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GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 2: ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 2.5: ADULT-ORIENTED BUSINESSES
CHAPTER 3: AMUSEMENTS
CHAPTER 4: ANIMALS AND FOWL
CHAPTER 5: BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
CHAPTER 6: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 7: FINANCE AND TAXATION
CHAPTER 8: FLOOD CONTROL, DRAINAGE, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 9: GARBAGE AND REFUSE
CHAPTER 10: HUMAN RELATIONS AND RESOURCES
CHAPTER 11: LAW ENFORCEMENT
CHAPTER 12: LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS AND CULTURAL FACILITIES
CHAPTER 13: MOBILE AND MANUFACTURED HOMES; TRAILERS
CHAPTER 14: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
CHAPTER 15: OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 16: RESERVED
CHAPTER 17: PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 18: ROADS, HIGHWAYS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY
CHAPTER 19: SIGNS
CHAPTER 20: UTILITY SERVICES
CHAPTER 21: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
APPENDIX A: ZONING ORDINANCE
APPENDIX B: RESERVED
APPENDIX C: LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
APPENDIX D: FRANCHISES
APPENDIX E: STORMWATER BANKING PROGRAM MANUAL
TABLE OF ORDINANCES
PARALLEL REFERENCES
ARTICLE III: COUNTY SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES
Section
   9-31   Authority
   9-32   Findings
   9-33   Definitions
   9-34   Applicability of other legislation
   9-35   Criminal penalties
   9-36   Enforcement
   9-37   Facilities to be used only by county residents
   9-38   Authorized uses
   9-39   Unlawful activities
   9-40   Landfill users fee
   9-41   Landfill and residential waste and recycling centers
   9-42—9-47   Reserved
   9-48   Permits for haulers
   9-49   Prohibition
   9-50   Reserved
§ 9-31 AUTHORITY.
   This article is authorized by the South Carolina Solid Waste Policy and Management Act of 1991, S.C. Code, §§ 44-96-10 et seq., as amended.
(1976 Code, § 9-31) (Ord. 2768, § 1, passed 10-3-1995)
§ 9-32 FINDINGS.
   The county operates numerous landfills and other solid waste disposal facilities, such as transfer stations. These facilities are under the direction and control of the solid waste department of the county government. The county council finds that the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the county require the promulgation of rules and regulations governing the collection, deposit and disposal of solid waste. The council further finds that many of the practices prohibited in this article have been permitted to exist to the detriment of sound health and sanitary practices.
(1976 Code, § 9-32) (Ord. 2768, § 1, passed 10-3-1995)
§ 9-33 DEFINITIONS.
   The following definitions shall apply herein:
   Construction and demolition debris means discarded solid wastes resulting from construction, remodeling, repair, and demolition of structures, road building, and land clearing.
   Convenience centers are county operated solid waste drop-off facilities which are staffed by county employees during specified operating hours. Waste deposited at the centers is transported in solid waste containers to the county operated landfill.
   Domestic waste shall mean all perishable refuse, including animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, and consumption of food; household rubbish, including paper, cardboard, boxes, rags, plastic, cloth, glass, bottles, cans and any similar waste that is generated from household activities or small businesses as defined herein.
   Health authority includes members and representatives of the county health department and the state department of health and environmental control.
   Householder is one who uses county waste disposal facilities for his own use to dispose of household garbage and refuse, including tires, and yard trash and including household garbage collected from family, friends, or the handicapped, provided a fee is not charged for the service.
   Lead-acid battery means any battery that consists of lead and sulfuric acid, is used as a power source, and has a capacity of 6 volts or more.
   Person means an individual, firm, or corporation.
   Private hauler is any person, firm, or corporation which, as a service to others and for a fee, hauls their waste, or provides a similar service to business or industry.
   Refuse means nonputrescible waste such as paper, cardboard, tin cans, wood, glass, bedding and crockery.
   Residential properties are properties which are principally used as a dwelling place. Residential properties include, but are not limited to, houses, apartments, condominiums, townhouses, mobile homes, cottages and cabins which are rented for whatever periods of time, including such premises rented for vacation and resort purposes. It shall not, however, include rooms within motels, hotels, inns, and boarding houses. Residential properties shall either be single-family residences or multifamily units as defined below:
      (1)   Single-family residences are residential properties which are classified by the county assessor as having only 1 dwelling unit per property, parcel, or account. This definition includes but is not limited to mobile homes.
      (2)   Multifamily units are residential properties consisting of dwelling units classified by the county assessor as having more than 1 dwelling unit per property, parcel, or account. This definition includes but is not limited to apartments, as well as any detached houses of a multiple number on a single piece of property.
   Sanitary landfill shall mean a sanitary landfill operated by the county, and constitutes a method of solid waste disposal without creating pollution, nuisance, or danger to the public health and safety.
   Scavenge means uncontrolled picking from discarded solid waste materials.
   Small business shall mean a commercial establishment which generates less than a 100-gallon container of refuse weekly, or the equivalent thereof.
   Solid waste shall mean garbage, refuse, litter, rubbish or any other waste resulting from industrial, agricultural, or residential activity not disposable by means of a sewerage system operated in accordance with state laws or regulations.
   Solid waste container means those roadside containers which are intended only for use by homeowners and the traveling public.
   Transfer station shall mean a station operated by the county for the collection and transfer of solid waste, and includes the solid waste container herein mentioned.
   Used oil means any oil which has been refined from crude or synthetic oil and, as a result of use, storage, or handling, has become unsuitable for its original purpose due to the presence of impurities or loss of original properties, but which may be suitable for further use and may be economically recyclable.
   Waste tire means a tire that is no longer suitable for its original intended purpose because of wear, damage, or defect.
   White goods include refrigerators, ranges, washers, dryers, water heaters, freezers, dishwashers, trash compactors, air conditioners, and commercial large appliances.
   Yard trash means solid waste consisting solely of vegetative matter resulting from landscaping maintenance.
(1976 Code, § 9-33) (Ord. 2768, § 1, passed 10-3-1995)
§ 9-34 APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LEGISLATION.
   Except insofar as they are in conflict with this article, Act 893 of the 1940 Acts and Joint Resolutions, and any other act of the General Assembly relating to the collection and disposal of solid waste in the county, shall remain in full force and effect.
(1976 Code, § 9-34) (Ord. 2768, § 1, passed 10-3-1995)
Cross-reference:
   For the South Carolina Waste Policy and Management Act, see § 9-31
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