Section 2.075. PLACEMENT OF YARD REFUSE IN PUBLIC ROADWAY RIGHT OF WAY.
(1) Prohibited. No person shall dump, place, or cause to be placed on any part of right of way of any public roadway within the Village of River Hills, any refuse, debris, rubbish, garbage, grass clippings, leaves, brush, tree clippings, branches, or other litter of any kind, except as hereinafter specifically permitted.
(2) Exceptions.
[a] A reasonable amount of chippable brush, branches and/or tree clippings, unmixed with leaves or grass clippings or with other refuse of any kind, may be placed within the adjoining public right-of-way with cut ends together and facing the roadway, by the owner or occupant of the adjoining property or a full time caretaker employed by the owner or occupant, provided that the full time caretaker does not perform lawn, yard care, or tree trimming services for any other person or persons.
(1) A “reasonable amount” of chippable brush is defined as a pile of such material small enough not to project out or over the paved roadway surface and having a total length of not more than twenty (20) feet, a width of not more than six (6) feet, and a height of not more than six (6) feet, placed within the adjoining public right-of-way with the cut ends together and facing the roadway once per each 30 day period from April 1 to November 30.
(2) “Chippable material” is defined as material consisting solely of tree clippings, brush or branches which is capable of being reduced to wood chips by use of the Village’s or Contractor’s chipping equipment in a safe manner and which does not contain any branch having a diameter greater than six (6) inches. Trunk wood and limb wood exceeding six (6) inches in diameter will be permitted if all branches are trimmed off and be no longer than ten (10) feet in length.
[b] Notwithstanding the exceptions provided herein, no person shall deposit any refuse of any kind on any part of a public right of way other than that part thereof which is adjacent to and abuts such person’s property.
[c] The exceptions permitted in this subsection (2) shall not apply if any refuse of any kind not specifically excepted above has also been placed on the right of way adjoining the owner or occupant’s property.
(3) Pickup by Village or Its Agent.
[a] Refuse complying with the exceptions provided in subsection (2) above will be picked up by the Village or its agents, from the public right of way, at no charge to the owner or occupant unless, in the judgment of the Village or its agent, such refuse is in such proximity to utility lines that pickup would be hazardous. Such pickup will also be made from the land adjacent to private roads which are reasonably accessible, and which serve more than one (1) parcel within the Village, but only if the placement and composition of the refuse complies with the exceptions provided in subsection (2) above.
[b] Owners or occupants and their agents, shall be responsible for the disposal of grass clippings and leaves. There shall be no pickup by the Village or its agents of grass clippings and leaves.
(4) Removal of Non-Complying Refuse and Charge Therefore.
[a] If any refuse not complying with the exceptions provided herein has been placed by anyone on any part of the public roadway or right of way adjacent to the owner’s or occupant’s property, the Village or its Agent shall remove the prohibited materials from the right of way of the public roadway and charge the full costs of such removal, including dumping or disposal fees, to the owner of the abutting real estate. The costs of removal shall be paid within ten (10) days after billing by the Village or its agent.
[b] In the event such costs are not paid when due, the charges shall bear interest at the rate of one and one-half (1-%) percent per month from the due date until paid. In the further event that such charges and accrued interest are not paid by December 1 of the year of billing, the charges and accrued interest to December 31, shall be entered on the tax roll as a special charge against the real estate.