Discussion and Review of Tiffin Municipal Code Revisions – Preparation for Setting the Public Hearing — Tiffin City Code - DRAFT

CHAPTER 105 SOLID WASTE CONTROL F. Material that is legitimately recycled pursuant to Section 455D.4A of the Code of Iowa. G. Post-use polymers or recoverable feedstocks that are any of the following: (1) Processed at a pyrolysis or gasification facility. (2) Held at a pyrolysis or gasification facility prior to processing to ensure production is not interrupted. 15. “Toxic and hazardous waste” means waste materials, including (but not limited to) poisons, pesticides, herbicides, acids, caustics, pathological waste, flammable or explosive materials, and similar harmful waste that requires special handling and that must be disposed of in such a manner as to conserve the environment and protect the public health and safety. (567 IAC 100.2) 16. “Yard waste” means any debris such as grass clippings, leaves, garden waste, brush, and trees no longer than two inches. Yard waste does not include tree stumps. 105.03 SANITARY DISPOSAL REQUIRED. It is the duty of each owner to provide for the sanitary disposal of all refuse accumulating on the owner’s premises before it becomes a nuisance. Any such accumulation remaining on any premises for a period of more than 30 days shall be deemed a nuisance and the City may proceed to abate such nuisances in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 50 or by initiating proper action in district court. (Code of Iowa, Ch. 657) 105.04 HEALTH AND FIRE HAZARD. It is unlawful for any person to permit to accumulate on any premises, improved or vacant, or on any public place, such quantities of solid waste that constitute a health, sanitation, or fire hazard. 105.05 OPEN BURNING RESTRICTED. No person shall allow, cause, or permit open burning of combustible materials where the products of combustion are emitted into the open air without passing through a chimney or stack, without first obtaining a permit and conducting such burning in accordance with the International Fire Code. 105.06 SEPARATION OF YARD WASTE REQUIRED. All yard waste shall be separated by the owner or occupant from all other solid waste accumulated on the premises and shall be composted or burned on the premises on designated days in the spring and fall or hauled to the City yard waste burn site. In addition to the civil penalty set out in Chapter 3 for a violation of this section, any person who hauls to the City yard waste burn site other than what is defined as “yard waste” in this chapter shall be liable for the costs of removal and disposal of said items. 105.07 LITTERING PROHIBITED. No person shall discard any litter onto or in any water or land, except that nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the authorized collection and discarding of such litter in or on areas or receptacles provided for such purpose. When litter is discarded from a motor vehicle, the driver of the motor vehicle shall be responsible for the act in any case where doubt exists as to which occupant of the motor vehicle actually discarded the litter. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 455B.363) CODE OF ORDINANCES, TIFFIN, IOWA - 851 -