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R E G U L A T I O N S

G O V E R N I N G

THE STORAGE C O L L . E C T I O N T R A N S P O R T I N G

AND D I S P O S A L O F

S O L I D WASTE

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N A S H COUNTY, NORTH C A R O L I N A

ADOPTED J a n u a r y 1 , 1992

N A S H COUNTY BOARD OF H E A L T H

N A S H V I L L E , NORTH C A R O L I N A

N A S H COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH

SOLID WASTE O R D I N A N C E

BE I T O R D A I N E D BY THE N A S H COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH:

T h a t t h e f o l l o w i n g r e g u l a t i o n s fo r t h e p r o t e c t i o n o f

p u b l i c h e a l t h a re h e r e b y adopted p u r s u a n t t o a u t h o r i t y

g r a n t e d by S e c t i o n 17 of C h a p t a r 130 of t h e General S t a t u t e s

o f N o r t h C a r o l i n a a n d s h a l l g o v e r n t h e s to rage , c o l l e c t i o n ,

t r a n s p o r t a t i o n a n d d i s p o s a l of s o l i d waste t h r o u g h o u t N a s h

C o u n t y .

Table of Contents

Section I

Section I1

Section I11

Section IV

Section V

Section V I

Section VI1

Section VI11

Section IX

Section X

Section XI

Section XI1

Section XI11

Section XV

Solid Waste Ordinance

Definitions

Accumulation and Storage o f Solid Waste

Collection o f Solid Waste and Solid Waste Permits

Disposal Sites

Use o f County Solid Waste Convenience Centers

Operation o f County Solid Waste Convenience Centers

U s e o f County Solid Waste Containers

Solid Waste User Fees

Appeals

North Carolina Solid Waste Management Rules

Penalties and Remedies

Prior Rules and Regulations Repealed

Severability

Effective Date

Section I Definitions

The following definitions shall apply in the

interpretation and enforcement of these regulations:

A.

B.

C.

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F.

G.

H.

I.

Agricultural Waste: Waste rnaterials produced from tho

raising of plants and animals, including animal manures,

bedding , plant star ks , hulls and vegetable matter - Ashes: Residue from burning of wood, coal, coke, or other

combustible materials.

Board of Commissioners: The Nash County Board of

Commissioners

Board of Health: The Nash County Board of Health.

County: The County of Nash.

Division: Solid Waste Management Division of the North

Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural

Resources I

Demolition Landfill: A sanitary landfill that is limited

to receiving stumps, concrete, brick, treated wood,

uncontaminated earth or other solid wastes as approved by

the county.

Disposal: The discharge, deposit, injection, dumping

spilling, leaking, or placing of any solid waste into or

on land so that such solid waste or any constituent

thereof may enter the environment or be emitted into the

air or discharged into any water, including ground waters.

Garbage: Al l putrescible solid wastes, including

vegetable matter, animal offal, carcasses of animals and

recognizable j-ndustr ial by-products but excluding human

body wastes and animal manure,

J. Hazardous Waste: A solid waste, or combination of solid

wastes, which because of it’s quantity, concentration,

physical I chemical , or infectious characteristics ( 1 ) may

cause or significantly contribute to an increase in

mortality or an increase serious irreversible or

incapacitating reversible illness or (2) pose a

substantial present or potential hazard to human health or

the environment when properly treated, stored,

transported, or disposed o f , or otherwise managed.

K . Health Director: The Health Director of Nash County or

his/her authorized agent.

L . Incineration: The process of burning solid, semi-solid,

liquid, or gaseous combustible waste to an inoffensive gas

and residue containing little or no combustible material.

M. Infect ious Waste: (1) Equipment, instruments, utensils,

and fomites of a disposable nature from the rooms of

patients who are suspected to have or have been diagnosed

as having communicable disease and must therefore, be

isolated as required b y public health agencies; (2)

laboratory waste, such as pathological specimen (eg., all

tissues , specimens of blood elements , excreta , and

secretions from patients or laboratory animals) and

disposable fomites (any substance that may harbor or

transmit pathogenic organisms) attendant thereto; (3)

surgical operating room pathologic specimens and

disposable fomites attendant thereto, and similar

disposable materials from outpatient areas an emergency

rooms

N. Institutional Solid Waste: Solid wastes generated by

educational, health care, correctional, and other

institutional facilities

0. Person: Any individual, firm, organization, association,

partnership, business , trust, corporation or company

P . Premises: Each single residential dwelling unit housed in

a building used for residential purposes, or mobile home,

or a structure used for residential purposes on any

property. Premise also means each unit contained in any

structure serving a separate owner, tenant, lessee, or

used for any purpose other than residential. Premises is

also property conveyed in a deed.

Q . Refuse: All non-putrescible solid waste. Refuse

consists of both combustible and non-combustible materials

such as paper , cardboard, tin cans, yard clippings, wood,

glass , bedding, crockery , metals, and similar materials

R . Sanitary Landfill: A facility for the disposal of solid

waste on land in a sanitary manner, in accordance with

Article 9 , Chapter 1 3 0 A , North Carolina Administrative

Code I

S. Solid Waste: Any hazardous or non-hazardous garbage,

refuse, or sludge from a waste treatment plant, water

supply treatment plants, or air pollution control

facility , domestic sewage and sludges generated by the

treatment thereof i n sanitary sewage collection, treatment

and d i s p o s a l s y s t e m s , and o t h e r m a t e r i a l t h a t is e i t h e r

d i s c a r d e d or is be ing accumula ted , s t o r e d or t r e a t e d p r i o r

t o be ing d i s c a r d e d , o r has s e r v e d i n i t ’s o r i g i n a l

i n t e n d e d u s e and is g e n e r a l l y d i s c a r d e d , i n c l u d i n g s o l i d ,

l i q u i d , s e m i s o l i d o r c o n t a i n e d gaseous material r e s u l t i n g

from i n d u s t r i a l , i n s t i t u t i o n a l , commercial and

a g r i c u l t u r a l o p e r a t i o n s , and from cornmunity a c t i v i t i e s .

T h e term does no t i n c l u d e : ( a ) f o w l and animal f e c a l waste

( b ) s o l i d o r d i s s o l v e d m a t e r i a l i n ( i ) domest ic sewage and

s l u d g e s g e n e r a t e d by t h e treatment t h e r e o f i n s a n i t a r y

sewage c o l l e c t i o n , t r e a t m e n t , and d i s p o s a l s y s t e m s w h i c h

are des igned t o d i s c h a r g e e f f l u e n t s t o t h e s u r f a c e

waters; ( i i ) i r r i g a t i o n r e t u r n f l o w s ; and ( i i i )

wastewater d i s c h a r g e s and t h e s l u d g e s i n c i d e n t a l t he re to

and g e n e r a t e d by t h e t r e a t m e n t t h e r e o f w h i c h p o i n t

s o u r c e s s u b j e c t t o permits g r a n t e d under S e c t i o n 402 o f

t h e F e d e r a l P o l l u t i o n Con t ro l A c t , a s amended ( P . L . 92-

S O O ) , and p e r m i t s g r a n t e d under G . S . 143-215.1 by t h e

Environmental Management Commission; except t h a t a n y

s l u d g e s t h a t meet t h e c r i t e r i a f o r hazardous waste under

t h e F e d e r a l Resource Conse rva t ion and Recovery A c t (P .L .

94-580) a s amended, s h a l l a l s o be a s o l i d was te f o r t h e

purpose of t h i s a r t i c l e ; or ( c ) o i l s and o t h e r l i q u i d

hydrocarbons c o n t r o l l e d under Art ic le 21A o f Chapter 143

of t h e North C a r o l i n a General S t a t u t e s g except t h a t any

s u c h o i l s o r t h e i r l i q u i d hydrocarbons t h a t meet t h e

c r i t e r i a f o r hazardous waste under t h e F e d e r a l Resource

Conse rva t ion and Recovery A c t ( P . L . 94-580) a s amended,

s h a l l a l s o be a s o l i d waste f o r t h e purpose of t h i s

a r t i c l e ; or ( d ) a n y r a d i o a c t i v e m a t e r i a l a s d e f i n e d by t h e

North C a r o l i n a R a d i a t i o n P r o t e c t i o n A c t , G . S . 104E-1

t h rough 104E-23; or ( e ) m i n i n g refuse covered by t h e North

C a r o l i n a M i n i n g A c t G . S . 74-76 through 74-68 and

r e g u l a t e d under t h e North C a r o l i n a M i n i n g Commission ( a s

d e f i n e d under G . S . 1438-290); e x c e p t t h a t a n y

s p e c i f i c m i n i n g was te t h a t meets t h e c r i t e r i a f o r

hazardous waste under t h e F e d e r a l Resource Conse rva t ion

a n d Recovery A c t ( P . L . 94-580) a s amended, s h a l l a l s o be a

s o l i d was te for t h e purpose o f t h i s a r t i c l e .

T . Radioactive Waste: Any was te w h i c h emits i o n i z i n g

r a d i a t i o n s p o n t a n e o u s l y .

U, Solid Waste Collector: A n y pe r son or f i rm , who c o l l e c t s ,

t r a n s p o r t s o r d i s p o s e s of s o l i d waste f o r p a y , and

t r a n s p o r t s s a i d s o l i d was te t o a n approved d i s p o s a l

f a c i l i t y .

V . Solid Waste Convenience Center: A permanent s t r u c t u r e

w i t h mechanical e q u i p m e n t used f o r t h e c o l l e c t i o n and/or

compaction o f s o l i d waste p r i o r t o t h e t r a n s p o r t i n g o f

s o l i d was te f o r f i n a l d i s p o s a l . I t is a l s o a n a r e a used

by t h e County for- t h e c o l l e c t i o n or r e c y c l a b l e m a t e r i a l s

from county r e s i d e n t s , a s approved by t h e Nash County

Board o f Commissioners , upon recommendation by t h e Nash

C o u n t y Board of W e a l t h .

W . White Goods: Households a p p l i a n c e s i n c l u d i n g , b u t n o t

l i m i t e d t o r e f r i g e r a t o r s , washing m a c h i n e s , water heaters

and c l o t h e s d r y e r s .

X . Yard Waste: Yard t r a s h and l a n d c l e a r i n g d e b r i s a s d e f i n e d

i n G.S. 130A-290, i n c l u d i n g s t u m p s , l e aves , g r a s s and

u n t r e a t e d wood (.

Section I1 Accumulation and Storage o f Solid Waste

A . No owner , o c c u p a n t , t e n a n t , o r lessee of any p u b l i c o r

p r i v a t e premises s h a l l permit t h e accumula t ion upon h i s

premises of any ga rbage r e f u s e , o r s o l i d waste t h a t h a s

been i n c o n t a c t w i t h o r s o i l e d by animal o r v e g e t a b l e

wastes, except upon s u c h p r o p e r t y t h a t is no t s t o r e d o r

d i sposed of i n t h e foll.owing manner.

1. A l l ga rbage s h a l l be s t o r e d i n a c o n t a i n e r t h a t is

d u r a b l e , r u s t r e s i s t a n t , nonabsorbent , w a t e r - t i g h t ,

r o d e n t p r o o f , and e a s i l y c l e a n a b l e w i t h a c l o s e -

f i t t i n g , f l y - t i g h t cover i n place w i t h adequa te

h a n d l e s t o f a c i l i t a t e t h e e a s y removal of ga rbage .

2 . I t s h a l l a l s o be unlawful f o r a n y person t o s t o r e

garbage of a p e r i s h a b l e o r o f f e n s i v e n a t u r e f o r more

t h a n one w e e k i n a n y t y p e of c o n t a i n e r .

B . S o l i d was te and garbage s h a l l no t be d e p o s i t e d , s t o r e d o r

p e r m i t t e d t o a c c u m u l a t e o n a n y p r o p e r t y f o r more t h a n 48

hour s i n s u c h a manner t h a t i t w i l l p rov ide food o r

harborage f o r insects or r o d e n t s , o r c o n s t i t u t e a f i r e OY’

s a f e t y hazard I

1. I t s h a l l be unlawful f o r any occupant of any dwe l l ing

or dwelling unit to place or leave outside of any

dwelling or dwelling unit or leave outside of any

such building any furniture, refrigerator , stoves or

other appliance, machinery, equipment, building

material, o r other item which is either in a wholly

or partially rusted, wrecked, junked, dismantled or

inoperative condition, and which is not completely

enclosed within a building, a privacy fence, or

other means of concealment as deemed satisfactory to

the Health Director. This section shall not apply to

a licensed junk dealer.

2. It shall be unlawful f o r any person to leave outside

of any building or dwelling, in a place accessible to

children, any abandoned, unattended or discarded

refrigerator or any other container of any kind which

has an airtight snap lock or other device thereon

without first removing said snap lock doors from said

refrigerator , or any other container o f any kind

which is crated, strapped, or locked to such an

extent that it is possible for a child to obtain

access to any airtight compartment thereof.

C. A person shall not throw, dump, deposit, or cause to be

thrown, dumped, or deposited solid waste on a street or

highway, upon public parks or recreation areas, or upon

any other public or private property.

0. It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of garbage

or solid waste in any way other than in a manner approved

by law. Acceptable means of d i s p o s a l by person i n c l u d e

t h e f o l l o w i n g :

1.

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3 .

C o n t r a c t i n g w i t h a s o l i d waste h a u l e r .

A r e s i d e n t h a u l i n g h i s own garbage and s o l i d was te t o

a p u b l i c s a n i t a r y l a n d f i l l sit.@ o r t o a s o l i d was te

convenience center .

B u r n i n g s o l i d was te i n a n i n c i n e r a t o r of a t y p e

approved by t h e North C a r o l i n a D e p a r t m e n t of

Environment , Hea l th and N a t u r a l Resources .

E. Where the re is more t h a n one d w e l l i n g l o c a t e d i n a

r e s i d e n t i a l b u i l d i n g o r mobile home p a r k , i t s h a l l be t h e

u l t i m a t e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f t h e owner of e a c h b u i l d i n g o r

mobile home p a r k t o ma in ta in proper s t o r a g e and d i s p o s a l

of a l l s o l i d w a s t e .

Section 111 Collection o f Solid Waste and Solid Waste

Permits

A . T h e owner , occupant , t e n a n t , o r lessee of any premises

upon which ga rbage is s t o r e d s h a l l remove, o r cause t o be

removed, a l l ga rbage from s a i d premises a t l e a s t once

I w e e k l y ( s e v e n days 1 .

B . S o l i d waste c o l l e c t o r s s h a l l remove a l l s o l i d waste from

t h e premises, w h e n t h e y receive compensat ion for t h e i r

s e r v i c e s , a t l ea s t once w e e k l y . T h e work s h a l l be done

i n a c l e a n and o r d e r l y m a n n e r , w i t h o u t c a u s i n g damage t o

t h e c o n t a i n e r . Any s o l i d waste t h a t is s p i l l e d s h a l l be

removed, a n d t h e premises l e f t i n a s a n i t a r y manner.

C . No person shall collect, transport, or dispose of

refuse, garbage, or solid waste for pay without a written

permit from the Health Director.

D . The Health Director shall issue such permit only when,

upon inspection, findings demonstrate that the

facilities, equipment and proposed operating methods o f

the applicant are in compliance with the requirements o f

these regulations.

E . The Health Director is authorized and directed to refuse

to issue any permit to collect, transport or dispose of

refuse, garbage or solid waste whenever he finds upon

inspection of the facilities, equipment and proposed

operating methods are not in compliance with the

requirements of these regulations.

F. Vehicles or containers used for the collection and

transporting of any solid waste shall be loaded and moved

in such a manner that the contents will not fall, leak or

spill therefrom, and shall be covered to prevent blowing

of material. If spillage should occur, the material

shall be picked up immediately by the occupant(s) o f the

vehicle and returned to the vehicle OT container and the

area properly cleaned.

G. Permitting o f collection and transporting of solid waste

by a solid waste collector will be on an annual basis.

kl. Permitting o f collection and transporting of solid waste

by a Governmental unit shall be valid as long as they

conform to this regulation I

I . W h e n e v e r , u p o n i n s p e c t i o n of t h e f a c i l i t i e s , e q u i p m e n t or

o p e r a t i n g m e t h o d s o f a n y p e r s o n c o l l e c t i n g , t r a n s p o r t i n g ,

o r d i s p o s i n g of garbage, r e f u s e or s o l i d waste, t h e

H e a l t h Director f i n d s t h a t c o n d i t i o n s or pract ices e x i s t

w h i c h a re i n v i o l a t i o n of t h e p r o v i s i o n s of t h e s e

r e g u l a t i o n s , t h e H e a l t h Director s h a l l g i v e n o t i c e i n

w r i t i n g t o s u c h p e r s o n t h a t u n l e s s s u c h c o n d i t i o n s or

practices are corrected w i t h i n t e n ( 1 0 ) d a y s t h e

o p e r a t i n g p e r m i t of s u c h p e r s o n s h a l l be s u s p e n d e d . A t

t h e e n d of s u c h t e n ( 1 0 ) day p e r i o d t h e H e a l t h Director

s h a l l make a r e i n s p e c t i o n , a n d i f h e f i n d s t h a t s u c h

c o n d i t i o n s or pract ices h a v e n o t b e e n corrected, h e s h a l l

g i v e n o t i c e i n w r i t i n g t o s u c h p e r s o n t h a t h i s p e r m i t h a s

b e e n s u s p e n d e d . Upon receipt of n o t i c e of s u s p e n s i o n ,

s u c h p e r s o n s h a l l immedia t e ly cease t o c o l l e c t ,

t r a n s p o r t , o r d i s p o s e of r e f u s e , garbage or s o l i d waste.

No s u c h p e r m i t s h a l l be r e i n s t a t e d by t h e H e a l t h Director

u n t i l h e f i n d s u p o n r e i n s p e c t i o n t h a t a l l p r o v i s i o n s of

t h e s e r e g u l a t i o n s h a v e b e e n compl ied w i t h , except t h a t

f o l l o w i n g a h e a r i n g a s h e r e i n a f t e r p r o v i d e d s u c h p e r m i t

may be r e i n s t a t e d by t h e C o u n t y B o a r d of H e a l t h .

J . Upon w r i t t e n p e t i t i o n from a p e r s o n w h o s e permit t o

c o l l e c t , t r a n s p o r t or d i s p o s e of r u b b i s h , garbage a n d

s o l i d waste h a s b e e n s u s p e n d e d , t h e C o u n t y B o a r d of

H e a l t h s h a l l h o l d a h e a r i n g a t w h i c h time s u c h p e r s o n

s h a l l be g i v e n a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o show t h a t h i s p e r m i t

s h o u l d n o t h a v e b e e n s u s p e n d e d . N o s u c h h e a r i n g s h a l l be

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held unless written petition therefore shall have been

filed in the office o f the Health Director to communicate

the request to the Chairman o f the County Board of Health

as soon as practicable. Such hearing shall be held by

the County Board of Health within five (5) working days

following receipt o f such petition by the Chairman.

After such hearing, the County Board of Health may either

revoke or reinstate such permit, depending upon its

finding as to whether these regulations have been

complied with. If no such petition is filed on or before3

the tenth day following the day on which such a permit

was suspended, the permit shall be deemed to have been

automatically revoked.

K . When any person has made application for a permit to

collect, transport and dispose of refuse, garbage or

solid waste and the Health Director has refused to issue

a permit to the applicant, the applicant may file a

written petition for a hearing before the County Board o f

Health. Petition for hearing must be filed with the

Health Director within (10) days after the refusal o f the

Health Director to communicate the request to the

Chairman of the County Board of Health as soon as

practicable. The Board o f Health shall act upon the

petition within ten (10) days of its receipt to grant the

permit, depending upon compliance with these regulations.

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Section I V . Disposal Sites

A . T h e d i s p o s a l of s o l i d waste s h a l l be l a w f u l o n l y by t h e

f o l l o w i n g methods as approved by t h e North C a r o l i n a

Department of Environment , H e a l t h and N a t u r a l Resources:

1 . S a n i t a r y L a n d f i l l

2. Demoli t ion L a n d f i l l

3 . I n c i n e r a t i o n

4 . Disposa l by any o t h e r s a n i t a r y method w h i c h may b e

developed a n d demonst ra ted t o be c a p a b l e of f u l f i l l i n g

t h e b a s i c r e q u i r e m e n t s of t h e North C a r o l i n a S o l i d Waste

Management R u l e s , a s amended, w h i c h h a v e been approved by

t h e North C a r o l i n a Department o f Environment , H e a l t h and

N a t u r a l Resources .

B . Any d i s p o s a l f a c i l i t y i n Nash County s h a l l be o p e r a t e d

a c c o r d i n g t o r u l e s and r e g u l a t i o n s f o r s o l i d waste

d i s p o s a l adopted by t h e D i v i s i o n . T h e o p e r a t i o n a l

r e q u i r e m e n t s f o r a d i s p o s a l f a c i l i t y a s adopted by t h e

D i v i s i o n on A p r i l 4, 1990 and r e c o d i f i e d on March 1 , 1991

or a s amended t h e r e t o , are made a p a r t of t h i s o r d i n a n c e

by r e f e r e n c e .

C . A l l p e r s o n s u s i n g a d i s p o s a l f a c i l i t y o p e r a t e d by Nash

County s h a l l a b i d e by t h e r u l e s and r e g u l a t i o n s g o v e r n i n g

i t ’s use and a v i o l a t i o n s f s u c h r u l e s and r e g u l a t i o n s

s h a l l c o n s t i t u t e a v i o l a t i o n o f t h i s o r d i n a n c e .

C). A person u s i n g or a l l o w i n g o thers t o u s e an open dump f o r

d i s p o s a l of s o l i d waste l o c a t e d on h i s / h e r p r o p e r t y is i n

v i o l a t i o n of t h i s o rd inance and must c l o s e t h e s i t e i n

accordance wi t . h 1 5 A NCAC 135 ( “ 0 5 0 2 ) .

E. I n accordance w i t h t h e S o l i d Waste Management Act of 1989

and a s amended, c e r t a i n s p e c i a l waste have been banned

from t h e l a n d f i l l . T h e s p e c i a l waste bans and e f f e c t i v e

d a t e s a r e a s f o l l o w s :

1. Whole T i r e s J u l y 1, 1990

2 , Used Motor O i l October 1 , 1990

3 . W h i t e Goods January 1 , 1991

4.. Lead Acid B a t t e r i e s January 1 , 1991

5 . Yard Waste June 3 0 , 1993

F. E f f e c t i v e March 26, 1992 i t s h a l l be unlawful t o d i s p o s e

of any load of s o l i d waste c o n t a i n i n g more than t e n ( 1 0 % )

p e r c e n t co r ruga ted cardboard by weight or volume i n t h e

Nash County S a n i t a r y L a n d f i l l .

T h i s ban does n o t apply t o co r ruga ted cardboard t h a t is

proven n o t t o be r e c y c l a b l e . Pe r sons i n v i o l a t i o n of

t h i s ban w i l l be f i n e d i n t h e fo l lowing manner:

1st o f f e n s e - w r i t t e n warning.

2nd o f f e n s e - 2 x t h e r e g u l a r t i p p i n g f e e of t h e e n t i r e

l o a d .

3 r d o f f e n s e - 4 x t h e r e g u l a r t i p p i n g f e e of t h e e n t i r e

l o a d .

Each o f f e n s e t h e r e a f t e r - 10 x t h e r e g u l a r t i p p i n g f e e of

t h e e n t i r e l o a d .

G . I t s h a l l be unlawful t o d i s p o s e of i n f e c t i o u s waste a s

d e f i n e d i n t h i s o r d i n a c e a s of J u l y 1 , 1992. S o l i d Waste

Management Rules a s adopted by t h e D i v i s i o n a s amended,

s h a l l govern i n f e c t i o u s was te d i s p o s a l i n t h e county

u n t i l J u n e 30, 1992.

S e c t i o n V U s e o f County Sol id Waste C o n v e n i e n c e C e n t e r s

A . T h e u s e of t h e Nash County S o l i d Waste Convenience

C e n t e r s is r e s t r i c t e d t o household s o l i d waste g e n e r a t e d

i n u n i n c o r p o r a t e d areas of Nash County.

B . T h e t y p e s o f s o l i d waste not a c c e p t e d a t t h e s e c e n t e r s

are:

1. A g r i c u l t u r a l Waste

2 . Hazardous Waste

3 . I n d u s t r i a l Waste

4 . I n s t i t u t i o n a l Waste

5 . M u n i c i p a l Waste

6 . R a d i o a c t i v e Waste

C . R e s i d e n t s u s i n g t h e county s o l i d waste convenience

c e n t e r s m u s t comply w i t h t h e f o l l o w i n g r u l e s f o r

d i s p o s i n g o f household s o l i d waste.

1. Household ga rbage m u s t be bagged.

2. Burning o r smolde r ing materials may not be d i sposed

of a t t h e s e s i t e s .

3. No t i r e s , b r i c k s , l a r g e s t u m p s , l o g s , c o n c r e t e ,

s h i n g l e s , a n i m a l carcasses, animal w a s t e , a u t o s , and

o t h e r waste a s de termined by t h e Board of H e a l t h w i l l

be a c c e p t e d a t t h e convenience c e n t e r s I T h e s e

m a t e r i a l s must be t a k e n to an approved l a n d f i l l or

C .

o t h e r w i s e d i s p o s e d o f i n accordance w i t h t h i s

o r d i n a n c e I

4 . O n l y t h o s e materials a s s p e c i f i e d on c o n t a i n e r s i g n s

s h a l l be d e p o s i t e d i n s a i d c o n t a i n e r .

5 . Nash County r e s i d e n t s a r e encouraged t o s e p a r a t e

r e c y c l a b l e m a t e r i a l s from t h e i r household t r a s h ,

d e p o s i t i n g t h e m i n special c o l l e c t i o n c o n t a i n e r s a t

t h e s o l i d waste convenience center .

6 . I t s h a l l be u n l a w f u l t o s cavenge , l o i t e r , s o l i c i t o r

trespass a t t h e N a s h County S o l i d Waste Convenience

C e n t e r s or t h e Nash County L a n d f i l l .

O n l y t h o s e county r e s i d e n t s who h a v e p a i d t h e S o l i d

Waste Convenience Center use r f e e a r e a l lowed t o u s e

t h e s e centers.

Section VI Operation o f County Solid Waste Convenience

A .

8 .

C .

e) "

Centers

Opera t ion hours m u s t no t beg in p r i o r t o 7 a.m. Monday

th rough S a t u r d a y , nor 1 p.m. on Sundays; nor- s h a l l t h e y

e x t e n d p a s t 8 p.m. Monday through Sunday.

A t t endan t s h a l l be on d u t y d u r i n g a l l hours of o p e r a t i o n .

Centers m u s t be o p e r a t e d i n a c l e a n and s a n i t a r y m a n n e r .

Any blowing trash o r d e b r i s must be c o n t r o l l e d by t h e

a t t e n d a n t . Odors and insects m u s t be c o n t r o l l e d i n t h e

most e f f e c t i v e way p o s s i b l e .

C e n t e r s m u s t be ma in ta ined i n good r e p a i r a t a l l t imes.

Section VI1 Use of County Solid Waste Containers

A , The use o f Nash County Solid Waste Containers a r e

restricted to non-commercial, Nash County residential

household solid waste. Only those establishments who

provide container site space may be exempted. Residents

using the county solid waste containers must comply with

the following rules for depositing household solid waste

in these containers.

1. Household solid wastes must be bagged before it is

placed into containers. Boxes and carton must be

flattened so as to occupy the least amount of space.

2. Burning, smoldering or highly flammable material

cannot be placed into containers.

3 . No building material bricks, lumber tree trimmings,

stumps , logs , animal carcasses , animal wastes,

appliances , furniture autos, auto parts , industrial

waste, business wastes, agricultural wastes, and the

like shall be placed in containers. This type

material shall be taken to the county landfill or

otherwise disposed of in accordance with this

Ordinance.

4 . Solid waste will not be dumped on top of containers

or on the ground. Solid waste spilled during dumping

will be immediately picked up and p r o p e r l y placed in

the container.

5 . Scavenging through these containers for recovera.ble

materials is strictly prohibited.

Section V I 1 1 Solid Waste User Fees

A .

B.

c: .

D "

Tipping fees at the County Landfill shall be approved by

the Board of Commissioners upon recommendation by the

Board of Health.

Solid Waste Convenience Center user fees (solid

waste fee) shall be approved by the Board o f

Commissioners upon recommendation by the Board o f Health.

No resident of unincorporated areas of the county shall

be exempt from a portion or all of the Convenience Center

User Fee unless he/she pays for the services of a solid

waste collector, as o f January 1 o f each calendar year.

To be exempted from any or a portion of the convenience

center user fee, a county resident must first show

evidence satisfactory to the County that he/she uses the

services of a solid waste collector.

IX Appeals

A . Should any c o n t r o v e r s y a r i s e r e g a r d i n g the d e n i a l or

r e v o c a t i o n of a s o l i d waste pe rmi t r e q u i r e d by t h e s e

r e g u l a t i o n s o r shou ld a c t i o n p e r t a i n i n g t o t h e

enforcement of t h e s e r e g u l a t i o n s seem unwarranted , t h e

pe r son aggr i eved may appea l t o t h e H e a l t h D i r e c t o r of

N a s h County f o r a h e a r i n g . No s u c h h e a r i n g s h a l l be h e l d

u n l e s s a w r i t t e n p e t i t i o n has been f i l e d i n t h e o f f i c e of

t h e H e a l t h D i r e c t o r on or b e f o r e t h e f i f t h ( 5 t h ) day

f o l l o w i n g the a c t i o n o r lack of a c t i o n w h i c h caused t h e

p e t i t i o n e r t o be a g g r i e v e d . T h e w r i t t e n p e t i t i o n

r e q u e s t i n g t h e h e a r i n g m u s t se t o u t t h e g r i e v a n c e or

g r i e v a n c e s of t h e p e t i t i o n e r I W i t h i n f i v e ( 5 ) working

days of receipt of s a i d p e t i t i o n , a h e a r i n g s h a l l be he ld

b e f o r e two ( 2 ) members of t h e S o l i d Waste S e c t i o n and th(7;"

H e a l t h D i r e c t o r o f t h e N a s h County H e a l t h Department.

8. I f s a i d g r i e v a n c e s a r e not r e s o l v e d a t t h i s h e a r i n g and

t h e aggr i eved p a r t y s o requests, i t s h a l l b e t h e d u t y o f

t h e H e a l t h D i r e c t o r t o communicate t h e request f o r a

h e a r i n g t o t h e Chairman of t h e Board of Heal th a s soon a s

p r a c t i c a b l e . Such h e a r i n g s h a l l be he ld by t h e Board of

Hea l th w i t h i n s even ( 7 ) days f o l l o w i n g receipt o f s u c h

request by t h e C h a i r m a n . A f t e r such h e a r i n g , t h e Board

o f Hea l th may e i t h e r a f f i r m o r r e v e r s e i n i t i a l d e c i s i o n .

D . I f s a i d grievances a r e not r e s o l v e d a t a h e a r i n g b e f o r e

t h e Board of Health t h e a g g r i e v e d p a r t y may appeal- t o t h e

d

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S u p e r i o r Cour t

Section X North Carolina Solid Waste Management Rules

I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e terms and p r o v i s i o n s of t h i s

Ord inance , t h e North C a r o l i n a S o l i d Waste managemen t R u l e s ,

a s s e t f o r t h i n 1 5 A North C a r o l i n a A d m i n i s t r a t i v e Code,

Subchapter 138, a s amended from time t o t i m e , a re hereby

i n c o r p o r a t e d i n t o and made a p a r t of t h i s Ordinance by

r e f e r e n c e . A v i o l a t i o n of t h e s a i d North C a r o l l n a S o l i d

Waste Management R u l e s s h a l l a l s o be a v i o l a t i o n of t h i s

Ordinance .

Section XI Penalties and Remedies

A . Any pe r son v i o l a t i n g t h i s o r d i n a n c e s h a l l be g u i l t y of a

misdemeanor and p u n i s h a b l e by a f i n e not t o exceed f i f t y

($50 ) d o l l a r s o r imprisonment not t o exceed t h i r t y ( 3 0 )

days i n acco rdance w i t h t h e General S t a t u t e s of North

C a r o l i n a , i r r e spec t ive of a l l o t h e r remedies of

enforcement a s provided by law. Each days v i o l a t i o n

s h a l l be t r e a t e d a s a s e p a r a t e o f f e n s e .

B. Not w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e p e n a l t i e s d e s c r i b e d i n S e c t i o n X , ( A )

above , t h e County may seek r e s t i t u t i o n f o r damages o r

extra expenses caused by t h e v i o l a t i o n o f this o r d i n a n c e

i n a n y c o u r t having j u r i s d i c t i o n .

. a

Section XI1 Prior Rules and Regulations Repealed

A l l o r d i n a n c e s , r u l e s and r e g u l a t i o n s h e r e t o f o r e adopted

by the Nash County Board of H e a l t h w h i c h a r e c o n f l i c t w i t h

these r e g u l a t i o n s are h e r e b y r e p e a l e d .

Section XI11 severability

I f any p r o v i s i o n or clause of t h e s e r e g u l a t i o n s s h a l l be

d e c l a r e d i n v a l i d , such d e c l a r a t i o n s h a l l no t i n v a l i d a t e any

o t h e r p r o v i s i o n or c l a u s e of these r e g u l a t i o n s I

Section XV Effective Date

T h e s e r e g u l a t i o n s s h a l l b e e f f e c t i v e on and a f t e r t h e

1st day of J a n u a r y , 1992.

S igned: C h a i r m a n , Board o f H e a l t h

S igned: Na.sh County H e a l t h D i r e c t o r

Amended: March 26 , 3.992