§ 78-15. Prohibited acts.

(a)

No individual, partnership, corporation, or other entity shall engage in solid waste handling except in such manner as to conform to and comply with this ordinance and all applicable state and federal legislation, rules, regulations and orders.

(b)

No individual, partnership, corporation, or other entity shall collect and dispose of municipal solid waste for a fee without obtaining a business license to provide service from the City of Woodstock.

(c)

No solid waste may be disposed of by any person in an open dump, nor may any person cause, suffer, allow or permit open dumping on his property as defined by the Rules of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, EPD, Chapter 391-3-4-04.

(1)

A person shall be presumed to have violated this provision if, upon written notification by the city manager or his/her designee that litter or solid waste has been dumped on that person's property, not otherwise subject to the provisions of O.C.G.A. §§ 16-7-51 through 16-7-54, and fails to provide the chief of the City of Woodstock Police Department or his/her designee within 15 days of notification with written assurance that the accumulation of litter or solid waste will be properly disposed of within 30 days from the original date of notification.

(2)

No person who first informs the city manager or his/her designee in writing that illegal dumping has occurred on a particular parcel of that person's property shall be deemed to have violated this provision, if such person provides written assurance that all accumulated litter or solid waste will be properly disposed of by a collection service provider who meets the requirements of this chapter within 45 days of the date of such written notification and subsequently provides proof of such disposal.

(d)

The owner or occupant of any premises, office, business establishment, institution, industry, or similar facility shall be responsible for the collection and transportation of all solid waste and shall be responsible for the collection of transportation of all recovered materials accumulated at the premises, office, business establishment, institution or similar facility to a solid waste handling recycling facility operating in compliance with the Georgia Environmental Protection Division Rules and Regulations unless arrangements have been made for such services with a collector operating in compliance with this chapter.

(e)

No owner or occupant shall allow the accumulation on premises under his or her control, or on or about his or her commercial establishment of solid waste where such solid waste creates or may create a health hazard to neighbors or other citizens, or is unsightly, or emits foul or obnoxious odors which constitute either a public or private nuisance. Such conduct shall constitute a violation of this chapter. Each day the solid waste remains on the premises may constitute a separate violation of this chapter.

(f)

No person may dispose of yard trimmings in the City of Woodstock or dispose of yard trimmings generated in the City of Woodstock unless such disposal is carried out in accordance with the following restrictions:

(1)

Yard trimmings shall not be placed in or mixed with municipal solid waste;

(2)

Yard trimmings shall not be disposed of in municipal solid waste disposal facilities that have liners and leachate collection systems or that requires vertical expansion;

(3)

Yard trimmings shall be sorted and stored for collection in a manner that facilitates collection, composting, or other lawful handling;

(4)

Upon collection, yard trimmings shall be sorted and stockpiled until their ultimate disposal by chipping, mulching, or other beneficial use.

(Ord. of 9-26-2011, Exh. A)