Spokane Municipal Code

Title 10 Regulation of Activities

Division V. Code Enforcement and Animal Regulations

Chapter 10.62 Litter and Rubbish

Section 10.62.020 Litter Violations

1. No person may place:

1. throw, deposit or otherwise dispose of litter in any public place, public park or in the waters within the City limits, except in accordance with the regulations of the solid waste management department;

2. or deposit litter on the private property of another without the property owner’s permission;

3. litter accumulated on private property, or burning or smoldering materials, or dead animals, in any receptacle provided by the City for litter disposal; or remove or disturb the contents of any such receptacle except as authorized by the City;

4. or deposit any litter or any other thing into any garbage can, dumpster or other receptacle located on the property of another, except such containers or receptacles placed in an area open to the public and designated for deposit of litter by the public.

2. No owner or occupant of private property may deposit or accumulate, or permit the deposit or accumulation of, litter upon such private property. This subsection does not prohibit the storage of garbage or rubbish in public or private litter receptacles, or in garbage cans or in securely tied bundles, when such storage meets the requirements of the solid waste management department.

3. No owner or occupant of abutting property may allow the accumulation of litter on sidewalks or planting strips, whether or not such litter is deposited by such owner or occupant.

Date Passed: Monday, October 3, 2022

Effective Date: Monday, October 3, 2022

ORD C36289 Section 5