[Ord. No. 1142, 3-15-1995; amended 10-17-2012 by Ord. No. 1593]
(a) 
It shall be unlawful to place any yard clippings in any refuse or recycle container within the City of Holland.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful to place any yard clippings in any solid waste for disposal.
(c) 
Commencing on January 1, 2013, residential services users may, but are not required to, leave yard clippings for collection. If yard clipping collection is elected, then the collection shall be done by the designated contract hauler(s) on the day of collection in the designated residential collection zone, or by a lawn service company contracted to provide other lawn services to the residential service user in addition to the collection of yard clippings. Residential service users who are subject to an existing, multi-year contract for the collection of yard clippings, which will remain in effect for the 2013 season or the 2013 and 2014 seasons, shall be required to comply with the requirements of this subsection upon termination of that existing contract. Yard clippings shall only be left for collection if the following requirements are met:
(1) 
The yard clippings are stored, prepared and disposed of as provided in Sections 27-2 through 27-7 of Article I above;
(2) 
The yard clippings are separated from any refuse and recyclable materials;
(3) 
The yard clippings are collected by the designated contract hauler(s) or by a lawn service company as set forth in this Subsection (c) of Section 27-27; and
(4) 
The yard clippings are directed to a composting or other facility properly licensed to receive yard clippings for disposal or composting.
(d) 
Charges for the collection of yard clippings by the designated contract hauler(s) shall be in accordance with Section 27-18 of Article II.
[Ord. No. 1142, 3-15-1995]
(a) 
It shall be unlawful to place any meat, fish, milk product, bone, grease, fat, oil, or animal wastes or by-products in any compost, compost, or composting operation within the City of Holland.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful to have a composting operation on the front yard of any lot within the City.
[Ord. No. 1142, 3-15-1995]
A composting operation within the City of Holland shall be permissible only when:
(1) 
The composting operation is adequately and properly contained within a commercial composter or a homemade container which is approved by the Department of Community and Neighborhood Services; and
(2) 
The composting operation is maintained and operated in a manner which does not create a nuisance by reason of unsightliness, odor, or attraction of insects, rodents, or other pests; and
(3) 
The composting operation is located in the rear yard of a residential lot within the City.
[Ord. No. 1142, 3-15-1995]
The Director of the Department of Community and Neighborhood Services may designate as "master composters" any individuals determined by the Department of Community and Neighborhood Services to be appropriately qualified in the art of composting. Such master composters may be used by the Department of Community and Neighborhood Services to assist City residents in establishing appropriate composting operations and in educating City residents as to the benefits of composting.
[Ord. No. 1142, 3-15-1995]
The owner(s), tenant(s), and occupant(s) of property upon which a composting operation is found by the Department of Community and Neighborhood Services to be a nuisance, shall immediately abate the nuisance as directed by the Department of Community and Neighborhood Services.
[Ord. No. 1142, 3-15-1995; amended 1-17-2018 by Ord. No. 1718]
(a) 
Except as otherwise set forth in this article, each violation of any provision of this article shall be a Class I Municipal Civil Infraction and subject to the civil fines set forth in the schedule of fines in Section 2-118 of this Code and any other relief that may be imposed by the Court.
(b) 
Each such violation (whether a first, second, third, or later violation) shall also constitute a nuisance per se and shall be subject to abatement pursuant to the nuisance provisions of this Code and state law.
(c) 
A person who, without good cause, fails to pay the fine and costs as set forth in Subsection (a) above shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
[Ord. No. 1142, 3-15-1995]
(a) 
It shall be lawful for the Director of the Department of Community and Neighborhood Services, or any employee thereof, who has reasonable cause to believe that a composting operation exists upon any property within the City of Holland, to enter said property to determine whether such composting operation exists and whether it is in compliance with this article, and to take such action as is necessary to bring such composting operation into compliance with this article.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully obstruct, resist, hinder, or oppose, or to aid or abet another to willfully obstruct, resist, hinder, or oppose, any employee of the City or any master composter when such person is lawfully engaged in the inspection of composting operations pursuant to this article.