(A) The issuance of any permit to a person for the operation of a proposed refuse disposal site shall be subject to the approval of the Health Officer, who shall inspect the proposed site prior to the issuance of a permit.
(B) Sanitary landfill operations shall be so designed and executed that conditions of pollution will not be created, and injury to ground and surface waters avoided, which might interfere with legitimate water uses. Water-filled areas not directly connected to natural lakes, rivers, or streams shall be drained, or may be filled with specific inert material not detrimental to legitimate water uses, and which will not create a nuisance or hazard to health. Special approval of the drainage method or of the inert material to be used in such fill is required, in writing, from the Health Officer.
(C) Salvaging, if permitted, shall be organized so that it will not interfere with prompt sanitary disposal of refuge or create unsightliness or health hazards. This provision in no way precludes the right of a landfill operator to prevent salvaging as a part of his or her operational standards. Scavenging shall not be permitted. All salvage material must be removed from the disposal area at least once each week, except that any and all materials containing food for rodents and insects, including tin cans, shall be disposed of daily in a sanitary manner.
(D) No garbage, or rubbish containing garbage, shall be burned at a sanitary landfill.
(E) Any person engaged in public refuse disposal by the sanitary landfill shall have available, at all times, earth-moving equipment of adequate size and capacity to satisfactorily operate such sanitary landfill. An all-weather road shall be provided to the sanitary landfill site and site of operation.
(F) It shall be expressly forbidden to make uncooked garbage available for animal consumption at any public refuse disposal site.
(G) Infestation of rodents and insects on the premises of a public refuse disposal site shall constitute a violation of this subchapter, and such violation shall be determined by the County Health Officer.
(H) Hazardous materials, including liquids and sewage, shall not be disposed of in a sanitary landfill unless special provisions are made for such disposal through the Health Officer, the State Board of Health, and/or the Stream Polluting Control Board. This provision in no way precludes the right of a landfill operator to exclude any materials as a part of his or her operational standards.
(I) 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 rainwater falling on the fill, and to prevent the collection of standing water.
(J) Measures shall be provided to control dust and blowing paper. The entire area shall be kept clean and orderly.
(K) Modification of the rules on sanitary landfills, as applicable, to existing disposal areas may be made by the Health Officer. These modifications must be approved in writing.
(L) Refuse shall be spread so that it can be compacted in layers not exceeding a depth of two feet. Large and bulky items, when not excluded from the site, shall be disposed of in a manner approved by the Health Officer.
(M) A final layer of suitable cover material compacted to a minimum thickness of two feet shall be placed over the entire surface of each portion not later than one week following the placement of refuse within that portion.
(N) (1) An inspection of the entire site shall be made by the Health Officer to determine compliance with approved plans and specifications before the earth equipment is removed from the site.
(2) Any necessary corrective work shall be performed before the landfill project is accepted as completed.
(3) Arrangements shall be made for the repair of all cracked/eroded and uneven areas in the final cover during the first two years following completion of the landfill.
(O) Any other method of solid waste disposal not covered by these rules shall be reviewed by the Health Department for the purpose of evaluating the design and operational methods, with reference to the nuisance factor, the safety of employees, and protection of the public health. Such disposal method shall be subject to the evaluation and approval of the Health Officer.
(P) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to put, throw, dump, or leave refuse in or upon the container site. All refuse shall be put into the containers.
(2) In the event all containers on said sites shall be full, said person or persons shall return on the next working day to dispose of their refuse.
(Q) It shall be unlawful for any person to put, throw, dump, or leave large and/or bulky items in refuse containers or areas, such as refrigerators, chairs, tables, sofas, tree limbs, brush cuttings, fence, posts, pipe, and the like, including brick stones or dirt, when the total weight is more than 50 pounds. All such items shall be taken directly to the sanitary landfill.
(R) It shall be unlawful for any person to put, throw, dump, or leave hazardous material, including, but not limited to, explosives, pathological wastes, radioactive materials, and chemicals.
(S) It shall be unlawful for any person to move, mutilate, destroy, disfigure, or cause damage to refuse containers.
(T) It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit burning material at a landfill site, in containers, or at a container site.
(U) It shall be unlawful for a commercial refuse hauler to deposit trash in containers. Commercial refuse haulers must deliver refuse to a landfill site.
(Ord. 1989-4, passed 3-20-1989) Penalty, see § 51.99