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continuously uninhabited or vacant, and includes any yard, grounds, walk, driveway, porch, <br /> steps, vestibule, or mailbox belonging to or appurtenant to a dwelling, house, building, or other <br /> structure. <br /> "Public place"means any street, sidewalk, boulevard, alley or other public way and any <br /> public park, square, space, ground or building. <br /> Section 14-142. Littering prohibited; use of public receptacles. <br /> (a) No person shall scatter, throw, drop, deposit, or place or cause to be scattered, thrown, <br /> dropped, deposited, or placed any litter on any highway, street, road, alley, sidewalk, sea <br /> beach, public park, or other public place in the County. <br /> (b) Any person placing litter in a public receptacle or in an authorized private receptacle shall <br /> do so in a manner which prevents the litter from being carried or deposited by the elements <br /> upon any street, sidewalk, or other public place, or upon private property. <br /> Section 14-143. Sweeping into streets and sidewalks prohibited. <br /> (a) No person shall sweep into or deposit in any gutter, street, or other public place the <br /> accumulation of litter from any building or lot or from any public or private sidewalk or <br /> driveway. <br /> (b) Any person owning or occupying property shall keep the sidewalk in front of that person's <br /> premises free of litter. <br /> Section 14-144. Merchant's duty to keep sidewalk clean of litter. <br /> (a) No person owning or occupying a place of business shall sweep into or deposit in any <br /> gutter, street, or other public place the accumulation of litter from any building or lot or <br /> from any public or private sidewalk or driveway. <br /> (b) Any person owning or occupying a place of business shall keep the public walking and <br /> parking areas in front of that person's business premises free of litter. <br /> Section 14-145. Litter prohibited on occupied private property. <br /> No person shall throw or deposit litter on any occupied private property, whether owned by <br /> that person or not, except that the owner or person in control of private property may maintain <br /> any authorized private receptacle for collection in a manner that litter will be prevented from <br /> being carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk, or other public place or <br /> upon any private property. <br /> Section 14-146. Distributing handbills at inhabited private premises. <br /> (a) No person shall throw, deposit, or distribute any handbill in or upon private premises which <br /> are inhabited, except by handling or transmitting any handbill directly to the owner, <br /> occupant, or other person then present in or upon the private premises; provided that the <br /> person distributing the handbill, unless requested not to do so by owner, occupant, or other <br /> person lawfully on the premises, may place or deposit any handbill in or upon the inhabited <br /> premises if the handbill is so placed or deposited as to secure or prevent the handbill from <br /> being blown or drifted about the premises or sidewalks, streets, or other public places, <br /> except that mailboxes may not be used when prohibited by Federal postal law or <br /> regulations. <br /> 2 <br />