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<br /> Mr. Hartsell reviewed recommended changes to the proposed ordinance
<br />relative to the establishment of rates for commercial, institutional and
<br />industrial solid waste collection.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Simmons and
<br />unanimously carried, the Board approved the Ordinance for the Management and Flow
<br />Control of Solid Waste with the recommended changes and subject to the approval
<br />of the Solid Waste Management Plan by the Department of Environment, Health and
<br />Natural Resources (DEHNR). The Ordinance as adopted was as follows:
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<br />NORTH CAROLINA
<br />CABARRUS COUNTY
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<br /> ORDINANCE FOR THE MANAGEMENT
<br />AND FLOW CONTROL OF SOLID WASTE
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<br /> WHEREAS, North Carolina General Statute 130A-294 provides for the
<br />designation of a geographic area within which the collection, transportation,
<br />storage and disposal of all solid waste generated within said area shall be
<br />accomplished in accordance with a solid waste management plan; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners on June 15, 1992,
<br />adopted a Solid Waste Management Plan, which was accepted by the Department of
<br />Environment, Health and Natural Resources (DEHNR) on ; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the purpose of this Ordinance is to carry out said Solid Waste
<br />Management Plan by requiring that all disposal of solid waste within the
<br />geographical area designated by DEHNR be controlled by rules and regulations
<br />issued by the Cabarrus County Health Director.
<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF CABARRUS
<br />COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THAT:
<br /> Section I. Purpose and Statutory Authority
<br /> The purpose of this ordinance is to regulate the storage, collection, and
<br />disposal of solid waste in Cabarrus County. This ordinance is adopted pursuant
<br />to the authority contained in G.S. 153A-121 132.1, -136, -274 through -278,
<br />and -291 through -293, and 130A-309.09, -309.09A, -309.09B, and -309.09D. Unless
<br />otherwise indicated, the ordinance applies to both publicly-owned and privately-
<br />owned municipal solid waste management facilities located in Cabarrus County.
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<br /> Section II. Definitions
<br /> The following definitions apply in the interpretation and enforcement of
<br />this ordinance:
<br /> A. Board: Board of Commissioners of Cabarrus County.
<br /> Bo Bulky Waste: Large items of solid waste such as furniture, large auto
<br />parts, trees, branches, stumps, and other oversize wastes whose large size
<br />precludes or complicates their handling by normal solid waste collection,
<br />processing, or disposal methods.
<br /> BI. Cabarrus County: Ail area within the boundaries of Cabarrus County not
<br />within the corporate limits of any town, city or other incorporated municipality
<br />as of the effective date of this Ordinance, together with all territory which
<br />is also within the corporate limits, as said corporate limits may change from
<br />time to time, of the Towns of Harrisburg and Mt. Pleasant and the City of
<br />Kannapolis, including that portion of the City of Kannapolis located within Rowan
<br />County.
<br /> C. Collection. The act of removing solid waste (or materials that have
<br />been separated for the purpose of recycling) to a transfer station, processing
<br />facility, or disposal facility.
<br /> D. Commercial Solid Waste: Ail types of solid waste generated by stores,
<br />offices, restaurants, warehouses, and other non-manufacturing activities,
<br />excluding residential and industrial waste.
<br /> E. Construction and Demolition Waste: Solid waste resulting solely from
<br />construction, remodeling, repair, or demolition operations on buildings, or other
<br />structures, but does not include inert debris, land-clearing debris, yard debris,
<br />or used asphalt, asphalt mixed with dirt, sand, gravel, rock, concrete, or
<br />similar nonhazardous material.
<br /> F. Department: The Department of Environment, Health and Natural
<br />Resources.
<br /> G. Garbage: Ail putrescible waste, including animal offal and carcasses,
<br />and recognizable industrial by-products, but excluding sewage and human waste.
<br /> H. Hazardous Waste: Solid waste, or a combination of solid wastes, that
<br />because of its quantity, concentration or physical, chemical or infectious
<br />characteristics may:
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