<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 20-12. - Residential backyard composting.</div>
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               (a)
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               <span class="ital">Compliance.</span> Backyard composting is considered a means of waste reduction in the residential community.
               Every person engaged in backyard composting in unincorporated areas of the county
               shall comply with all rules and regulations concerning proper composting procedures.
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               (b)
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               <span class="ital">Proper composting procedures.</span>
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               (1)
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               Composting activity shall not occur within 25 feet of any structure used as a dwelling
               that is located on adjacent property. If composting is being done on a property on
               which more than one dwelling exists, the composting shall not create any conditions
               that inhibits the reasonable use of the property.
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               (2)
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               Composting activity shall not create any conditions that are conducive to the existence
               and breeding of rodents and insects or otherwise creates a condition that is injurious
               to the health of the community.
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               (3)
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               Composting activity shall not create any condition in which the material being composted
               may be blown from the property on which the composting is taking place.
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               (4)
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               Materials being composted which may be attractive to animals such as dogs, cats, skunks,
               opossums, raccoons, or other wild animals shall be protected in such a manner so as
               to prevent access to the composting materials by such animals.
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               (5)
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               Materials being composted shall not include human body wastes, fecal waste from dogs,
               cats and other household pets, and meat or dairy waste products.
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               (Ord. of 12-13-99, Â§ 1)
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