San Clemente prohibits depositing solid waste, litter, or refuse on any street, alley, beach, park, or public or private property except in proper containers, under SCMC 8.28.020 and Chapter 8.40. State law (Penal Code 374.3) adds criminal fines.
SCMC Section 8.28.020(B) makes it unlawful to place, deposit, abandon, or dump any solid waste on any public highway, road, alley, right-of-way, beach, park, the City pier, other public property, or any private property, except in a container for lawful collection or a proper private receptacle. The Litter chapter reinforces this: SCMC 8.40.030 bars throwing trash into streets or public places, SCMC 8.40.200 requires owners to keep private property free of litter, and SCMC 8.40.210 prohibits depositing litter on any open or vacant private property whether owned by the person or not. Accumulation of solid waste is also declared a nuisance (SCMC 8.28.110). Beyond local code, California Penal Code Section 374.3 makes illegal dumping a criminal offense with escalating fines.
Local dumping and litter violations draw $50 / $75 / $100 escalating administrative fines (SCMC 8.28.210(C)), plus nuisance abatement under Chapter 8.52. Under Penal Code 374.3, illegal dumping is an infraction with mandatory fines of $250 to $3,000 plus cleanup.
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