(A) No owner, occupant, tenant or lessee of any property may deposit, store or permit to accumulate any solid waste on his or her property that is not stored or disposed of in a manner prescribed by this chapter.
(B) The owner, occupant, tenant or lessee of any property shall remove or cause to be removed all solid waste from his or her property at least once each week, seven-day period, that is, unless the waste is stored in a container leased from the county or other solid waste disposal company which is designed to provide for amounts of solid waste surpassing those normally accumulated within a week due to the nature of the owner, occupant, tenant or lessee’s business conducted on that property.
(C) (1) Garbage shall be stored in a container that is durable, rust resistant, nonabsorbent and easily cleaned.
(2) Each container shall be kept clean so that no odor or other nuisance condition exists.
(D) Refuse shall be stored in a manner that will resist harborage to rodents and vermin and will not create a fire hazard.
(E) Regulated refuse under this section includes, but is not limited to lumber, boxes, barrels, bottles, cans, tires, paper, cardboard, rags, old furniture and other bulky goods and white goods. Useful materials such as firewood and building materials may be stored on the premises, provided they are stored in a safe manner at a reasonable height above ground.
(F) No owner, occupant, tenant or lessee of a building or dwelling, other than a licensed junk dealer, may place or leave or cause to be placed or left, outside the building or dwelling any bulky waste for longer than seven days.
(G) No owner, occupant, tenant or lessee of a building or dwelling may leave outside the building or dwelling, in a place accessible to children, any abandoned or unattended icebox, refrigerator or other receptacle that has an airtight door without first removing the door.
(H) Solid waste shall be disposed of only in one of the following ways:
(1) At one of the county’s recycling/convenience sites;
(2) In a Department-approved landfill such as the Pasquotank County landfill; or
(3) By any other method, including recycling and resource recovery, that has been approved by the Department.
(I) In addition to the methods listed in division (H) above, refuse may be disposed of in solid waste receptacles provided by the county.
(J) No person may discard, dispose, leave or dump any solid waste on or along any street or highway or on public or private property unless the solid waste is placed in a receptacle or at a location designated for the deposit of solid waste.
(K) All construction sites shall have an approved construction debris container on site, with a means of covering openings to keep debris from falling or blowing out of the container. All construction debris shall be placed in the container at the end of each work day. Construction waste must be disposed of at disposal sites approved and permitted by the Department.
(L) Regulated medical, hazardous and radioactive waste must be disposed of according to written procedures approved by the Department.
(M) Any person collecting and transporting solid waste generated on the person’s property for disposal at an approved disposal site shall comply herewith concerning vehicles and containers.
(N) All sharps shall be placed in a sealed, puncture-proof container prior to disposal.
(Ord. passed 7-20-92; Am. Ord. passed 8-15-94; Am. Ord. 2006-04-02, passed 5-1-06) Penalty, see § 51.99