A. Depositing Or Allowing Solid Waste To Accumulate On Premises:
1. No person shall throw, deposit or permit to accumulate any solid waste in any building or on any premises, improved or vacant, or any lot or area either public or private, within unincorporated portions of Bingham County, unless said premises is an approved waste disposal site operated by Bingham County. Agricultural waste is exempt from the provisions of this subsection.
2. It shall be unlawful for any person to allow solid waste to accumulate or be stored on or about any yard, lot, place or premises, or upon any adjacent street, alley or sidewalk owned, leased, used or occupied by such person, unless said premises is an official waste disposal site operated by Bingham County. It shall not be a violation of this chapter to store solid waste in a garbage can, trash receptacle or other sanitary container for the purpose of disposing such solid waste at an approved waste disposal site or in any other lawful manner.
B. Removal Of Solid Waste From Vacated Premises: It shall be unlawful for any person who has vacated a dwelling, storeroom, or any other building to fail to remove all solid waste from such buildings and premises and also the grounds appurtenant thereto or to fail to place the same in a sanitary condition within forty eight (48) hours after said premises shall be vacated.
C. Compost Piles: Compost piles may be maintained for fertilization purposes. Compost material used only for fertilization purposes may be transported, kept and used, provided the same does not constitute a nuisance, public or private, as defined by Idaho law. Compost piles using materials from other sites must have the expressed approval of Southeast Idaho District Health Department and the Bingham County Commissioners. Commercial composting operations are subject to additional County zoning and District Health Department regulations, including, but not limited to, conditional use permits where applicable.
D. Unauthorized Accumulation Declared A Nuisance: Any unauthorized accumulation or storage of solid waste on any premises is hereby declared to be a nuisance and is prohibited. Failure to remove any existing accumulation of refuse within twenty four (24) hours after notice by a person acting on behalf of Bingham County shall be deemed a violation of this chapter. (Ord. 2001-01, 1-8-2001)