City Code

Section 425 - Littering in the Course of Construction Work

425.01 Precaution Against Littering Required. No person, in the course of construction work, shall permit a vehicle to enter upon any public street, alley, sidewalk or other public place without first:

A. Having its tires and wheels cleaned so as not to litter or soil any street, alley sidewalk or other public place; and

B. Having any material removed from the interior or exterior of the vehicle body which might fall or be deposited upon any street, alley, sidewalk or public place by normal movement of the vehicle in traveling over such places.

Subd. 1 Public Places. All streets, alleys, sidewalks or public places adjacent to any building or construction site shall be maintained free of soil or litter caused by erosion, landslides or general construction activities at such site.

Subd. 2 Construction Sites. All refuse generated by demolition or construction activities shall be promptly deposited and stored in dumpsters or containers for such purposes. Dumpsters and containers shall be periodically serviced to prevent refuse from blowing to other properties. Dumpsters and containers shall be removed within ten days of the cessation of work at the building site.

425.03 Principal Responsible; Joint Responsibility. Whenever a person is engaged in any construction or maintenance activity as a general contractor or principal contractor, it shall be that person's responsibility to see that none of the provisions of this Section are violated by the agents, employees, subcontractors, or haulers of materials and supplies. If more than one general contractor or principal contractor is involved in work which contributes to the soiling or littering of streets, alleys, sidewalks or other public places in the same site or area, they shall be severally and jointly responsible for compliance with the provisions of this Section and any penalties imposed for violations of this Section.

425.04 Clean-Up Required. If a street, alley, sidewalk or other public place should become soiled or littered through any of the aforementioned means, the person or persons responsible shall cause such soiling or littering to be cleaned up not later than the end of the working day in which such soiling or littering shall have occurred or been observed.

425.05 Enforcement by Engineer. If the person or persons responsible for violation of this Section fail to comply with any order of the Engineer to clean up, or fail to take such precautions declared by the Engineer to be necessary to prevent foreign materials from being deposited on the street, alley, sidewalk or other public place, then the Engineer may order in writing all ingress and egress to the site or area involved to be stopped until compliance with the order is effected.

425.06 Certain Construction Work Exempted. The above rules shall not apply to construction work within the barricaded area of work being done in the street or other public right-of-way pursuant to a City excavation permit authorizing the same, or to certain emergency or other work being performed within a barricaded area pursuant to a City contract, or under permit issued by the City, or being performed by emergency forces, provided that excavated material stored temporarily within the barricaded area shall not be scattered or carried or allowed to accumulate outside of such area.