HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2020-037 Resolution amending Chapter 34 of the Orange County Code of Ordinances 1
RES - 2020 - 037
Resolution of Amendment
A Resolution Amending Chapter 34 of the Orange County Code of Ordinances
Be it Resolved and Ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County, North Carolina .
Whereas, the Solid Waste Ordinance ( the " Ordinance " ) was enacted by the Orange County Board of
Commissioners in May, 1993 , and
Whereas , the Ordinance establishes convenience centers for the disposal of residential household waste
by Orange County residents, and
Whereas , the Ordinance specifically sets forth materials that are not to be brought to the Orange
County convenience centers, now referred to as the Waste and Recycling Centers ( the Centers ) , and
Whereas, the Ordinance specifically provides that Construction and Demolition Waste is not allowed at
the Centers, and
Whereas , the Board has determined that it is in the interests of the County to allow limited amounts of
residential Construction and Demolition Waste to be deposited at the Centers by Orange County
residential users ; and
Whereas , there is also one provision in the Ordinance that related to the MSW landfill that was closed in
2013 and is no longer relevant .
NOW, therefore be it ordained that the Code of Ordinances, Orange County, North Carolina , Chapter 34,
is hereby amended in section 3440 thereof to read as set forth on the attachment hereto .
This Amendment shall become effective on August 3 , 2020 .
FURTHERMORE , staff will track and record data related to the new construction and demolition waste
disposal provisions for Waste and Recycling Centers in preparation for Board review and assessment in
August/September 2021 .
Adopted by the Orange County Board of Commissioners this 16th day of June , 2020 .
By :
Attested :
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Penny Rich , Chair Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board
Orange County Board of Commissioners