§ 22-2. Storage and disposal generally.

(a)

Refuse Containers Required. All persons occupying or maintaining any premises within the county where refuse is created, produced or accumulated shall maintain sufficient standard containers for receiving and holding all refuse which is produced, created or accumulated on such premises.

(b)

Multi-unit Premises—Recyclables Containers Required. Managers or owners of multi-unit premises where recyclables may be accumulated shall maintain sufficient containers for receiving and holding all recyclables which are produced, created or accumulated on such premises. Such containers may be provided by the licensee. Managers or owners may apply to the director of transportation and public works for an exemption to this subsection.

(c)

Number and Size of Containers. The containers for refuse and recyclables shall be of sufficient size and adequate number to contain without overflowing all of the refuse and recyclables that are generated on the premises during the designated removal period.

(d)

Weight of Containers. Licensees may refuse to pick up containers if the weight of the containers' contents would jeopardize the licensees' equipment or the health of the licensees' employees.

(e)

Unlawful Accumulations. No person shall accumulate solid waste in any amount that creates a nuisance. Garbage shall not be allowed to remain on the premises for more than seven (7) days.

(f)

County Approved Disposal or Non-Disposal Facilities. The board shall provide approved disposal or non-disposal facilities for the management of refuse collected within the county. The board may, by resolution, establish regulations governing the use of approved disposal and non-disposal facilities. The board reserves the authority and right to establish, by resolution, a schedule of fees for the disposal of refuse and the acceptance of recyclables at any approved disposal or non-disposal facility owned or maintained by the county.

(g)

Design Review. The design of any new, substantially remodeled or expanded building or other facility shall provide for proper storage and disposal of refuse and recyclables generated on the premise during the designated removal period. The design shall be submitted for approval to the permit and resource management department and shall meet all applicable regulations. This subsection shall not apply to one (1) or two (2) family dwellings.

(1)

Refuse and recycling container areas shall be adequate to be serviced by commercial mechanical loading trucks.

(2)

Commercial buildings with fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet of floor space or greater, and multiple housing units with seven (7) or more bedrooms, or any facility generating or anticipated to generate one (1) cubic yard or more refuse per week, shall provide sufficient container area(s) to house the number and size of containers required. Container areas shall not be less than ten feet (10′) wide, seven and one-half feet deep and six feet (6′) high.

(3)

Gates, if installed on the container area, shall be double doors, opening at the center and level with the access road.

(4)

Access roads shall provide all weather access and be capable of supporting refuse collection vehicle weight. Access roads shall have a minimum width of twelve feet (12′).

(5)

A turn around for the collection vehicle shall be provided in the immediate vicinity of the container area. The turn around area shall not be less than a thirty-two (32′) radius.

(6)

Overhangs, wiring or other obstructions on the approach to the container area must be at least thirteen feet six inches (13′6″) high and at least sixteen feet (16′) high directly over the container area.

(7)

The containers for refuse and recyclables shall be of sufficient size and adequate number to contain without overflowing all of the refuse and recyclables that are generated on the premises during the designated removal period.

(h)

Where the licensee furnishes storage containers, he or she is responsible for maintaining the containers in good condition unless they are furnished under other terms, conditions or agreements. Storage containers shall be placed to minimize traffic, aesthetic and other problems, both on the property and for the general public.

(Ord. No. 5679 § 2, 2006: Ord. No. 3079; Ord. No. 1069 § 2.)