(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, i.e. at least once each seven-day period.
(C) Garbage shall be stored only in a container that is durable, rust-resistant, nonabsorbent, watertight, and easily cleaned, with a close-fitting, fly-tight cover in place. Solid waste receptacles, as defined by this chapter, may be used for storage provided they meet the requirements of this section. Each container shall be kept clean so that no odor or other nuisance condition exists.
(D) Refuse shall be sorted in a manner that will resist harborage to rodents and vermin and will not create a fire hazard. 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 waste, and white goods. Useful materials, such as firewood and building materials, may be stored on the premises, provided they ate sorted in a safe manner at a reasonable height above ground.
(E) No owner, occupant, tenant, or lessee of any building or dwelling may place or leave, or cause to be placed or left, outside the building or dwelling, any bulky waste for longer than 72 hours, provided that the storage of junk vehicles in accordance with Chapter 151 shall not constitute a violation of this chapter.
(F) No owner, occupant, tenant, or lessee of any building or dwelling may leave outside the building or dwelling, in a place accessible to children, any abandoned or unattended icebox, refrigerator, freezer, or other receptacle that has an airtight door without first removing the door.
(G) Solid waste shall be disposed of only in one of the following ways:
(l) In a landfill approved by the Division;
(2) In an incinerator that has obtained and possesses all required local, state, and federal control permits;
(3) By any other method, including recycling and resource recovery, that has been approved by the Division;
(4) A boxsite operated by Davidson County and transported to a landfill approved by the Division; and
(5) In addition to the methods listed above, solid waste may be disposed of in the solid waste receptacles at boxsites operated by the county, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(H) 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.
(I) No person shall intentionally throw, scatter, spill, place, cause, or allow to be blown, scattered, spilled, thrown or placed or otherwise dispose of any litter upon any public property or private property not owned by the violator within Davidson County or into the waters of Davidson County including, but not limited to, upon any public highway, public park, lake, river, stream, campground, forest land, recreational area, mobile home park, highway, road, street, or alley; the occurrence of any of the foregoing acts resulting from transporting solid waste in a vehicle shall constitute a violation.
(J) No person shall receive, store, cover, or otherwise accept for dumping or disposal on property, any solid waste not generated on the property owned or occupied by the person, except as herein authorized.
(K) Nothing in this chapter is intended to authorize the disposal of solid waste in any manner prohibited by federal or state laws.
(L) Construction wastes must be disposed of at disposal sites approved and permitted by the Division.
(M) Regulated medical, hazardous, and radioactive waste must be disposed of according to written procedures approved by the Division.
(N) Any person collecting and transporting solid waste generated on the person’s property for disposal at an approved disposal site must transport the solid waste as follows: solid waste must be covered and the vehicle and container used for collection and transportation of the solid waste shall be covered, leak-proof, durable, and easily cleaned.
(O) All sharps shall be placed in a sealed, puncture-proof container prior to disposal.
(P) Open burning of solid waste is prohibited.
(Q) A person operating or having operated an open dump for disposal of solid waste or a person who owns land on which an open dump is or has been operating shall immediately close the site in accordance with 15A NCAC 13B § .0502.
(R) No person shall bury solid waste in earth or submerge solid waste in water unless expressly permitted by this chapter or applicable federal and state law and regulations.
(Ord. passed 6-26-01; Ord. passed 2-25-14) Penalty, see § 50.99