Irwindale Municipal Code Ch. 8.24 Waste or Refuse Disposal Sites

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For statutory provisions on state regulation of solid waste disposal, see Gov. Code § 66700 et seq.; for provisions prohibiting the placing or dumping of refuse in certain areas, see Penal Code § 374b.

No person shall establish or operate any site or dump for the disposal of waste or refuse except in compliance with the provisions of Chapters 8.24 and 8.28 and with the provisions of any applicable permit issued under this chapter.

(Ord. 66 § 1(part), 1959: prior code § 6300).

No person shall establish or operate any site or dump for the disposal of waste or refuse without having a valid, unrevoked permit from the city council to do so.

(Ord. 66 § 1(part), 1959: prior code § 6300.1).

Such permit may be issued by the city council upon proper application if the council finds the proposed operation to be in the public interest and that it will not adversely affect the public peace, health, safety or general welfare of the city or its inhabitants. Otherwise, it shall be denied. If a permit is issued, conditions may be imposed thereon which are necessary or desirable for the protection of the public peace, health, safety or general welfare.

(Ord. 66 § 1(part), 1959: prior code § 6300.2).

Applications shall be filed with a report that includes the following:

A. Applications for a permit shall be sworn to and include the name, address and telephone number of the proposed operator, legal description of the site, name and address of the owner of the site, copy of lease or other documents under which the proposed operator is authorized to use the land if he is not the owner, names and addresses of all partners, officers and directors of the firm applying for the permit and the firm owning the site and either a list of the owners of stock in both firms or a sworn statement that no owner of stock in either firm is employed by the city;

B. Applications for renewals shall be submitted in writing accompanied by the required bond and accompanied by a sworn statement as to whether there has been any change in the information submitted with the original application;

C. The name, address, and telephone number of the manager or foreman;

D. Any fictitious name proposed to be used;

E. The proposed method of operation, including the location and depth of cuts, type and availability of equipment to be used, source and quantity of all cover material, water supply and sewage disposal.

(Ord. 66 § 1(part), 1959: prior code § 6300.3).

All applications for permits shall include a map and plan giving pertinent information relative to the following:

A. The site in its entirety;

B. The current groundwater level and maximum high water level of record;

C. Any waterways or channels adjacent to or likely to affect the site;

D. Location of and pertinent information relative to water wells, active or inactive, and springs;

E. The contours of the dump site before and after filling;

F. Type of underlying soil;

G. Existing building locations and proposed building locations;

H. Intended points of ingress and egress, including roads and ramps and including existing or proposed paving or means of controlling dust in streets to be used for ingress and egress which are adjacent to developed areas;

I. Location and type of fence or wall. Seven sets of plans and map shall be submitted. These are to be checked and approved by all departments or agencies involved before a permit is issued.

(Ord. 66 § 1(part), 1959: prior code § 6300.4).

Applications with accompanying maps and plans shall be filed with the city-clerk and shall be accompanied by a filing and investigation fee of fifty dollars.

(Ord. 66 § 1(part), 1959: prior code § 6300.5).

Permits will be issued only to the proposed operator and shall not be transferable. Permits may be revoked by the city council for violation of the provisions thereof or of this chapter.

(Ord. 66 § 1(part), 1959: prior code § 6300.6).

All officers and department heads of the city, the county health department, the fire department having jurisdiction, and the State Regional Water Pollution Control Board shall be permitted to make inspections of the premises involved, the materials accepted for dumping on the premises, and the methods employed in cutting, dumping and filling operations.

(Ord. 66 § 1(part), 1959: prior code § 6300.8).

Roads to and from the site which are adjacent to developed areas shall be paved or a satisfactory method of dust control installed and maintained. Failure to maintain satisfactory dust control on such roads will result in revocation of permit.

(Ord. 66 § 1(part), 1959: prior code § 6300.7).

All such disposal of waste and refuse shall be accomplished by the sanitary fill and cover method only. The most approved and modern methods which are practicable shall be used to eliminate or reduce to a minimum, odors, unsightliness, pests and nuisances of any kind.

(Ord. 66 § 1(part), 1959: prior code § 6300.9).

All material placed in the dump shall be continuously compacted adequately to eliminate voids and prepare the site for future use by the use of bulldozers or other suitable equipment and shall be mixed with sufficient earth or sand to accomplish this end. Water shall not be used for this purpose. The maximum depth of compacted material in any single layer shall not exceed a vertical height of eight feet, including ramped material.

(Ord. 66 § 1(part), 1959: prior code § 6300.10).

All material deposited in the dump for disposal shall be covered to a depth of at least six inches with well compacted earth, sand or equivalent approved material prior to the end of operations each day, and, at finish grade, with at least two feet of well compacted approved material.

(Ord. 66 § 1(part), 1959: prior code § 6300.11).

Dumping operations shall be limited to a moving face of not over one hundred feet in length per bulldozer in use upon the site.

(Ord. 66 § 1(part), 1959: prior code § 6300.12).

Wastes containing oils, paints, varnishes, drugs, medicines, chemicals, phenols, or creosote compounds, acids, brines, caustics, organic industrial wastes, dead animals or fowls, garbage, waste from privies or chemical toilets, oil well brines, contaminated and/or polluted oil well drilling muds, oil dehydration tank wastes, tank bottoms, acid sludges, and other liquids, solids, substances or other materials which may deleteriously affect a water supply shall not be accepted for disposal unless specifically permitted and approved as a deviation under Section 8.24.280.

(Ord. 66 § 1(part), 1959: prior code § 6300.13).

Manure, if accepted, shall be placed at the bottom of a lift to a depth of not to exceed two feet and shall then be promptly covered with rubbish and other waste to the height of a normal lift. Only two feet of manure for each eight-foot lift will be permitted. If the manure is not immediately covered with rubbish, it shall be covered the same day with at least one foot of approved earth.

(Ord. 66 § 1(part), 1959: prior code § 6300.14).

No open fires or burning of any type shall be permitted on the site. Any inadvertent or accidental fire shall be extinguished immediately. Any and all comfort heating devices maintained on the premises shall be approved by the fire department.

(Ord. 66 § 1(part), 1959: prior code § 6300.15).

A representative of the dump operator shall be present at all times during dumping operations to control and supervise the activities. At any dump which is open to the public, hours when dump is open and prices shall be posted conspicuously at each entrance and shall be adhered to without discrimination, and the operator shall accept eligible refuse from any person paying the posted fees during those hours.

(Ord. 66 § 1(part), 1959: prior code § 6300.16).

Toilet facilities shall be provided and properly maintained on all dump sites and within three hundred feet of the dumping operation. A portable (chemical) type toilet, either on wheels or skids, may be used in lieu of water flushing type toilet.

(Ord. 66 § 1(part), 1959: prior code § 6300.17).

The property shall be enclosed with an approved and suitable type of wall or fence to prevent unregulated or unauthorized entry or dumping. The operating area shall be screened by solid wall or fencing of an approved type or planting, to a height of six feet, along any side which is adjacent to or clearly visible from developed property on an improved public street. The wall, fence or planting shall be properly maintained at all times. Gates shall be kept closed and locked during hours the dump is not open for business.

(Ord. 66 § 1(part), 1959: prior code § 6300.18).

No salvage operations will be permitted unless specifically authorized by the permit. Where salvage operations are permitted the salvaged material shall be removed from the premises daily or stored in an enclosed area of an approved type or within a vehicle as defined in the Vehicle Code of the state. The residue from salvage operations shall be placed in the current dumping area and covered with earth prior to the end of operations daily.

(Ord. 66 § 1(part), 1959: prior code § 6300.19).

Approved methods shall be used to minimize dust in the operation of the dump.

(Ord. 66 § 1 (part), 1959: prior code § 6300.20).

Sheds and other buildings shall be constructed in such a manner so as to prevent rodent harborage. Inspection of the premises shall be made by the permittee or his responsible representative at least once each operating day for rodents, insects, vermin and for burrows, droppings, larva or other evidence of vectors. Any infestation shall be immediately controlled by the proper use of poisons, or other suitable remedy, and the area involved shall be subsequently covered the same day with at least one foot of earth, sand or other approved material.

(Ord. 66 § 1(part), 1959: prior code § 6300.21).

An approved water supply for firefighting purposes shall be provided on the premises. The supply shall be sufficient to supply two, one and one-half inch hose lines equipped with one-half inch nozzle tips in such a manner that they discharge a workable stream for a minimum distance of twenty feet when operating simultaneously. All hose shall be kept in good condition and ready for instant use. Each hose line shall be limited to one hundred feet in length. The hose shall be located so as to cover all portions of the working face of the dump which it is to serve. In the event that the salvage operations are located so that the hose lines will not suffice, then additional fire protection shall be provided as required. Water lines supplying the fire hose need not be buried. Additional pipe shall be installed as the working face of the fill progresses, such pipe to be of adequate size and installed in such a manner as to allow for friction loss as the distance to the dump face increases, in order that sufficient volume and pressure may be had at the nozzles at all times.

(Ord. 66 § 1(part), 1959: prior code § 6300.22).

An approved sanitary drinking supply shall be provided on the site.

(Ord. 66 § 1 (part), 1959: prior code § 6300.23).

All surface waters shall be diverted from the site so as to prevent percolation through any of the dumped material or erosion of the cut sections of the dump. This diversion may be accomplished by placing an impervious dike around the dump area, taking all precautions necessary to assure that any waters diverted by the dike shall be guided to proper storm drain facilities, or as so ordered. No more water shall be used than is necessary to control dust and to extinguish fires. Dumping operations shall be kept a distance of at least fifty feet from the official edge of any watercourse or proposed drainage channel unless a lesser distance is specifically permitted and approved as a deviation under Section 8.24.280.

(Ord. 66 § 1(part), 1959: prior code § 6300.24).

No excavation shall be made to a depth greater than ten feet above the maximum recorded groundwater table. Any existing areas which are below this depth shall be filled with clean earth or sand or other material approved or permitted by the Water Pollution Control Board and well compacted. Where groundwater elevation records indicate that it is safe to do so, a variance from the ten-foot distance stated above may be granted as a deviation under Section 8.24.280.

(Ord. 66 § 1(part), 1959: prior code § 6300.25).

Sufficient permanent bench marks of four-inch by four-inch wood posts or two inch metal posts or similar markers shall be installed and maintained indicating elevations, as specified in the permit.

(Ord. 66 § 1(part), 1959: prior code § 6300.26).

Permission to deviate from any of the requirements of this chapter may be obtained from and may be granted by the city council when and to the extent that such deviation is reasonably necessary to the proposed operation and would not be detrimental to the public benefit, peace, health, safety or general welfare.

(Ord. 66 § 1(part), 1959: prior code § 6300.27).

A bond from an approved surety company in the minimum sum of ten thousand dollars approved as to form by the city attorney and payable to the city shall be filed with the city before any operations are commenced, indemnifying the city against any liability, damages or expense in the event of damage to city-owned or other public property, facilities or rights by any operation conducted pursuant to the permit, and conditioned upon faithful compliance with and performance of all the terms and conditions of the permit and of all applicable laws, ordinances and regulations. Such bond shall be continued in full force and effect for a period extending from the effective date of the permit to a date twelve months subsequent to the authority granted therein, or for a period of twelve months subsequent to the date that the operations are wholly and completely abated or terminated.

(Ord. 66 § 1(part), 1959: prior code § 6300.28).

In order to protect underground water supplies and aquifers, no person shall place, or permit to be placed, any disposal of waste (except class 3 materials) in any area less than one hundred feet above high water table elevation as determined by USGS survey.

(Ord. 418 § 1(part), 1987).

No person shall use any landfill operation or otherwise dispose of waste (except class 3 materials) when such material is brought from an area more than ten miles distant from the disposal site. This section is enacted in order to provide a continuing capacity for landfill operations in this immediate area and to discourage inputting of such material from elsewhere.

(Ord. 418 § 1(part), 1987).