§ 8.24.040. Regulations.

All county owned leased, or contracted transfer stations and disposal sites in the county should be under the supervision of the general manager-chief engineer of the department of waste resources who shall have the power and the duty to prescribe reasonable regulations regulating the use by the public and the operation of such sites. Such rules shall include, but need not be limited to, the following subjects:

A.

Days and hours of use.

B.

Charges for use of sites at times other than regular hours, which shall be sufficient to reimburse the county for equipment, personnel and overhead costs.

C.

Maximum size of articles and objects dumped.

D.

Allocation of various types of waste to specific sites and the placement of waste within any site.

E.

Prohibition or conditional acceptance of harmful, dangerous or difficult to handle materials, if allowed under the state operating permit, including a reasonable charge for their acceptance, unique handling requirements or assured destruction.

F.

Prohibition of persons from entering the site for reasons including, but not limited to: unauthorized salvaging of waste and recyclables, attempting to dispose of hazardous waste, loitering, intoxication and other forms of conduct that reduce operational efficiencies and/or increase risk of injury to Department employees and the public.

Except for short-term emergencies, any regulation fixing days or hours of operation shall be submitted to the board of supervisors for approval before taking effect. All regulations prescribed by the general manager-chief engineer of the department of waste resources shall be filed in his or her office and shall be available for public inspection.

(Ord. No. 779.19, § 4, 5-22-2018; Ord. No. 779.18, § 4, 5-23-2017; Ord. No. 779.17, § 4, 5-24-2016)