8436-93 Amending Various Sections Throught Chapter 16 Refuse

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• (p) If in the opinion of the Health Officer, an insect or rodent problem exists, he may require that the operator institute a baiting or insecticide spraying program. (q) Dangerous material such as poisons, acids, caustics and explosives shall not be deposited on the grounds without special permissions of the Health Officer unless permitted by required federal, state and local agencies and regulations . Other materials may be excluded by the land-fill operator. Sec. 16-49. Incineration regulations; registration; permit; fee; emissions. (a) The operation and site of any incinerator exceeding a capacity of eight hundred (800) pounds per hour shall be approved subject to approval by the Health Department, Board of Public Works and Safety and the Board of Zoning Appeals and all required federal, state and local agencies . The Board of Zoning Appeals shall refer all requests to the Area Plan Commission for study and recommendation. (b) Plans and specifications for any incinerator exceeding a capacity of eight hundred (800) pounds per hour shall be prepared by an engineer registered in the State. The plans and specifications shall be approved by the State Board of Health ftnd the Health Department and all required federal, state and local agencies . (c) A permit and license shall be required to operate an incinerator which exceeds a capacity of eight hundred (800) pounds per hour. The permit fee shall be One Hundred Dollars ($100 . 00) Five Hundred Dollars ($500 . 00) . The annual license fee shall be Five Dollars ($5 . 00) Fifty Dollars ($50 . 00) per one hundred (100) pounds per hour capacity of the incinerator. (d) No person owning or in charge of a fuel burning, combustion or process equipment or device, or portable boilerr open firc used for the purpose of refuse disposal shall cause, suffer or allow the emission or discharge of smoke or particulate matter from any single c into the atmosphere in such quantities as to constitute a violation of federal, state and local law or, in the discretion of the Health Officer, would contribute to a public nuisance or hazard to the public health. Sec. 16-50. Garbage grinding requirements. (a) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the disposal of residential and commercial garbage of private or municipal by garbage grinders; provided, that provided that the installation and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of three-fourths (3/4) horsepower (0 .76 hp metric) or greater shall be subject to review and approval by the Board of Public Works as provided by Sec. 17- 8 (c) (2) of this Code. The disposal of ground garbage shall comply with the provisions of Chapters 16 and 17 of the Municipal Code. (b) The operation and site of any garbage grinder with a capacity of eight hundred (800) pounds per hour shall be approved by the Health Department, Board of Public Works and the Board of requests to the Area Plan Commission for study and recommendation.