(A) Definition. For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
YARD WASTE. Debris, such as grass clippings, leaves, garden waste, brush and trees. YARD WASTE does not include tree stumps.
(B) Disposal. Yard waste may be disposed of in any manner permitted under this code and the laws of the state. Such methods may include incineration, composting or collection, transportation and disposal by private commercial enterprises or by the city in the manner hereinafter provided.
(C) Mix with solid waste. No yard waste shall be intermingled with solid waste. No yard waste shall be disposed of at any sanitary landfill.
(D) Disposal sites.
(1) Yard waste may be delivered to a site designated by the city for the deposit of yard waste, brush and tree limbs. All bags shall be removed after depositing any yard waste at the designated site. Alternatively, yard waste, brush or tree limbs tagged for curbside pickup shall be placed in plastic bags, except that brush or tree limbs too large to be placed in bags shall be tied in bundles not exceeding four feet in length or 50 pounds in weight.
(2) A fee for collection for yard waste shall be imposed as provided in § 52.22.
(E) Compost. Composting yard waste shall not create a nuisance. Compost shall not be placed closer than six feet to the property line.
(Prior Code, § 4-5-11) (Ord. 399, passed 3-18-1991; Ord. 752, passed 6-3-2013) Penalty, see § 52.99