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Residential Composting Regulations Ordinance <br />Page 2 <br />Article 12. Residential Composting Regulations <br />See. 14 -116. Definitions. <br />As used in this Article: <br />(a) Community arden means a parcel or parcels of land which is gardened collectively b <br />a group of individuals and /or a non - profit manization(s) where produce plants and related food <br />items are grown or developed for the benefit of the community. <br />(b) Compost means the product Produced by the composting of vegetative mater. t <br />(c) Composting is the biological treatment process by which microorganisms decompose <br />the organic component of vegetative matter such as Yard or landscuing waste including leaves <br />grass brush, limbs and branches <br />(d) Organic materials for composting mean discarded garden nlants ass clippings tree <br />Leaves, and plant trimmings spent flowers weeds sawdust woo ash straw, fruit and vegetable <br />peels, egg shells, lettuce leaves trimmings from kitchen scraps coffee grounds tea leaves/bags, <br />and other raw non - greasy food wastes." <br />Sec. 14 -117. Compost Area Size and Location Regulations/Limited Exceptions for <br />Community Gardens. <br />(a) A compost area may only be located in the rear yard of a residentially zoned parcel, <br />shall be located at least five (5) feet from lot lines and no closer than twenty (20) feet to any <br />habitable butldmg other than the residential owner's own home <br />(b) All compost areas shall comply with applicable zoning regulations of Chanter 21 of the <br />South Bend Municipal Code and shall not exceed a total of one hundred (100) cubic feet in volume <br />lots greater than ten thousand (10 000) square feet and no greater than five (5) feet high .1 <br />(c) If a community garden located within the City is anticipated to exceed the cubic feet <br />' This definition is from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) Office of Land Quality <br />publication dated January 24, 2000, a copy of which is on file in the Office of the City Clerk. <br />This definition is from the Department of Horticulture's Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service <br />publication written by B. Rosie Lerner entitled "Managing Yard Wastes: Clippings and Compost" Oct. 2002, a copy <br />of which is on file in the Office of the City Clerk. <br />' Reasonable set back regulations are consistent with the City's zoning regulations which are to promote "...the public <br />health, safety, comfort, morals, convenience, and general welfare" addressed in South Bend Municipal Code § 21- <br />01.01(c)(3). <br />