(A) It shall be unlawful for any person who does not possess an unrevoked annual disposal permit from the Health Officer for each refuse vehicle operated to engage in the county in the commercial pickup and disposal for profit of refuse from the premises to a location other than the place of origin of such refuse for disposal.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person who does not possess an unrevoked annual disposal permit from the Health Officer for each refuse vehicle operated to engage in the county in the commercial pickup and disposal for profit of refuse on the premises other than the place of origin of such refuse, or on the premises at the place of origin in such quantities as to have public health significance.
(C) Only persons providing proof of proper registration and licensing of their refuse vehicles in the county, and who comply with the requirements of this subchapter, shall be entitled to receive and retain such an annual disposal permit. The disposal permit shall be for the term of one year on a calendar year basis, and shall be renewable annually. Any disposal permit issued by the Health Officer shall contain the name of the person to whom the permit is granted, the identification number and licensing information for that particular refuse vehicle, the address of the person to whom it is issued, and such other pertinent information as may be required by the Health Officer. A disposal permit shall be issued to any person who has complied with the requirements of this subchapter, and no permit, or renewal thereof, shall be denied on arbitrary or capricious grounds. A disposal permit may be temporarily suspended by the Health Officer upon violation by the holder of any of the terms of this subchapter, or revoked after an opportunity for a hearing by the Health Officer upon serious or repeated violation. A separate disposal permit shall be required for each refuse vehicle operated, or to be operated, by any person.
(D) No fee shall be charged for said permit. The permit shall be valid when signed by the Health Officer and counter-signed by the County Auditor.
(E) It shall be unlawful to dispose of any dead animal in any container, or at any container site or landfill site. It shall also be unlawful to dispose of any tires, tubes, or similar items in any container or at any container site, but these items must be taken directly to the sanitary landfill.
(F) Any retail or wholesale establishment or business not serviced by municipal or commercial pickup facilities shall be responsible for delivering their refuse directly to a county landfill site. It shall be unlawful for any such establishment to deposit refuse at any of the various container sites throughout the county. This division (F) shall not apply to those establishments which have container sites established by the county landfill operation on real property owned or leased by said establishments and donated to the county for said container sites.
(G) A disposal site permit must be obtained from the County Health Officer for the operation of any sanitary landfill site in the county which is not operated by the County Board of Commissioners as a county function. A fee of $5 shall be charged for each disposal site permit, and said permit shall be valid for a period of one year, unless sooner revoked. Before a disposal site permit shall be issued by the Health Officer, the site must be properly zoned by the County Area Planning Commission and approved by the County Board of Commissioners, and detailed plans and specifications, including all necessary reports, must be submitted to the Health Officer by a registered professional engineer.
(H) Before a disposal permit is issued by the Health Officer for the collection and transportation of refuse, all equipment and refuse vehicles to be used which require a permit shall be inspected by the Health Officer or his or her representative. All equipment and refuse vehicles used to transport refuse to a disposal site shall be covered, and all vehicles requiring permits shall be watertight and shall be cleaned as may be necessary to prevent nuisances and health hazards.
(Ord. 1989-4, passed 3-20-1989; Ord. passed 7-2-1990) Penalty, see § 51.99