Illegal dumping of refuse creates a nuisance hazardous to the health and well-being of the citizens of Lake County. Accordingly, it shall be unlawful for any person, in person or by his or her agents or employees, to dump, refuse or cause or permit to be dumped for any purpose whatsoever, refuse on any public property including a street, sidewalk, alley, spring, river, stream, pond, lake, park, or on any private property in Lake County, unless:
(A) The property has been designated by a federal, state, the county, or a local agency as a landfill area for the disposal of refuse, and the refuse is disposed of on that property in accordance with the applicable governmental rules and regulations;
(B) The refuse is placed into a receptacle or other container indicated by the owner or tenant in lawful possession of the property for the deposit of refuse;
(C) The person is the owner or tenant in lawful possession of the property or has first obtained the consent of the owner or tenant in lawful possession and the dumping does not create a public health or safety hazard, a public nuisance, or a fire hazard;
(D) The refuse is produced by an industrial process and stored in a safe, sanitary, and inoffensive manner by the person on property owned or operated by the person for further processing or use;
(E) The refuse is top soil or mulch and the dumping is temporary resulting from excavations or landscaping as part of a construction process on property owned or operated by the person;
(F) The person is acting under the direction of proper public officials; or
(G) The person is lawfully acting in or reacting to an emergency situation where health and safety is threatened, and the person removes and properly disposes of the refuse when the emergency situation no longer exists.
(Ord. 1207L, passed 9-12-2000) Penalty, see § 99.99