(A) Any users of the county facilities shall unload in designated areas and immediately thereafter leave the site.
(B) All persons other than those actually participating in the unloading must remain in vehicles as a matter of safety. Children under age 13 and pets must also be kept in vehicles.
(C) Salvaging and scavenging is prohibited at the county facilities except with the prior written approval of the county.
(D) No fires or open burning are permitted in county facilities.
(E) No hunting is permitted at any solid waste acceptance facility owned or operated by or on behalf of Carroll County.
(F) No person may dump solid waste, recyclables, special handling waste, or other waste regulated hereunder in other than an area designated for the disposal of that waste or dump solid waste, recyclables, or special handling wastes without a permit if required by this subchapter to have one.
(G) Smoking is prohibited at county facilities except in designated smoking areas.
(H) Loitering and solicitation are prohibited at county facilities.
(I) Boxes or other containers will be allowed to be dropped from vehicles only in areas expressly designated as untarping or unloading areas.
(J) Vehicles and containers may not be left at county facilities without prior county approval.
(K) All sorting and separation of solid waste by a hauler must be performed at designated areas and not in the tipping areas.
(L) Haulers must unload solid waste off the rear of the vehicle in designated tipping areas. Unloading of vehicles off the sides is prohibited. No vehicles will be allowed to discharge waste through the tailgate. All tailgates must be removable, lay down, or swing to an open position.
(M) Passengers shall be in the cab of the vehicle upon arrival at the scale. Riding on the bed or tailgate between the scale and tipping areas or during unloading is prohibited.
(N) Operators of vehicles are required to leave a minimum of six feet between vehicles during unloading at the landfill and MRF.
(O) Licensed vehicles, containers, and the contents of vehicles and containers are subject to inspection at any time by the county.
(P) All persons unloading vehicles shall be appropriately dressed to prevent injury and shall be wearing shoes.
(Q) Owners and operators of licensed vehicles and containers shall be responsible to ensure that their vehicles are watertight, readily emptied, cleaned with sufficient frequency to prevent insect breeding or odors or other nuisances, and shall be maintained in good repair and a safe condition. All waste must be secured to the vehicle or container and enclosed or covered with secured tarpaulins to prevent leakage, spillage, dusting, or litter. Such enclosures and tarpaulins must remain in place until arrival at the designated unloading or uncovering areas at the county facility. After discharging a load of waste, the driver or operator of the vehicle is responsible for inspecting the vehicle and the container to ensure that all the waste from the vehicle and container has been discharged properly. In the event that all the waste has not been discharged, the driver or operator must remove all remaining waste or secure the remaining waste by tarping or enclosing the vehicle or container. In the event a vehicle or container leaks, spills, dusts, or litters on any county facility, public road, or private property, the person hauling the waste will be responsible for all cleanup and for paying any costs incurred or damages sustained by the county in connection with performing or monitoring such cleanup.
(2004 Code, § 185-8) (Ord. 94, passed 5-21-1992; Ord. 2013-08, passed 8-29-2013)