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Village of Mount Pleasant, WI
Racine County
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[Code 1993, § 11.16(3)]
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
FOR HIRE
Compensation, in any form, being charged by the person to dispose of materials as defined in this section.
MATERIAL
Garbage, refuse and all other discarded material, including waste material resulting from industrial, commercial or agricultural operations, and from domestic use and public service activities, and also including toxic and hazardous substances as defined in Wis. Stats. § 285.01.
PERSON
An individual, group of individuals, partnership, firm, corporation, association or any duly authorized agent thereof.
SANITARY LANDFILL SITE
The area where there is practiced a method of disposing of solid waste on land by utilizing the principles of engineering to confine the solid waste to the smallest practical area, reduce it to the smallest practical volume and cover it with a layer of earth at the conclusion of each day's operation or at such more frequent intervals as may be necessary.
WASTES
Includes toxic and hazardous substances as defined in Wis. Stats. § 285.01.
[Code 1993, § 11.16(1)]
At the time of the adoption of the ordinance from which this article is derived, there is one licensed sanitary landfill site presently operating in the Village. Such sanitary landfill site operates under both state and county regulations that material to be disposed of may only be collected from, or brought to, the site from the county, and commercial and industrial wastes only may be brought to the site from Kenosha County. It is the intent of this section to indicate to all users of sanitary landfill sites that a violation of such regulations is contrary to Village policy.
[Code 1993, § 11.16(2)]
No person shall, for hire, dispose of any material whatsoever in any licensed sanitary landfill site location in the Village if such material is collected from, or brought to, such sanitary landfill site from outside the county. However, commercial and industrial wastes from Kenosha County only, but not including any municipal refuse from Kenosha County, may be brought to, and disposed of, at any licensed landfill site in the Village.
[Code 1993, § 11.16(4)]
No person shall transport any garbage, rubbish or other refuse into, or within, the Village for the purpose of dumping or otherwise disposing of such garbage, rubbish or other refuse until such person has first secured a permit to do so from the Village Board. The rights granted under such permit shall expire on June 30 each year. The fee for the issuance of such permit shall be as set by the Village Board.
[Code 1993, § 11.22]
(a) 
Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
CONTRACTOR
Any individual or entity in the business of landscape architecture, construction or maintenance.
(b) 
Use by contractors. Contractors may dispose of compostable material at the Village compost dropoff site only after complying with the following:
(1) 
Any contractor seeking to use the Village compost dropoff site must purchase a contractor's permit at the Clerk-Treasurer's office for disposal of compost materials. The annual cost for such permit shall be as set by the Village Board. Permits shall remain on file at the Village hall public works department.
(2) 
Upon issuance of the permit described in Subsection (b)(1) of this section, contractors may purchase coupon booklets from the Clerk-Treasurer at a cost as set by the Village Board. Each coupon booklet shall contain 10 coupons. Coupons shall be in a form prescribed by the Village public works department, and shall contain space for contractors to provide verification that the compostable material to be left at the site originated at a Village address. Contractors shall gain entry to the Village compost dropoff site only upon presentation to the attendant of one coupon containing the required verification.