(A) The issuance of any permit to a person for the operation of a proposed garbage and rubbish disposal site shall be subject to approval of the Health Officer, who shall inspect the proposed site prior to the issuance of a permit.
(B) Sanitary landfill operations shall be so designed and operated that conditions of unlawful pollution will not be created, and injury to ground and surface waters avoided which might interfere with legitimate water users. Water-filled areas not directly connected to natural lakes, rivers, or streams may be filled with specific inert material not detrimental to legitimate water uses and which will not create a nuisance or hazard to health. Special approval of the inert material to be used in this manner is required in writing from the Health Officer.
(C) Any and all materials considered food for rodents and insects, including tin cans and other receptacles for food, shall be disposed of daily in a sanitary manner by a sanitary landfill, or by a method approved by the Health Officer.
(D) Salvaging, if permitted, shall be organized so that it will not interfere with prompt sanitary disposal of refuse or create unsightliness or health hazards. This provision in no way precludes the right of a landfill operator to prevent salvaging as a part of his or her operational standards. Scavenging shall not be permitted. All salvage material must be removed from the disposal area at least once each week.
(E) No garbage or rubbish containing garbage shall be burned at a sanitary landfill. Burning of select materials shall be severely restricted and shall be conducted only in designated areas with the permission of the Health Officer and other appropriate authorities. Combustible rubbish, completely devoid of garbage, may be burned in an area designated by the County Health Officer to minimize fire hazards and the creation of a public nuisance resulting from smoke and stench. The County Health Officer may order that all material be covered or disposed of in a satisfactory manner.
(F) Any person engaged in public garbage and rubbish disposal by sanitary landfill shall have available at all times earth-moving equipment of adequate size and capacity to satisfactorily operate such sanitary landfill. An all-weather road shall be provided to the trash or sanitary landfill site.
(G) It shall be expressly forbidden to make uncooked garbage available for animal consumption at any public garbage and rubbish disposal site.
(H) Infestation of rodents and insects on the premises of a garbage and rubbish public disposal site shall constitute a violation of this subchapter, and such violation shall be determined by the County Health Officer.
(I) Hazardous materials, including liquids and sewage, shall not be disposed of in a sanitary landfill unless special provisions are made for such disposal through the Health Department. This provision in no way precludes the right of a landfill operator to exclude any materials as a part of his or her operational standards.
(J) The entire site, including the fill surface, shall be graded and provided with drainage facilities to minimize runoff onto and into the fill, to prevent erosion or washing of the fill, to drain off rainwater falling on the fill, and to prevent the collection of standing water.
(K) Measures shall be provided to control dust and blowing paper. The entire area shall be kept clean and orderly.
(L) Modification of the rules on sanitary landfills as applicable to existing disposal areas may be made by the Health Officer. These modifications must be approved in writing.
(M) Garbage and rubbish shall be spread so that it can be compacted in layers not exceeding a depth of two feet of compacted material. Large and bulky items, when not excluded from the site, shall be disposed of in a manner approved by the Health Department.
(N) A layer of suitable cover material compacted to a minimum thickness of two feet shall be placed over the entire surface of each portion of the final fill not later than one week following the placement of refuse within that portion.
(O) An inspection of the entire site shall be made by the Health Officer to determine compliance with approved plans and specifications before the earth-moving equipment is removed from the site. Any necessary corrective work shall be performed before the landfill project is accepted as completed. Arrangements shall be made for the repair of all cracked, eroded, and uneven areas in the final cover during the first two years following completion of the landfill.
(P) Any other method of solid waste disposal not covered by these rules shall be reviewed by the Health Department for the purposes of evaluating the design and operational methods with reference to: the nuisance factor, the safety of employees, and protection of the public health. Such disposal methods shall be subject to the evaluation and approval of the Health Officer.
(Ord. 1-1967, passed 5-29-1967) Penalty, see § 51.99