(a) All sanitary landfill sites shall be subject to approval by the County Health Department.
(b) A topographic map, showing the design of the sanitary landfill site at a scale of not over 200 feet to the inch and with five foot contour intervals, shall be submitted with the application.
(c) The applicant shall submit information describing the geological characteristics of the site.
(d) The site shall be limited to areas where water pollution will not occur. The Planning Commission may impose any conditions it deems necessary to prevent water pollution.
(e) The site shall be accessible from at least two directions.
(f) The site shall be so located as to minimize the effect of winds carrying objectionable odors to urbanized or urbanizing areas.
(g) The sanitary landfill site shall be designed by a qualified expert and submitted to the County Health Department for approval.
(h) Suitable storage for landfill equipment shall be provided for personnel.
(i) Suitable shelter and sanitary facilities shall be provided for personnel.
(j) Suitable measures shall be taken to control fires.
(k) An attendant shall be on duty during the time the sanitary landfill is open, to supervise the unloading of refuse.
(l) Blowing paper shall be controlled by providing a portable fence near the working area. The fence and area shall be policed regularly.
(m) Sewage solids or liquids and other hazardous materials shall not be disposed on the site.
(n) There shall be no open storage or burning of refuse or garbage.
(o) No bulky items, such as car bodies, refrigerators and large tires, shall be disposed of on the site.
(p) Refuse shall be spread and compacted in shallow layers not exceeding a depth of two feet of compacted material.
(q) A compacted layer of at least six inches of suitable cover material shall be placed on all exposed refuse by the end of each work day.
(r) In all but the final layer of a landfill, a layer of suitable cover material compacted to a minimum depth of one foot shall be placed daily on all surfaces of the fill except on those where operations will continue on the following working day.
(s) A layer of suitable cover material compacted to a minimum thickness of two feet shall be placed over the entire surface of each portion of the final layer not later than one week following the placement of refuse within that portion.
(t) Conditions unfavorable for the production of insects and rodents shall be maintained by carrying out routine landfill operations promptly in a systematic manner.
(u) Suitable measures shall be taken whenever dust is a problem.
(v) The entire site, including the fill surface, shall be graded and provided with drainage facilities to minimize runoff onto and into the fill, to prevent erosion or washing of the fill, to drain off rain water falling on the fill, and to prevent the collection of standing water.
(w) An inspection of the entire site shall be made by a representative of the County Health Department before the earth-moving equipment is removed from the site. Any necessary corrective work shall be performed before the landfill project is accepted as completed. Arrangements shall be made for the repair of all cracked, eroded and uneven areas in the final cover during the year following completion of the fill.
(x) Domestic animals shall be excluded from the site.
(Ord. 2712. Passed 8-1-78.)