(a) Home composting is a means of reducing the solid waste generated in the residential community. It is allowed in residential zoning districts when done as provided for in this section, by the owner or the occupant of the residential property upon which the home composting takes place. Home composting shall not be done by any business, commercial, industrial or institutional entity.
(b) Waste materials being composted must be generated on the property where the composting takes place.
(c) Composting activity shall not occur within 25 feet of any structure which is used for dwelling purposes.
(d) Materials being composted shall not include human body wastes; fecal wastes from dogs, cats, and other household pets; or meat or dairy waste products. Fecal wastes from chickens kept in accordance with the provisions of the Land Development Ordinance may only be composted on the site where the chickens are being kept.
(e) Materials being composted shall not include human body wasted; fecal wastes from dogs, cats, and other household pets; or meat or dairy waste products.
(f) Composting activity shall not create any condition where the material being composted may be blown from the residential lot upon which the composting is taking place.
(g) Composting activity shall not create any condition which is conducive to the existence and breeding of rodents or insects or otherwise create a condition which is hazardous to the health of the citizens.
(h) Composting activity shall not produce any odor whatsoever which is offensive to individuals living in the vicinity. That odor shall not be detectable by an odor detection and measurement device when such device is used on an adjacent lot. If composting is being done on a property on which more than one dwelling exists, the composting shall not create any detectable odor which offends the other inhabitants on the property.
(Code 1982, § 10-23; Ord. No. 93-09, § 1, 2-11-1993; Ord. No. 2012-Code-04, 8-23-2012)