LITTER CONTROL

Salt Lake City Code tit. 9, ch. 9.12

in effect

Salt Lake City Code § 9.12.010 DEFINITIONS

9.12.010: DEFINITIONS: For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: CONTAINERS: Locally approved metal, heavy duty paper or plastic receptacles used for the disposal and storage of solid waste. LITTER: Any quantity of uncontainerized paper, metal, plastic, glass or miscellaneous solid waste which may be classed as trash, debris, rubbish, refuse, garbage or junk. PRIVATE PROPERTY: Means and includes, but is not limited to, the following exterior locations owned by private individuals, firms, corporations, institutions or organizations: yards, grounds, driveways, entranceways, passageways, parking areas, working areas, storage areas, vacant lots, and recreation facilities. PUBLIC PROPERTY: Means and includes, but is not limited to, the following exterior locations: streets, street medians, roads, road medians, catchbasins, sidewalks, strips between streets and sidewalks, lanes, alleys, public rights-of-way, public parking lots, school grounds, housing authority project grounds, Municipal vacant lots, parks, playgrounds, other publicly owned recreation facilities, and Municipal waterways and bodies of water. (Prior Code § 18-32-1)

Salt Lake City Code § 9.12.020 KEEPING PROPERTY CLEAN; PERSONS RESPONSIBLE

9.12.020: KEEPING PROPERTY CLEAN; PERSONS RESPONSIBLE: A. It shall be the duty of the owner, agent, occupant or lessee to keep exterior private property free of litter. This requirement applies not only to removal of loose litter, but to materials that already are, or become, trapped at such locations as fence and wall bases, grassy and planted areas, borders, embankments and other lodging points. B. Owners, agents, occupants or lessees whose properties face on Municipal sidewalks and strips between streets and sidewalks shall be responsible for keeping those sidewalks and strips free of litter. C. It is unlawful to sweep or push litter from sidewalks and steps into streets. Sidewalk and step sweepings must be picked up and put into household or commercial solid waste containers. D. Litter not removed from private property under the provisions of this chapter may be removed by the City pursuant to the provisions of chapter 9.16, or its successor chapter, with costs and expenses for such cleaning or removal to be assessed in accordance with the provisions of chapter 9.16 of this title. (Prior Code § 18-32-9)

Salt Lake City Code § 9.12.025 WASTE MATERIALS; UNLAWFUL TO ALLOW UPON PREMISES; EXCEPTION

9.12.025: WASTE MATERIALS; UNLAWFUL TO ALLOW UPON PREMISES; EXCEPTION: It shall be unlawful for any person to cause or permit junk, scrap metal, scrap lumber, wastepaper products, discarded building materials, or any unused, abandoned vehicle, vehicles or abandoned parts, machinery or machinery parts, or other waste materials to be in or upon any yard, garden, lawn, outbuilding or premises in the city, unless in connection with a business enterprise lawfully situated and licensed for the same. (Prior code § 18-25-53)

Salt Lake City Code § 9.12.030 NEW BUILDINGS; SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AND STORAGE FACILITIES REQUIRED

9.12.030: NEW BUILDINGS; SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AND STORAGE FACILITIES REQUIRED: A. Before building permits shall be issued for construction of commercial buildings and multiple dwelling units, plans for the adequacy, location and accessibility of solid waste containerization and storage facilities must be approved by the department of developmental services. B. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued for such premises until the department's approval of these facilities has been obtained. (Prior code § 18-32-8)

Salt Lake City Code § 9.12.040 HOUSEHOLDS; CONTAINER AND PICK UP SPECIFICATIONS

9.12.040: HOUSEHOLDS; CONTAINER AND PICK UP SPECIFICATIONS: A. All residents located in any area in which collection is by Salt Lake City shall have sufficient container capacity to accommodate their normal volume of solid waste between collections. Containers shall be either metal cans or weather resistant plastic bags manufactured specifically for use in garbage and refuse collection. Plastic bags shall have a minimum twenty (20) gallon capacity, shall not contain glass items or other sharp objects, shall have a 2.0 mil thickness. Waste contained in paper sacks, wooden boxes, barrels or pasteboard cartons shall not be removed by the city until properly contained. B. No container shall be removed by the city if the container is filled to exceed seventy five (75) pounds in weight, or is packed tight with solid waste so that the waste will not slide out easily from the container when being emptied. C. All items too large to fit into containers, such as, but not limited to, appliances, furniture and mattresses, shall not be collected by the city except upon such exceptional occasions as shall from time to time be designated by the department of sustainability. D. All loose materials which normally fit into containers but which are excess as a result of special circumstances such as holidays shall be tied securely in bundles not exceeding sixty inches (60") in length or seventy five (75) pounds in weight, to prevent them from blowing or scattering, and shall be placed beside the containers. E. Containers shall be kept covered at all times. Any container which does not conform to prescribed standards or which has defects likely to hamper collection or injure the person collecting the contents thereof or the public generally shall be replaced promptly by the owner or user of the container upon receipt of written notice of such defects from the department of sustainability. F. Containers with garbage and other solid waste to be collected by the city shall be set out for collection at curbside and on the days designated by the department of sustainability. Such containers shall not be set out upon the street for collection prior to the evening of the day before collection and shall be set out on the day of collection by seven thirty o'clock (7:30) A.M. All empty containers shall be removed from the street as soon as practicable after being emptied and in every case shall be removed from the street the same day as they are emptied. G. It is unlawful for any resident to deposit household solid waste in any receptacle maintained on a sidewalk or at any other location for disposal of litter by pedestrians. (Ord. 49-16, 2016: Ord. 45-93 § 22, 1993: Ord. 88-86 § 32, 1986: prior code § 18-32-6)

Salt Lake City Code § 9.12.050 COMMERCIAL, BUSINESS AND MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL USE REGULATIONS

9.12.050: COMMERCIAL, BUSINESS AND MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL USE REGULATIONS: A. Solid waste generated or stored for collection at commercial establishments and institutions, businesses, apartment houses, multiple dwelling units and public buildings shall be: 1. Kept containerized and covered or enclosed at all times; and 2. Removed at the direction of the owners of such establishments or institutions at least once each week and on such additional occasions as are necessary to prevent adverse health and nuisance conditions. B. It is unlawful for any owner, manager or employee of a commercial establishment or institution, business, apartment house, multiple dwelling unit and/or public building to deposit solid waste from that establishment or institution in any receptacle maintained on a sidewalk or at any other location for disposal of litter by pedestrians. (Prior code § 18-32-7)

Salt Lake City Code § 9.12.060 LITTER FROM PEDESTRIANS AND MOTORISTS

9.12.060: LITTER FROM PEDESTRIANS AND MOTORISTS: A. It is unlawful for any person to throw, discard, place or deposit litter in any manner or amount on any public or private property within the corporate limits of the city, except in containers or areas lawfully provided therefor. B. It shall be the duty of every person distributing commercial handbills, leaflets, flyers or any other advertising and information material to take whatever measures that may be necessary to keep such materials from littering public or private property. C. To facilitate proper disposal of litter by pedestrians and motorists, publicly patronized or used establishments and institutions shall provide, regularly empty and maintain in good condition adequate containers that meet standards prescribed under this chapter. The requirement shall be applicable, but not limited to, fast food outlets, shopping centers, convenience stores, supermarkets, service stations, commercial parking lots, mobile canteens, motels, hospitals, school and colleges. (Prior code § 18-32-2)

Salt Lake City Code § 9.12.070 VEHICLES TRANSPORTING LOOSE MATERIALS

9.12.070: VEHICLES TRANSPORTING LOOSE MATERIALS: A. It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, institution or organization to transport any loose cargo by truck or other motor vehicle within the corporate limits of the city unless said cargo is covered and secured in such manner as to prevent depositing of litter on public and private property, in compliance with section 9.08.060 of this title, or its successor. B. The duty and responsibility imposed by subsection A of this section shall be applicable alike to the owner of the truck or other vehicle, the operator thereof, and the person, firm, corporation, institution or organization from whose residence or establishment the cargo originated. (Prior code § 18-32-3)

Salt Lake City Code § 9.12.080 LOADING AND UNLOADING OPERATIONS

9.12.080: LOADING AND UNLOADING OPERATIONS: A. Any owner or occupant of an establishment or institution at which litter is attendant to the packing and unpacking and loading and unloading of materials at exterior locations shall provide suitable containers for the disposal and storage of such litter, and shall make appropriate arrangements for the collection thereof. B. Further, it shall be the duty of the owner or occupant to remove at the end of each working day any litter that has not been containerized at these locations. (Prior code § 18-32-4)

Salt Lake City Code § 9.12.090 CONSTRUCTION OR DEMOLITION PROJECTS

9.12.090: CONSTRUCTION OR DEMOLITION PROJECTS: A. It is unlawful for the owner, agent or contractor in charge of any construction or demolition site to cause, maintain, permit or allow to be caused, maintained or permitted the accumulation of any litter on the site before, during or after completion of the construction or demolition project. B. It shall be the duty of the owner, agent or contractor to have on the site adequate containers for the disposal of litter, and to make appropriate arrangements for the collection thereof or for transport by himself to an authorized facility for final disposition. C. The owner, agent or contractor may be required by a city building inspector to show proof of appropriate collection or, if transported by himself, of final disposition at an authorized facility. (Prior code § 18-32-5)

Salt Lake City Code § 9.12.100 VIOLATION; PENALTY

9.12.100: VIOLATION; PENALTY: Any person violating the provisions of this chapter either by failing to do those acts referred to herein or by doing any act prohibited herein, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor punishable as set out in section 1.12.050 of this code. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense, and shall be punishable as such. (Amended during 1/88 supplement: prior code § 18-32-10)

Source: Salt Lake City, Utah, City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/saltlakecityut/latest/saltlakecity_ut/0-0-0-50514Fetched: 11/1/2026