Laredo |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 33. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
Article III. COMMERCIAL LITTER PREVENTION |
§ 33-236. Requirements.
All operators of commercial establishments are required to distribute and maintain at a minimum, two (2) fifty-five-gallon trash receptacles for up to five thousand (5,000) square feet of parking lot area, and one (1) additional fifty-five-gallon trash receptacle for every two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet in additional area above five thousand (5,000) square feet. Trash receptacles must be placed so that parking lot coverage is maximized.
All operators of commercial establishments are required to place one (1) reflective anti-littering sign per five thousand (5,000) square feet of parking lot in an area that is visible to customers. Anti-littering signs must be in English and Spanish.
All operators of medium and large commercial establishments are required to submit a commercial litter prevention plan to the city. All required commercial establishments must submit a commercial litter prevention plan thirty (30) days prior to initial retail operations, or, within thirty (30) days after the passage of this article. Such establishments must follow the commercial litter prevention plan, once approved by the city.
(Ord. No. 2005-O-198, § 1, 8-15-05)