(A) No owner, occupant, tenant or lessee of any property may deposit, store or permit to accumulate any solid waste on his or her property that is not stored or disposed of in a manner prescribed by this chapter.
(B) The owner, occupant, tenant or lessee of any property shall remove or cause to be removed all solid waste from his or her property at least once each week (seven-day period).
(C) Garbage shall be stored only in a container that is durable, rust resistant nonabsorbent, watertight and easily cleaned, with a close-fitting, fly-tight cover in place with adequate handles or bails to facilitate handling. Solid waste receptacles, as defined by this chapter, may also be used for storage provided they meet the requirements of this section. The number of containers shall be adequate to store one week’s accumulation of garbage. Each container shall be kept clean so that no odor or other nuisance condition exists.
(D) Refuse shall be stored in a manner that will resist harborage to rodents and vermin and will not create a fire hazard. Regulated refuse under this section includes, but is not limited to, lumber, boxes, barrels, bottles, cans, tires, paper, cardboard, rags, old furniture and other bulky waste, and white goods.
(E) No owner, occupant, tenant or lessee of a building or dwelling, other than a licensed junk dealer, may place or leave, or cause to be placed or left, outside the building or dwelling any bulky waste for longer than 72 hours.
(F) No owner, occupant, tenant or lessee of any building or dwelling may leave outside the building or dwelling, in a place accessible to children, any abandoned or unattended ice box, freezer, refrigerator or other receptacle that has an airtight door without first removing the door.
(G) Solid waste shall be disposed of only in one of the following ways:
(1) In a sanitary landfill approved and permitted by the Department;
(2) In an incinerator that has all required local, state and federal control permits; or
(3) By any other method, including recycling and resource recovery, that has been approved by the Department.
(H) In addition to the methods listed in division (G) above, refuse may be disposed of in solid waste receptacles provided by the county.
(I) No person may discard, dispose, leave or dump any solid waste on or along any street or highway or on public or private property unless solid waste is placed in a receptacle or at a location designated for the deposit of solid waste.
(J) Construction wastes must be disposed of at disposal sites approved and permitted by the Department.
(K) Regulated medical, hazardous and radioactive waste must be disposed of according to written procedures approved by the Department.
(L) Any person collecting and transporting solid waste generated on the person’s property for disposal at an approved disposal site shall comply with § 50.06(C) of this chapter concerning vehicles and containers.
(M) All sharps shall be placed in a sealed, puncture-proof container prior to disposal.
(N) Open burning of solid waste is prohibited.
(O) It is anticipated that each person in the county will be offered collection service by a collector of solid waste. Any person not using a collector or choosing not to utilize the services, will be required, upon request, for cause or as a result of complaints received by the county, to explain and show to the Division the method and means of disposal of his or her solid waste and where the refuse is being disposed.
(P) No person shall dump or deposit yard waste, white goods, used oil, scrap tires, or lead acid batteries into any county-owned sanitary landfill. Any person found to have done so shall remove the waste immediately upon being requested to do so by a representative of the county. If the person depositing any waste fails to remove it upon request of the county, the waste will be removed by county representatives and deposited in an appropriate waste management facility. The person who illegally deposited the waste shall be billed by the county for its cost in removing the waste from the sanitary landfill, for the cost of transporting the waste to an appropriate waste management facility, and for the standard disposal fee for a load of the requisite size to accommodate the removal.
(Ord. O-93-14, passed 9-7-1993) Penalty, see § 50.99