice poster or other piper Or
° device ca'cu'ated to a tract the attest.
tion of the oubllc to an, lamp post
o °m 0 public utility pole or shade tree or
upon any public struc:t•r` o: ba'leir,
except as mos be authorired or re.
paired b3 la,
Section 4 537 Lit et on Occupied
Pris ate Properts No persor shall
▪ throw or deposit 1't•cr on an* 0c.
copied ideate property tsithin the
Clts strether n nest hs such person
-6;0 :
9or not except that the n'* ncr or per -
0`;' _
son In control o' innate proper(*
o° mos maintain t creno psis ate rc i rt ° 0 -'
• ° ceptac:es for eol'cet.on In such a
Oto wog a . manner that litter *ell he p-cse-,: -
from hem, carried or depo''ted h*
the elements upon an street side
sl> or other public place ... ........ ,ct
rn- n-lra'e +,-op+r•*
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` a Section 4 3:8 Onner to pain •.n -,G,
r i1,' Premises 1 reg of Litter The nuncr ° "
- or person 1n conrrni of an* prisate l
4° i o „e- r ° pronerts v!tether ,ccuplcd or sac,nt
.0 d <1I'1 at a.' tone, mai:vein, tile prem-
, ° 6 v J o lses free of titer Pro* ldcd hors es er
- that t',ls Section stip' not prohibit the
storage of Utter In authorized ornate
receptacles for col'eclto-
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° co" °'i ' n 8a, Section 4 539 Litter on %aeant Lots
No person -hall throe er deposit Ile
°- to on any open cr :tree Li to
pip '-K� 1-3itC t' pins .-s c:
'Section -4.549 =ant aa* ,c.,
ab'e Aos merchant ssho :dser:1sec
° lits nods s are. or merchandises bs
a e o so , , causing such aisertts.no tnaterl-t to
` o o 5-, 0 4P be throssn or deposited ,n a °lotion of
�
° e • sta, Inv of the pros isions of this orrt:nance
_ er 0`.. shall be guilty o aio'atine this or.
t9o. '° ‘0_
dinnnce along ulth the oer.on so
.L,' ° neo r throltlno or denoNitine <amC
°�°..,o a aeetinn 4 14' .% !Ikons. Definedo-'
" �ba z Erich of the al's he 0°
rr'n',cfere forh - ° be ,
'$n` "'�'.,Q `; OY den rrid •"Its a n,,•lcmc, i,r ere o�'O n ,
� 3. ,, v ° here'+* r re •rei to be a 0 1 --ince }C 0— ' -
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!s tor ans of this Ordinance
to tuureason held invalid or un
cpotent y an* court of com-
lurtsdletton such portion shall
be deemed a separate distinct and
independent provistun and such hold
!ng shall not aftect the sanctity of
the remaining portions herco'
section 4 .,•3 Ordinances Repr3Jedl
The follossing sections of the St
Lot's Perk Orcln'lnce Code are here
by repealed
f, ectlon 4 314 Dump ng of Re
Section 4 115 Ha Idbttls on Auto-
mobile.
Section 4 604 Dur'p'ng on Public
reels and Sand,
c `, ctinn 4 oSS Olay Tack< Vn Is
in Streets
section 4 544 1n, per -on a ,olattng
prnv'stnns o: this ord,nanee shah:
he guilts of a mtgder,en ios and upon
comictton •hll' he punished b* a tine
o' no: more than one hundred dopers
and costs of prosecution or h* im
pr,sonment for not to exceed nn dsy.
Sertin, 4 3.3 Thi. ..i dm.n,9, elan
tn.,
ke Pt.r.t tit cu, d*s .f.cr 1.< pulp
he ,h u,
Atlnui,a h* the CI', C. unt 1 Fcbra
.,r* 1'°1 0 '
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Clts C1rris
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o City Attone
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ORDINANCE NO. 775
AN 0_RDIirANCE PROHIBITING TiE THROWING OR
E't`{ �a DEPOSITING OF LITTER IN PUBLIC PLACES IN THE
CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK: REGULATING THE DISTRIBUTION OF
CO°L .iZRCIAL & NONCOLra2CIAL HANDBILLS: CONTROLLING THE
DEPOSITING OF LITTERR ON PiIVATE PREMISES: PROVIDING A LIEN
Introduced by Date FOR CITY CLEARANCE: &
PRESCRIBING Y_,NALTIES FOR
= , r : t Reek, i; g -Date+ 2-13-61 Waived Yes THE VIOLATION O. ITS PROVISIONS
c,•:d I;c,: Inr ,e--2=27-61 Valved
'ffacc1ve Date
YPa
7 v,.
March 9, 1961
March 24. 1961
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