Norman Transcript – A new ordinance unanimously approved Tuesday by the Norman City Council will require residents to prove, in a court of law, they did not litter, rather than having the city attempt to prove they did.
The council unanimously approved the ordinance that holds businesses and individuals accountable for unlawfully discarded trash or litter.
City of Norman Utilities Director Ken Komiske said the littering ordinance targets those who discard trash inside, or next to, common dumpsters used by several businesses. Business owners on Campus Corner asked city officials to help them find a solution to the overflow of trash surrounding shared dumpsters on Campus Corner, he said.
I don’t understand how they can enforce this or if this is just a campus corner law. I could not imagine how they are going to fine someone say .. in a apartment building where most residents share one tiny dumpster that always has someone’s discarded sofa, lawn chairs, 6 cylinder engine, BBQ Grill, various unbroken down 40pk cases of Keystone light or Bud Dry, televisions, tires, baby crib, street signs, construction barriers, and various dead animals. I’m only listing what I found when I lived in a apartment complex in Norman. And I’m not kidding either. People in Norman drink Keystone and Bud Dry by the box load. Its sick.
