(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the public disposal of garbage or rubbish in the county who does not possess an unrevoked permit from the Health Officer. Only persons who comply with the requirements of this subchapter shall be entitled to receive and retain such a permit. The permit shall be for the term of one year on a calendar year basis and shall be renewable annually. Any permit issued by the Health Officer shall contain the name of the person to whom the permit is granted, the address of the premises for which it is issued, and such other pertinent information as may be required by the Health Officer. A permit shall be issued to any person who has complied with the requirements of this subchapter, and no permit or renewal thereof shall be denied on arbitrary or capricious grounds. A permit may be temporarily suspended by the Health Officer upon violation by the holder of any of the terms of this subchapter, or revoked after an opportunity for a hearing by the Health Officer upon serious or repeated violations. A separate permit shall be required for each public disposal site operated, or to be operated, by any person.
(B) No permit signed by the Health Officer shall be valid until it has been countersigned by the Treasurer of the county. The Treasurer of the county shall countersign a properly signed permit upon payment to the Treasurer of the county of a permit fee in the amount of $50. Such moneys or fees collected under the terms of this subchapter shall revert to the General Fund of the county.
(C) No fee shall be charged for a state, county, or municipally owned and operated public garbage and rubbish disposal site in the county.
(D) Before a permit is issued by the Health Officer for any new dump site, detailed plans and specifications, and necessary reports, must be submitted to the Health Officer by a registered professional engineer. In the case of an existing dump site development of the required plans and specification for a sanitary landfill, when the Health Officer, in his or her judgment, believes that technical problems will not be encountered, the services of a registered professional engineer may be waived.
(Ord. 1-1967, passed 5-29-1967) Penalty, see § 51.99