[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.