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ORDINANCE AMENDING THE JONESBORO CODE OF ORDINANCES, §54-43, KNOWN AS YARD WASTE COLLECTION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A TIPPING FEE FOR THE CITY OF JONESBORO SANITATION INCINERATOR
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BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, that §54-43, known as Yard Waste Collection, shall be repealed in its entirety and replaced with the following:
SECTION 1
(a) Since it is a violation of State solid waste Regulation 22 for other than very small amount of yard waste to enter the solid waste stream going to any landfill within the State of Arkansas, yard waste generated by residents must not be placed in the residential containers. Violators will be in violation of State law and these rules and regulations.
(b) The City shall encourage the use of individual compost piles. An occupant of any single-family residence may maintain a compost pile that is a separated area containing alternate layers of plant refuse materials and soil maintained to facilitate decomposition and produce organic material to be used as a soil conditioner. A compost pile shall be maintained to prevent it becoming a nuisance by putrefying or attracting insects or animals.
(c) The City of Jonesboro is permitted to operate a yard waste facility at 2650 Lacy Drive. The City’s yard waste facility receives only yard waste consisting of bagged and un-bagged grass clippings and leaves, brush, limbs, shrubbery, and approved vegetative and woody materials. Yard waste must be free of plastic, refuse, garbage, trash, paper, non-wood debris and excessive soil. The resident is responsible for making sure the yard waste is free of inappropriate waste materials and must comply with the directions for sorting given by yard waste facility personnel. Inappropriate waste materials must be removed from the City’s yard waste facility by resident. Yard waste materials must be unloaded by the city resident.
(d) A tipping fee is hereby established for the City of Jonesboro incinerator and shall be determined by the Jonesboro City Council in the form of a resolution.
(e) Commercial Businesses, Lawn Care and Tree Service Companies, and Contractors will be subject to the current tipping fees determined by the Jonesboro City Council and must obtain and provide approved documentation from City Collector upon request.
(f) County Residents will be subject to the current tipping fees determined by the Jonesboro City Council and must provide correct billing information, phone number, proof of address (such as an utility bill, and drivers license).
SECTION 2
This ordinance being necessary for the financial continuity of the City of Jonesboro, there is hereby declared to be an emergency and this ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of July, 2011.