No person may place or deposit any litter, trash, debris, broken glass, nails, or other waste matter on any publicly owned premises, street or alleyway, nor shall any person befoul any publicly owned premises, privately owned premises, street or alleyway with any offensive or ill-smelling substance, unless the person placing the materials on such premises does so with the permission of the owner or lawful possessor thereof. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize any person to maintain any condition offensive to the general public or constituting a nuisance, either public or private, or which condition might be inimical to the health of the public. (Prior code § 5.165)