(A) This section shall be applicable to all yard waste, and all trees and bushes, and trimmings therefrom, which shall hereinafter be referred to as “yard waste”.
(B) The county may, from time to time, establish collection sites for the collection of yard waste deposited by residents of the county not engaged in business ventures.
(C) To be eligible for deposit at established collection sites, yard waste must be in separate bags or boxes containing no greater than 45 gallons per container, or cut to size and in the above approximate quantity, which is manageable by site attendants and county employees.
(D) Each authorized bag, box, or quantity of yard waste shall have affixed thereto one-half of the regular solid waste sticker to be purchased from the county, or a seller authorized by the county, thereby making the cost of disposal for yard waste one-half of that established from time to time by the county for items of solid waste normally deposited at collection sites.
(E) Stickers shall not be sold in one-half units but only as a whole sticker. Income collected from the sale of such stickers shall be deposited in the County Sanitation Fund.
(F) It shall be unlawful for any person to place items of solid waste in any container designated to contain yard waste, and it shall be unlawful for any person to deposit yard wastes at any collection site without payment of an established fee, or at any time when said collection site is not staffed by a county employee and open to the public for receipt of items.
(G) It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of any yard waste on any public real estate or right-of-way, except at a designated collection site.
(H) A violator of this section shall also be liable to the county for all damages and expenses incurred by said county by reason of such violation, which are established in a civil action for such purpose, and which shall include a reasonable attorney’s fee in said action.
(Ord. 98-11, passed 12-7-1998) Penalty, see § 34.99