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Any person licensed under this article shall burn all combustibles upon the dumping ground in the following manner, except as otherwise provided; and except, that no burning of combustibles shall be permitted on the first day of the week commonly called Sunday.
(a) Beginning January 1, 1963 and thereafter there shall be no open burning of combustibles, except flammable liquids upon the dumping grounds. Incinerators used for the burning of combustibles on the dumping grounds may be of any type approved by the Director of Public Health of the City.
(b) No burned material shall be commingled with other material on the dumping ground unless all fires in the former have been thoroughly extinguished. No fire or any part thereof, including the ashes, shall be moved after burning until and unless all fire shall have been completely extinguished.
(c) No fire shall be ignited or permitted to burn unless an employee or attendant is present on the dumping ground.
(d) No rubber shall be burned.
(Ord. 1045, passed 10-20-1952; Ord. 1684, passed 7-23-1962; Ord. 2004, passed 10-2-1967)
Any licensee may operate a dumping ground, or a part thereof, without burning any material thereon; provided, that the licensee shall maintain and operate such area as a sanitary fill in compliance with the following provisions.
(a) The area to be so used shall be designated in the license application.
(b) No burning of combustibles shall be permitted on any dumping ground or part thereof operated as a sanitary fill.
(c) All fill material or dumped waste and materials dropped therein shall be compacted in such manner as to provide a firm, solid base of consistent density. This compacting operation shall be performed at the completion of operations but in any event at least daily.
(d) All compacted fill material shall be covered with not less than 24 inches of dirt. This covering operation shall be performed at the completion of filling operations but in any event at least daily. If the fill material is of a type as to afford vermin harborage, the Department of Public Health may require such additional fill as is necessary to eliminate the harborage.
(e) Final fill elevations resulting from sanitary fill operations as provided herein, shall not be established which will be detrimental to surrounding area. The final fill elevations shall be established by the Department of Public Works and Utilities prior to the commencing operations at any specific location.
(Ord. 1045, passed 10-20-1952)
The City Council does hereby find and declare that the operation of a dumping ground contrary to the provisions of this article shall constitute a public nuisance and the City Administrator may order the removal and abatement of the nuisance and shall cause the same to be removed and abated.
(Ord. 1045, passed 10-20-1952)
The Director of Public Works and Utilities of the City shall designate an area owned by the City or owned and operated by an approved contractor to be used as a compost site for the composting of yard rubbish, subject to the approval of the Flint City Council. The method of collection and disposal of the yard rubbish will be governed by rules and regulations developed by the Director of Public Works and Utilities, subject to approval of the rules and regulations of the City Council.
(Ord. 2163, passed 9-29-1969; Ord. 3158, passed 2-11-1991; Ord. 3198, passed 3-9-1993)
Within the area designated by the Director of the Department of Public Works under § 39-41.1, residents of the City may deposit materials permitted to be disposed of in that area.
(Ord. 2163, passed 9-29-1969)
(a) The Director of the Department of Public Works shall establish written rules and regulations to control the operation of the sanitary landfill site owned by the City, and shall prescribe by such rules and regulations the material to be deposited in the area the manner in which the material shall be deposited in the area, the times during which the area shall be available for use and the method of determining eligibility of persons desiring to use the area.
(b) All rules and regulations promulgated by the Director of the Department of Public Works, pursuant to the provisions of this section, shall be submitted to and approved by the City Council before becoming effective. Following approval of such rules and regulations, a copy of same shall be conspicuously displayed at the entrance to the sanitary landfill site.
(Ord. 2163, passed 9-29-1969)
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