Promote the recycling of residential yard wastes and certain residential
kitchen waste by allowing composting at properties on which occupied
one-family dwellings and/or two-family dwellings are located in residential
zoning districts; and
The organic waste produced from the growing, trimming and
removal of grass, branches (not exceeding one inch in diameter), bushes,
shrubs, plants, leaves and garden debris.
Property requirements and compost bin/pile maintenance. All compost
piles shall be maintained using approved composting procedures to
comply with the following requirements.
Compost piles and compost bins regulated by this article shall only
be permitted on property upon which an occupied one-family dwelling
or two-family dwelling is located; that is in any residential zoning
district; and that is consistent with any restrictive covenant and/or
homeowners' association bylaws or rules, if applicable.
All compost piles shall be enclosed in a freestanding compost bin.
Each compost bin shall be no larger in volume than 125 cubic feet,
shall be no taller than 42 inches, and shall be securely covered to
keep animals from accessing the compost pile.
Compost materials shall be layered, aerated, moistened, turned and
managed to promote effective decomposition of the materials in a safe,
secure and sanitary manner. Compost materials shall be covered with
a layer of material such as leaves, straw, wood chips, or finished
compost to reduce odor.
All compost bins shall be maintained in a way to prevent the attraction or harborage of rodents and pests. The presence of rodents in or near a compost bin shall be cause for the City to consider the compost bin a public nuisance and proceed under Hudson Code Chapter 175 to abate the nuisance.
No compost bin shall be allowed to deteriorate to such condition
as to be a blighting influence on the surrounding property or neighborhood
or City in general.
Location on property. The compost bins shall not be located closer
than three feet from the rear property line and shall not be located
in any required front or side yard as defined in the Zoning Code,
nor closer than 20 feet to any habitable building off of the subject
property.
Owner responsibility. Every owner or operator shall be responsible
for maintaining all property under his or her control in accordance
with the requirements of this section.
Abatement. All compost bins and compost materials not in compliance with this section may be declared a public nuisance and may be subject to abatement as provided in Hudson City Code Chapter 175.