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Ordinance No. 1997-14
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<br />BE IT ORDAINED that the following portions of Sections 58-2, 58-37, 58-38, 58-39, 58-61,
<br />58-62, 58-82, 58=83, 58=84, 58=85, 58-107, 58-108, 58=111 and 58-115 of the Code of
<br />Ordinances, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, are hereby amended to read as follows:
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<br />Sec. 58-2. Definitions.
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<br />The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in
<br />this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
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<br />Board means the Board of County Commissioners.
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<br /> Bulky waste means large items of solid waste such as furniture, large auto parts, trees, branches, stumps, and
<br />other oversize wastes whose large size precludes or complicates their handling by normal solid waste collection,
<br />processing, or disposal methods.
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<br /> Cabarrus County means all area within the boundaries of Cabarrus County not within the corporate limits of any
<br />town, city or other incorporated municipality as of the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is
<br />derived, together with all territory which is also within the corporate limits, as such corporate limits may change
<br />from time to time, of the Towns of Harrisburg and Mt. Pleasant and the City of Kannapolis, including that portion
<br />of the City of Kannapolis located within Rowan County.
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<br />Collection means the act of removing solid waste, or materials that have been separated for the puq~'ose of
<br />recycling, to a transfer station, processing facility, or disposal facility.
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<br />Commercial so#d waste means all types of solid waste generated by stores, offices, restaurants, warehouses, and
<br />other nonmanufacturing activities, excluding residential and industrial waste.
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<br /> Construction and demofition waste means solid waste resulting solely from construction, remodeling, repair, or
<br />demolition operations on buildings or other structures, but does not include inert debris, land-clearing debris, yard
<br />debris, or used asphalt, asphalt mixed with dirt, sand, gravel, ,rock, concrete, or similar nonhazardous material.
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<br />County means Cabarrus County government.
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<br />Department means the department of environment, health and natural resources.
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<br />Sec. 58-37. Landfill management.
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<br /> (a) The county sanitary landfill may be used for the disposal of municipal solid waste generated within the
<br />county and within adjacent counties. The landfill shall be open during business hours as established by the board.
<br />In emergencies, the landfill may be opened for additional hours as directed by the county manager or the manager's
<br />representative. Except when open during regular business hours, the landfill shall be kept locked, and enUy shall
<br />not be permitted. Solid waste shall be disposed of at the landfill in the manner and according to procedures
<br />established by the county health-direc-tor-manager or -theqtirqw~g~ his representative.
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<br />(b) The following wastes may not be disposed of in the county sanitary landfill or in any privately owned
<br />municipal solid waste landfill:
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<br />(1) Burning or smoldering materials or any other materials that would create a fire hazard;
<br />(2) 14a?a rdous waste;
<br />(3) Lead-acid batteries;
<br />(4) Liquid waste;
<br />(5) Untreated regulated medical waste;
<br />(6) Radioactive waste;
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