(A) The city landfill shall be open to the public at the hours established by the Director of Public Works with approval of the City Council. No person shall be permitted to enter into, trespass on, or dump garbage or trash at the city's sanitary landfill other than during the normal operating hours posted by sign notice at the entrance gate to the sanitary landfill.
(B) Every person using the sanitary landfill shall place his refuse at a point designated by the operator of the sanitary landfill. The operator of the sanitary landfill shall make any reasonable regulations for the day-to-day operation of the landfill so as to ensure that it will be maintained in a sanitary manner satisfactory to the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
(C) No person shall be permitted to scavenge or salvage items from the sanitary landfill.
(D) No person other than a duly-authorized employee of the city shall be permitted to walk or stand within 50 feet of any of the equipment used for the operation of the sanitary landfill while the equipment is in operation, the motor is running, or the operator is either operating or maintaining the piece of equipment.
(E) No person shall place any refuse or waste material in the sanitary landfill which may cause any harm to the operation of the landfill or the personnel operating the landfill. This includes any flammable or explosive solid or liquid material which might give off toxic fumes.
(F) No hazardous or liquid wastes shall be accepted or disposed of in the city's sanitary landfill except as may be permitted by the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
(G) For any automobile, truck, tractor, or implement tires to be accepted at the landfill, tires must be removed from the rim and deposited in specified tire recycling containers.
(H) A violation of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 07-01, passed 1-2-07; Am. Ord. 22-01, passed 1-3-22) Penalty, see § 10.99