VI. OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY

CHAPTER 9.56
DEFACEMENT OR DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY

Section

9.56.010    City park

9.56.020    Streets or alleys

9.56.030    Restrictions on use of litter receptacles

9.56.010 CITY PARK.

Any person who, within the limits of the City park, cuts, mutilates, carves or writes, or paints upon, or in any manner disfigures, defaces, or molests any buildings, stands, seats, tables, swings, fences, or other property, belonging to the park, or who cuts, writes, paints, posts or prints any indecent, vulgar, or obscene word, figure, picture, or image on any tree, seat, building, or other property belonging to or in the park, or who removes any wood or carries away, injures, or destroys any shade or ornamental trees, shrubs, plants, games, swings, tools, decorations, or other things belonging to and on the grounds of the City park, without the consent of the officer having charge of the same, or who deposits any garbage or rubbish on the grounds, walks or drives in the park or in the public streets or alleys, adjacent thereto, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in Chapter 1.12.

(Ord. 35, § 1, passed 1891)

9.56.020 STREETS OR ALLEYS.

Any person or persons, who cut or remove any trees, which may be upon any streets or alleys, within the City limits without permission of the City Council is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, is punishable as provided in Chapter 1.12.

(Ord. 35, § 2, passed 1891)

9.56.030 RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF LITTER RECEPTACLES.

A.    No person shall damage, deface, abuse, or misuse any litter receptacle so as to interfere with its proper function or to detract from its proper appearance.

B.    No person shall deposit leaves, clippings, prunings, or gardening refuse in any litter receptacle.

C.    No person shall deposit household or business solid waste in any litter receptacle. However, this subdivision does not mean that wastes of food consumed on the premises at any public place may not be deposited in litter receptacles.

(Ord. 669, § 1, passed -- 1986)