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Residential Composting Regulations Ordinance <br />Page 3 <br />provisions set forth in paragraph (b) of this Section, the individual(s) charged with managing g the <br />community garden must contact the Department of Code Enforcement and provide the following <br />information: <br />1. Commonly known address of the location or proposed location of the <br />community Garden; <br />2. Name of the individual(s) and /or non -profit organization(s) who will manage <br />the community garden and see that it will be maintained; and <br />3. Map of the parcel(s) of land showing the setback lines, proposed area and <br />proposed size of the compost area. <br />Upon approval by the Director of the Department of Code Enforcement or his/her designee, the <br />comlost area may be developed, subject to all other provisions set forth in this Article. <br />See. 14 -118. Compost Containers. <br />(a) Composting may be conducted within a covered or uncovered container, enclosed on <br />all vertical sides. Containers shall be of a durable material and shall be constructed and maintained <br />in a structurally sound manner. Wood used in the construction of a compost container shall be <br />free of rot. <br />(b) Compost containers include bins, composters and compost digesters. <br />(c) The pile method or having exposed materials for composting is not permitted.' <br />See. 14 -119. Materials Permitted and Not Permitted to be Composted. <br />(a) Only organic materials such as grass clippings, leaves, spent flowers, weeds; as well as <br />sawdust, wood ash, plant trimmings, straw, fruit and vegetable peels, egg shells, lettuce leaves and <br />trimmings from kitchen scraps, coffee grounds, tea leaves/bags, and other raw non - greasy food <br />wastes may be placed in any compost container. <br />(b) None of the following materials shall be placed in any compost container: meat, bones <br />oils, fish, dairy products, any greasy kitchen wastes, bread, plastics, synthetic fibers human or pet <br />wastes, cat litter, treated or painted wood, and diseased plants.5 <br />4 Regulations prohibiting the pile method are consistent with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) <br />publication entitled GreenScapes U.S. EPA Sustainable Landscapes publication entitled `Backyard Composting — It's <br />Only Natural ", October 2009, EPA530 -F -09 -026, a copy of which is on file in the Office of the City Clerk. <br />5 These regulations are consistent with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)'s Fact Sheet <br />on "Backyard Composting ", August 2013, and Purdue University Cooperative Extension's Home & Environment <br />
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