[Ord. No. 564 §4, 12-19-1962]
No person shall allow the disposing of any refuse in any quarry unless the same is operated as a permitted dump or sanitary landfill in accordance with this Chapter. Quarries operated as dumps may accept for deposit only non-combustible refuse having no putrescible material therein, and the dumping of garbage and combustible refuse in quarries is prohibited, unless said quarries apply for and receive a permit to operate a sanitary landfill.
[Ord. No. 564 §5, 12-19-1962]
The dumping of garbage and combustible material on private dumps is prohibited unless operated as a sanitary landfill in accordance with this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 564 §6, 12-19-1962]
A. 
The following regulations shall be observed by any person to whom a permit is issued by the City for the operation of a sanitary landfill. These regulations shall govern the operation of all approved sanitary landfills, and any failure to observe these regulations shall be sufficient grounds for the revocation of the permit by the Council:
1. 
Compacting equipment. All garbage and other refuse accepted by the permit holder shall be thoroughly compacted by equipment of a size and weight capable of producing a downward or ground pressure of at least ten (10) pounds per square inch. Such equipment shall have sufficient weight and capacity to carry out all necessary operations to the satisfaction of the Enforcement Officer. Sufficient auxiliary equipment shall be maintained on the site or otherwise available to permit operation in case of a breakdown.
2. 
Spreading mixed refuse. Mixed refuse material shall be spread out on the working face of the landfill so that the depth does not exceed a maximum depth of two (2) feet prior to its compaction.
3. 
Policing to prevent fire and scattering. The areas shall be continually policed to prevent fire and the blowing of papers, shall be neat and sanitary at all times, and shall be covered at the end of each day's operation, as well as when wind conditions warrant it through the day, with sufficient material to prevent blowing papers and unsightly condition. The size of the active face on which refuse is being currently deposited shall be kept to a minimum.
4. 
Covering material, active face size. Cover material will consist of earth, loam, clay, sand, or other such material, or a mixture of at least fifty percent (50%) earth and other inert materials, such as ashes, cinders or gravel. A minimum depth of twelve (12) inches of compacted cover and final spread cover material shall be kept on all inactive faces of the landfill at all times. The active faces of the landfills should be covered at the end of each day's operation, or as otherwise directed by the Enforcement Officer, with at least six (6) inches, (before compaction) of cover material.
5. 
Cover depth. When the fill has been brought up to two (2) feet below the desired finished grade, it shall be covered with at least twelve (12) inches of compacted cover material graded in such a manner as to prevent erosion.
[Ord. No. 21-34, 11-17-2021]
6. 
Trench depths. Where the "trench system" of sanitary landfill is used, successive parallel trenches must be at least two (2) feet apart.
7. 
Cover operation of pre-existing fill. All garbage and refuse material existing on the site at the time the permit is issued either in the form of an open dump or any other form, shall be collected, compacted, and covered with cover material at least one (1) foot in depth if below the desired finished grade, or with inert material at least two (2) feet in depth at the finished grade. This cover operation shall be completed within fifteen (15) working days after the issuance of a special permit for the sanitary landfill.
8. 
Fences. The permittee or operator shall erect such temporary or permanent fences or take other measures as may be necessary to reasonably control blowing of paper and other materials from the landfill.
9. 
Storing salvaged material, rat prevention. Any materials salvaged from the fill must be handled and stored in such a manner as to prevent rat harborage and permit proper operation of the landfill. Such salvaged material must be removed to a location at least two (200) hundred feet from the working surface so as not to interfere with the compacting and covering. All salvaged material must be completely removed from the landfill site every twenty-four (24) hours unless provision is made for temporary storage within an enclosed, roofed, and ratproof structure approved by the Enforcement Officer.
10. 
Burning. Burning of any materials deposited in a dump or landfill is expressly prohibited, except when the dump or landfill is located in an industrial district. In the industrial district tree limbs, wooden crates, or similar combustible material, which will burn readily without smoldering or producing offensive odors, may be burned in a separate place at least two hundred (200) feet away from the area where refuse is being compacted and covered, provided precautions are taken to confine the fire, and the burning is done in such a manner as not to create a nuisance condition. All burning shall be restricted to the hours between 8:00 A.M. and 12:00 Noon.
11. 
Fire-fighting equipment. Adequate fire-fighting equipment shall be available at all times on the site or the operator of the landfill shall furnish the Enforcement Officer with proof of a fire-fighting agreement between the operator and the local fire district.
12. 
Proximity to or placing in stream beds. No fill shall be placed in stream beds or other areas where streams would be obstructed or where erosion by the stream would remove cover material. There shall be no seepage or drainage of any material from the fill of such a nature as would constitute an odor nuisance, or health hazard, or pollute any watercourse.
13. 
Access road. The permit holder shall provide an access road, approved by the Enforcement Officer, that is passable in all types of weather conditions to the dumping sites.
14. 
Auxiliary fill site. The permit holder shall also provide an auxiliary fill site available and ready for use during periods of heavy rain or snowfall, and when the area being filled and covered may not be reached because of said weather conditions. The permit holder shall also take precautions to eliminate excess dust in dry weather.
15. 
Pest extermination. Insects and rodents on the landfill site shall be controlled and exterminated as directed by the Enforcement Officer.
B. 
For good and sufficient reasons the Enforcement Officer may grant exceptions to the above operating procedures and standards or may impose additional requirements subject to specific site conditions. The Enforcement Officer shall advise the Council of the exceptions or additional requirements granted at the next regular Council meeting after the exceptions or additional requirements are granted.