HomeMy WebLinkAbout9.c. Amendment to Chapter 4 of the City Code, Section 5-4-1. CompostingCITY OF ROSEMOUNT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: February 6, 2001
AGENDA ITEM: Amendment to Chapter 4 of the City Code:
AGENDA SECTION:
Section 5 -4 -1, Composting
NEW BUSINESS
PREPARED BY: Alyson Morris, Water Resource Engineer and
AGEN J�ft-
Sheila O'Bryan, Code Enforcement Official
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ATTACHMENTS: Draft Amendment to Chapter 4 of the City
APPROVED BY:
Code: Section 5 -4 -1, Composting
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The attached proposed amendment to Chapter 4 of the City Code is to regulate residential composting activities
within the city so Rosemount residents can participate in a county - sponsored composting project. Backyard
composting allows residents the opportunity to divert organic waste from landfills. The proposed ordinance
regulates the size, location and maintenance of the compost bin and identifies materials prohibited from the
compost container.
Staff will be in attendance to answer any questions regarding this proposal.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion to approve an Ordinance amending Rosemount City Code
Section 5 -4 -1
CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO COMPOSTING; AMENDING
THE ROSEMOUNT CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING
NEW CHAPTER 4 TO TITLE 5
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMOUNT, MINNESOTA ORDAINS AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1 . The Rosemount Code of Ordinances is amended by adding new Chapter 4 to
Title 5 as follows:
CHAPTER 4
COMPOSTING
5 -4 -1 Composting:
Composting shall be allowed only in Residential and Agriculture Zoned Districts.
All composting shall be subject to the following requirements:
A. Definitions.
1. Composting Controlled microbial degradation of source
separated organic waste to yield a humus -like product or mulch to
be used as a soil amendment.
2. Food Waste Vegetable, fruit and other organic waste resulting
from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food,
except for meat, bones, whole eggs and dairy products.
3. Mixed Municipal Solid Waste Garbage, refuse and other solid
waste from residential, commercial and community activities that
the generator of the waste aggregates for collection.
4. Organic Waste Yard waste and food waste. It also includes
community available compost ingredients.
5. Source Separated Organic waste that is separated from mixed
municipal solid waste at the source by the waste generators for
composting in a container.
6. Yard Waste Garden wastes, leaves, lawn cuttings, sawdust,
weeds, non -woody shurb and tree prunings and twigs no larger than
1/4 inch diameter.
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B. Location
1. The compost container must be in the rear yard at least ten feet (10')
from all property lines and no closer than twenty feet (20') to any
residential dwellings, except the dwelling on the property at which
the compost container is located.
2. No compost container may be placed within twenty -five feet (25')
of any body of water or area designated as flood plain or shoreland.
No compost container may be placed within wetland buffer areas as
defined in the most recent version of the Rosemount
Comprehensive Wetland Management Plan.
3. Composting containers shall be located and designed so that
seepage from the compost will not run off into public or private
streets, storm sewers, drainage ditches, water retention basins,
streams or lakes.
C. Prohibited Materials
The following materials shall not be placed in a composting container:
meat, bones, whole eggs, dairy products, unshredded branches or logs,
weeds heavily loaded with seeds, plastic, synthetic fiber, human or pet
wastes, diseased plants and any other mixed municipal solid waste.
No herbicides or pesticides shall be added to a composting container.
A Composting Container
All composting must occur in a container constructed of wood, wire mesh,
concrete block, or a combination thereof, or in a commercially available
compost bin designated for composting organic waste.
E. Composting Container Size
Composting containers shall not exceed one hundred fifty (150) cubic feet
in volume for those lots of ten thousand five hundred (10,500) square feet
or less.
For those lots of more than ten thousand five hundred (10,500) square feet,
composting containers shall not exceed two hundred fifty (250) cubic feet in
volume.
The maximum height of the composting container shall be five (5) feet.
F. Maintenance
The compost shall be periodically turned and watered to incorporate air and
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properly mix wet and dry material and to promote a rapid degradation of the
composting material.
G. Nuisance
A compost container must not be established or maintained in such a manner
as to create an odor or other nuisance and any composting shall be
suspended or terminated if at any time the City determines a nuisance exists
or that conditions exist constituting a fire hazard or health hazard, or if there
is a threat to surface or groundwater from run -off or leaching.
Section 2 . This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage and publication according to
law.
ENACTED AND ORDAINED into an Ordinance this day of
2001.
CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
Cathy Busho, Mayor
ATTEST:
Linda Jentink, City Clerk
Published in the Rosemount Town Pages this day of , 2001.
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