(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to place, throw, discard, dump or deposit litter in any manner or amount on public or private property in the county, except in containers or areas lawfully provided therefor.
(B) Vehicles or containers used for the collection and transportation by whatever means, including but not limited to highway, rail, and navigable waterway, of garbage or refuse containing garbage, shall be covered with a tarpaulin or similar material or otherwise secured to prevent the loss of the material when en route to destination.
(C) (1) In the prosecution charging a violation of division (B) of this section from a motor vehicle, proof that the particular vehicle described in the complaint was the origin of the litter, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was at the time of the violation the registered owner or operator of the vehicle, shall constitute in evidence a presumption that the registered owner was the person who committed the violation.
(2) If the civilian Enforcement Officer(s) observes litter being discarded from a motor vehicle or other types of vehicles, to include bicycles, boats, etc., the measure of proof shall be the registered owner of said vehicle. Civil citations will be sent to the registered owner of said vehicle.
(D) All manufactured home parks shall comply with § 152.081 of this code of ordinances, which states the owner or his or her designee shall be responsible for maintaining the park free of litter, debris and garbage. The owner or occupant of any other property, with exception of solid waste disposal sites in accordance with the Solid Waste Management Act and the federal Act, shall be responsible for the sanitary storage of all solid waste accumulated on the property.
(E) It shall be unlawful for any person to establish or allow to be established on his or her land a solid waste management facility, or otherwise treat, store or dispose of solid waste unless a permit for the facility has been obtained from the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Waste Management.
(F) A person operating or having operated an open dump for disposal of solid waste or a person who knowingly owns land on which such an open dump is or has been operating shall immediately close the site in accordance with the following requirements:
(1) Implement effective vector control, including baiting for at least 2 weeks after closing, to prevent vector migration to adjacent properties;
(2) If the site is deemed suitable by the County Environmental Manager, compact and cover existing solid waste in place with 1 foot or more of suitable compacted earth; a condition of closing the site by compacting and covering the waste in place shall be the recordation of the waste disposal location by the property owner with the Register of Deeds in the county;
(3) If the site is deemed unsuitable by the county, all solid waste must be removed and placed in an approved disposal site or facility;
(4) Implement erosion control measures by grading and seeding; and
(5) Prevent unauthorized entry to the site by means of gates, chains, berms, fences and other security measures approved by the county, and post signs indicating closure for a period designated by the Environmental Manager not to exceed 1 year.
(G) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the demolition of a structure or to remove shingles from a structure without having first secured a permit from the County Code Enforcement Office.
(Ord. 30, passed 3-8-1999; Am. Ord. 30, passed 10-3-2005) Penalty, see § 50.99