A. Provisions For The Removal Of Landscape Waste: The contract may further include provisions for the removal of landscape waste. The contract hauler shall be required only to pick up and haul landscape waste that is in bundles, bags or cans and which complies with the provisions of the contract. The contract hauler shall not be required to pick up or haul landscape waste cut and left on any property by a commercial enterprise or landscape service, and it shall be a violation of this chapter to dump such waste on the curb or in the public way, punishable as provided in section 5-4-7 of this chapter.
B. Prohibited Acts:
1. Open Burning Of Landscape Waste: It shall be unlawful for any person to cause or allow any open burning of landscape waste at any site in the village. Notwithstanding the broad scope of this prohibition, it shall be lawful to have campfires burning small amounts of clean wood in fire pits located safely away from any buildings or other combustible structures, and always subject to any fire safety directives or burning bans that may be issued from time to time by the fire chief.
2. Land Disposal Of Landscape Waste:
a. It shall be unlawful for any person to cause or allow the open dumping or disposal of any waste, including landscape waste, at any site in the village, except at a site approved by the Illinois environmental protection agency pursuant to regulations adopted by the Illinois pollution control board and in accordance with the requirements of this section.
b. It shall be unlawful for any person to abandon, dump or deposit any waste, including landscape waste, upon the public highways or other public property. (Ord. 15-08-09, 8-17-2015)