It shall be unlawful for any person, including for this purpose, any owner, agent, lessee, occupant or other person in control of any dwelling unit or of any commercial or industrial premises to cause, permit or allow a compost cell or pile to be maintained within the city in violation of the following standards:
(A) The maximum size of any such compost cell or pile shall not exceed 125 cubic feet in volume and five feet in height. Any such compost cell or pile shall also be restrained on three sides to minimize blowing material, and any such side walls should allow aeration. Any such compost cell or pile shall further not:
(1) Be located in a floodway;
(2) Be setback less than three feet from any property line, unless such compost cell or pile is maintained jointly by two or more abutting property owners;
(3) Be closer than 15 feet to any dwelling unit on abutting property;
(4) Be located in any front yard; and
(5) Be maintained so that runoff or leachate created as a result of any such compost cell or pile runs onto abutting property.
(B) Only the following organic materials shall be allowed in any such compost cell or pile: dirt, sod, landscape waste in which any woody materials and garden wastes have been reduced in size to one-half inch in diameter and 12 inches long, and cooked and uncooked fruits and vegetables; provided, however, that small amounts of wood ash or fertilizer may be added to provide nutrients.
(C) The materials to be excluded from a compost cell or pile shall include, but are not limited to: construction or demolition debris, metal items, preservative-treated wood products, petroleum products (gasoline, crankcase oil, paints or solvents), pesticides or herbicides (except that which is already conveyed as part of the organic materials described in division (B) above), fish or animal feces, fish or animal carcasses, cooked meat scraps, human feces, paper, and plastic or cardboard items normally considered solid waste.
(Ord. 382, passed 2-19-68; Am. Ord. 997, passed 1-15-18) Penalty, see § 53.99