[R.O. 2009 §20-22; Ord. No. 3231 §4, 7-20-1992]
A. 
All compost piles shall be maintained using approved composting procedures to comply with the following requirements:
1. 
All compost piles shall be enclosed in a freestanding compost bin. Each compost bin shall be no larger in volume than seventy-five (75) cubic feet for properties ten thousand (10,000) square feet and less in size, with an additional seventy-five (75) cubic feet permitted for each additional ten thousand (10,000) square feet of space. Compost bins shall be no taller than five (5) feet.
2. 
All compost piles shall be maintained so as to prevent the attraction or harborage of rodents and pests. The presence of rodents in or near a compost pile shall be cause for the City to issue a complaint.
3. 
All compost piles shall be maintained, so as to prevent unpleasant, rotten-egg-like, putrefactive, sweet, sour or pungent odors.
4. 
Unless written permission has been granted by the adjoining property owner, no compost pile shall be located less than five (5) feet from the rear property side and maintains same yard setbacks as in that zoning district or within twenty (20) feet of any home, patio, pool or similar structure on the adjacent property. All compost piles shall be at least five (5) feet behind the front building setback line.
5. 
No compost pile shall be located where it will impede the natural free flow of storm water drainage.
[R.O. 2009 §20-23; Ord. No. 3231 §4, 7-20-1992; Ord. No. 5089, 5-1-2023]
A. 
No compost pile shall contain any of the following:
1. 
Fats/grease/lard/oils/dairy products or eggs;
2. 
Fish/fowl/meat or other animal products;
3. 
Manure;
4. 
Animal carcasses;
5. 
Items not normally composted.
B. 
Permitted ingredients shall include:
1. 
Yard wastes;
2. 
Wood chips;
3. 
Coffee grounds and filters/tea bags/eggshells/fruits and vegetables;
4. 
Nutshells;
5. 
Cardboard and paper (uncoated/small pieces);
6. 
Hay and straw;
7. 
Houseplants,
[R.O. 2009 §20-24; Ord. No. 3231 §4, 7-20-1992]
Compost piles established in accordance with this Article are for private use only. There shall be no commercial provision of material to be composted or commercial use of the product of such composting.