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(a) The owner or custodian of a dead horse or other large dead animal shall notify the Service Department of such death within six (6) hours thereof, for the purpose of securing the removal of the carcass.
(b) The Director of Public Service may enter into one (1) or more contracts for the removal and disposal of carcasses of such large dead animals.
(c) A small animal may be buried in a hole of not less than two (2) feet in depth, provided that the earth so removed is replaced and provided, further, that the same is not done repeatedly on the same lot or land.
(d) No person shall deposit a carcass of a dead animal with solid waste.
(Ord. No. 773-A-80. Passed 12-14-81, eff. 12-16-81)
(a) No person shall use or cause to be used a dead animal, part of an animal, garbage, filth or any substance that is or by its decomposition might become foul, putrid, offensive or detrimental to public health, for the purpose of filling or grading a lot, ground, gully, ravine, watercourse, dock, wharf or pier, except for an approved sanitary landfill.
(b) The person owning or having the possession, charge or control of any lot, grounds, gully, ravine, watercourse, dock, wharf or pier, on or in which there has been deposited any of the wastes listed in subsection (a) hereof, shall cause the same to be removed when ordered to do so by the Director of Public Service.
(c) The disposal of radioactive materials or hazardous substances in the City is prohibited.
(Ord. No. 773-A-80. Passed 12-14-81, eff. 12-16-81)
Manure and other odorous materials shall not be stacked or piled for fertilizing purposes unless such materials are:
(a) Stacked or piled in such a manner so as not to cause objectionable odors at a distance not less than one hundred (100) feet from a building used in whole or part as a place for human habitation or as a place where food or drink for human consumption is made, kept or sold, or stored or treated in such a manner so as not to cause objectionable odors; and
(b) Situated so as not to cause a nuisance from insect breeding.
(Ord. No. 773-A-80. Passed 12-14-81, eff. 12-16-81)
(a) In order to prevent the spilling of waste, no person shall use or offer or permit to be used, a vehicle to convey manure or other solid waste, unless such vehicle is equipped with a canvass cover that is securely fastened to such vehicle so as to completely cover all of the material contained therein at all times, except when the contents are being loaded or unloaded.
(b) No person shall load or drive, or suffer or permit to be loaded or driven, any such vehicle on a thoroughfare so as to suffer or permit a part of the contents of such vehicle to fall, spill or leak therefrom.
(Ord. No. 773-A-80. Passed 12-14-81, eff. 12-16-81)
(a) No person shall engage in the business of collecting, transporting, carrying or hauling solid waste in the City unless such vehicle so engaged is licensed and displays the appropriate sign plate issued by the City. Such a license shall be obtained from the Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses, be valid for a period not to exceed one (1) year and expire on April 30 of every year. The Director of Public Service shall determine the annual fee therefor, with the approval of Council.
(b) The application for such license shall be on a form bearing the name and address of the licensee, the make and model of the vehicle and such other information as the Commissioner may require. In addition, the applicant shall present satisfactory evidence that he or she has an authorized and approved disposal site for the final disposal of waste.
(c) Upon completion of the application, the Commissioner shall transmit the application to the Director for approval or disapproval.
(d) If the Director determines, after investigation, that the applicant complies with all applicable laws relating to licensing and that the vehicle in question is properly registered and licensed, he or she shall, within five (5) days, report the name to the Commissioner who shall thereupon issue such license and a sign plate. The sign plate shall be of metal or plastic composition not less than six (6) inches wide and eight (8) inches long, on which shall be inscribed “Private Waste Hauler Permit, Cleveland, Ohio, No. _______,” indicating in the blank space the number of the permit and the year in effect.
(e) Such license and sign plate shall not be transferable between persons or between vehicles. Such license shall be carried in or on the vehicle for which it was issued at all times. The sign plate shall be prominently displayed on the vehicle at all times.
(f) A vehicle used to collect, transport, carry or haul solid waste in the City shall have imprinted on both sides the name, address and telephone number of the person owning the vehicle. The name shall be printed in letters three (3) inches high and not less than three-eighths (3/8) of an inch wide. Lettering shall be done in a color which will contrast sharply with the background upon which it is painted and shall be placed in such a position as to be easily seen by anyone wishing to identify the vehicle. Markings shall be kept clear and distinct at all times.
(Ord. No. 773-A-80. Passed 12-14-81, eff. 12-16-81)
The Director of Public Service is authorized to assess an annual fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) to be charged for the licensing of any private vehicle engaged in the business of collecting, transporting, carrying or hauling any solid waste.
(Ord. No. 2393-02. Passed 2-3-03, eff. 2-3-03)
(a) The Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses shall suspend for thirty (30) days, or refuse to renew or initially issue, a private vehicle waste hauling license, as authorized by Section 551.19, for a first failure to comply with the standards prescribed by statute or ordinance, and shall revoke such license for each subsequent violation. If such license is revoked, or if the Commissioner fails to renew such license under this section, the applicant shall be barred from filing an application for such a license for one (1) year from the date of such revocation or refusal to renew.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of division (a) of this section, the Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses shall revoke a private vehicle waste hauling license issued in accordance with Section 551.19 to any person convicted of a violation of Section 551.26. No person whose license is revoked pursuant to this division shall again be licensed to engage in the business of collecting, transporting, carrying or hauling solid waste in the City.
(Ord. No. 1829-90. Passed 2-4-91, eff. 2-11-91)
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