HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD-2020-014 Revised Solid Waste Ordinance Section 34-40 ORD-2020-014
Sec. 34-40. -Solid waste convenience center.
(a)Solid waste receptacles are maintained at selected centers throughout the county for the
convenience of county residents. Use by out-of-county residents is prohibited. Solid waste may be
deposited in the solid waste receptacles only in accordance with the provisions of this article.
(b)The following wastes may not be deposited in solid waste receptacles or at solid waste convenience
centers:
(1)Asbestos.
(2)Burning or smoldering materials, or any other materials that would create a fire hazard.
(3)Commercial waste.
(4)Construction waste and demolition waste except as set forth in (c) 7 below.
(5)Hazardous waste.
(6)lndustrial waste.
(7)Institutional waste.
(8)Liquid waste.
(9)Radioactive waste.
(10)Regulated medical waste.
(11)Sludges.
(12)Barrels without both ends cut out.
(13)Sharps not properly contained.
(14)Animal parts or carcasses.
(15)Land clearing debris.
(c)The following wastes may be accepted at solid waste convenience centers when there is a specific
area designated for the collection of such items:
(1)Lead-acid batteries.
(2)Used oil with no other substances mixed in.
(3)White goods.
(4)Yard waste.
(5)Furniture.
(6)Tires.
(7) Up to 36 cubic feet of residential construction and demolition waste per household per day or
weekend period from the users' primary residence. Proof of residency is required prior to unloading of
material. Hired contractors may not use the Center. Loads exceeding the designated limits will not be
accepted. Unloading half loads will not be permitted Allowable construction and demolition waste for
this purpose is limited to:
Kitchen cabinets
Insulation
Carpet/ flooring
Wood, 2X4 or plywood/pressed/painted/pressure treated
Doors, windows, siding
Deconstructed Playground set made of lumber
Decks, stairs
Bathrooms toilets, sinks
Concrete
Bricks
Cinder Blocks
Sheetrock
Tile
Shingles
(d)AII solid waste intended for disposal in a solid waste receptacle shall be deposited inside the
receptacle. No solid waste may be left at the solid waste convenience center outside the receptacle
unless the site is staffed and the solid waste is considered by the attendant to be salvageable. It then
may be placed in the area designated for salvageable materials.
(e)[provision deleted by Board action June 16, 2020]
(f)Trailer park and apartment complexes with more than six occupied units must make arrangements
with a private hauler for uniform garbage collection for those units.
(g)No person may remove any item from a solid waste container, climb on or into a container, or
damage any container.
(h)No person shall vandalize any property associated with solid waste convenience centers.
(i)Solid waste collectors shall not use solid waste receptacles at county solid waste convenience centers.
(j)No person may trespass on property used for consolidated solid waste convenience centers during
nonoperational hours.
(k)No person shall loiter in or around convenience centers during operational hours.
(Ord. of 5-18-1993, §V, eff. 5-18-1993)