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HomeMy WebLinkAboutIllegal Dumping_Refuse Regulations Code of Ordinances3/2/22, 12:18 PM South Bend, IN Code of Ordinances 1/1 (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) ARTICLE 5. - REFUSE REGULATIONS Sec. 16-37. - Dumping restricted to landll areas; fee. No person shall dump any garbage, refuse or trash of any type, kind or nature, except in such areas as have been designated by all required federal, state and local agencies as landfill areas, or upon such terms and regulations as may be provided for in this chapter. Subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 16-6, a licensed hauler or any other person may dump or dispose of any garbage, refuse or trash of any kind, type or nature in those areas designated by all required federal, state and local agencies as landfill areas except that yard waste shall be disposed of as provided in Article 4, above. (Ord. No. 8436-93, § I) Sec. 16-38. - Dumping refuse on private and public areas or into streams. Except as provided in this chapter, no person shall dump dirt, garbage, yard waste, refuse or trash of any type, kind or nature on any private or public areas or into any streams running through or adjacent to the City. This prohibition shall not apply to transfer stations operated as a part of the City's system of refuse collection and disposal. This prohibition shall not apply to any materials both produced by an industrial process and stored in a safe, sanitary and unoffensive manner by such person on property owned or operated by such person for further processing or use; and provided further that this prohibition shall not apply to the temporary dumping of topsoil or mulch upon property, dumping resulting from excavations, and dumping resulting from landscaping all as a part of the construction process. (Ord. No. 8436-93, § I) Sec. 16-39. - Obnoxious materials in sealed containers; combustible materials to be segregated. All odoriferous, unwholesome or obnoxious materials, things and objects, while located on the property of any person, shall be kept tightly and securely sealed within a container. All materials, things or objects which are combustible shall be segregated and kept in a covered container. (Ord. No. 8436-93, § I)