Illegal Dumping_Disposal Sites and Sanitary Landfills Code of Ordinances

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3/2/22, 12:15 PM South Bend, IN Code of Ordinances 4/4 (a) (b) (c) (d) (a) (a) excluded by the landfill operator. (Ord. No. 8436-93, § I; Ord. No. 10538-17, § II, 9-11-17 ) Sec. 16-49. - Incineration regulations; registration; permit; fee; emissions. The operation and site of any incineration exceeding a capacity of eight hundred (800) pounds per hour shall be subject to approval by the Health Department, Board of Public Works, and the Board of Zoning Appeals and all required federal, state and local agencies. The Board of Zoning Appeals shall refer all request to the Area Plan Commission for study and recommendation. 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, the Health Department and all required federal, state and local agencies. 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 five hundred dollars ($500.00). The annual license fee shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) per one hundred (100) pounds per hour capacity of the incinerator. No person owning or in charge of a fuel burning, combustion or process equipment or device, or portable boiler used for the purpose of refuse disposal shall cause, suffer or allow the emission or discharge of smoke or particulate matter 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. (Ord. No. 8436-93, § I) Sec. 16-50. - Garbage grinding requirements. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the disposal of residential and commercial garbage by garbage grinders; provided that the installation and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of three-fourths (¾) horsepower (0.76 hp metric) or greater shall be subject to review and approval by the Board of Public Works as provided by Section 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. (Ord. No. 8436-93, § I) Sec. 16-51. - Refuse disposal by other approved methods. Refuse may be disposed of by other methods specifically approved by the Health Officer and Board of Public Works.